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UFC on ESPN+ 20 goes down early tomorrow morning (Sat. October 26, 2019) from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore. In the main event of the night, a phenomenal grappler’s delight main event goes down between Demian Maia and Ben Askren.

In the co-main event, Michael Johnson meets Stevie Ray at lightweight. The UFC has compiled a great card for mixed martial arts (MMA) fans to enjoy in Singapore. Check out the UFC Singapore full fight card, start times, and how to watch below.

UFC Singapore Full Fight Card

Main Card (ESPN+, 8 a.m. ET)

• Welterweight: Demian Maia vs. Ben Askren
• Lightweight: Michael Johnson vs. Stevie Ray
• Lightweight: Frank Camacho vs. Beneil Dariush
• Heavyweight: Ciryl Gane vs. Don’Tale Mayes
• Welterweight: Muslim Salikhov vs. Laureano Staropoli

Preliminaries (ESPN+, 5 a.m. ET)

• Women’s strawweight: Randa Markos vs. Ashley Yoder
• Lightweight: Alex White vs. Rafael Fiziev
• Featherweight: Enrique Barzola vs. Movsar Evloev
• Heavyweight: Maurice Greene vs. Sergei Pavlovich
• Women’s strawweight: Loma Lookboonmee vs. Alexandra Albu
• Heavyweight: Raphael Pessoa Nunes vs. Jeff Hughes

Will you be tuning into UFC Singapore early tomorrow morning?

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Ben Askren is returning to the Octagon in the main event of UFC Singapore when he takes on Demian Maia on Oct. 26. It will be his first fight since his five-second knockout loss to Jorge Masvidal at UFC 239. The loss made him 1-1 in the UFC and sent him down the welterweight rankings. […]

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The Octagon is set to touch down in Singapore on October 26 for UFC Fight Night 162. When the UFC comes into town, it is bringing a very interesting main event fight between Demian Maia and Ben Askren, in what people are calling a grappler’s dream.

Ahead of the card, the UFC released the official poster with the two main event fighters.

Demian Maia last fought back at UFC Minneapolis in June. There, he beat Anthony Rocco Martin by decision. In the fight before, he submitted Lyman Good in the first round to get back into the win column after three losses in a row. He suffered defeat to Kamaru Usman, Colby Covington, and to then-champion, Tyron Woodley.

Maia is 27-9 as a pro and has notable wins over the likes of Jorge Masvidal, Carlos Condit, Gunnar Nelson, Matt Brown, Chael Sonnen, and Jon Fitch, among others. The Brazilian is currently ranked 10th in the welterweight division.

Askren, meanwhile, is coming off of his first professional loss. At UFC 239, he was taking on Jorge Masvidal where “Gamebred” started the fight with a flying knee and knocked ‘Funky’ out cold in just five seconds. Before that, he had a controversial submission win over Robbie Lawler in his UFC debut.

He used to fight in Bellator and ONE Championship where he was the welterweight champion in both promotions. He is ranked 11th in the division and has notable wins over Shinya Aoki, Douglas Lima, Andrey Koreshkov, and Lyman Good, among others.

What do you make of the UFC Singapore poster?

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Ben Askren and Demian Maia have come face-to-face ahead of their clash in October.

The pair signed on to main event the UFC Singapore event on October 26 from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang. The pair participated in a press conference earlier this morning (Tues. September 3, 2019) to promote the event. After, they were squared off in their first staredown. Askren shared a photo of the occasion.

Check it out here:

Askren is coming off the first loss of his professional mixed martial arts (MMA) career. He started off with a perfect record of 19-0-1 before running into Jorge Masvidal in July. Askren fell victim to the fastest knockout loss in UFC history at five seconds, eating a flying knee from “Gamebred” coming in on an immediate takedown attempt.

Now, he’ll attempt to bounce back and get back in the winner’s circle against Maia. The Brazilian jiu-jitsu ace is on a two-fight win streak, snapping a three-fight losing streak to welterweight giants Tyron Woodley, Colby Covington, and Kamaru Usman. The clash between Askren and Maia features two of the world’s best grapplers going against one another.

You can check out the press conference featuring Askren and Maia here:

What do you think about the matchup between Askren and Maia?

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