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UFC Singapore Medical Suspensions: Two Fighters Earn Max Term

Two fighters at UFC Singapore could be out for quite some time:

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The medical suspensions for last weekend’s (Sat., June 23, 2018) UFC Fight Night 132 from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore, are in, and two fighters have earned the maximum suspension.

The first of them was handed to a winning fighter in Jessica Eye, who picked up a unanimous decision victory over Jessica-Rose Clark at her new home of women’s flyweight. Following a tough run at bantamweight, Eye is looking to become the female 125-pound champ, but she’ll have to wait to continue her mission up to 180 days pending an x-ray of her left foot.

The other fighter to get the full 180 days was Matt Schnell, who will also potentially be out six months pending an x-ray of his left thumb. Schnell also won by decision in Singapore.

The main and co-main event fighters escaped with relatively little damage, as main event winner Leon Edwards will only be out 30 days for simple rest and the man he defeated, longtime veteran Donald Cerrone, will be out 45 days while two lacerations heal. Co-main winner Ovince Saint Preux only received a seven-day suspension for rest, as did his opponent Tyson Pedro.

You can check out the full UFC Singapore medical suspensions courtesy of MMA Mania (via MMA.tv) below:

Leon Edwards: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Donald Cerrone: Suspended 45 days for right temple and scalp lacerations.
Ovince Saint Preux: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Tyson Pedro: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Jessica Eye: Suspended 180 days or until cleared with negative left foot X-ray.
Jessica-Rose Clark: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Jingliang Li: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Daichi Abe: Suspended 180 days or until cleared by doctor for left thigh.
Petr Yan: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Teruto Ishihara: Suspended 45 days for TKO.
Yadong Song: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Felipe Arantes: Suspended 45 days for TKO.
Shane Young: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Rolando Dy: Suspended 45 days for TKO.
Kenan Song: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Hector Aldana: Suspended 45 days for TKO.
Jake Matthews: Suspended seven days for mandatory rest.
Shinsho Anzai: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Viviane Pereira: Suspended 30 days for nose laceration.
Xiaonan Yan: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Matt Schnell: Suspended 180 days or until cleared with negative left thumb X-ray.
Naoki Inoue: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Yuta Sasaki: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Jenel Lausa: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Ji Yeon Kim: Suspended 30 days for mandatory rest.
Melinda Fabian: Suspended 30 days for left eyelid laceration.

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Cowboy Cerrone Reveals When He’ll Decide To Stop Fighting

Longtime UFC lightweight and welterweight veteran Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone’s latest Octagon outings haven’t been favorable to him. Cerrone has lost four of his last five fights inside the Octagon, the latest happening this weekend (Sat. June 23, 2018) in Singapore. Cowboy lost a unanimous decision to rising 170-pound prospect Leon Edwards. Despite the loss Cerrone […]

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Jorge Masvidal Responds To Leon Edwards’ UFC Singapore Callout

This fight makes sense for both talented welterweights.

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Jorge Masvidal is ready to get back into the Octagon.

“Gamebred” is on a two-fight losing skid after back-to-back decision losses against Demian Maia and Stephen Thompson. Despite his recent struggles, Masvidal is still one of the better known fighters in the UFC’s 170-pound division.

Yesterday morning (Sat. June 23, 2018) rising prospect Leon Edwards picked up the biggest win of his mixed martial arts (MMA) career when he defeated Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone via unanimous decision. Shortly after the victory, Edwards called out Masvidal to a future Octagon meeting.

In an interview with MMA Junkie, Masvidal seems more than willing to share the cage with the Englishman next:

“(Expletive) people are always calling me out,” Masvidal said. “I don’t give two (expletive) who calls me out. I just want a big fight. If Leon is the biggest fight that I can get my hands on, meaning the biggest name and biggest ranking, then that’s who it is.”

Masvidal would much rather take on a top-10 opponent next, but everyone is either matched up or not ready to fight yet. If Edwards is the fight presently available to Masvidal then he’s ready to take it:

“It doesn’t really matter, because everybody seems to be matched up and locked up. So maybe it’s Leon Edwards, and maybe it’s not. It depends on the timing. The bigger the names, the better,” Masvidal said.

“At this stage in my career, I only want top-10 guys, or the closest thing to get me to the title. I don’t think Leon Edwards is quite there, but it’s a fight, and it’s competition. The guy’s obviously skilled and on a big win streak, so it would be awesome to get the fight.

“I don’t see (Neil) Magny, No. 7 or whatever the (expletive) (expletive) ranking he has behind him, I don’t see him stepping in any time soon, so I’m not going to keep waiting for fantasy matchups that are never going to happen. So if it’s Leon Edwards, Leon Edwards it is.”

Masvidal is ready to fight as soon as September. He was recently disappointed after receiving news that several fighters didn’t want to fight. A call from the UFC offering him an opponent would be a nice change:

“I won’t even mention their names in this interview, because I don’t want to give them any type of attention or name recognition,” Masvidal said. “But there were a couple of guys that I asked for, and the UFC said, ‘Hell, no. We can’t give you those guys. You’re going to murder those guys.’

“(Darren) Till is waiting for a title shot. Rafael dos Anjos might be fighting (Kamaru) Usman, and Usman thinks he deserves a title shot, as well. Magny’s just a (expletive). (Demian) Maia doesn’t seem like he wants to fight anymore; I was trying to get a rematch with him or (Stephen) Thompson, and Thompson’s hurt.

“Santiago Ponzinibbio’s also hurt, but he’s also my teammate, so I’m not trying to fight the guy. All the other top-10 guys are locked up. So whoever I can get my hands on, let’s go.”

Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada USA Today Sports

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Jorge Masvidal Accepts Leon Edwards’s Challenge

Saturday at UFC Fight Night 132, Leon Edwards earned the biggest victory of his career when he earned a unanimous decision victory over the legendary Donald “Cowboy Cerrone” and already had a name in mind in whom he wanted to fight next: “I was going o…

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Leon Edwards Targeting Hometown Fight Against Jorge Masvidal

Leon Edwards knows what he wants next:

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Earlier this morning (June 23, 2018), rising welterweight contender Leon Edwards picked up an impressive unanimous decision victory over veteran Donald ‘Cowboy’ Cerrone.

Speaking on his victory after the fight, Edwards admitted that he was hoping to finish ‘Cowboy’:

“I wanted to go out there and put him away,” Edwards told MMAjunkie. “That would have made a mark for me to bring the UFC back to Birmingham, (England).”

Prior to the fight, there seemed to have been a bit of bad blood between the two, likely stemming from some of Edwards’ brash comments. The 26-year-old, however, claims that he wasn’t talking trash:

“I wasn’t talking (expletive),” Edwards said. “I was just saying he was an older guy. He took it personally and said he was going to be angry. It is what it is.

“In the fifth round, I was just talking to him and said, ‘You said you wouldn’t slow down in the fifth round. Now what are you doing?’” he said. “Once I got the range on him, he’s not a fast-paced fighter. He does the same thing every fight, so that’s all it was.”

Regardless of the fact that he didn’t score the finish, Edwards is still hoping to land a fight in his hometown of Birmingham, England and he has a potential opponent in mind as well:

“I was going on the rankings, and everyone else was matched up,” Edwards said. “Masvidal, he’s been around the game a long time, so why not go out there and take him out? To bring the UFC back to Birmingham and headline the bill with my teammate Tom Breese and my brother Fabian would be amazing.”

Masvidal, who hasn’t competed since dropping a decision defeat to Stephen ‘Wonderboy’ Thompson last November at Madison Square Garden in New York City, has been on the sidelines for quite a few months, but he’s recently expressed his interest in returning soon and a bout against Edwards could make sense.

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Five Biggest Takeaways From UFC Singapore

We broke down the five biggest takeaways from today’s UFC Singapore:

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The UFC put on a decent regional card for those who were willing to get up early on a Saturday morning with today’s (June 23, 2018) UFC Fight Night 132 from the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.

While not the strongest card on paper, UFC Singapore ended up delivering some great fights. The promotion has been making inroads in the Asian MMA market, and Saturday morning seems to have been a successful venture in that aspect.

Let’s once again break down the five biggest takeaways after another UFC card:

5. UFC’s Asian Market Is Expanding And Progressing:

The UFC has been aggressive in their international expansion, announcing events in Russia and always making inroads in the Asian MMA market.

Saturday’s event in Singapore appears to show some progress in the region, with all the regional fighters delivering solid performances.

And the media attention for what amounted to be a very weak card on paper seemed almost disproportionate, as the card got a good deal of coverage.

So far, the UFC’s offerings in Asia have been, extremely top heavy to put it charitably. Former UFC champion Holly Holm headlined a card on the continent, and on Saturday former title contender Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone carried the show, but that’s about where the name recognition stops.

The amount of attention these weaker international cards still seem to get shows that should the UFC put together a more complete card in the region, it would likely be a rousing success.

Asian MMA talent really showed out on Saturday, and the media attention these weaker international cards are reasons to be enthusiastic if you’re an MMA fan living in Asia.

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