FILIPINO FIGHTER Rolando “The Incredible” Dy battles Kiwi Shane “Sugar” Young at UFC Fight Night Singapore: Cowboy versus Edwards Presented by AirAsia.
Dy (9-6-1, 1NC, fighting out of Paranaque City, Philippines) battles Young (11-4, fighting out of Auckland, New Zealand) at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on June 23 (Tickets now on sale at https://www.sportshub.com.sg/UFC2018).
Dy, Southeast Asia’s MMA prospect, made his UFC debut in Singapore last year, where he met veteran Alex “Bruce Leeroy” Caceres in a featherweight scrap. An expert in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and wrestling, Dy will return to the Lion City for the second time in a bid to outwork solid Kiwi striker Young.
Young will vie for victory in his second UFC fight, after making an impressive debut outing on eight days notice against home favorite Alex “The Great” Volkanovski (17-1-0, fighting out of Windang, Australia) at UFC Fight Night in Sydney, Australia last year.
The headliner in the card is the highly-anticipated match-up between UFC legend, and if victorious, record-holder for most-wins, no. 11-ranked welterweight Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone (33-10, 1NC, fighting out of Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA) and rapidly rising young British star, Leon “Rocky” Edwards (14-3, fighting out of Birmingham, England).
Knock-out artist Ovince St Preux (22-11, fighting out of Knoxville, Tennessee, USA) will also take on surging Australian submission specialist Tyson Pedro (7-1, fighting out of Sydney, Australia) in what is set to be one of the most exciting light heavyweight match-ups of 2018.
Another bout pits powerful Japanese striker Shinsho Anzai (10-2, fighting out of Tokyo, Japan) against “The Celtic Kid” Jake Matthews (13-3, fighting out of Epping, Victoria, Australia). Matthews is looking to build on his two-fight winning streak in the welterweight division
Number 9-ranked women’s flyweight Jessica Rose Clark (8-4, fighting out of Innisfail, Australia) is looking to start her UFC career with three wins in a row as she faces no. 10-ranked Jessica Eye (12-6, fighting out of Cleveland, Ohio, USA)
In a flyweight bout, Jenel Lausa (7-4, fighting out of Manila, Philippines) faces Japanese rising star Ulka Sasaki (20-5-2, fighting out of Shizuoka, Japan), with each athlete hungry for a dominant win.
