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- Glover Teixeira and Valentina Schevchenko’s title defenses will headline the most significant Southeast Asian UFC card to day
- UFC 275 will be held in Singapore on June 12, the initial numbered card in Asia
- Teixeira faces Jiri Prochazka in his very first title protection, though Taila Santos vies for Shevchenko’s belt
The town-condition of Singapore in Southeast Asia will again host a UFC card in the close to long run, but this time, it will have large implications on the long run of the North American-dependent mixed martial arts (MMA) marketing.
Headlined by the twin-title defenses o light heavyweight winner Glover Teixeira and women’s flyweight champion Valentina Shevchenko, UFC 275 will be the initial-ever card in the heritage of the organization to have belts on the line in the location.
In a press release sent to the International Business Instances, the UFC’s upper administration shared its pleasure to hold this kind of an celebration in “The Lion Town.”
“I just cannot hold out for our to start with pay-per-view occasion in Singapore. The fights have been unbelievable this yr and we’re heading to produce an unquestionably stacked card for the amazing fans in Southeast Asia,” remarked the at any time-enthusiastic UFC president Dana White.
“Singapore will be the pretty very first metropolis in Southeast Asia to host a PPV occasion and UFC 275 is going to be substantial! Asia’s most important stars will be showcased on a prime-caliber card, and the jam-packed fight week will be just one to keep in mind,” included Kevin Chang, the UFC’s senior vice president of Asia Pacific.
“We are grateful for STB’s (Singapore Tourism Board) aid for this historic party in Singapore that will proudly showcase this vivid and dynamic town.”
Singapore has hosted various UFC cards in the previous namely UFC Combat Night time: Saffedine vs. Lim in 2014, UFC Fight Night time Singapore: Holm vs. Correia 3 many years later, UFC Battle Night time Singapore: Cerrone vs. Edwards in 2018, and the final currently being in 2019 with UFC Combat Evening: Maia vs. Askren.
Teixeira (33-7) will have his first title defense due to the fact taking the belt absent from then-champion Jan Blachowicz in October 2021, dealing with the Czech Republic’s Jiri Prochazka who is coming off back again-to-back KO victories of No.7-ranked Volkan Ozdemir and No. 3-seeded Dominick Reyes.
As for Schevchenko (22-3), the longtime UFC women’s flyweight champion, she has dominated her prior seven challengers and will look to lengthen that operate to 8 by defeating the No. 5-ranked Taila Santos, who is carrying a 4-battle winning streak of her personal.
The undercard is arguably just as stacked as the main card with former middleweight winner Robert Whittaker going through Marvin Vettori, Brendan Allen squaring off with Jacob Malkoun, and South Korea’s Kyung Ho Kang welcoming Saimon Oliveira to the promotion.
UFC 275 will be going on Sunday, June 12 at the famed Singapore Indoor Stadium.
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