Royston Wee (born November 15, 1986) is a Singaporean mixed martial artist, currently competing as a bantamweight. Wee most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is noted for being the first and only Singaporean fighter to be signed by the company.[2] He trains out of and teaches MMA at Impact Mixed Martial Arts gym in Singapore.
Wee studied computer engineering at polytechnic.[3]
Wee earned a double major in management and in marketing at Murdoch University in 2013.[4]
MMA careeredit
Wee initially trained in Muay Thai, and then started training at Fight G in Singapore. Two years later he started training MMA at Impact MMA.[5]
The Ultimate Fighteredit
In July 2013, Royston tried out for The Ultimate Fighter: China when tryouts were held in Singapore. Royston had only previously competed at flyweight, but the lightest weight class available for the tryouts was featherweight.[6]
Ultimate Fighting Championshipedit
Shortly thereafter Royston was signed by the UFC on a multi-fight contract.[7] In his debut, he defeated Dave Galera by decision at UFC Fight Night 34 on January 4, 2014.[8]
In his second bout with the promotion, Wee faced Yao Zhikui on August 23, 2014 at UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. Le. He won via split decision, sustaining a broken nose in the fight.[9]
Wee faced Ning Guangyou on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66.[10] He lost the fight via TKO in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion on September 2, 2015.[11]
^"Royston Wee - Official UFC Fighter Profile". UFC.com. Retrieved May 16, 2015.
^Chong, Aaron. . Xin MSN. Archived from the original on 20 April 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^"Unstoppable: Just Go For It is MMA fighter Royston Wee's fight song". AsiaOne. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
^"Royston Wee Murdock Alum". Retrieved 31 December 2014.
^. Asia Sports Network. Archived from the original on 12 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2014.
^Ong, Justin. "Singapore's first-ever UFC fighter Royston Wee almost quit MMA". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 15 May 2014.
^Chua, Siang Yee. "Warrior Wee finds right path". The Straits Times.
^"MMA: Singapore's Royston Wee wins debut UFC fight against David Galera". The Straits Times. Retrieved 6 May 2014.
^Stupp, Dann (23 August 2014). "UFC Fight Night 48 results: Royston Wee survives Yao Zhikui's late rally". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
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^Alexander, Mookie (2015-09-01). "Report: Dan Miller, Darrell Montague among 13 fighters released from UFC". bloodyelbow.com. Retrieved 2015-09-01.
External linksedit
Professional MMA record for Royston Wee from Sherdog
royston, born, november, 1986, singaporean, mixed, martial, artist, currently, competing, bantamweight, most, recently, competed, ultimate, fighting, championship, noted, being, first, only, singaporean, fighter, signed, company, trains, teaches, impact, mixed. Royston Wee born November 15 1986 is a Singaporean mixed martial artist currently competing as a bantamweight Wee most recently competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC He is noted for being the first and only Singaporean fighter to be signed by the company 2 He trains out of and teaches MMA at Impact Mixed Martial Arts gym in Singapore Royston WeeBorn 1986 11 15 November 15 1986 age 37 SingaporeHeight5 ft 7 in 1 70 m Weight135 lb 61 kg 9 6 st DivisionBantamweightFighting out ofSingaporeTeamImpact MMARankPurple belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu 1 Years active2010 2015Mixed martial arts recordTotal5Wins4By submission2By decision2Losses1By knockout1Websitewww impactmma com sgMixed martial arts record from Sherdog Contents 1 Education 2 MMA career 2 1 The Ultimate Fighter 2 2 Ultimate Fighting Championship 3 Mixed martial arts record 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksEducation editWee studied computer engineering at polytechnic 3 Wee earned a double major in management and in marketing at Murdoch University in 2013 4 MMA career editWee initially trained in Muay Thai and then started training at Fight G in Singapore Two years later he started training MMA at Impact MMA 5 The Ultimate Fighter edit In July 2013 Royston tried out for The Ultimate Fighter China when tryouts were held in Singapore Royston had only previously competed at flyweight but the lightest weight class available for the tryouts was featherweight 6 Ultimate Fighting Championship edit Shortly thereafter Royston was signed by the UFC on a multi fight contract 7 In his debut he defeated Dave Galera by decision at UFC Fight Night 34 on January 4 2014 8 In his second bout with the promotion Wee faced Yao Zhikui on August 23 2014 at UFC Fight Night Bisping vs Le He won via split decision sustaining a broken nose in the fight 9 Wee faced Ning Guangyou on May 16 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66 10 He lost the fight via TKO in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion on September 2 2015 11 Mixed martial arts record editProfessional record breakdown 5 matches 4 wins 1 lossBy knockout 0 1By submission 2 0By decision 2 0Res Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location NotesLoss 4 1 Ning Guangyou TKO punches and elbows UFC Fight Night Edgar vs Faber May 16 2015 2 4 59 Pasay Philippines Catchweight 137 lbs bout Wee missed weightWin 4 0 Yao Zhikui Decision split UFC Fight Night Bisping vs Le August 23 2014 3 5 00 Macau SAR ChinaWin 3 0 Dave Galera Decision unanimous UFC Fight Night Saffiedine vs Lim January 4 2014 3 5 00 Marina Bay SingaporeWin 2 0 Syed Shahir Submission rear naked choke Malaysian Fighting Championship 3 December 10 2011 1 1 44 Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaWin 1 0 Mohammad Irfan Submission Malaysian Fighting Championship 2 November 12 2011 1 1 05 Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaSee also editList of male mixed martial artistsReferences edit Royston Wee Official UFC Fighter Profile UFC com Retrieved May 16 2015 Chong Aaron UFC s first Singaporean fighter thinks opponent not dangerous enough Xin MSN Archived from the original on 20 April 2014 Retrieved 15 May 2014 Unstoppable Just Go For It is MMA fighter Royston Wee s fight song AsiaOne 2022 12 07 Retrieved 2023 03 16 Royston Wee Murdock Alum Retrieved 31 December 2014 UFC fighter Royston Wee s journey from chaotic beginnings to UFC stardom Asia Sports Network Archived from the original on 12 October 2014 Retrieved 7 October 2014 Ong Justin Singapore s first ever UFC fighter Royston Wee almost quit MMA Yahoo Sports Retrieved 15 May 2014 Chua Siang Yee Warrior Wee finds right path The Straits Times MMA Singapore s Royston Wee wins debut UFC fight against David Galera The Straits Times Retrieved 6 May 2014 Stupp Dann 23 August 2014 UFC Fight Night 48 results Royston Wee survives Yao Zhikui s late rally mmajunkie usatoday com Retrieved 22 July 2022 Mann Richard 2 March 2015 The UFC matches Royston Wee and Ning Guangyou adcombat Archived from the original on 13 March 2015 Retrieved 2 March 2015 Alexander Mookie 2015 09 01 Report Dan Miller Darrell Montague among 13 fighters released from UFC bloodyelbow com Retrieved 2015 09 01 External links editProfessional MMA record for Royston Wee from Sherdog nbsp Royston Wee at UFC Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Royston Wee amp oldid 1144908964, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
