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Royston Wee
Singaporean martial artist From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Education
Wee studied computer engineering at polytechnic.[3]
Wee earned a double major in management and in marketing at Murdoch University in 2013.[4]
MMA career
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 Fighter
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
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]
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Mixed martial arts record
| 5 matches | 4 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 0 | 1 |
| By submission | 2 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
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