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Royston Wee
Singaporean martial artist

Royston Wee

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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. He trains out of and teaches MMA at Impact Mixed Martial Arts gym in Singapore.

Background

Wee earned a double major in management and in marketing at Murdoch University.

He started his martial arts career after he graduated from polytechnic (he studied computer engineering) [citation needed] at the age of 21. He initially trained Muay Thai, and then started training at Fight G in Singapore. Two years later he started training MMA at Impact MMA.

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.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Shortly thereafter Royston was signed by the UFC on a multi-fight contract. In his debut, he defeated Dave Galera by decision at UFC Fight Night 34 on January 4, 2014.

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.

Wee faced Ning Guangyou on May 16, 2015 at UFC Fight Night 66. He lost the fight via TKO in the second round and was subsequently released from the promotion on September 2, 2015.

Mixed martial arts record

Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss4–1Ning GuangyouTKO (punches and elbows)UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. FaberMay 16, 201524:59Pasay, PhilippinesCatchweight (137 lbs) bout; Wee missed weight.
Win4–0Yao ZhikuiDecision (split)UFC Fight Night: Bisping vs. LeAugust 23, 201435:00Macau, SAR, China
Win3–0Dave GaleraDecision (unanimous)UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. LimJanuary 4, 201435:00Marina Bay, Singapore
Win2–0Syed ShahirSubmission (rear-naked choke)Malaysian Fighting Championship 3December 10, 201111:44Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Win1–0Mohammad IrfanSubmissionMalaysian Fighting Championship 2November 12, 201111:05Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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