FIVE-ROUND MAIN EVENT
(8)MICHAEL BISPING vs. CUNG LE
IN THE CO-MAIN EVENT:
WELTERWEIGHTS:
(7)HECTOR LOMBARD vs. (9)DONG HYUN KIM
TICKETS FOR UFC® FIGHT NIGHT MACAO: BISPING vs. LE
AT COTAI ARENA - VENETIAN IN MACAO
ON SALE WEEK OF JUNE 23, 2014
SINGAPORE – Cementing a commitment to the burgeoning MMA scene in Asia and with Sands China Ltd., The Ultimate Fighting Championship®
returns to Cotai Arena in Macao for a second time in 2014, and third overall, on Saturday, August 23 with UFC® Fight Night Macao: Bisping vs. Le.
Headlined by Vietnamese born
Cung Le
(9-2, fighting out of San Jose, California), the former Strikeforce
middleweight champion
and legend of combat sports returns to the Octagon for the first time
since a dominant knockout of Rich Franklin in the same arena in 2012.
After a successful stint coaching and teaching on
The Ultimate Fighter China, Le looks to use his
impressive arsenal of wrestling, Tae-Kwon-Do, Kung Fu and Sanshou in
laying claim to the title of most entertaining fighter of his
generation.
Standing in the way will be formidable UFC veteran and
The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 champion Michael “The Count” Bisping(25-6,
fighting out of Orange County, California by way of Manchester,
England). A polarizing figure to fans, no one can dispute Bisping’s
skills as he’s racked up three Fight of the Night bonuses and eight TKO
victories in his long UFC career. With
notable wins over Alan Belcher, Brian Stann and Chris Leben, the one
thing that has eluded Bisping has been the UFC belt and a win over Cung
Le would show the middleweight division that Bisping is ready to make
one more title run.
“We’re
excited to announce our return to Macao and the Cotai Arena, a venue
that has seen incredible UFC performances over the last two years,” said
Mark Fischer, UFC Executive Vice President
and Managing Director of Asia. “Sands China Ltd. has proven to be an
exceptional partner and visionary in helping us grow the sport of MMA
and the UFC brand in South East Asia.”
In
addition to the Bisping-Le showdown, two surging welterweights will
meet in Macao when the division’s ninth-ranked competitor and Korean
born
Dong Hyun Kim (19-2-1, 1NC, fighting out of Busan, South Korea) meets the explosive seventh-ranked
Hector Lombard
(34-4-1, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla.), who has taken the 170lb.
class by storm. Kim, who most recently overwhelmed John Hathaway by
KO at the Cotai Arena in March, will look to build on his resume as one
of the most accomplished Asian fighters in the UFC with a win over
former Judo world champion Lombard.
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