Saturday’s UFC Singapore main event almost didn’t come to fruition.
The welterweight contest between longtime UFC contender Donald Cerrone and rising prospect Leon Edwards was close to being cancelled just hours before its scheduled main event slot at UFC Singapore, which took place at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
In his post-fight interview, following a unanimous decision loss to Edwards, Cerrone said that he was feeling sick the day of the fight. Later, at the post-fight press conference, “Cowboy” revealed the severity of his illness.
“This is the first time in my career that I’ve ever almost called Dana White and said, ‘I’m not coming to work today,’” Cerrone told reporters in Singapore.