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Donald Cerrone vs. Leon Edwards official for UFC Fight Night 132 in Asia


It’s official: Donald Cerrone and Leon Edwards are set to headline the UFC’s return to Asia.

MMAjunkie passed along news of Cerrone (33-10 MMA, 20-7 UFC) vs. Edwards (15-3 MMA, 7-2 UFC) earlier this week, and UFC officials today made a formal announcement of the five-round welterweight fight.

UFC Fight Night 132 takes place June 23, likely in Singapore at a venue to be determined. It’s expected to stream on UFC Fight Pass, though the full fight card and bout order haven’t been finalized.

In a recent interview with MMAjunkie Radio, Edwards said he hoped he’d get to fight Cerrone or Jorge Masvidal.

Cerrone is No. 13 in the USA TODAY Sports/MMAjunkie MMA welterweight rankings, and Edwards is unranked but steadily climbing up the division’s pecking order.

“Cowboy” Cerrone, a former UFC title challenger who’s racked up 13 fight-night bonuses, was recently stuck in a three-fight skid before rebounding in his most recent bout with a first-round TKO victory over Yancy Medeiros. The former lightweight, who lost to notables Masvidal, Robbie Lawler and Darren Till during his recent skid, picked up his 25th stoppage in 33 career wins with the Medeiros victory.

Edwards, a 26-year-old Jamaican-English fighter, is currently riding a five-fight UFC winning streak, which included a third-round TKO victory (with one second left in the fight) over Peter Sobotta in his most recent bout. The former BAMMA champion’s only UFC losses came to Claudio Silva (split decision) in his 2014 promotional debut and contender Kamaru Usman (unanimous decision) in 2015. He now faces his most notable opponent to date – in his first UFC headliner.

The latest UFC Fight Night 132 card now includes:

  • Donald Cerrone vs. Leon Edwards
  • Nadia Kassem vs. Yan Xiaonan
  • Jenel Lausa vs. Ashkan Mokhtarian
  • Jessica-Rose Clark vs. Jessica Eye

For more on UFC Fight Night 132, check out the UFC Rumors section of the site.

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