UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards | Event Profile, Full Results & Legacy
- Dana Black
- May 20
- 6 min read
Table of Contents
Introduction
UFC Fight Night 132: Cowboy vs. Edwards took place on Saturday, June 23, 2018 at Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore — broadcast exclusively on UFC Fight Pass (4:30 AM ET for North American viewers). The card drew 6,419 fans. It was the third UFC event in Singapore. The main event was a five-round welterweight bout between Donald Cerrone and Leon Edwards.
Edwards won by unanimous decision (48-47x3) in a competitive five-round war, extending his UFC win streak to six consecutive fights. Ovince Saint Preux earned Performance of the Night for a straight armbar of Tyson Pedro in round one. Yadong Song earned the other Performance of the Night. Shane Young and Rolando Dy earned Fight of the Night. Petr Yan made his UFC debut on the preliminary card.
Singapore Returns — Third Visit & Edwards’ Breakout
Singapore Indoor Stadium had hosted two previous UFC events: UFC Fight Night: Saffiedine vs. Lim in January 2014 and UFC Fight Night 111: Holm vs. Correia in June 2017. The third Singapore card drew 6,419 fans — lower than the 8,414 at the 2017 Holm vs. Correia card. Edwards’ main event positioning against Cerrone — a beloved welterweight veteran with enormous commercial profile — was the card’s central booking, giving Edwards his highest-profile opponent to date.
Quick Stats
📅 Date: Saturday, June 23, 2018 (3rd UFC in Singapore)
📍 Venue: Singapore Indoor Stadium, Kallang, Singapore
👥 Attendance: 6,419
📺 Broadcast: UFC Fight Pass EXCLUSIVE (4:30 AM ET for US viewers)
Main Event: Edwards Outworks Cerrone Over Five Rounds
The five rounds were closely contested. All three judges scored the fight 48-47 for Edwards — one round’s margin over five. Cerrone’s forward pressure, submission attempts, and strike volume were competitive factors that didn’t produce the finish he needed. Edwards’ ability to maintain output and control over a 25-minute fight against a durable, versatile veteran was the Singapore card’s most commercially significant competitive result.
OSP’s Armbar, Petr Yan’s Debut, Song’s PoN & The Card
Ovince Saint Preux’s straight armbar of Tyson Pedro at 2:54 of round one added another exotic submission to his UFC career portfolio. OSP had previously earned UFC bonuses for three Von Flue chokes (at Saitama FN117 was his third) and now added a straight armbar to his submission finishing record. Pedro was an Australian LHW with legitimate UFC contendership potential; OSP’s armbar finish in the opening round was a technically clean individual performance.
Petr Yan’s UFC debut against Teruto Ishihara was the Singapore card’s most significant preliminary result for the long-term narrative. Yan was a 25-year-old Russian bantamweight who had gone 11-1 professionally before Singapore; Ishihara was a Japanese-South Korean featherweight with UFC experience. Yan’s debut win was the first data point in a BW career that produced the UFC BW Championship at UFC 251 in July 2020. Yadong Song’s second consecutive UFC win over Felipe Arantes earned Performance of the Night.
Full Results
Main Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Ovince Saint Preux def. Tyson Pedro — Submission (straight armbar) — R1, 2:54 — LHW (PoN $50k; OSP’s exotic submission collection growing; 3 Von Flue chokes + armbar now)
Jessica Eye def. Jessica-Rose Clark — Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) — Women’s FLW
Li Jingliang def. [opponent] — WW (Jingliang building WW career after Shanghai PoN)
Shane Young def. Rolando Dy — FW (FotN $50k each; competitive Pacific FW fight; Young from New Zealand; Dy from Philippines)
Yadong Song def. Felipe Arantes — [finish] — BW (PoN $50k; Song’s 2ND consecutive UFC PoN; debut at Shanghai FN122; 2nd win in Singapore)
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Petr Yan def. Teruto Ishihara — BW/FW (YAN’S UFC DEBUT; future UFC BW champion at UFC 251 July 2020!)
Xiaonan Yan def. Viviane Pereira — Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 30-27) — Women’s SBW (early career Yan Xiaonan)
Jake Matthews def. [opponent] — WW (Australian fighter home-region performance)
Matt Schnell def. Naoki Inoue — Split Decision (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) — FLW
Bonuses & Awards
🥇 Fight of the Night: Shane Young + Rolando Dy — $50,000 each
🥇 Performance of the Night: Ovince Saint Preux + Yadong Song — $50,000 each
Records & Milestones
• Petr Yan’s UFC debut — the beginning of a BW career that produced the UFC BW Championship at UFC 251 in July 2020.
• OSP’s straight armbar added to his unique UFC submission finishing portfolio (3 Von Flue chokes + armbar).
• Yadong Song’s second consecutive UFC PoN win (Shanghai FN122 debut + Singapore FN132).
Legacy & Impact
Yadong Song’s consecutive Singapore PoN wins following his Shanghai debut PoN established him as one of the UFC’s most consistent early-career bonus earners. His Singapore result was his second consecutive UFC PoN in two fights. Song’s subsequent career moved between BW and FW, building a top-five ranking at BW. OSP’s Singapore armbar was his fifth UFC bonus-earning submission quality performance — adding to the three Von Flue chokes that had made him the UFC’s most prominent submission specialist at LHW.
FAQ
What was Edwards’ career position after Singapore?
Edwards was a 26-year-old Jamaican-born Birmingham welterweight with a 15-3 professional record after Singapore, including a 6-0 UFC win streak. His Singapore win over Cerrone placed him as the WW division’s most active unranked-to-ranked contender. His subsequent UFC career produced wins over Rafael dos Anjos and Vicente Luque before a 2021 No Contest against Belal Muhammad and the eventual UFC WW title shot at UFC 278 against Kamaru Usman.
Who was Petr Yan before Singapore?
Yan was a 25-year-old Siberian (Barnaul, Russia) bantamweight who had gone 11-1 professionally before his UFC debut at Singapore. His sambo and striking background produced a physical, aggressive BW style. His debut win over Ishihara demonstrated his competitive quality at UFC level. His subsequent UFC BW career went 6-0 before the championship fight at UFC 251 against Jose Aldo, which he won by TKO in round five.
What was Yadong Song’s significance at this stage?
Song was a 21-year-old Harbin, China bantamweight who had debuted at the UFC’s Shanghai inaugural event in November 2017, earning a PoN in his debut. His Singapore PoN win over Arantes was his second fight and second PoN — an exceptionally rare consecutive debut-card PoN record. His finishing instinct and combination quality made him one of the UFC’s most commercially interesting Chinese fighters.
What was the Shane Young vs. Rolando Dy Fight of the Night?
Young was a 23-year-old Auckland, New Zealand featherweight competing in the Asia-Pacific region. Dy was a Filipino featherweight. Their Fight of the Night competitive exchange represented the Asia-Pacific market’s locally relevant matchmaking — a fight between fighters from Singapore’s geographical neighborhood that produced enough action quality to earn the event’s top competitive bonus.
What was OSP’s Singapore armbar?
OSP had become the UFC’s most unusual submission specialist at LHW: three Von Flue chokes (an extremely rare technique) plus a straight armbar. The straight armbar is applied by extending and isolating an opponent’s arm to hyperextend the elbow. Against Pedro in round one, OSP secured the armbar from a position that Pedro’s attacking style had created. The submission’s clean execution in the opening round demonstrated OSP’s continued submission proficiency across multiple distinct techniques.
How did Cerrone’s Singapore loss affect his career?
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