The Weekend Post

Clark set to rumble

- ALEX OATES

Innisfail UFC star Jessica-Rose Clark (above) only met Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone a matter of days ago. But she’s glad that she did. Rather than be cooped up in her hotel room ahead of UFC Fight Night Singapore, Queensland­er Clark braced for a rollercoas­ter ride with wild man Cerrone. Literally. Clark and “Cowboy” climbed on to the Battlestar Galactica rollercoas­ter on a thrillseek­ing visit to Universal Studios.

INNISFAIL UFC star JessicaRos­e Clark only met Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone a matter of days ago. But she’s glad that she did. Rather than be cooped up in her hotel room ahead of UFC Fight Night Singapore, Queensland­er Clark braced for a rollercoas­ter ride with wild man Cerrone. Literally.

Clark and “Cowboy” climbed on to the Battlestar Galactica rollercoas­ter on a thrillseek­ing visit to Universal Studios.

“I usually just sit in my room during fight week, so this has been a different experience,” Clark said.

Remarkably, Clark only met Cerrone hours after she touched down in Singapore following a 19-hour flight from her home in Las Vegas.

Tonight, flyweight Clark will enter the biggest bout of her career against America Jessica Eye.

On the card, headlined by Cerrone’s welterweig­ht scrap against Leon Edwards, No.9 ranked Clark has a chance to get into the top five. But she is mindful that a victory over the No.10-ranked Eye won’t necessaril­y propel her into championsh­ip contention.

“There’s still a few girls who are winning, even though I’ve got the most wins in the division … and they’ll probably get the shot before me. That’s fine. I’ll just keep making more money while I’m on the way up.”

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 ??  ?? EYE ON RIVAL: Innisfail’s Jessica-Rose Clark ahead of her UFC match against Jessica Eye in Singapore tonight. Picture: GETTY
EYE ON RIVAL: Innisfail’s Jessica-Rose Clark ahead of her UFC match against Jessica Eye in Singapore tonight. Picture: GETTY

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