UFC return to the Lion City with two of the best featherweights in the world, as former UFC featherweight champion and No. 1-ranked Max "Blessed" Holloway takes on No. 8-ranked contender "The Korean Zombie" Chan Sung Jung. In the co-main event, a light heavyweight thriller sees No. 8 ranked contender Anthony "Lionheart" Smith, holder of 20 first-round finishes, rematch No. 10 ranked Ryan "Superman" Spann, holder of 15 first-round finishes.
UFC FIGHT NIGHT: HOLLOWAY vs THE KOREAN ZOMBIE is supported by the Singapore Tourism Board and presented by 19 Crimes, an award-winning global wine brand by Treasury Wine Estates, the Official Wine of UFC in Asia. Leading global live entertainment company AEG Presents has been appointed as the official UFC event promoter.
The former UFC featherweight champion broke down while talking about the people who were affected by the Maui fires during the media day for UFC Singapore. He mentioned how the incident has deeply affected him. Moreover, ‘Blessed’ has also promised to show his support for the victims in his upcoming fight against Chan Sung Jung, also known as ‘The Korean Zombie’.
Max Holloway announced that his walkout song will be an homage to the victims who lost their lives due to the fires in Hawaii. He said, “In honor of those lives that have been lost in the fire and to the heroes that are doing what they can, my walk out song is dedicated to you guys.”
Styled “The Korean Zombie” because of his relentless forward movement even while facing punishment, Chan Sung Jung is the number eight ranked Featherweight and former Featherweight contender fighting in the UFC since the beginning of the last decade. A master of many martial arts, including kickboxing, Judo, BJJ, and Sambo, “The Korean Zombie” naturally transitioned to mixed martial arts. His twister submission of Garcia on his debut got the attention of MMAverse. Jung contested for the Featherweight crown against Jose Aldo in 2013 but lost to a TKO. He comes into this fight after another failed attempt at the Featherweight Championship. Alexander Volkanovski dominated and stopped Jung via a TKO in their July 2022 championship bout. Following the one-sided defeat, the Korean fighter took time off the sport to heal physically and mentally.
UFC Singapore will be headlined by the featherweight showdown between former 145-pound champion Max Holloway and “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. In the UFC Singapore co-main event, light heavyweight rivals Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann run it back at 205 pounds.
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