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Max Holloway happy to dispel “Pillow Holloway” nickname with KO win over The Korean Zombie: “I guess I had stone in the pillowcase today”
Fernando Quiles - August 27, 2023
Max Holloway debunked the narrative that he lacks punching power and he’s happy to let everyone know it. The former UFC Featherweight Champion went one-on-one with “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. The bout headlined a UFC Singapore event on August 26. This was Jung’s swan song, as he retired after the fight. Jung went out on his shield, as Holloway scored a one-punch knockout win in the third round.

Max Holloway explains why he didn’t callout Alex Volkanovski following KO win over The Korean Zombie at UFC Singapore
Chris Taylor - August 26, 2023
Max Holloway has explained why he didn’t callout Alex Volkanovski following his knockout win over The Korean Zombie at UFC Singapore. Holloway (25-7 MMA) collided with Chan Sung Jung (17-8 MMA) in the headliner of today’s event in Singapore. The result was a third-round KO victory for ‘Blessed’ (see that here), with The Korean Zombie subsequently announcing his retirement.

The Korean Zombie issues statement following KO loss to Max Holloway and subsequent retirement
Chris Taylor - August 26, 2023
The Korean Zombie has issued a statement following his KO loss to Max Holloway and subsequent retirement announcement. Chan Sung Jung (17-8 MMA), aka ‘The Korean Zombie’, was looking to get back in the win column in the headliner of today’s UFC Singapore event when he squared off with former featherweight champion Max Holloway.

UFC Singapore Bonus Report: Max Holloway and The Korean Zombie take home 'FOTN' honors
Chris Taylor - August 26, 2023
The Octagon returned to Singapore for today’s UFC Fight Night event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Max Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie. The highly anticipated featherweight main event proved to be a thrilling slugfest for as long as it lasted. Max Holloway was able to hurt Chan Sung Jung on a number of occasions in the opening two rounds, but in classic Zombie fashion, the Korean stayed in the fight and kept on swinging. That was until early in round three when a perfectly timed right hand from ‘Blessed’ landed flush on the chin of ‘TKZ’ and put him away for good.

Pros react after Max Holloway KO's The Korean Zombie at UFC Singapore
Chris Taylor - August 26, 2023

UFC Singapore Results: Max Holloway finishes The Korean Zombie (Video)
Chris Taylor - August 26, 2023
We have you covered for all of today’s UFC Singapore results, including the main event between Max Holloway and The Korean Zombie. Holloway (24-7 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since scoring a unanimous decision win over Arnold Allen (19-2 MMA) this past April. That victory got ‘Blessed‘ back in the win column, as he had previously suffered a third loss to Alex Volkanovski at UFC 276.

UFC Singapore: ‘Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie’ Live Results and Highlights
Chris Taylor - August 25, 2023
The Octagon returns to Singapore for today’s UFC Fight Night event, a thirteen-bout fight card headlined by Max Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie. Holloway (24-7 MMA) will be returning to action for the first time since scoring a unanimous decision victory over Arnold Allen (19-2 MMA) this past April.

Chan Sung Jung says he's "back to the classic Korean Zombie" at UFC Singapore against Max Holloway
Cole Shelton - August 25, 2023
Chan Sung Jung believes he’s back to the old Korean Zombie ahead of UFC Singapore. Korean Zombie is set to nearly a year-and-a-half layoff when he headlines UFC Singapore against Max Holloway. It’s a fight that both are expecting to be exciting and a war, although the Hawaiian is a massive betting favorite and many expect him to cruise to a win.

Korean Zombie expecting UFC Singapore fight against Max Holloway to be a "slugfest"
Cole Shelton - August 25, 2023
The Korean Zombie expects his UFC Singapore fight against Max Holloway to be a slugfest. Zombie is set to fight for the first time since April 2022 when he headlines UFC Singapore against Holloway. Heading into the fight, he’s a sizeable betting underdog and many are writing him off ahead of the matchup. However, ‘TKZ’ has confidence he can pull off the upset as he knows it will be a back-and-forth slugfest.

Max Holloway emotional leading into UFC return: "With Hawaii on my back, it feels a little bit heavier now"
Josh Evanoff - August 24, 2023
Max Holloway is motivated heading into his UFC Singapore return against Korean Zombie. ‘Blessed’ has been out of the cage since a win over Arnold Allen in April at UFC Kansas City. That was an important win for the former champion, coming off his loss to Alexander Volkanovski in their trilogy bout last year. Following the win this Spring, Max Holloway called to face the Korean Zombie.

Korean Zombie unsure of retirement ahead of Max Holloway fight: "It's very difficult"
Josh Evanoff - August 24, 2023
UFC featherweight contender Korean Zombie is unsure of retirement leading into his return against Max Holloway. The former title challenger has been out of action since his failed bid for gold last April. Headlining UFC 273 against Alexander Volkanovski, Chan Sung Jung, also known as Korean Zombie, was dominated. He suffered a fourth-round stoppage defeat at the hands of ‘The Great’ that night.

Max Holloway not underestimating "dangerous" Korean Zombie ahead of UFC Singapore, views this as a "legacy fight"
Cole Shelton - August 24, 2023
Max Holloway knows Korean Zombie is still an elite and dangerous fighter despite what the odds say. Holloway is set to headline UFC Singapore on Saturday against Korean Zombie, and the Hawaiian is a massive betting favorite. Many expect Holloway to run through Chan Sung Jung, especially after Zombie being off for nearly a year-and-a-half and last time out, was dominated by Alexander Volkanovski and suffered a TKO loss.

Pro fighters make their picks for Max Holloway vs. Korean Zombie
Cole Shelton - August 23, 2023
In the main event of UFC Singapore, a battle of top-10 featherweights goes down as Max Holloway takes on Korean Zombie. Heading into the fight, Holloway is a gigantic -1000 favorite while Chan Sung Jung is a +560 underdog on FanDuel. Ahead of the scrap, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the fight. To no surprise, the pros expect Holloway to run through Korean Zombie in the main event of UFC Singapore.

Max Holloway believes the government "failed the people" of Hawaii as wildfires rage on
Cole Shelton - August 18, 2023
Max Holloway is disappointed in the government as the wildfires in Hawaii have raged on. Wildfires started to take over Maui and the death total reached over 110 with thousands of people missing. To make matters worse, Hawaii has one of the largest siren warning systems in the world, but the 80 alarms on Maui, stayed silent. Many citizens were confused as to why the sirens never went off and Max Holloway believes that is just one of the many things the government did to fail the people.

Ilia Topuria lists his lone stipulation for accepting a fight with Max Holloway
Chris Taylor - June 24, 2023
Ilia Topuria is willing to fight former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway next on one condition. Topuria (14-0) faced the biggest test of his MMA career at this afternoon as he collided with Josh Emmett (18-4 MMA) in the UFC Jacksonville main event.

Max Holloway opens up as a historic betting favorite against The Korean Zombie for UFC Singapore
Josh Evanoff - June 20, 2023
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has opened as a massive favorite against The Korean Zombie. ‘Blessed’ has been out of the cage since his clash with Arnold Allen at UFC Kansas City in April. The two headlined the event, as the ‘Almighty’ entered on a lengthy winning streak. However, that momentum was halted earlier this year, as Max Holloway won by unanimous decision.

Max Holloway expresses interest in lightweight move to earn BMF title: "A lot of fun fights for me"
Josh Evanoff - June 15, 2023
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is interested in the BMF title. ‘Blessed’ has been out of the octagon since his clash with Arnold Allen in April. In the main event of UFC Kansas City, Max Holloway scored a unanimous decision victory over ‘The Almighty’. The win was an important one, as it was the first since his lopsided loss at the hands of Alexander Volkanovski last July.

Max Holloway praises former opponent Charles Oliveira and calls for Islam Makhachev rematch: "Excited to watch it"
Josh Evanoff - June 13, 2023
Former UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway has high praise for Charles Oliveira. ‘Do Bronx’ returned to the octagon over the weekend at UFC 289 in the co-main event. There, he faced Beneil Dariush in a title eliminator fight, with champion Islam Makhachev currently waiting for his next opponent. The two lightweights were highly motivated by that potential title shot headed into Saturday night.

Alexander Volkanovski shuts down talk of a fourth fight with Max Holloway: "It's a hard fight to sell"
Lewis Simpson - May 23, 2023
UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski has zero desire in a potential fourth fight with Max Holloway. The history between arguably the two greatest featherweights in UFC history dates back to 2019, when Volkanovski first attained the title at UFC 254, snapping Holloway’s fourteen-fight unbeaten streak at 145lbs. Since then, the pair have met a further twice, with the Australian edging a split decision at UFC 251 and then putting on a clinic at UFC 276 to go (3-0) over the former champ.