Former undisputed featherweight champion Max Holloway will take on The Korean Zombie in the main event of the latest UFC Fight Night today.
Holloway had called out Chan Sung Jung after beating Arnold Allen earlier this year and now has the fight he had been asking for.
The 31-year-old’s win over Allen saw him bounce back from defeat to Alexander Volkanovski who Sung Jung was also beaten by in his most recent bout.
‘The Korean Zombie’ is seemingly coming to the end of his career having been fairly inconsistent over the last few years, winning three and losing three fights since 2018.
Meanwhile, ‘Blessed’ is ranked second in the UFC featherweight rankings, with champion Volkanovski a real thorn in his side, handing him his last three losses.
Holloway vs Korean Zombie: Date and how to follow
This fight will take place on Saturday, August 26 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium.
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The action is scheduled to begin at 10am UK time with the main event set to get underway at around 1pm.
Preliminary rounds will be shown live on the UFC Fight Pass. More details on how to buy the pass can be found here.
The main card will then be broadcast live on TNT Sports which is the new name for BT Sport.
Holloway vs Korean Zombie: Fight card
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Main Card
- MAIN EVENT: Max Holloway vs Chan Sung Jung
- Anthony Smith vs Ryan Spann
- Giga Chikadze vs Alex Caceres
- Rinya Nakamura vs Fernie Garcia
- Erin Blanchfield vs Taila Santos
- Junior Tafa vs Parker Porter
Preliminary Card
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs Lukasz Brzeski
- Toshiomi Kazama vs Garrett Armfield
- Chidi Njokuani vs Michal Oleksiejczuk
- Song Kenan vs Rolando Bedoya
- Billy Goff vs Yusaku Kinoshita
- Liang Na vs JJ Aldrich
- Choi Seung-woo vs Jarno Errens
Holloway vs Korean Zombie: What has been said?
There have been some doubts over whether this fight is fair, with Holloway a massive favourite to win.
Sung Jung’s coach Eddie Cha has admitted that his team wanted the 36-year-old to take an easier fight but that he was focused on facing ‘Blessed’.
Cha said: "It doesn't matter if he's a 10/1 favourite or an underdog, he's still gonna go out there and do his thing.
"But I don't think there's any pressure on him at all. He has everything to win. I think Holloway's ranked high right now so he has nothing to really lose.
"More importantly, this is the fight he wanted. We all wanted an easier fight for him as he's going to the tail-end of his career.
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“But he's always looked up to Max and this is the fight he wanted.
"I said, 'You've earned that right to kinda pick and choose who you want to fight with,' and I think Max wanted it too."
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