Holloway, Korean Zombie headline Singapore Fight Night

A potential featherweight thriller between Max Holloway and Jung Chan-sung will headline the UFC’s next Fight Night, set for the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Sunday morning.

Holloway (24-7) comes into the match on the back of a unanimous decision win over Arnold Allen in April of this year – a third win from his last four trips to the Octagon.

The 31-year-old ‘Blessed’ is hopeful that a win over ‘The Korean Zombie’ will set him on a path to have another crack at featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski, who recently mounted yet another successful defence of his crown with a comfortable victory over interim champion Yair Rodriguez.

“Congrats to him [Volkanovski]. We'll see what happens next. I can't wait. I'm excited. Like I said in the last video, I kinda don't want someone to dethrone this guy. I wanna be the guy," Holloway noted. "I'll see you soon, my friend, I'll see you soon. First things first, we got 'Zombie' hunting.”

Jung (17-7) was soundly beaten by Volkanovski in his last outing in April of 2022, but remains one of the UFC’s most respected featherweights and will be a wildly popular headliner in Singapore.

The 36-year-old Korean welcomes the chance to take on Holloway, who effectively made this fight possible by revealing that one of his career dreams was to fight the ‘OG’ ‘Korean Zombie’.

“[Max] Holloway, if you want to fight me, anytime, anywhere!,” said Jung. “Let’s go, brother. Been a long time, Thanks for setting my ‘OG’ mind on fire.”

The rest of the main card features a light heavyweight bout between Anthony Smith and Ryan Spann; Giga Chikadze v Alex Caceres in the featherweight division; a bantamweight battle between Rinya Nakamura and Fernie Garcia; Taila Santos v Erin Blanchfield in the women’s flyweight category; and a heavyweight opener between Junior Tafa and Parker Porter.

UFC Fight Night: Holloway v Korean Zombie – Main card

- Main event: Featherweight: Max Holloway v Jung Chan-sung

- Light heavyweight: Anthony Smith v Ryan Spann

- Featherweight: Giga Chikadze v Alex Caceres

- Bantamweight: Rinya Nakamura v Fernie Garcia

- Women’s flyweight: Taila Santos v Erin Blanchfield

- Heavyweight: Junior Tafa v Parker Porter