| UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26) | |||
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |||
| City | Singapore | |||
| Attendance | 10,263 | |||
| Total gate | $1,288,777 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie (also known as UFC Fight Night 225 and UFC on ESPN+ 83) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on August 26, 2023, at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang, Singapore.
Background
The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Singapore and first since UFC 275 in June 2022.
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and former title challenger Jung Chan-sung served as the event's headliner.
A women's flyweight bout between former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Taila Santos and Erin Blanchfield took place at this event. They were previously scheduled to headline UFC Fight Night: Andrade vs. Blanchfield but Santos withdrew after her cornermen were denied visas into the United States.
Results
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Max Holloway | def. | Jung Chan-sung | KO (punch) | 3 | 0:23 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Anthony Smith | def. | Ryan Spann | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Giga Chikadze | def. | Alex Caceres | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Rinya Nakamura | def. | Fernie Garcia | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Erin Blanchfield | def. | Taila Santos | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight | Junior Tafa | def. | Parker Porter | KO (punch) | 1 | 1:24 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN+) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Waldo Cortes-Acosta | def. | Łukasz Brzeski | KO (punches) | 1 | 3:01 | |
| Bantamweight | Garrett Armfield | def. | Toshiomi Kazama | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:16 | |
| Middleweight | Michał Oleksiejczuk | def. | Chidi Njokuani | TKO (punches) | 1 | 4:16 | |
| Welterweight | Song Kenan | def. | Rolando Bedoya | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Billy Goff | def. | Yusaku Kinoshita | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:49 | |
| Women's Flyweight | JJ Aldrich | def. | Liang Na | TKO (punches and elbows) | 2 | 4:49 | |
| Featherweight | Choi Seung-woo | def. | Jarno Errens | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.
- Fight of the Night: Max Holloway vs. Jung Chan-sung
- Performance of the Night: Junior Tafa and Michał Oleksiejczuk
See also
References
- ^ Ervin Ang (2023-08-27). "Holloway gets KO win over Korean Zombie in UFC Fight Night; Chan announces retirement". straitstimes.com. Retrieved 2023-08-27.
- ^ Farah Hannoun (2023-06-15). "Max Holloway vs. Korean Zombie headlines UFC event in Singapore on Aug. 26". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- Damon Martin (2023-06-15). "Max Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie set to headline UFC's return to Singapore". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- Harvey Leonard (2023-06-23). "Taila Santos vs. Erin Blanchfield Rebooked For UFC Singapore On August 26". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- Tristen Critchfield (2023-02-12). "Jessica Andrade replaces Taila Santos, meets Erin Blanchfield at UFC Fight Night 219". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2023-06-23.
- "UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie". Ultimate Fighting Championship. 15 June 2023. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- Matt Erickson (2023-08-26). "UFC Fight Night 225 bonuses: Max Holloway's Fight of Night dedicated to Lahaina, Maui". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2023-08-26.
