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UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
Mixed martial arts event in 2023
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.[2]
| UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | ||||
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | August 26, 2023 (2023-08-26) | |||
| Venue | Singapore Indoor Stadium | |||
| City | Singapore | |||
| Attendance | 10,263[1] | |||
| Total gate | $1,288,777[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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The event marked the promotion's sixth visit to Singapore and first since UFC 275 in June 2022.[2]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Champion Max Holloway and former title challenger Jung Chan-sung served as the event's headliner.[3]
A women's flyweight bout between former UFC Women's Flyweight Championship challenger Taila Santos and Erin Blanchfield took place at this event.[4] 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.[5]
| Main card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| 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 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[7]
- Fight of the Night: Max Holloway vs. Jung Chan-sung
- Performance of the Night: Junior Tafa and Michał Oleksiejczuk
- 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. 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.