Korean Zombie publicly apologizes to Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega for provoking them

Z. Coreano (left) apologizes to B. Ortega (right). Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc

Fighters know the importance of trash talk for the development of their MMA careers, but not everyone is able to be successful with this tactic. So much so that many athletes are accused of falsehood for creating characters and Chan sung jung, Better known as Korean zombie, was criticized for the change in stance.

To the North American website MMA Junkie, the South Korean acknowledged that he made a mistake in provoking Brian ortega, his opponent on October 18, in Abu Dhabi, and Alexander Volkanovsky, UFC featherweight champion (65,8kg), and apologized to the duo. Furthermore, the Asian revealed that he felt bad about forcing a rivalry with both of them.

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“I'm not a person who likes to talk bad about others and, as a fighter, I don't like to do trash talk. I recently tried doing it because I thought my fans would like it. The result was not good and my friend was affected. I won't do it anymore. I apologize to Ortega and Volkanovski. I hope Ortega also stops talking bad about me”, said the Korean zombie.

Despite the apology, the South Korean was surprised by Ortega's behavior, but explained that, despite all the controversy they were involved in, he still liked the North American and highlighted the importance of martial arts.

“Everyone makes mistakes and I accepted Ortega's apology because he seemed sincere, but recently he left me confused. I sympathize with Ortega because he still lives in the past, as he mentioned the phrase “where I came from”. I just don't think it's good for him to continue this. I believe he doesn't want me to remember that he attacked a singer and not a fighter. The martial arts he trains serve to prevent violence and bullying. I believe he doesn’t want to talk about it anymore, so I won’t,” he concluded.

Chan sung jung, who has always been a quiet athlete, despite being popular, surprised by attacking Alexander Volkanovsky e Brian ortega. O Korean zombie even said that the featherweight champion is shameful, because he lost the rematch to Max Holloway.

Regarding the second, the controversy was heavier. Jay Park, one of the team members at Korean zombie, provoked Ortega, who not only complained on social media, but also slapped him in the face. Since then, the athletes, who had a good relationship, became enemies.