After victory at UFC Las Vegas 29, Korean Zumbi reveals his desire to face Max Holloway

Z. Korean at a UFC press conference. Photo: Reproduction/YouTube

Willing to win the long-awaited fight for the featherweight belt (up to 65,7kg.), Korean zombie already thinking about the next step after winning Dan Ige in the main fight of UFC Las Vegas 29th last Saturday (19). In a post-fight interview, the athlete highlighted that his confidence was high and took the opportunity to 'challenge' Max Holloway for a fight.

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“He doesn’t have punching power, unlike me, who has that power. I can beat him. “This fight really gave me the confidence that I can mix up my game and be world champion,” said the Korean.

Despite challenging Holloway, Jung Chan-Sung does not want to 'go over' him Yair Rodriguez. O 'Panther', as is known, was scheduled to face the Hawaiian, who was injured and forced to leave the fight. The fight was scheduled to take place on July 17th.

“I definitely want a title shot first. If I can't do it, then I'm willing to fight Max. But I respect Yair and I don't want to make the kind of jump between the two when they were ready to fight”, concluded Sung Jung.

With the victory over Dan Ige, Korean zombie he should occupy third place in the featherweight rankings in the next official Ultimate update. He had a chance to win the title in August 2018, but ended up being knocked out by José Aldo.