Max Holloway after knockout over Korean zombie. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram @ufc
First placed in the featherweight rankings (up to 65,7kg), Max Holloway He lived up to his great favoritism and added yet another gala performance to his career. Escalated to face Korean zombie, the former champion used his best weapon to achieve victory: boxing. Still in the third round, the South Korean attacked his rival and paid dearly, being brutally knocked out with a counterattack from 'Blessed'.
In the images (see below) it is possible to follow the moment in which Holloway remains cool during the attack he received and applies a fatal cross, beginning the end of the fight.
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With the victory, the Hawaiian reached his second consecutive victory in the organization and put himself in a favorable position to challenge for the belt soon. Despite the big moment, Holloway still couldn't overcome Alexander Volkanovsky, current champion of the division, on three occasions he had in Ultimate.
On the other hand, Zumbi suffered his second consecutive defeat and chose to retire from the sport. During promotion for the fight, the veteran had highlighted his intention to hang up his gloves if he didn't think he performed well in the octagon. At 36 years old, the South Korean says goodbye with 17 triumphs and eight setbacks in his career.
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