Aljamain Sterling was recently dethroned as the UFC bantamweight champion by the new 135-pound champion Sean O’Malley on 20 August at the UFC 292. Aljo lost within 51 seconds of the second round against O’Malley by a technical knockout.
On the other hand, Korean MMA legend Chan Sung Jung aka. The Korean Zombie also called it quits following his loss against Max Holloway on UFC Singapore. Following his retirement, the Funkmaster has come forward with a message of regret.
Aljamain Sterling regrets not fighting with The Korean Zombie
Max Holloway went to war with “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in the UFC Singapore main event. The fight resulted in a win for Max Holloway by a knockout/technical knock out within 23 seconds of the third round.
“Give it up for ‘Korean Zombie,’ this guy’s a fucking legend!” Holloway shouted showing respect to the legend “He’s ‘The Korean Zombie’ for a reason. I’m just lucky my right hand landed before his.”
Funk man. I’m gonna miss the Zombie bro. Would’ve been a hell of a fight to
Have before we both retired. #UFCSingapore— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) August 26, 2023
Aljamain Sterling expressed his views on the Korean zombie announcing his retirement, “Funk man. I’m gonna miss the Zombie bro. Would’ve been a hell of a fight to Have before we both retired. #UFCSingapore,” tweeted Sterling.
The Korean Zombie announces retirement at UFC Singapore
After losing to Max Holloway at the UFC within 23 seconds of the third round by a technical knockout/ knockout, The Korean zombie announced his retirement from the sport.
Holloway had not fought since April, when he defeated Arnold Allen by unanimous decision, while The Korean Zombie had not been in the cage for a year after he suffered defeat against the reigning champ Alexander Volkanovski.
After the fight, the South Korean veteran confirmed that he would retire from the sport, before placing his gloves in the center of the cage.
“I’m going to stop fighting. I always aimed to be a champion when I first started the sport. I’m not here to be ranked third, fourth, or fifth. I really believed I could beat him. But I ended up failing, so I don’t think I have the opportunity anymore. So I think I’m going to stop fighting.” He added in the post-fight interview.
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