UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie

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
The poster for UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie
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
UFC 292: Sterling vs. O'Malley UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. The Korean Zombie UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Spivac

Background

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]

Results

Main card (ESPN+)
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

^[6]

Bonus awards

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

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• 2023 in UFC