Though there have been some concerns raised regarding Poirier\u2019s mentality<\/a> before he fights in front of his home fans in Louisiana, that won\u2019t worry Max Holloway<\/a>.<\/p>\n Having been stopped last time out, Holloway will want to rebound<\/a> even if it means denying an opponent for whom he has a lot of respect his fairy tale ending.<\/p>\n In fact, this isn\u2019t the only time that \u2018Blessed\u2019 has found himself in this position and on that occasion, he produced one of his most remarkable finishes.<\/p>\n In August of 2023, Max Holloway would record his final win in the UFC\u2019s featherweight division before committing to fighting at lightweight.<\/p>\n After beating Arnold Allen<\/a> earlier in the year to bounce back from his third loss to Alexander Volkanovski<\/a>, \u2018Blessed\u2019 looked to record back-to-back wins by facing a legend of the sport.<\/p>\n Chan Sung Jung, also known as \u2018The Korean Zombie<\/a>\u2018, looked to put on one last last show for his fans when facing Holloway in the main event of the UFC\u2019s card in Singapore.<\/p>\n Zombie could have easily walked away following his decisive loss to Volkanovski the year before but facing Holloway was another chance to go out on top.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Unfortunately, it didn\u2019t go the way that the 25-fight veteran would have wanted.<\/p>\n In trademark fashion, Zombie pushed forward with reckless abandon in the third round as he looked to put everything he had into trying to turn the tide.<\/p>\n Holloway responded with a huge counter right hand that faceplanted his opponent, leading to one of the most emotional UFC retirements in some time after the Zombie laid down the gloves.<\/p>\n While he never won a UFC title, the South Korean icon had a remarkable career, having even submitted Dustin Poirier<\/a> when they faced off in May of 2012.<\/p>\n Max Holloway and The Korean Zombie struck up a great relationship after their fight<\/p>\n Similarly to what fans can expect regardless of the main event of UFC 318, there was a lot of mutual respect between Max Holloway and \u2018The Korean Zombie\u2019.<\/p>\n In fact, several months ago, \u2018Blessed\u2019 took a trip to South Korea to spend some time with his former opponent.<\/p>\n![\"Daniel](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/GettyImages-2225679145-scaled-e1752842553212-1024x576.jpg\")
Photo by Cooper Neill\/Zuffa LLCMax Holloway ended The Korean Zombie\u2019s career with one punch in Singapore<\/p>\n