“Except for Ortega at the time,” Max Holloway makes savage quip about coaching rival Brian Ortega during the fight

UFC featherweight Max Holloway recalls the moment where he taught Brian Ortega some basics of striking in a middle of a fight

“Except for Ortega at the time,” Max Holloway makes savage quip about coaching rival Brian Ortega during the fight

Max Holloway and Brian Ortega(Image courtesy: IMAGO)

UFC featherweight Max Holloway is not planning to let go of his no.1 contender ranking in the division. Holloway fought ‘The Korean Zombie‘ this past weekend in the main event of UFC Singapore. A 3rd round knockout assured Holloway another victory on his path to featherweight dominance.

In his recent appearance at the Flagrant podcast, Holloway reminisced about his fight with Brian Ortega at UFC 231. The standout moment from this event was Holloway giving a striking lesson to Ortega in the middle of the fight. Holloway said in the podcast, “I ain’t got no secret. Bro, everybody in the UFC knows how to throw a 1-2 and know how to block a 1-2, just except for Ortega at the time.”

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Holloway won that fight against Ortega after knocking him out in the 4th round of that event. The Hawaiian national has a great personality and is respected by a lot of fighters in his division. Other than the champion of the division, only ‘The Blessed” has dominated the entire division. Holloway’s win against The Korean Zombie this weekend means that the only loss that the No. 1 contender has faced in the last ten years is against champion Alexander Volkanovski. This stat itself displays the potential of the fighter.

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The moment shared between Holloway and Ortega is one of a kind in the UFC. Never in an octagon have two opponents ever offered any kind of tips to each other in improving their fighting style between a fight.

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Max Holloway shares how The Korean Zombie kept shocking him during their fight

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Max Holloway(Image courtesy: MSN News)

No.1 ranked contender Max Holloway took on no.8 ranked “The Korean Zombie” in the main event of UFC Singapore. Holloway was successful in putting a stop to The Korean Zombie’s attacks by knocking him out in the 3rd round. This fight turned out to be Chan Sung’s last fight in the octagon as the 36-year-old bowed out of the octagon.

In the post-match press conference, Holloway shared a number of astonishing moments in the fight against Chan-sung. On a number of occasions, Holloway was able to land clean strikes on his opponent but just like his opponent’s name suggests “Zombie”, the fighter kept on charging. Holloway also said that even after connecting punches to TKZ’s chin and knocking him down, there was no giving up on his opponent.

In the 3rd round of the fight, Holloway and Chan-sung got into a brawl which led to the Hawaiian knocking out his opponent in the most brutal fashion. Holloway showed his admiration for Jung Chan-sung for his noteworthy career. The Singapore crowd gave a perfect send-off to one of the most exciting fighters in the featherweight division.

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