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UFC Singapore: Holloway wins with a brutal third-round KO

Published

August 26, 2023

UFC Singapore results. Photo via Twitter (UFC)

UFC Singapore is live at the Singapore Indoor Stadium in Kallang.

The card is headlined by a featherweight fight between former champion Max Holloway and the seasoned veteran “Korean Zombie”.

Both fighters gave it all from the start, trading shots on the feet in an electric first round.

In the second round, “Blessed” went for a submission attempt that seemed to have his opponent in trouble, however, “Zombie” was able to escape.

In the first minute of the third, Holloway knocked out his opponent with a heavy right hand to win the fight.

“I’m going to stop fighting,” Korean Zombie said in the post-fight interview.

“I’ve always aimed to become a champion when I first started the sport. I’m not here to be ranked third, fourth or fifth. I tried my absolute best to prepare for Max Holloway. I really, really believed I could beat him but I ended up failing so I don’t think I have the opportunity anymore. I think I’m going to stop fighting.”

TKZ announces his retirement from MMA after #UFCSingapore

What a career 👏 pic.twitter.com/IlFSEtnoqL

— ESPN MMA (@espnmma) August 26, 2023

Anthony Smith defeated Ryan Spann

In the co-main, former light heavyweight title challenger Anthony Smith defeated Ryan Spann in a rematch. After three even rounds of action, Smith stood as the winner via split decision with 28-29, 29-28 and 29-28 on the judges scorecards.

In the pivotal women’s flyweight fight between rising star Erin Blanchfield and former title challenger Taila Santos the 24-year-old American stood as the winner via unanimous decision with 29-28, 29-28 and 29-28 on the scorecards.

Check out the official results below!

UFC Singapore results

Main card

Featherweight bout: Max Holloway vs. Jung Chan-sung via knockout (punch), – Round 3
Light heavyweight bout: Anthony Smith def. Ryan Spann via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 29-28)
Featherweight bout: Giga Chikadze def. Alex Caceres via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Bantamweight bout: Rinya Nakamura def. Fernie Garcia via unanimous decision (30-26, 30-27, 30-27)
Women’s flyweight bout: Erin Blanchfield def. Taila Santos via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Heavyweight bout: Junior Tafa def. Parker Porter via knockout (punches) – Round 1

Preliminary Card

Heavyweight bout: Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Lukasz Brzeski via knockout (punches) – Round 1, 3:01
Bantamweight bout: Garrett Armfield def. Toshiomi Kazama via TKO (punch) – Round 1, 4:16
Middleweight bout: Michal Oleksiejczuk def. Chidi Njokuani via TKO (punches) – Round 1, 4:16
Welterweight bout: Song Kenan def. Rolando Bedoya via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Welterweight bout: Billy Goff def. Yusaku Kinoshita via TKO (body punch) – Round 1, 3:49
Women’s flyweight bout: JJ Aldrich def. Na Liang via TKO (punches, elbows) – Round 2, 4:49
Featherweight bout: Seungwoo Choi def. Jarno Errens via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)

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