LAS VEGAS – A dominant efficiency that led to a second-round end wasn’t sufficient to shake UFC middleweight Junyong Park’s considerations.
On the prelims of UFC Fight Night 213 at UFC Apex, Park (15-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) submitted Joseph Holmes with a rear-naked choke to report his second straight victory. As Park’s nook started to have fun for the time being of the stoppage, the South Korean middleweight motioned for them to calm down.
What appeared like a “humble in victory, humble in defeat” second after tapping Holmes (8-3 MMA, 1-2 UFC), Park later revealed his actions had a a lot deeper that means. Whereas he often embodies the earlier phrase regardless, this time was totally different.
“There’s been a tragedy not too way back in Korea, and as a lot as I need to have fun, I’m holding again,” Park informed reporters by means of an interpreter on the post-fight information convention.
Throughout Halloween festivities in South Korea’s capital, 150 people were killed throughout a crowd surge incident on a slender avenue in Seoul.
“I simply acquired phrase, as a result of the group didn’t need to inform me, that my good friend was part of the tragedy that occurred,” Park stated. “I simply acquired phrase that my good friend is awake, however my important purpose now’s to get again, get on my cellphone, and begin making calls again dwelling.”
Park was happy together with his efficiency as a result of all of his laborious work main as much as this bout paid off, however he couldn’t discover it in him to have fun the second attributable to considerations for his good friend and others concerned within the accident.
The win over Holmes marked Park’s fifth UFC victory, but it surely was his first win by stoppage. He entered Saturday’s contest on the heels of a break up choice win over Eryk Anders in Might. Park additionally holds choice wins over Marc-Andre Barriault, John Phillips, and Tafon Nchukwi.
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