UFC Singapore: Holloway Vs. The Korean Zombie

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Two featherweight icons share the Octagon within the wee hours of Saturday morning this weekend in the principle occasion of UFC Fight Night Singapore, as former champion, Max Holloway attracts fan-favorite veteran, ‘The Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung – and in pursuit of one other title problem, Hawaiian former titleholder, Holloway is quickly closing as an unparalleled betting favourite.

Holloway, the present primary ranked featherweight contender, managed to cement his standing as better of the remainder on the 145lbs restrict again in April, handing English contender, Arnold Allen a one-sided unanimous resolution loss within the pair’s UFC Struggle Evening Kansas Metropolis headliner.

As for Jung, the Pohang native has been sidelined since he suffered a fourth spherical standing TKO loss to common-foe and undisputed champion, Alexander Volkanovski again in April of final yr in Jacksonville, Florida.

Max Holloway closing as betting favourite to emerge victorious at UFC Singapore

And given his dominant performances towards opposition outdoors of Volkanovski, Holloway has emerged as a stunning -800 betting favorite to defeat Jung over on Betway, with the South Korean positioned as a +500 betting underdog to beat the Hawaiin on this weekend’s Singapore fundamental occasion.

Touchdown interim featherweight spoils again in 2016 with a TKO win over former light-weight champion, Anthony Pettis, Holloway would unify after which defend the titles in a pair of championship outings towards Brazilian favourite, Jose Aldo.

In a pair of different title defenses, Holloway took out common-foes, Brian Ortega, and former light-weight gold holder and future Corridor of Fame inductee, Frankie Edgar.

And despite suffering three successive title fights to Australian rival, Volkanovski over the course of their series during their respective UFC tenures, in between an eventual rubber-match, Holloway would flip in resolution wins over perennial division challengers, Calvin Kattar, and former interim champion, Yair Rodríguez.

A former WEC (World Excessive Cagefighting) favourite, Jung, a real sport veteran, and akin to Holloway, a fan-favorite, has twice failed in his bid to develop into a featherweight champion on two separate events.

Anticipated to noticeably contemplate his preventing future off the again of this weekend’s return to Asia for the promotion, Jung has turned in current spectacular wins over the likes of Dan Ige, Frankie Edgar, Renato Moicano, Dustin Poirier, Mark Hominick, and Dennis Bermudez.

Additionally of notice on the occasion’s fundamental card, former gentle heavyweight champion, Anthony Smith is presently priced at +100 to defeat the surging, Ryan Spann for the second time in his profession over on Betway as a part of the occasion’s co-headliner, with the latter a present -125 betting favourite.

One other intriguing conflict on the principle card of this weekend’s Kallang card comes within the type of a possible flyweight title eliminator between former championship challenger, Taila Santos, and the surging, Erin Blanchfield.

But to return since struggling a detailed resolution loss to Valentina Shevchenko on the identical venue final yr, Santos is closing as a +110 betting underdog to defeat New Jersey wrestling and grappling expertise, Blanchfield, who is out there as a -137 favourite on Betway to emerge with a win – and certain earn he first title combat since arriving within the promotion from the Shannon Knapp-led Invicta FC.