UFC 273: Alex Volkanovski says ‘Korean Zombie’ shouldn’t take brutal beating to heart – ‘I plan on doing that to all my guys’
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Alex Volkanovski has told the “Korean Zombie” Jung Chan-sung not to take last weekend’s UFC 273 beat down to heart.
That’s because he plans on doing the same to everybody standing across the Octagon from him.
The 35-year-old Jung (17-7) was left with a badly-bruised and swollen face after a relentless onslaught from the UFC featherweight champion, with the fight waived off as a standing TKO in the fourth round. The pair shared an emotional embrace before leaving the cage, and Volkanovski had nothing but respect for his beaten challenger.
“He is a legend of the sport. You go out there and you do your thing, but at the same time, martial arts has always been about discipline and respect,” Volkanovski told the Post.
“You share the Octagon with someone, usually there’s mutual respect. Even if you guys hate each other – you’ll notice a lot of guys who have beef, it’s squashed after they go and punch each other’s head in for the fight.
“There’s always respect after a fight. But when you respect each other already, and you’re pretty friendly guys, you have even more respect.