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. UFC: Volkanovski reacts to Cejudo re-entering USADA testing pool Jung, a UFC veteran of 11 years, admitted he is considering retirement after falling at the final hurdle for a second time. “I felt bad for the guy because I know that was probably his last chance,” Volkanovski added. “I know he would have been really hurt from it. Not only physically but mentally, knowing he went out there and just did not have an answer. Obviously he would have felt a little embarrassed. “But at the same time I want him to know, no matter who was in front of me that night or from now on, they’re gonna look the same. I don’t want him to take it too much to heart, because I plan on doing that to all my guys, all my opponents.” Volkanovski also lost via fourth-round TKO in his first featherweight title shot in 2013 against the legendary Jose Aldo, while he has fought a who’s who of killers in the division. “He is a legend of the UFC, of the sport,” Volkanovski continued. “A fan favourite. One of the legends of this division. Just he wasn’t the champion. We’ve had very dominant champions, so that’s no discredit to him. “He was always just under the champions. You look at the champions there were, and he was there for three champions – [Jose] Aldo, Max [Holloway] and myself. To be at the top and be just under them for that time through three of the UFC featherweight greatest, that’s still saying something. “He never got that title but that doesn’t mean he ain’t a legend. It doesn’t mean he can’t fight. There’s just been absolute killers at the top holding this division. We’re in my era right now and it’s gonna be tough for whoever wants to take the belt from me. It’s gonna be hard when I’m in front of them.”