A biography for The Korean Zombiehasn’t been written yet.
“It would be fun to beat a fighter who is really good at jiu-jitsu with a submission.”
“Transforming myself is way better than losing and I'm quite happy with the results.”
“For Koreans to get into something, there needs to be a Korean star in that sport, and I used to dream some day that star could be me.”
“Whenever I imagine me fighting Holloway, I also expect a slugfest to happen.”
“It's just always been my style, never something I tried to develop or worked on. It's always been my fighting style to just really fight all-out. All the skills I've developed around that are skills to build around the style that's natural-born.”
“I really want to become a champion, maybe more than anyone else.”
“Max, he doesn't have punching power, but I have punching power.”
“After the George Roop fight, I did a lot of thinking about my fighting style.”
“I always aimed to be a champion when I first started the sport.”
“I had probably six or seven surgeries.”
“I know how strong Doo Ho Choi is. Anyone who has seen him spar or has sparred with him will know.”
“I always appreciate the support I've gotten from the fans around the world.”
“There's nobody that wants to get into the octagon more than me.”
“There are no easy match ups in the UFC.”
“I was most scared of Jose Aldo because I was really scared of getting knocked out by Jose Aldo. So in that sense, Jose Aldo is the top rank. Volkanovski, on the other hand, is a very smart fighter.”
“I just hope that the fans keep their eyes on me.”
“Just because I've been knocked out once before doesn't mean I'm not a great striker.”
“If you're a fighter, you'd probably know how much retirement gloves mean to a retired fighter, especially for me, who's never got around to getting that belt.”
“I want Jose Aldo.”
“If the fighter fails to acknowledge the fact that they got old and their chin got weaker, the end isn't as lovely.”