Alexander Volkanovski: Maybe 'Korean Zombie' and his team 'need another good slapping'

UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski thinks Chan Sung Jung should quit talking and fight for the No. 1 contender spot.

Following Volkanovski’s split decision win over Max Holloway in the co-main event of UFC 251, Jung called out the champ and dubbed him a “shameful champion.”

Jung thought Holloway won and vowed that the judges wouldn’t be needed if he were to fight Volkanovski. But Volkanovski (22-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC), who doubts Jung is actually writing his social media posts, is surprised to see “The Korean Zombie” and his team haven’t learned their lesson after their altercation with Brian Ortega.

Ortega confronted Jung’s friend and manager, Korean rapper Jay Park, while both were in attendance at UFC 248 in March, about some of the things Park had said when translating Jung’s words, which included accusations of Ortega ducking him. When Ortega saw Park in Las Vegas, he slapped him in the face and was escorted out of the arena.

“I don’t know, maybe he’s got one of his boys writing some stuff for him again,” Volkanovski told ESPN. “Again, straight after my last fight, he started getting – or one of his teammates or his manager got lippy and started carrying on, and then one of them got slapped for it, and then they went quiet. So Brian Ortega gave them a good slapping, and they stopped talking for a while, but maybe they need another good slapping to keep them quiet.”

Jung (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) has been linked to a fight against Ortega for a while now, with the two initially scheduled to compete last December before Ortega was forced out due to injury. They are yet to get rebooked, but Volkanovski thinks Jung should fight Ortega before getting a title shot.

“He’s probably just trying to hype the fight up, but I think he needs to fight Brian Ortega,” Volkanovski said. “I think that’s what they plan on doing and again, I want them No. 1 contenders. You go out there, and you take out Brian Ortega, I’m sure everyone’s gonna be screaming your name, and I’m gonna be there waiting. One hundred percent.”