The 2023 movie “The Outlaws 3,” which invested 13.5 billion won in production, was a big hit, with 10.68 million viewers in Korea and 83,412,98 dollars at the world box office.
Hong Joon-young (34), who made a strong impression with his supporting Maha in his gray hair and red suit, is an indispensable actor when discussing the success of “The Outlaws 3.” He is also a fighter who participated in the Road to UFC Season 1 and 3 featherweight (-66 kg) tournament in 2022 and 2024.
The UFC launched RTU to discover Asian talent. Hong Joon-young ended his career at a competition where the head of the world’s largest MMA organization, who tried to advance twice but failed to make it, watched live.
Z-Fight Night 2 was held on Dec. 14 at Hall 7A of KINTEX’s second exhibition hall in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province. Hong Joon-young suffered a KO defeat after being hit by a 15-8-loss “Okah” Nandin Yerdene (37, Mongolia) punch in the second round of the UFC Fight Pass, 2 minutes and 39 seconds after the start of the second match of the 5 minutes×3 round contract.
ZFN is a competition created by Korean Zombie Jung Chan-sung (37), Korea’s all-time leading star in two UFC featherweight title matches. All main cards were broadcast live to more than 200 countries through the OTT service UFC Fight Pass.
Hong Joon-young said in an interview with the ZFN 2 defeat, “I played mixed martial arts with all my youth. I did my best to the extent that I would not be ashamed to tell anyone, but there was definitely an area called natural talent (which is necessary for success). I have denied it until now, but now I have decided to accept it and retire.”
At a press conference held at Hotel Marina Bay Seoul Ara ZFN 2 on the previous day, Mengenchoosh Nandinjerdene was informed that the opponent could be his last match as a professional fighter. “I didn’t expect to win so fast because I was beaten so many times. I respect Hong Joon-young from the bottom of my heart,” he said in the victory interview.
Hong Joon-young has won two national team titles, the first double-ge featherweight champion and the AFC lightweight (-70 kg) provisional champion. Mengenchoosh Nandinjerdene is the silver medalist at the 24th Asian Amateur Boxing Championships and the -69.9 kg champion of the Korean Boxing Commission (KBM).
UFC President Dana White (55, USA) was scheduled to come to Korea to attend ZFN 2 and shoot Lookin’ for a Fight, but it was canceled due to emergency martial law that was imposed from 11 p.m. on December 3 to 4:30 a.m. on December 4.
Lookin’ for a Fight is a reality show looking for talent to sign with the UFC. Since 2015, Dana White has been starring in the series to detect potential MMA superstars.
Ahead of the hosting of T-Mobile Arena UFC 310, President Dana White met with Jung Chan-sung at the UFC headquarters nearby and promised to visit Korea in 2025 ▲ZFN 2 Live Check ▲Lookin’ for a Fight Remote Appearance and Player Selection ▲.
UFC President Dana White is one of the closest aides to Donald Trump, the 47th U.S. president-elect, among those who are not related to politics. As Elon Musk (53), CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has been named the general manager of the Ministry of Government Efficiency and is about to enter the administration, White’s value in the private sector has risen further.
Mengenchooshi Nandinjerdenet scored 84 points in the lightweight division of the mixed martial arts ranking system “Fight Matrix” in the fourth quarter of 2017, and Hong Joon-young 56 points in the featherweight division from the third quarter of 2021 to the second quarter of 2023. 84 points are currently ranked 59th and top 60.2% in the UFC lightweight division, and 56 points are now ranked 65th and top 87.8% in the UFC featherweight division.
The confrontation between Mengenchoosh Nandinjerdenet, who rose to the mid-ranking level of the UFC, and Hong Joon-young, who enjoyed the peak of the UFC’s lower-ranked level, was comparable to the ZFN main card, which will be broadcast live globally.
There are only four mixed martial arts big leaguers defeated by Mengenchoosi Nandinjerdene, including ▲Otgonbaatarin Nergie (37, ONE Championship) ▲ Gleristoni Santos (36, Bellator) ▲ Bruno Miranda (34), ▲ Bao Yin-chang (34, Professional Fighters League). 메이저놀이터
△UFC △ PFL △ Bellator (USA) △ One Championship (Singapore) △ Rizin (Japan) will be selected as MMA major competitions. MMA KO win rate for mixed martial arts (MMA) increased to 83.3 percent (15/18). KO win rate for professional boxing is 100 percent (3/3).
As an action star, Hong Joon-young also had seven knockouts out of 14 wins in mixed martial arts. However, he had five knockouts out of nine losses, which hindered his team until his retirement. Jiu-Jitsu, which only won once in a submission match, had no chance to put pressure on Mengen-Choosh Nandin Yerdene.
If UFC President Dana White beats Menschosi Nandinjerdene through ZFN 2, which UFC President Dana White is paying attention to, it would have been an achievement that would remain in Hong Joon-young’s career in mixed martial arts. Eventually, however, he failed to overcome expectations that batting was not easy and that grappling was also formidable, and ended his career as a fighter.
Hong Joon-young appeared in the 2023 ▲ movie ‘The Outlaws 3’ ▲ Netflix drama ‘The Hounds’ ▲ tvN entertainment show ‘290,000: Marriage War.’ In 2025, he will likely see many non-fighters again.
“As I was frustrated on the international stage, I wanted to remove the term ‘domestic use’ from my mind, but I couldn’t get over the wall. It is an honor to be able to end as a mixed martial artist at ZFN under CEO Jeong Chan-sung of Korean Zombie MMA Gymnasium. Thank you so much for your support.” – Maha Hong Joon-young of Crime City 3 –
