I've seen too many posts implying that KZ is just another UFC hype job. I understand. You're new to the sport. Ronda, McGregor, Sage, CM Punk are your stars.
Back in 2010, 7 years ago, KZ made his American debut on the undercard of a WEC event. He lost a split decision but in doing so, also generated an overnight cult following for his performance.
As evidenced, his T-Shirt line launched later that year and instantly became and continued to be one of, if not, the highest selling t-shirts in MMA.
This guy was 0-2 and didn't speak English but was still more popular than most of the top 10 in his division.
Of course he began his title run in the UFC, culminating in a title shot against Aldo where he tried to reattach his shoulder midfight, further establishing his Zombie name.
I said it in a post before, the Korean Zombie had a cult following that the UFC latched onto, not the other way around. That's rare these days.
Here's an old article talking about the Zombie t-shirt craze back then.
http://fighterxfashion.com/the-korean-zombie-t-shirt-craze/
Back in 2010, 7 years ago, KZ made his American debut on the undercard of a WEC event. He lost a split decision but in doing so, also generated an overnight cult following for his performance.
As evidenced, his T-Shirt line launched later that year and instantly became and continued to be one of, if not, the highest selling t-shirts in MMA.
This guy was 0-2 and didn't speak English but was still more popular than most of the top 10 in his division.
Of course he began his title run in the UFC, culminating in a title shot against Aldo where he tried to reattach his shoulder midfight, further establishing his Zombie name.
I said it in a post before, the Korean Zombie had a cult following that the UFC latched onto, not the other way around. That's rare these days.
Here's an old article talking about the Zombie t-shirt craze back then.
http://fighterxfashion.com/the-korean-zombie-t-shirt-craze/
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