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Former lightweight champion, Frankie Edgar returns to action against The Korean Zombie on Saturday. The featherweights will trade leather in Busan, Korea at the Sajik Arena and the event will air on ESPN +. Edgar is the underdog according to the oddsmakers who have it closer on paper than we did. Bovada has Edgar at … Read more
It looks like the MMA gods have smiled on us once again. When “The Korean Zombie” Chang Sung Jung was informed that Brian Ortega was out of their December 21st UFC Busan bout he was probably feeling like we were. Down. Thankfully former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar has stepped in and we have a solid … Read more
This is what MMA is about folks. Yair Rodriguez stole the fight away from Chan Sung Jung at Fight Night 139 via a stunning back elbow KO with just one second left in a 5 round fight he was losing on the scorecards. Proving that MMA is a brotherhood – win or lose – he posted a picture of he and Jung at the hospital in matching beds showing crazy respect for each other.
Yair Rodriguez faced the “Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung in a five-round main event at UFC Denver Saturday night. The back-and-forth war saw both fighters enter the fifth round bloodied and it looked as though Korean Zombie was en route to winning a pretty close decision. With just one second left in the fight Rodriguez landed an upward elbow that shut the Zombie’s lights out and sent him face first to the canvas. Take a look at the craziest KO in UFC history in the final second of the promotion’s 25th anniversary show.
Yaír Rodriguez corpses The Korean Zombie in the dying seconds of the fight! What an elbow! #UFCDenver pic.twitter.com/rsDPG772aA
— Tanuki Usman (@Hamderlei) November 11, 2018
See full results and fight video highlights from UFC Denver.
UFC Fight Night 139 takes place Saturday night, Nov. 10, from Pepsi Center in Denver. The event is headlined with the return of “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung as he faces fellow featherweight standout Yair Rodriguez. The co-main event could easily serve as the main event as fellow JacksonWink fighters Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone and … Read more
Frankie Edgar is out of his marquee match-up with “Korean Zombie” Chan-Sung Jung. They were set to clash in Denver on November 10th at the Pepsi Center. The injury bug was having none of it and intervened knocking Edgar in to the bleachers the next city over leaving Korean Zombie without an opponent. ESPN’s Brett … Read more
UFC featherweight Chan Sung Jung nicknamed “The Korean Zombie,” is taking, is being forced to take rather, a hiatus from MMA for at least the next two years. Koreans have a mandatory military service requirement of two years for all South Korean males. Jung’s manager Brian Rhee talked with MMAFighting.com’s Ariel Helwani. “He feels bad … Read more
The UFC 163: Aldo vs. Korean Zombie event is in the books as it took place on Saturday night in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo looked pretty dominant on his way to a fourth round TKO win over the challenger. The co-main event featured an upset win with Phil Davis pulling off the unanimous decision win over former champion Lyoto Machida. Check out those highlights and more fight highlights in the videos
The following quotes are from tonight’s UFC 163 POSTFIGHT SHOW ON FUEL TV for UFC 163: ALDO VS. KOREAN ZOMBIE. The show was hosted by Jon Anik, with UFC middleweight Michael Bisping and heavyweight Daniel Cormieroffering analysis. Ariel Helwani conducted interviews on-site.
A dislocated shoulder brought a premature end to the title bout between Jose Aldo and “The Korean Zombie” as the champion pounced on the injured challenger getting the TKO stoppage at two minutes of the fourth round.