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“The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung is well known for the brutal wars he’s survived over the years, but in the UFC Vegas 29 main event he showed that he’s a complete fighter as well.
By mixing up his striking on the feet and a slick grappling game on the ground, Jung kept Dan Ige guessing for the better part of five rounds to win a unanimous decision. The judges scored the fight 48-47, 49-46 and 49-46 as Jung climbed back in the win column following a setback to Brian Ortega in his previous octagon appearance.
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“I wanted to show all my skills and the capabilities of me becoming a champion, ” Jung said about his performance. “I wanted to show everything and bring everything in this fight.
“In the fifth round I wanted to do a submission and do some kind of finish before going all the way to the fifth round, but that’s OK. I do feel a little bit upset about that but I did want to show everything, the qualities of a champion.”
Perhaps looking to add another $50, 000 bonus to his bank account, Ige was fast on the attack at the start of the fight with blistering combinations including several thudding punches to the body. Ige then went back up top, snapping Jung’s head back with a well-timed uppercut in the middle of a flurry of shots.
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Rather than standing and exchanging with Ige on the feet, Jung brought the fight down to the ground to ensure the Hawaiian featherweight was ready to defend his strikes and his grappling game.
As the second round started, Jung clipped Ige with a stinging shot right away that dropped him down to a knee momentarily, which helped Jung set the pace with his striking. “The Korean Zombie” continued to connect with shots as he launched well-timed left-right combinations that were constantly finding a home on Ige’s chin.
While he was definitely winning the majority of the exchanges on the feet, Jung knew he could be even more dominant on the ground, which then led to another takedown. From there, Jung attacked with submissions and shredded Ige’s defense to lock on the body triangle from the back.
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Ige survived then came out with a real sense of urgency in the fourth round as he looked to change the momentum in the fight. By constantly attacking with punches to the body, which then led to shots going to the head, Ige began to pour on the offense and that had Jung backing up.
Knowing he only had five minutes remaining, Ige started gunning for the finish and blasted Jung with a staggering shot at the start of the final round that he used to open up with a barrage of punches.
Unfortunately for Ige, Jung refused to go away. Jung evened the score with a knee strike right up the middle that eventually led to the fighters hitting the ground again. From there, Jung took the back and held onto the superior grappling position until time ran out.
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Despite the result, Ige still made a strong showing for himself as he continues to improve with hopes of getting even better when he returns for his next fight.
“I went out there, I fought my best. I have no excuses, ” Ige said. “The Zombie is an absolute legend. I want to test myself against the absolute best in the world. I’ll be back better and stronger.”
A constant threat at 145 pounds, Jung is now 3-1 in his past four fights as he seeks to return to title contention sooner rather than later.We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from. To learn more or opt-out, read our Cookie Policy. Please also read our Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, which became effective December 20, 2019.
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Chan Sung Jung has just shared an update on when he’ll be fighting again and against who. He also clears up several points on what happened between Brian Ortega and K-Pop star Jay Park.
“The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung vs. Brian Ortega was an amazing fight that never got the attention it deserved the first time it was booked up. But following an injury to Jung that cancelled the fight and then Brian Ortega’s rash decision to attack Jung’s friend and translator, Korean rapper Jay Park, there’s a pretty huge demand for the UFC to book the fight up again and let the two fight it out.
Unfortunately, that might not be for a while. Chan Sung Jung has released a new video on his YouTube channel explaining his current fight status and the chances of an Ortega bout.
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”I was given the okay by my surgeon to practice sparring in the beginning of May, so I’ll start with that, ” he said. “And if I feel like my eyes are no longer a problem, I’ll go ahead and start scheduling fights. I’ll have to fight with whoever can fit in my schedule ... For MMA fighters, nothing is really set in stone. They might get injured or have conflicting personal schedules. I can’t give you a name of who I am going to fight because nothing is confirmed.”
”Although Ortega is the first person on my list of fighters that I want to fight, if I had the opportunity to fight for the title first, I would prefer to do that instead.”
”The Korean Zombie” also broke down the whole Ortega slapping Jay Park incident from all angles (including the ‘Was this fake?’), declaring “I wish no further rumors or misunderstandings.” The video (turn captions on for an English translation) lays out the background story and then details the night of UFC 248.
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”With everything that was going on, I thought that the UFC would seat us farther apart from one another, ” Jung said. “But they sat us pretty close and it was impossible for him to have not seen me. My wife made eye contact with Ortega a few times and I was told that he kept looking in my direction as well.”
And then Jung and his wife went to the bathroom and Ortega made his move. When Jung returned he didn’t initially believe his friends who told him what happened ... until security showed up.
”I still remember how I felt when I found out, ” he said. “I have never felt so much anger in my body. I was livid. I remember I started looking around for Ortega despite the security guards trying to stop me. I was furious that I couldn’t do anything, but apparently Ortega was immediately kicked out of the stadium by the security guards after what he did.”
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”After the fight, me, my wife, Jay Park, and a few other members of our party met with UFC officials to discuss our options, ” he continued. “A professional fighter hitting a civilian? While he was sitting minding his own business? It wasn’t even a man to man fight. Being the stubborn person I am, I had to call the police. This was assault, not part of a scripted show. The police showed up, and they began writing out a police report of what had happened until UFC officials intervened.”
”The UFC officials asked us what we would like to do. If it was up to me, I would have wanted to press charges, but I was not the victim of this incident. Jay Park was the victim. He was in charge of choosing the proper consequence. But if he did press charges against Ortega for assaulting him, he would have to attend hearings and have meetings with prosecutors and he felt that his time would have been wasted in the process of trying to punish Ortega.”
”So I asked Jay Park if there was something I could do, ” Jung finished. “And he told me that all he wants is to see me fighting with Ortega because this incident got so much attention. Jay’s past it. He’s no longer angry or hurting. I believe he may be enjoying people’s reactions.”
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With very little on the horizon for the UFC despite Dana White’s gung-ho attitude towards getting things rolling as soon as possible, we very well could see Chan Sung Jung vs. Brian Ortega rebooked for the summer. It was a great fight before this drama, and now it has the added extra bonus of being a much bigger deal in Korea after Ortega dragged the larger K-Pop scene into things.Korean Zombie once felt he missed a shot at Conor McGregor because of military conscription, but is back chasing UFC gold on Fight Island
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