Chan Sung Jung doesn’t have much recollection of the latter stages of his UFC Fight Night 180 loss to Brian Ortega on Saturday night. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

(ALSO SEE: Sean Shelby’s Shoes: What’s next for Brian Ortega after UFC on ESPN+ 38 win?) Chan Sung Jung came up short in his opportunity to claim another featherweight title shot Saturday when he lost to Brian Ortega in the UFC on ESPN+ 38 headliner. Jung (16-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) was on the receiving end […]

Chan Sung Jung says he wasn’t all there for the final three rounds of Saturday’s main event loss to Brian Ortega at UFC on ESPN+ 38. Jung (16-6 MMA, 6-3 UFC) suffered a lopsided unanimous decision loss to Ortega (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) in their featherweight title eliminator at Flash Forum at Yas Island in […]

Brian Ortega returns from close to a two-year layoff to dominate Chan Sung Jung on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

UFC FIGHT NIGHT: ORTEGA vs. THE KOREAN ZOMBIE will take place Saturday, October 17 from UFC FIGHT ISLAND on Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island. Read the Full Article Here View full post on UFC News

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Following months of trash talk and near confrontations, Brian Ortega and “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung are finally on a collision course with the featherweights expected to headline the upcoming UFC event on Oct. 17. Multiple sources confirmed the news to MMA Fighting following an initial report from Milenio.com. The […]

LAS VEGAS – Dan Ige is aiming for the top of the featherweight division. After dropping his UFC debut, Ige (13-2 MMA, 5-1 UFC) has won five in a row and is coming off the biggest win of his career, a split decision win over Mirsad Bektic at UFC 247. Being both an assistant manager […]

LAS VEGAS – At Saturday’s UFC 248 post-fight news conference, Dana White was hopeful no legal action would ensue after the reported scuffle between Brian Ortega and Jay Park, the well-known Korean rapper and close friend of “The Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung. But according to Jung’s manager, Iridium Sports Agency’s Jason House, a police […]

Featherweight contender Chan Sung Jung will undergo eye surgery in hopes of a summer UFC return. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Esther Lin, MMA Fighting “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung will have to wait until at least the summer to book his next UFC fight after opting to undergo eye surgery in the United States. According to his manager Jason House when speaking to MMA Fighting on Monday, Jung will have the procedure to deal […]

Doo Ho Choi | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting While one South Korean featherweight continued his rise at UFC Busan, another saw his stock tumble even further. The main event of the Dec. 21 show saw Chan Sung Jung take out Frankie Edgar in less than a round, but earlier on the main card “The Korean […]

Chan Sung Jung’s fights have turned into appointment viewing. Since returning from mandatory South Korean military service, “The Korean Zombie” has thrilled fans in each of his four fights, win or lose. Most recently, Jung (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) took out former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar in swift fashion. Jung ended Edgar’s night at […]

Chan Sung Jung | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting Chan Sung Jung wants another shot at the UFC featherweight title, and he’s convinced he’s capable of stopping the new champion’s reign. “The Korean Zombie” took care of business in his native South Korea, needing a little more than three minutes at UFC Busan to become just […]

It won’t cause a prolonged absence, but Chan Sung Jung will undergo eye surgery after his first-round stoppage of Frankie Edgar in the UFC Fight Night 165 headliner. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

WASHINGTON — Cory Sandhagen is in a tricky situation. The UFC bantamweight contender is still scheduled to welcome former UFC champion Frankie Edgar to the 135-pound division at UFC 245, but with a caveat. Edgar chose to replace an injured Brian Ortega and take on Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23 in Busan, […]

Frankie Edgar Former UFC lightweight champ Frankie Edgar is saving the day at UFC Busan. Edgar has agreed to face Chan Sung Jung in the main event of the Dec. 21 fight card, according to multiple people with knowledge of the pending booking following a report from ESPN.com. UFC officials later confirmed the fight in […]

Frankie Edgar has saved the Ultimate Fighting Championship‘s return to South Korea in December. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

Frankie Edgar has reportedly saved the Ultimate Fighting Championship‘s return to South Korea in December. View full post on Recent News on Sherdog.com

WASHINGTON – Calvin Kattar is ready to fight Chan Sung Jung on a little more than two weeks’ notice if the UFC will give him the opportunity. Once news broke Brian Ortega was forced to withdraw from the UFC on ESPN+ 23 main event against Jung (15-5 MMA, 5-2 UFC) later this month due to […]

Brian Ortega | Esther Lin, MMA Fighting The upcoming main event at UFC Fight Night in Busan, South Korea, has taken a major hit after Brian Ortega suffered a knee injury that has forced him out of his fight against “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. According to Ortega, he suffered a partial tear of […]