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‘Korean Zombie’ Jung Chan-sung (33, Korean zombie MMA) suffered a painful defeat en route to the UFC featherweight title challenge.
On the 18th (Korean time), at the main event of “UFC Fight Night 180” held in Yas Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Brian Ortega (29, USA) won the fifth consensus round.
UFC representative Dana White has stated that the winner of the match will win the title challenge against UFC featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovsky.
Jung Chan-sung was unable to cross the last mountain and lost his sixth (16th win). To challenge the title again, you have to go a long way.
Ortega had the opportunity to fight champion Volkanovsky with 15 wins (1 loss, 1 void).
Ortega is second in the UFC ranking, two places higher than Jung Chan-sung (fourth place). Originally, he was a difficult opponent, but Chan-sung Jeong was completely pushed towards Ortega in strategy.
Ortega completely dominated the street fight with jabs and kicks. He did not respond to Jeong Chan-sung, whose merit was a close-range hit, with a hit.
When Jung Chan-sung recklessly entered, he mixed a takedown and an anomalous attack. Jung Chan-sung, who was repulsed in the water fight, was completely defeated without even attempting such an attack.
Jeong Chan-sung, who struggled with Ortega’s leg kick in the first round, closed the gap in the second round and began putting pressure on Ortega.
The moment the facial batsmen struck and gradually took the lead, Jeong Chan-sung was hit by Ortega’s elbow.
Jeong Chan-sung, who was in shock, faced a crisis by giving Ortega a leadership position, but luckily, the round ended and he sighed.
In the fourth round, to make matters worse, while defending Ortega’s takedown, his left eye was severely ripped open by the opponent’s blow.
Jeong Chan-sung, who finished all rounds 1-4 outnumbered, aimed for a decisive shot in the final fifth round, but Ortega did not give him a chance to escape.
Ortega got a chance to challenge the title in Chan-Sung Jeong’s place after keeping a full distance from the beginning to the end of the game and playing the game calmly.
Chan-sung Jung displayed a fighting spirit that never wavered even at the time of the crisis, but missed the opportunity to challenge the approaching title.
The two were scheduled to meet at the UFC Busan Games in December last year, but Ortega hurt his knees during practice and the confrontation broke down.
Chan-sung Chung won a TKO victory in 3 minutes 18 seconds of the first round against Frankie Edgar, who played Ortega’s replacement.
Since then, the relationship between Jeong Chan-sung and Ortega has deteriorated.
The two participated as guest fighters at UFC 248 held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada in March.
At the time, Ortega sparked controversy by slapping singer Park Jae-beom, who performed as Jeong Chan-sung’s performer, saying that he had split between him and Chan-sung Jeong.
Park Jae-bum did not sue Ortega, but Jung Chan-sung expressed strong anger towards Ortega, saying, “I will make your face bloody.”
However, after the winners and losers were decided, the two shook off the sediment with a big hug.
Ortega slapped Chan-sung Jeong on the cheek. After that, he bowed and apologized, and Jung Chan-sung also pronounced his bad luck.
After the game, Chan-sung Jung said on his SNS, “I’m embarrassed. Thank you for supporting me so much and I’m sorry.”
‘Korean zombie’ Chan-Seong Jeong (Photo = Yonhap News)
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