UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie (also known as UFC Fight Night 165 and UFC on ESPN+ 23) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 21, 2019 at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea.[2][3]
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 21, 2019 | |||
| Venue | Sajik Arena | |||
| City | Busan, South Korea | |||
| Attendance | 10,651[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event marked the promotion's first visit to Busan and the second in South Korea, after UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal in November 2015.[2]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung was originally slated as the event headliner.[4] However, Ortega pulled out of the fight in early December, citing a knee injury.[5] He was replaced by former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.[6] The two were previously scheduled to meet on November 10, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez.[7] However, Edgar was forced to pull out of that bout after tearing his bicep.[8]
A flyweight bout between Ji Yeon Kim and Sabina Mazo was scheduled for the event. However, it was reported on November 1 that Kim was forced to pull out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury.[9]
A flyweight bout between Veronica Macedo and Amanda Lemos was scheduled for the event. However, Macedo was removed from the event in favor of a matchup with Ariane Lipski on November 16 at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré.[10] Lemos instead fought Miranda Granger.[11]
Results
| Main Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Chan Sung Jung | def. | Frankie Edgar | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:18 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Volkan Oezdemir | def. | Aleksandar Rakić | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Charles Jourdain | def. | Doo Ho Choi | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:32 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Da Un Jung | def. | Mike Rodríguez | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:04 | |
| Middleweight | Jun Yong Park | def. | Marc-André Barriault | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Kyung Ho Kang | def. | Liu Pingyuan | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Ciryl Gane | def. | Tanner Boser | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Seung Woo Choi | def. | Suman Mokhtarian | Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 29–25) | 3 | 5:00 | [lower-alpha 1] |
| Lightweight | Omar Morales | def. | Dong Hyun Ma | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja | def. | Matt Schnell | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:17 | |
| Bantamweight | Raoni Barcelos | def. | Said Nurmagomedov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Amanda Lemos | def. | Miranda Granger | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Bantamweight | Heili Alateng | def. | Ryan Benoit | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- Choi was deducted a point in round 1 due to repeatedly grabbing the fence.
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
- Fight of the Night: Charles Jourdain vs. Doo Ho Choi
- Performance of the Night: Chan Sung Jung and Alexandre Pantoja
References
- Staff (2019-12-21). "UFC on ESPN+ 23 draws reported 10,651 attendance for second event in South Korea". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- Joong Ang Ilbo (2019-07-07). "UFC hosts Korea in four years ... Place is Busan". news.joins.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-08. (in Korean)
- Newswire (2019-05-12). "UFC announces dates for third, fourth quarter of 2019, including returns to Sacramento, San Antonio, Mexico City". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
- Nolan King (2019-09-23). "Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung to headline UFC on ESPN+ 23 in South Korea". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- Damon Martin (2019-12-05). "Brian Ortega out of UFC Busan main event against 'Korean Zombie' Chan Sung Jung". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
- Mike Bohn (2019-12-05). "Frankie Edgar replaces Brian Ortega, meets Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
- Newswire (2018-07-20). "Frankie Edgar-Chan Sung Jung bout set for UFC Fight Night on Nov. 10". espn.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
- Staff (2018-10-27). "Frankie Edgar out, Yair Rodriguez in for UFC Fight Night 139 headliner vs. 'Korean Zombie'". mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
- David Tees (2019-11-01). "Report: Ji Yeon Kim Off UFC Fight Night Busan". fightful.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
- Alexander K Lee (2019-11-06). "Veronica Macedo steps in to fight Ariane Lipski at UFC Sao Paulo". mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
- Redactie (2019-11-21). "Undefeated Miranda Granger takes short notice fight against Amanda Lemos during UFC Busan". mmadna.nl. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-11-21. (in Dutch)
- "UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
- Farah Hannaun (2019-12-21). "UFC Busan bonuses: Charles Jourdain moving out of his parents' basement". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
