This affected the South Korean fighter’s ability to raise his hands in the fight. Later in the same round, the shoulder popped back in, and ‘The Korean Zombie’ went on to win the decision over ‘Dynamite’.
This is not the first time that such a thing has happened to the UFC veteran. Zombie experienced a similar occurrence in his fight against former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. The injury cost the 34-year-old the UFC title as Aldo took advantage of the situation and finished Jung in the fourth round of the fight.
But this time, the shoulder popped back in, and Jung went on to win the fight.
You can listen to the UFC legend talking about it below:
The interesting fact to note here is that before this fight, the Korean Zombie had not landed a takedown in the UFC in nine years.
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‘The Korean Zombie’ defeats Dan Ige at UFC Vegas 29
‘The Korean Zombie’ put on a dominant performance in his fight against Dan Ige at UFC Vegas 29. Zombie went on to win a unanimous decision victory in the five-round fight. The three judges scored the contest as 48-47, 49-46, and 49-46 in Jung’s favor.
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After getting completely outclassed in his last fight against Brian Ortega, Zombie made a triumphant return in the main event of UFC Vegas 29.
With this performance, Zombie has put himself back in contention for the 145-pound title.
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