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Frankie Edgar Replaces Brian Ortega, Meets Korean Zombie At UFC Busan

Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar’s bantamweight debut will have to wait. Edgar was set to face Cory Sandhagen in the co-main event of UFC Raleigh next month. However, with the news of Brian Ortega pulling out of his featherweight matchup with the Korean Zombie at UFC Busan on December 21, “The Answer” proved to […]

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Former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar’s bantamweight debut will have to wait.

Edgar was set to face Cory Sandhagen in the co-main event of UFC Raleigh next month. However, with the news of Brian Ortega pulling out of his featherweight matchup with the Korean Zombie at UFC Busan on December 21, “The Answer” proved to be the answer and will now be stepping in.

There is no word on how this affects Edgar’s fight with Sandhagen. The New Jersey native will be reassessing things after the fight with Zombie, especially with UFC Raleigh taking place a month later on January 25.

Sandhagen was notably unpleased with the news that Edgar was attempting to slot in for Ortega before it became official.

“It’s not cool of Frankie to do something like that,” Sandhagen told ESPN’s Ariel Helwani. “I don’t know if money got involved or what, but I thought this guy wanted to have another run at a belt and to call himself the best in the world. I thought that’s the kind of fighter Frankie was. It’s what he said he wanted.

“It’s sad that his values got mixed somewhere and now he’s taking a fight that isn’t going to get him within arm’s reach of a title, like the fight against me would. The UFC is trying to do their jobs and save a huge card, which I get, but they’re also losing a shot at an opportunity to turn a young, new face into a star and the Raleigh fans are going to be pretty bummed too.”

For now, the promotion is reportedly seeking a backup for Edgar. Maybe Pedro Munhoz can fill the void?

What do you think of Edgar filling in for Ortega?

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Brian Ortega Issues Statement On UFC Busan Pullout

Brian Ortega was scheduled to face Chan Sung Jung later this month but it wasn’t meant to be. Ortega vs. Jung was expected to headline UFC Busan on Dec. 21. Last night (Dec. 4), ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that “T-City” was pu…

Brian Ortega was scheduled to face Chan Sung Jung later this month but it wasn’t meant to be. Ortega vs. Jung was expected to headline UFC Busan on Dec. 21. Last night (Dec. 4), ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reported that “T-City” was pulled from the bout due to an undisclosed injury. Ortega has revealed what went […]

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Frankie Edgar Targeted To Replace Ortega Against ‘The Korean Zombie’

Frankie Edgar’s bantamweight debut may be on hold some more. Late Wednesday night, it was reported that Ortega was out of his UFC Busan main event against Chan Sung Jung, aka ‘The Korean Zombie’ due to an injury. He later took to soci…

Frankie Edgar’s bantamweight debut may be on hold some more. Late Wednesday night, it was reported that Ortega was out of his UFC Busan main event against Chan Sung Jung, aka ‘The Korean Zombie’ due to an injury. He later took to social media saying it was because of a partial tear of his ACL. […]

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Brian Ortega Injured, Out Of Fight Versus Korean Zombie

The upcoming UFC fight card in Busan, South Korea has taken a massive hit. Brian Ortega was scheduled for a main event match-up against the ‘Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung. However, the former featherweight title challenger has been forced out due to a knee injury. According to Ortega he has a torn ACL an injury […]

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The upcoming UFC fight card in Busan, South Korea has taken a massive hit. Brian Ortega was scheduled for a main event match-up against the ‘Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung. However, the former featherweight title challenger has been forced out due to a knee injury.

According to Ortega he has a torn ACL an injury he picked up in training. Whilst serious it won’t need surgery, but he will still need a few months to fully recover. He released the following statement on his Instagram page. (H/T briantcity on Instagram)

“I tore my ACL in training, and I won’t be fighting in Korea. Thankfully, it was only a partial tear so I’m already rehabbing it and the plan is to be back to 100 percent in 2-3 months. I didn’t want to let down the fans, the Zombie and the UFC, so I strongly considered pushing through it and fighting anyways but according to doctors, the risk of a full rupture in the fight was high and that would put me out for up to a year. Sorry guys, I gotta take care of this right now but I’ll make it up to all of you in 2020, I promise.”

Many fans had been looking forward to seeing Ortega back in
action later this month. The 145’er has not competed since his lopsided loss to
reigning featherweight king Max Holloway. This injury means he will have sat
out the entirety of 2019

The UFC still have South Korean fighter Sung Jung topping the
card in his home country. Last time out he made quick work of Renato Moicano, who
has now moved up to lightweight. Prior to that he suffered a sensational KO
loss to Yair Rodriguez in the fifth round of their back and forth bout at UFC Denver.

He’ll now need a new opponent and the UFC have just over two weeks to find someone for the Dec 21 event. Whoever it is you can be sure of a fun fight when ‘Korean Zombie’ is involved.

Who should
replace Brian Ortega and face Korean Zombie at UFC Buscan?

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Brian Ortega Forced Out Of UFC Busan Bout With Chan Sung Jung

Brian Ortega will not meet Chan Sung Jung at UFC Busan. Ortega and Jung were scheduled to headline a UFC event inside the Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea on Dec. 21. That is no longer the case. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reports that Ortega is off th…

Brian Ortega will not meet Chan Sung Jung at UFC Busan. Ortega and Jung were scheduled to headline a UFC event inside the Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea on Dec. 21. That is no longer the case. ESPN’s Ariel Helwani reports that Ortega is off the card due to an undisclosed injury. The UFC […]

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