Dan Ige is looking to cement himself as a legit featherweight contender on Saturday night. In the main event of UFC Vegas 29, Ige is set to fight fourth-ranked contender, Korean Zombie in a pivotal bout for the featherweight division. With the title fi…
Dan Ige is looking to cement himself as a legit featherweight contender on Saturday night. In the main event of UFC Vegas 29, Ige is set to fight fourth-ranked contender, Korean Zombie in a pivotal bout for the featherweight division. With the title fight happening in the fall and Max Holloway vs. Yair Rodriguez in […]
UFC featherweight Dan Ige intends to test Korean Zombie’s status as the world’s best brawler at UFC Vegas 29 this weekend. Ige will face the 10-year UFC veteran in a five-round main event that headlines this Saturday’s Fight Night car…
UFC featherweight Dan Ige intends to test Korean Zombie’s status as the world’s best brawler at UFC Vegas 29 this weekend. Ige will face the 10-year UFC veteran in a five-round main event that headlines this Saturday’s Fight Night card. Chan Sung Jung earned his Korean Zombie moniker through his entertaining reputation and aggressive style, […]
Dan Ige has got his wish and will fight ‘The Korean Zombie’ on June 19 according to reports. Brett Okamoto of ESPN broke news of the bout on social media. “Per sources, Korean Zombie (@KoreanZombieMMA) vs. Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) will headline a UFC Fight Night on June 19,” Okamoto wrote. “A fight Ige has been […]
Dan Ige has got his wish and will fight ‘The Korean Zombie’ on June 19 according to reports.
Brett Okamoto of ESPN broke news of the bout on social media.
“Per sources, Korean Zombie (@KoreanZombieMMA) vs. Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) will headline a UFC Fight Night on June 19,” Okamoto wrote. “A fight Ige has been calling for. Zombie in title contention, looking to bounce back from loss to Ortega. Two hard hitters at 145.”
Ige solidified his place in the rankings with a stunning one-punch knockout over Gavin Tucker at UFC Vegas 21.
Following this finish in his Post-Fight Interview, Ige had one name in mind for his next fight to more up the rankings.
“I would love to face the Zombie man,” Ige said. “I’ve been trying to fight this guy forever, he says he doesn’t know who I am, I went on a tear, went on a six-fight win streak fell short, got a sweet knockout tonight, please man give me the Zombie.”
Prior to his most recent bout, Ige had lost to Calvin Kattar breaking his impressive win streak that had been accumulated since entering the UFC.
Chan Sung Jung, ‘The Korean Zombie’ is currently coming off a loss against Brian Ortega in October of last year. Before that, Zombie put together back-to-back wins in 2019.
Who do you think wins on June 19? Korean Zombie or Dan Ige?
The Korean Zombie (Chan Sung Jung) will be making his 2021 debut when he takes on Dan Ige in the main event of the June 19 UFC Fight Night. ESPN broke the news of the featherweight fight on Saturday. The two featherweights had expressed mutual interest…
The Korean Zombie (Chan Sung Jung) will be making his 2021 debut when he takes on Dan Ige in the main event of the June 19 UFC Fight Night. ESPN broke the news of the featherweight fight on Saturday. The two featherweights had expressed mutual interest in fighting one another following Ige’s most recent victory […]
After a lopsided decision loss to featherweight contender Brian Ortega, Chan Sung Jung (AKA “The Korean Zombie”) has now set his sights on the red-hot Dan Ige. The Hawaiian slugger lived up to his nickname “50K” following a spec…
After a lopsided decision loss to featherweight contender Brian Ortega, Chan Sung Jung (AKA “The Korean Zombie”) has now set his sights on the red-hot Dan Ige. The Hawaiian slugger lived up to his nickname “50K” following a spectacular knockout against Gavin Tucker at UFC Vegas 21. Entering the fight, Ige was looking to put […]
Dan Ige wasn’t surprised one bit with his knockout win over Gavin Tucker. Ige took on Tucker in a featherweight bout on the main card of UFC Vegas 21 last night. Although he was a slight favorite going into the bout, many observers felt Tucker — who was 13-1 going into the contest — had […]
Dan Ige wasn’t surprised one bit with his knockout win over Gavin Tucker.
Ige took on Tucker in a featherweight bout on the main card of UFC Vegas 21 last night. Although he was a slight favorite going into the bout, many observers felt Tucker — who was 13-1 going into the contest — had more than enough skill to come out with the victory.
It took just 22 seconds for that to go down the drain as Ige caught the Canadian with a sniper right hand to get the first-round knockout victory.
As a result, the featherweight contender returned to the win column and also made it seven wins in his last eight outings. And while it was his first clean knockout win in the UFC, Ige knew he always had the power to end fights that way.
“I definitely knew that I possess the power,” Ige said at the post-fight news conference (via MMA Junkie). “I possess the power to knock anyone out. It’s just timing, accuracy, and landing the shot.
“But definitely, and I said it in the press conference before, you know, ‘Fight of the Night’ for me that’s disrespectful. I want a ‘Performance of the Night.’ I don’t want to have a close fight with someone. I don’t want to take unnecessary punishment or damage. I want to go out there, finish fights and get clean kills, and that’s what I did tonight.”
As for who he wants next? The Hawaiian called out The Korean Zombie in his post-fight interview. But in reality, he’s ready to face anyone.
“I mentioned the ‘Korean Zombie,’ but honestly, I’ll fight anyone,” Ige added. “Dana said it, ‘This guy will fight anyone,’ and he wasn’t lying. I risked my ranking tonight against an up-and-coming killer. Yeah, I’m here to fight anyone.”