UFC Rankings Report: The Korean Zombie Rises

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Greenville! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: Stipe Miocic has moved up two spots to #9, with Conor McGregor (#10) and Robert Whittaker (#11) both dropping one spot.   Strawweight: W…

The UFC rankings have been updated following UFC Greenville! Check out all the changes below! Pound for Pound: Stipe Miocic has moved up two spots to #9, with Conor McGregor (#10) and Robert Whittaker (#11) both dropping one spot.   Strawweight: With a title fight against Jessica Andrade on the horizon, Weili Zhang moved up […]

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Coach Breaks Down Renato Moicano’s ‘Predictable’ Performance Against ‘Korean Zombie’

Rising UFC featherweight prospect Renato Moicano was absolutely shut down by “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung at UFC Greenville this past weekend (Sat. June 22, 2019). The first-round knockout loss resulted in the Brazilian’s second-straight loss via finish. Shortly after the defeat, Combate caught up with Moicano’s coach, Gabriel de Oliveira, to get his […]

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Rising UFC featherweight prospect Renato Moicano was absolutely shut down by “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung at UFC Greenville this past weekend (Sat. June 22, 2019).

The first-round knockout loss resulted in the Brazilian’s second-straight loss via finish. Shortly after the defeat, Combate caught up with Moicano’s coach, Gabriel de Oliveira, to get his thoughts on the performance. Oliveira called his fighter’s performance a bit “predictable,” leading to the KO:

“There is no analysis. There was no fight,” Oliveira said. “We are still flabbergasted, because that was one of the best camps Renato had. What happened is inexplicable. Maybe there was no technical mistake – because his technique is very refined – but he was predictable in there.

“He didn’t perform like he should. Maybe he was trying to take his time, but he was to aloof and his jab was studied, for sure. The guy learned the timing of his jab threw an overhand over it. You need to go in there turned up to 11.

“You need to be focused. We will have to go back to the drawing board, let Renato go a while without training, just rest. Then we’ll reassess some aspects of our training routines.”

Oliveira divulged that Moicano had a great camp and recovered from his weight-cut well. The 30-year-old simply couldn’t pull the trigger, which came as a bit of a surprise considering how confident the Moicano camp was heading into the fight:

“He was okay, he was normal. He recovered well from the weight cut, he was relaxed as usual. I can’t explain what happened. We expected a long fight, five rounds. We expected back-and-forth action, but unfortunately he was unable to land a single punch. We were surprised by a strike we knew he would throw.

“We worked on that, we knew he would time the jab and throw the overhand. But I don’t know, I don’t know what happened in the fight. He [Renato] didn’t go. I don’t know if he was distracted. It’s hard for us to swallow that, honestly. We weighed all the pros and cons in that fight and we had everything in our favor.

“When the fight started, we just couldn’t bring those to work in our advantage.”

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After Renato Moicano Win, ‘The Korean Zombie’ Wants Top-Four Opponent

Chan Sung Jung, AKA, Korean Zombie did what he came to do at UFC Greenville. There, he TKO’d Renato Moicano in just 58 seconds after connecting with a hard right that dropped the Brazilian. Jung then finished him off via ground and pound to get b…

Chan Sung Jung, AKA, Korean Zombie did what he came to do at UFC Greenville. There, he TKO’d Renato Moicano in just 58 seconds after connecting with a hard right that dropped the Brazilian. Jung then finished him off via ground and pound to get back into the win column. After the win over the […]

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After Renato Moicano Win, ‘The Korean Zombie’ Wants Top-Four Opponent

Chan Sung Jung, AKA, Korean Zombie did what he came to do at UFC Greenville. There, he TKO’d Renato Moicano in just 58 seconds after connecting with a hard right that dropped the Brazilian. Jung then finished him off via ground and pound to get b…

Chan Sung Jung, AKA, Korean Zombie did what he came to do at UFC Greenville. There, he TKO’d Renato Moicano in just 58 seconds after connecting with a hard right that dropped the Brazilian. Jung then finished him off via ground and pound to get back into the win column. After the win over the […]

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Renato Moicano’s Coach Says Pupil Was ‘Predictable’ Against Korean Zombie

In the main event of UFC Greenville, ranked featherweights in Renato Moicano and Korean Zombie were set to throw down. Many expected the fight to be a war as both Moicano and Korean Zombie have put on highlight reel fights and performances. Yet, that w…

In the main event of UFC Greenville, ranked featherweights in Renato Moicano and Korean Zombie were set to throw down. Many expected the fight to be a war as both Moicano and Korean Zombie have put on highlight reel fights and performances. Yet, that was not the case. Korean Zombie threw a right hand that […]

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UFC Greenville Reebok Fighter Payouts: Matt Wiman Tops List

UFC Greenville is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money. UFC Greenville took place on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. The main card aired on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET. The preliminary card aired on ESPN+ 4 […]

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UFC Greenville is in the books, and now it’s time for Reebok to pay the fighters their sponsorship money.

UFC Greenville took place on Saturday, June 22, 2019, at the Bon Secours Wellness Arena in Greenville, South Carolina. The main card aired on ESPN+ at 7 p.m. ET. The preliminary card aired on ESPN+ 4 p.m. ET.

Renato Moicano vs. Chan Sung Jung in a featherweight bout headlined the show. In the co-main event, Bryan Barberena vs. Randy Brown in a welterweight bout took place. Rounding out the main card was Montana De La Rosa vs. Andrea Lee in a women’s flyweight bout, and Alessio Di Chirico vs. Kevin Holland in a middleweight bout.

UFC Greenville Reebok Fighter Payouts

The full payouts include the following, courtesy of MMAJunkie:

  • Chan Sung Jung: $5,000 def. Renato Moicano: $5,000
  • Randy Brown: $5,000 def. Bryan Barberena: $5,000
  • Andre Ewell: $3,500 def. Anderson dos Santos: $3,500
  • Andrea Lee: $3,500 def. Montana De La Rosa: $4,000
  • Kevin Holland: $4,000 def. Alessio Di Chirico: $5,000
  • Dan Ige: $4,000 def. Kevin Aguilar: $3,500
  • Ashley Yoder: $4,000 def. Syuri Kondo: $4,000
  • Luis Pena: $4,000 def. Matt Wiman: $10,000
  • Jair Rozenstruik: $3,500 def. Allen Crowder: $3,500
  • Molly McCann: $3,500 def. Ariane Lipski: $3,500
  • Deron Winn: $3,500 def. Eric Spicely: $5,000

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