MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR TUESDAY: KOREAN ZOMBIE INJURED YET AGAIN
Fight fans will unfortunately have to wait a little more time to see The Korean Zombie back in action. In accordance with MMA-in-Asia. Com, who confirmed the information with the fighter’s manager, Chan Sung Jung re-injured his shoulder and has been forced to pull out of his scheduled fight against Akira Corassani, that was set to take place October 4 at Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Jung has not fought since injuring his shoulder into his title fight against UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo back in UFC 163. He had surgery on his shoulder and has been expected to make his comeback this autumn after over a year from their cage, but according to the post at MMA-in-Asia, Jung re-injured the same shoulder through his coaching camp for Corassani. According to the guide, Jung has no structural damage and is to be re-evaluated by a doctor at a month. Jung is one of the most exciting fighters in the game pound-for-pound bar none, but it feels like accidents have really taken their toll on him and at this point it’s uncertain if he will ever be able to fight again at precisely the exact same caliber he did before each of his injuries. At one point, Jung was on a three-fight win series in the UFC featherweight division with victories over Dustin Poirier, Mark Hominick and Leonard Garcia, shooting the trifecta of Battle of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Submission of the Night at the procedure, but since the win over Poirier in May 2012 Jung has fought only one time, losing to Aldo via fourth-round TKO at UFC 163, and at this stage it doesn’t look like he’ll step into the cage again until 2015. It is very disappointing news for fans of this Korean Zombie anyplace, but the 27-year-old South Korean has only hit some sort of low point in his profession and he can bounce back from it sooner rather than later. As for who will confront Corassani currently in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 53, it is quite tough to say at this point, but some options include Jeremy Stephens, Clay Guida, and Diego Brandao, three“name“ fighters looking to bounce back from losses and who are available to fight. Although Corassani is not a fantastic fighter, he’s quite exciting and the UFC keeps giving him high profile matchups, i.e. Jung, Poirier. But we will see what UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby has up his sleeve for his replacement opponent for UFC Fight Night 53 — only hopefully whoever he picks is someone who will wear as fun of a series since the Zombie would have.
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