UFC mixed martial arts event in 2019
UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie (also known as UFC Fight Night 165 and UFC on ESPN+ 23) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 21, 2019 at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea.[2][3]
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Background[edit]
The event marked the promotion’s first visit to Busan and the second in South Korea, after UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal in November 2015.[2]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung was originally slated as the event headliner.[4] However, Ortega pulled out of the fight in early December, citing a knee injury.[5] He was replaced by former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.[6] The two were previously scheduled to meet on November 10, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez.[7] However, Edgar was forced to pull out of that bout after tearing his bicep.[8]
A flyweight bout between Ji Yeon Kim and Sabina Mazo was scheduled for the event. However, it was reported on November 1 that Kim was forced to pull out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury.[9]
A flyweight bout between Veronica Macedo and Amanda Lemos was scheduled for the event. However, Macedo was removed from the event in favor of a matchup with Ariane Lipski on November 16 at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré.[10] Lemos instead fought Miranda Granger.[11]
Results[edit]
^ Choi was deducted a point in round 1 due to repeatedly grabbing the fence.
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Bonus awards[edit]
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
- Fight of the Night: Charles Jourdain vs. Doo Ho Choi
- Performance of the Night: Chan Sung Jung and Alexandre Pantoja
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References[edit]
^ Staff (2019-12-21). “UFC on ESPN+ 23 draws reported 10,651 attendance for second event in South Korea”. mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2019-12-22..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:”””””””‘””‘”}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free a{background:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png”)no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png”)no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png”)no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url(“//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png”)no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ a b Joong Ang Ilbo (2019-07-07). “UFC hosts Korea in four years … Place is Busan”. news.joins.com. Archived from the original on 2019-07-07. Retrieved 2019-07-08. (in Korean)
^ Newswire (2019-05-12). “UFC announces dates for third, fourth quarter of 2019, including returns to Sacramento, San Antonio, Mexico City”. mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 2019-05-12. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
^ Nolan King (2019-09-23). “Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung to headline UFC on ESPN+ 23 in South Korea”. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-24. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
^ Damon Martin (2019-12-05). “Brian Ortega out of UFC Busan main event against ‘Korean Zombie’ Chan Sung Jung”. mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-05. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
^ Mike Bohn (2019-12-05). “Frankie Edgar replaces Brian Ortega, meets Chan Sung Jung at UFC on ESPN+ 23”. mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2019-12-06.
^ Newswire (2018-07-20). “Frankie Edgar-Chan Sung Jung bout set for UFC Fight Night on Nov. 10”. espn.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-07-20.
^ Staff (2018-10-27). “Frankie Edgar out, Yair Rodriguez in for UFC Fight Night 139 headliner vs. ‘Korean Zombie'”. mmajunkie.com. Archived from the original on 2018-10-27. Retrieved 2018-10-27.
^ David Tees (2019-11-01). “Report: Ji Yeon Kim Off UFC Fight Night Busan”. fightful.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-01. Retrieved 2019-11-01.
^ Alexander K Lee (2019-11-06). “Veronica Macedo steps in to fight Ariane Lipski at UFC Sao Paulo”. mmafighting.com. Archived from the original on 2019-11-07. Retrieved 2019-11-07.
^ Redactie (2019-11-21). “Undefeated Miranda Granger takes short notice fight against Amanda Lemos during UFC Busan”. mmadna.nl. Archived from the original on 2019-12-04. Retrieved 2019-11-21. (in Dutch)
^ “UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie”. Ultimate Fighting Championship. Archived from the original on 2019-12-25. Retrieved 2019-12-22.
^ Farah Hannaun (2019-12-21). “UFC Busan bonuses: Charles Jourdain moving out of his parents’ basement”. mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2019-12-21.
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