Jung Chan-sung, better known by his ring name The Korean Zombie, is a South Korean professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer.
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34 Facts About Jung Chan-sung
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Jung Chan-sung currently competes in the Featherweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
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Jung Chan-sung trained in kickboxing until his junior year of high school.
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At the age of 18, Jung Chan-sung joined the South Korean Navy and started training in Taekwondo.
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At age of 20, Jung Chan-sung began mixed martial arts and made his professional debut soon after.
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Jung Chan-sung was a participant in a show called Street Fighter in 2007 which aired on South Korean cable television.
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Jung Chan-sung then entered the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix where he won his first-round fight but was eliminated from the tournament by the eventual winner Masanori Kanehara.
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Jung Chan-sung's next fight was against Fanjin Son at DEEP: 39 Impact where he won via knockout in 17 seconds.
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Jung Chan-sung then entered the 2009 Sengoku Featherweight Grand-Prix and was matched up with Shintaro Ishiwatari in his first-round fight at Sengoku 7.
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Jung Chan-sung ended up winning the fight by triangle choke submission at 1:25 of the second round, but was not required to step in as a replacement.
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Jung Chan-sung made his American and WEC debut against Leonard Garcia on April 24,2010 at WEC 48 losing by an extremely controversial split decision.
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Jung Chan-sung next faced George Roop on September 30,2010, at WEC 51.
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Jung Chan-sung lost the fight via knockout due to a head kick in the second round.
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Jung Chan-sung was expected to face Rani Yahya on January 22,2011, at UFC Fight Night 23.
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Jung Chan-sung was able to avenge the original loss after submitting Garcia with a twister in the final second of the second round.
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Jung Chan-sung faced former title challenger Mark Hominick on December 10,2011, at UFC 140.
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Jung Chan-sung won the bout via KO at seven seconds of the first round, which tied a UFC record for the fastest knockout at the time.
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Jung Chan-sung faced Dustin Poirier on May 15,2012, at UFC on Fuel TV: Korean Zombie vs Poirier.
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Jung Chan-sung was expected to face Ricardo Lamas on July 6,2013, at UFC 162.
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However, on June 14, it was announced that Jung Chan-sung had been pulled from the Lamas bout and would replace an injured Anthony Pettis to face Jose Aldo for the UFC Featherweight Championship on August 3,2013, at UFC 163.
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Jung Chan-sung was expected to face Akira Corassani on October 4,2014, at UFC Fight Night 53.
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However, Jung Chan-sung pulled out of the bout citing another injury and was replaced by Max Holloway.
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Jung Chan-sung announced in mid-October 2014 his intention to begin his stint for mandatory military service in his home country of South Korea.
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In mid 2016, Jung Chan-sung attended Rener Gracie's inaugural Korean Super Seminar in Seoul.
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Jung Chan-sung faced Dennis Bermudez on February 4,2017, at UFC Fight Night 104.
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Jung Chan-sung was expected to face Ricardo Lamas on July 29,2017, at UFC 214.
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Jung Chan-sung was expected to face Frankie Edgar on November 10,2018 at UFC Fight Night 139.
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Jung Chan-sung lost the fight via knockout in the final second of the fifth round.
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Jung Chan-sung faced Renato Moicano on June 22,2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 12.
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Jung Chan-sung won the fight via technical knockout in 58 seconds of the first round.
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Jung Chan-sung was scheduled to face Brian Ortega on December 21,2019 at UFC on ESPN+ 23.
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Jung Chan-sung challenged for the UFC Featherweight Championship for a second time against Alexander Volkanovski at UFC 273 on April 9,2022.
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