“The Korean Zombie” rides again.

Chan Sung Jung (17-6 MMA, 7-3 UFC), thoroughly defeated Hawaiin contender Dan Ige (15-4 MMA, 7-3 UFC) in the main event of UFC Vegas 29 on Saturday in a clear unanimous decision victory from the UFC APEX Center on June 19.

Jung, 34, rebounded nicely from a decision loss to title contender Brian Ortega (15-1) in October of 2020 against Ige, the 29-year-old Hawaiin. He outpointed Ige with scorecards of 49-46, 49-46, and 48-47 in the main event outing.

The Korean Zombie Dominates

In what was a largely dominant showing from the South Korean, Jung stifled the offense of Ige by mixing up his striking and grappling attacks over the course of the five-round fight. Though Ige threatened late in the fight with bursts of offense, “The Korean Zombie” was able to build and maintain a sizable lead on two of three judges’ scorecard en route to the unanimous decision victory.

UFC Vegas 29 results

In the co-main event, Moldovian Sergey Spivak (13-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) defeated ageless wonder Alexei Oleinik (59-16-1 MMA, 8-7 UFC) by unanimous decision, earning a shutout of 29-28 scorecards from the three Octagon-side judges.

Fifteenth-ranked contender Marlon “Chito” Vera (19-7-1 MMA, 11-6 UFC) outpointed Englishman Davey Grant (11-5 MMA, 4-4 UFC) in a rematch of their 2016 matchup, avenging his loss with a unanimous decision.

The remainder of the Fight Night’s offerings ended with knockouts.

The featherweight matchup between South Korea’s Seung Woo Choi (10-3 MMA, 3-2 UFC) and American Julian Erosa (25-9 MMA, 3-5 UFC) ended with Woo Choi’s fist raised in the first round.

Brazilian Bruno Silva (20-6 MMA, 1-0 UFC) successfully debuted against countryman Wellington Turman (16-5 MMA, 1-3 UFC) with a first-round ground and pound TKO, and 40-year-old Matt Brown (23-18 MMA, 16-12 UFC) scored a one-punch knockout of former Ultimate Fighter pupil Dhiego Lima (15-9 MMA, 4-7 UFC) in the second round of their welterweight affair.

–Field Level Media

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