“The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung made an emphatic return to competition with a first round KO of the UFC’s #9 ranked featherweight, Dennis Bermudez, in the UFC Houston main event. Jung was able to stuff the takedown attempt of his opponent, but not before eating a couple of punches in classic Zombie fashion. The death blow came as Jung uncorked a ferocious uppercut that sent Bermudez crashing to the canvas. After a few followup ground strikes, the referee stepped in to rescue Bermudez. “The Korean Zombie” has returned!
Check out Tim Burke's play-by-play of “The Korean Zombie’s” knockout of Dennis Bermudez:
Round 1 - Bermudez with a winging right. Zombie fires a counter right back. Zombie looking for a takedown. Bermudez with a knee on the break. Bermudez cracks him with a right. Zombie clinches. Bermudez goes body/head and shoots for a takedown. Zombie stuffs it and whiffs on a spinning backfist. Stiff straight left from Bermudez. Stuffs another shot. Jung with the left, Bermudez with the right. Zombie cracks him with a right uppercut and Bermudez is down! Follow-up punches and THE KOREAN ZOMBIE IS BACK IN STYLE!
Chan Sung Jung defeated Dennis Bermudez by TKO (strikes), round 1
Watch “The Korean Zombie” return to the cage in spectacular fashion:
WORLD WAR Z! A shocker of a KO from The Korean Zombie over Dennis Bermudez in tonight's main event. #UFCHouston https://t.co/Qj2mRHSmX8
— FOX Sports: UFC (@UFCONFOX) February 5, 2017
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