UFC Fight Night: Brian Ortega vs. Chan Sung Jung Betting Guide (2020)
In what will be the last fight before UFC 254: Khabib vs. Gaethje closes out another string of fights on “Fight Islandâ€, UFC Fight Night: Ortega vs. The Korean Zombie promises to be one of the best free cards of the year.
Like the previous two fights, Saturday’s events will be streamed in their entirety on ESPN and ESPN+, with the main card starting at 7 p.m. EST and the undercard getting underway at 4 p.m. EST.
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Brian Ortega (14-1-0) vs. Chan “The Korean Zombie†Sung Jung (16-5-0)
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Originally supposed to face the Korean Zombie in December of 2019, Brian Ortega was forced to withdraw from that fight with a knee injury that he has spent the better part of 2020 rehabbing. In fact, it’s been nearly two full years since we saw Ortega in the octagon, a UFC 231 defeat via Max Holloway in December 2018.
The loss, the first of Ortega’s career, was for the UFC Featherweight belt, a strong effort from Ortega who has remained in the #2 spot in the division since his injury. Since joining the UFC in 2014, Ortega had not only lost but picked up Performance and or Fight of the Night honors in five of his eight fights with the company.
Ortega’s challenger on Saturday comes in the form of the unorthodox and #4 ranked fighter in the division, Chan Sung Jung. Since joining the UFC in 2011, Jung has had an up and down career with big wins over the likes of Dustin Poirer, Renato Moicano, and most recently Frankie Edgar.
Also with a flair for the dramatics, Jung has won a bonus award in every fight of his UFC stint, including Performance of the Night honors for his fight against Edgar in December in his home country of South Korea. A 3rd dan black belt in Hapkido, 2nd dan black belt in Taekwondo, Black belt in Judo, and Brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Jung is as well rounded as they come and a problem for any opponent he steps into the octagon with.
Bottom Line
With neither fighter having been inside the octagon in close to a year, in large part to the pandemic limiting international fighters opportunities, conditioning could certainly be a factor in this one. Even with that, neither of these fighters has had a fight go the distance in their UFC careers, and I see no reason why this one will be any different.
Between both fighters propensities for ending fights early and conditioning that might see them both struggling to ground and pound, I like for one of them to get caught early in what should be an exciting main event.
Pick: Fight to Start Round 4 – NO (-154)
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