MMA ODDS AND ENDS FOR TUESDAY: KOREAN ZOMBIE INJURED YET AGAIN

Fight fans will regrettably have to wait a little longer to find The Korean Zombie back in action. In accordance with MMA-in-Asia. Com, who confirmed the news with the fighter’s supervisor, Chan Sung Jung re-injured his shoulder and has been forced to pull from his scheduled fight against Akira Corassani, that had been set to take place October 4 in Ericsson Globe Arena in Stockholm, Sweden. Jung hasn’t fought since injuring his shoulder into his title fight against UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo back at UFC 163. He had surgery on his shoulder and was expected to make his comeback this fall after over a year from the cage, but according to the post at MMA-in-Asia, Jung re-injured exactly the exact same shoulder through his training camp for Corassani. According to the guide, Jung doesn’t have structural damage and is to be re-evaluated by a doctor in a month. Jung is one of the most exciting fighters in the game pound-for-pound bar none, but it seems like accidents have taken their toll on him and at this point it is uncertain if he will ever be able to fight again at the same grade he did before each of his injuries. At one point, Jung was on a three-fight win series at the UFC featherweight division with victories over Dustin Poirier, Mark Hominick and Leonard Garcia, shooting the trifecta of Fight of the Night, Knockout of the Night and Entry of the Night at the process, but because the win over Poirier in May 2012 Jung has fought just one time, losing to Aldo via fourth-round TKO in UFC 163, and at the stage it doesn’t seem like he’ll step into the cage again until 2015. It is very disappointing news for fans of The Korean Zombie anyplace, but hopefully the 27-year-old South Korean has only hit some type of low point in his career and he will bounce back from it earlier instead of later. As for who will face Corassani now in the co-main event of UFC Fight Night 53, it’s really tough to say at this time, but some choices include Jeremy Stephens, Clay Guida, and Diego Brandao, three”name” fighters seeking to bounce back from losses and who are available to combat. Although Corassani is not a fantastic fighter, he’s quite exciting and the UFC keeps giving him high-profile matchups, i.e. Jung, Poirier. But we will see what UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby has up his sleeve for his replacement opponent for UFC Fight Night 53 — just hopefully whoever he picks is somebody who will wear as fun of a series since the Zombie would have.

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