UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie (also known as UFC Fight Night 165 and UFC on ESPN+ 23) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 21, 2019 at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea.[2][3]
| UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | ||||
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 The poster for UFC Fight Night: Edgar vs. The Korean Zombie | ||||
| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 21, 2019 | |||
| Venue | Sajik Arena | |||
| City | Busan, South Korea | |||
| Attendance | 10,651[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Background
The event marked the promotion's first visit to Busan and the second in South Korea, after UFC Fight Night: Henderson vs. Masvidal in November 2015.[2]
A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challengers Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung was originally slated as the event headliner.[4] However, Ortega pulled out of the fight in early December, citing a knee injury.[5] He was replaced by former UFC Lightweight Champion Frankie Edgar.[6] The two were previously scheduled to meet on November 10, 2018 at UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Rodríguez.[7] However, Edgar was forced to pull out of that bout after tearing his bicep.[8]
A flyweight bout between Ji Yeon Kim and Sabina Mazo was scheduled for the event. However, it was reported on November 1 that Kim was forced to pull out of the fight due to an undisclosed injury.[9]
A flyweight bout between Veronica Macedo and Amanda Lemos was scheduled for the event. However, Macedo was removed from the event in favor of a matchup with Ariane Lipski on November 16 at UFC Fight Night: Błachowicz vs. Jacaré.[10] Lemos instead fought Miranda Granger.[11]
Results
| Main Card (ESPN+) | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight | Chan Sung Jung | def. | Frankie Edgar | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:18 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Volkan Oezdemir | def. | Aleksandar Rakić | Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Charles Jourdain | def. | Choi Doo-ho | TKO (punches) | 2 | 4:32 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Da Un Jung | def. | Mike Rodríguez | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:04 | |
| Middleweight | Jun Yong Park | def. | Marc-André Barriault | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Kang Kyung-ho | def. | Liu Pingyuan | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary Card (ESPN) | |||||||
| Heavyweight | Ciryl Gane | def. | Tanner Boser | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–26, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Seung Woo Choi | def. | Suman Mokhtarian | Decision (unanimous) (29–26, 29–26, 29–25) | 3 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Lightweight | Omar Morales | def. | Dong Hyun Ma | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja | def. | Matt Schnell | KO (punches) | 1 | 4:17 | |
| Bantamweight | Raoni Barcelos | def. | Said Nurmagomedov | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Amanda Lemos | def. | Miranda Granger | Technical Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 3:43 | |
| Bantamweight | Alateng Heili | def. | Ryan Benoit | Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
Bonus awards
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[13]
- Fight of the Night: Charles Jourdain vs. Doo Ho Choi
- Performance of the Night: Chan Sung Jung and Alexandre Pantoja
