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MMA Junkie Staff

Da Un Jung was confident he could pull off UFC Shenzhen’s biggest upset

Da Un Jung rallied to beat Khadis Ibragimov with a third-round submission Saturday on the preliminary card at UFC on ESPN+ 15 in Shenzhen, China.

Take a look inside the fight with Jung, who handed Ibragimov the first loss of his career.

Result: Da Un Jung def. Khadis Ibragimov via submission (guillotine choke) – Round 3, 2:00
Updated records: Jung (12-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), Ibragimov (8-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC)
Key stat: Ibragimov was the biggest favorite on the card at -275.

Jung on the fight’s key moment

“As soon as the first round was done, I knew that the win would be mine. I honestly think my opponent didn’t take me so seriously and thought I couldn’t weather the storm when I clearly could.”

Jung on rallying to beat an unbeaten opponent

“I know he was undefeated coming into this fight, but there is no such thing as a perfect fighter. I thought about that when I was in the octagon. I just thought I wasn’t done yet and that I could still change the outcome. And I did.”

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