Chan Sung Jung earned the biggest win of his career on Saturday when he defeated former UFC champion Frankie Edgar in the first round of their UFC on ESPN+ 23 headliner.
“The Korean Zombie” needed less than four minutes to batter Edgar (23-8-1 MMA, 17-8-1 UFC) with strikes into a stoppage in the matchup of featherweight contenders, which took place at Sajik Arena in Busan, South Korea. With the result, Jung (16-5 MMA, 6-2 UFC) now has won three of his past four bouts, earning fight-night bonuses all along the way.
Is that enough to put Jung to the top of the heap in the featherweight division, though? He called out newly crowned champion Alexander Volkanovski post-fight, but the Aussie recently underwent surgery to repair a broken hand.
To his end, Jung revealed an eye injury that will require a procedure during his post-fight news conference session with reporters, and it remains to be seen how long that could keep him out of action.
So what’s the best move going forward? Watch the video above for thoughts and analysis on Jung’s future after UFC on ESPN+ 23.
