Chan Sung Jung (15-5-0) left nothing to chance Saturday night in Greenville, stopping No. 5 Brazilian Renato Moicano (13-3-1) in less than a minute at UFC on ESPN+ 12.
Jung used a powerful right hand to send Moicano to the canvas and then matched maneuvers when the Brazilian tried to grab him, punishing him with follow up strikes that forced referee Blake Grice to halt the bout at 58 seconds of the first frame.
With the win, “The Korean Zombie” avenges a heartbreaking loss in his last bout that had him winning on scorecards until a kick by Yair Rodriguez stunned him with seconds remaining in the fight. He is almost certain to rise from is current No. 12 ranking.
Moicano suffered his second consecutive loss and will likely drop from his current No. 5 ranking.
💰 POTN: @JairRozenstruik & @KoreanZombieMMA || 50k #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/qPseGADrUy
— UFC (@ufc) June 23, 2019
👊 @ToyoTires FOTN: @DeronWinn vs @EricSpicely || 50k #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/vyN1RqImfk
— UFC (@ufc) June 23, 2019
Jung and Jair Rozenstruik earned performances of the night, while Eric Spicely and Deron Winn earned Fight of the Night. Each fighter earned a $50,000 USD bonus.
Kenai Andrews checks in with his thoughts on the main card.
In case you missed the prelims:
DERON WINN DEF. ERIC SPICELY VIA UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
MOLLY MCCANN DEF. ARIANE LIPSKI VIA UD (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
JAIR ROZENSTRUIK DEF. ALLEN CROWDER VIA KO (PUNCHES) R1 0:09
LUIS PENA DEF. MATT WIMAN VIA TKO (STRIKES) R3 1:14
ASHLEY YODER DEF. SYURI KONDO VIA UD (30-26, 30-25, 30-24)
DAN IGE DEF. KEVIN AGUILLAR VIA UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
MAIN CARD
KEVIN HOLLAND VS. ALESSIO DI CHIRICO
Agree? #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/s8k9fsiLpD
— UFC (@ufc) June 22, 2019
WINNER: KEVIN HOLLAND VIA UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: ALESSIO DI CHIRICO VIA TKO
Andrews: Di Chirico seemed to fade in the last round and not take advantage of the shoulder injury of Holland. That could have cost him the fight.
ANDREA LEE VS. MONTANA DE LA ROSA
👏👏👏👏👏 #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/kAC8qbMAWy
— UFC (@ufc) June 23, 2019
WINNER: ANDREA LEE VIA UD (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: MONTANA DE LA ROSA VIA SUBMISSION
Andrews: Lee did a good job of outstriking De La Rosa and getting up quickly from early takedowns.
ANDRE EWELL VS. ANDERSON DOS SANTOS
Ewell putting on a clinic! #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/Us8sIAS2Yy
— UFC (@ufc) June 23, 2019
WINNER: ANDRE EWELL VIA UD (29-28, 29-28, 29-27)
ANDREWS PREDICTION: ANDERSON DOS SANTOS VIA SUBMISSION
Andrews: Ewell’s counterstrikes and takedown defence stifled Dos Santos. Good win.
BRYAN BARBERENA VS. RANDY BROWN
Nasty body shots!
Rudeboy @TouchNGo_ gets it done in round 3 #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/8VYcTfVeJR
— UFC (@ufc) June 23, 2019
WINNER: RANDY BROWN VIA TKO R3 2:54
ANDREWS PREDICTION: BRYAN BARBERENA VIA UD
Andrews: Great performance by Brown. I didn’t expect him to pepper Barberena like that.
MAIN EVENT
#5 RENATO MOICANO VS. #12 CHANG SUNG JUNG
The right hand that was the beginning of the end. #UFCGreenville pic.twitter.com/znmlJxrWXT
— UFC (@ufc) June 23, 2019
WINNER: CHAN SUNG JUNG VIA TKO R1 0:58
ANDREWS PREDICTION: RENATO MOICANO VIA UD
Andrews: Fantastic win by the Zombie. I was cage side way back when he beat Mark Hominick in 7 seconds and he bounces back in a similar way Saturday night. Awesome stuff.
