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[이데일리 스타in 이석무 기자] Korean’s first UFC light heavyweight fighter Jeong Daun (28, Korean Top Team) showed off his overwhelming skills and achieved his third UFC victory.
On the 11th (hereinafter referred to as Korean time), Daun Jung is the general martial arts competition’UFC ON ABC 2: VETTORI VS.’ held at UFC Apex, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. HOLLAND’ light heavyweight (-93kg) 3 minutes in the 3rd round, William Knight (33, USA) was unilaterally driven throughout the game, and all the referees won the same decision (30-26, 30-26, 30-27).
With this, Jung-Dan has run 3 consecutive wins (excluding 1 draw) since his UFC debut in 2019. His career record was 14 wins, 1 draw and 2 losses.
With this victory, Jung-Dan has certainly established himself as an expectation of the UFC light heavyweight. In addition, it has prepared a foothold to climb into the weight class rankings. Prior to this game, Jung Daun signed a renewal contract with the UFC in terms of playing four games.
Jeong-Dan, who won two consecutive finish wins after his UFC debut in 2019, ended last year in a game against Sam Alby (USA), and the rise was weakened by a draw after a struggle. However, with the skills developed in this game, he won overwhelming victory and blew away the regrets of the last draw.
Originally, Jung Daun was going to face off against a Russian player. However, when the player did not get a U.S. visa, his opponent was changed to knight three weeks before the tournament. Knight was a strong player with a record of 9 wins and 1 loss before this game and three consecutive wins.
Jeong-Dan, a 193cm tall man, competed in the game with an advantage of 15cm taller than a 178cm knight. Jeong-down continued the search battle by exchanging leg kicks with the knight in the first round of the first round.
The short knight caught Jeong-down and tried to take it down. However, Jung-Dan rather rebounded from the timing of the opponent’s arrival. Then, after occupying a higher position on the ground, he accumulated points with a pounding punch.
Jeong-down maintained an advantageous position while checking the knight trying to escape from the bottom. When the knight barely got up, Jeong-down walked on his leg again, dragged the game to the ground, and continued his elbow attack.
The first round was a round where Jung-Down certainly overwhelmed. When the knight finished the round, he was tired.
Even in the second round, Jung-Dan didn’t rush and took a leg kick while keeping the distance. Knight also attacked Jeong-Dan with a leg kick. Then Jung-down connected with a clinch and succeeded in takedown, creating an advantageous situation.
Jung-Dan caught the knight from behind and then calmly fought on the ground. After getting on the knight’s back, he kept throwing a pounding punch. The knight was just being helplessly crushed underneath. Knight’s nose was bleeding severely. The second round was more unilateral than the first round.
Jeong-down, who kept the dominance until the second round, succeeded in a takedown in the third round, and then attacked the knight on the ground. Rather than forcefully aiming for KO or submission, I spent time maintaining an advantageous position.
Jung Daun, who finished the game without much damage until the third round, smiled brightly when his hand raised at the decision announcement. All three assistant referees gave Jeong-Down a higher score with 30-26, 30-26, and 30-27.
In an interview with the local broadcaster after the match, Jung Daun said, “Wrestling was so messy in the last Sam Alvision match,” and “I practiced a lot in the team to show that I can wrestle well this time.”
When former heavyweight champion Daniel Komier, who served as a local broadcast commentator, praised him for having’entered the light heavyweight ranking in front of his eyes’, Jung Daun emphasized, “I just want to work hard,” saying, “I can fight with any player.”