UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie

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UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie
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The poster for UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie.
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Promotion Ultimate Fighting Championship
DateFebruary 4, 2017 (2017-02-04)
Venue Toyota Center
City Houston, Texas
Attendance8,119 [1]
Total gate$611,133 [1]
Event chronology
UFC on Fox: Shevchenko vs. Peña UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie UFC 208: Holm vs. de Randamie

UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie (also known as UFC Fight Night 104) was a mixed martial arts event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship on February 4, 2017, at Toyota Center in Houston, Texas. [2]

Mixed martial arts full contact combat sport

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact combat sport that allows striking and grappling, both standing and on the ground, using techniques from various combat sports and martial arts. The first documented use of the term mixed martial arts was in a review of UFC 1 by television critic Howard Rosenberg in 1993. The term gained popularity when newfullcontact.com, then one of the largest websites covering the sport, hosted and republished the article. The question of who actually coined the term is subject to debate.

Ultimate Fighting Championship Mixed martial arts promoter based in Las Vegas

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Toyota Center Arena in Texas, United States

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Background

A featherweight bout between Dennis Bermudez and former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Chan Sung Jung served as the event headliner. [3] This was Jung's first bout since August 2013, as he returned from military service.

Dennis Bermudez American mixed martial arts fighter

Dennis Ross Bermudez is a retired American mixed martial artist who competed in the Featherweight division of the UFC. Bermudez has been a professional MMA competitor since 2009. He has made a name for himself mainly fighting on the east coast. He was a competitor on Spike TV's The Ultimate Fighter: Team Bisping vs. Team Miller.

Chan Sung Jung South Korean mixed martial artist

Jung Chan-sung is a South Korean mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently competing in the UFC's male Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2007, Jung has also formerly competed for the WEC, Pancrase, World Victory Road, and DEEP. His nickname, "(The) Korean Zombie" comes from his zombie-like ability to continue to move forward and fight aggressively, even after taking heavy blows. As of May 6, 2019, he is ranked #12 in the official UFC featherweight rankings.

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On January 19, the card suffered multiple changes due to injury: Evan Dunham and Johnny Case pulled out of their respective fights against Abel Trujillo and James Vick. Subsequently, Trujillo and Vick were booked to face each other. [9] Also, Sheldon Westcott was forced to withdraw from his bout against Alex Morono at the event. [10] He was replaced by Niko Price. [11]

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At the weigh-ins, Bec Rawlings came in at 117.5 lbs, over the women's strawweight limit of 116 lbs. As a result, Rawlings was fined 20% of her purse, which went to Tecia Torres and the bout proceeded as scheduled at catchweight. [15]

Results

Main Card (Fox Sports 1)
Weight classMethodRoundTimeNotes
Featherweight Chan Sung Jung def. Dennis Bermudez KO (punch)12:49
Women's Strawweight Felice Herrig def. Alexa Grasso Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 29-28, 30-27)35:00
Lightweight James Vick def. Abel Trujillo Submission (D'arce choke)30:49
Light Heavyweight Volkan Oezdemir def. Ovince Saint Preux Decision (split) (29-28, 28-29, 29-28)35:00
Heavyweight Marcel Fortuna def. Anthony Hamilton KO (punch)13:10
Women's Strawweight Jéssica Andrade def. Angela Hill Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Preliminary Card (Fox Sports 1)
Heavyweight Curtis Blaydes vs. Adam Milstead No Contest (overturned)20:59 [lower-alpha 1]
Featherweight Chas Skelly def. Chris Gruetzemacher Submission (rear-naked choke)22:01
Bantamweight Ricardo Ramos def. Michinori Tanaka Decision (unanimous) (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)35:00
Catchweight (117.5 lbs) Tecia Torres def. Bec Rawlings Decision (unanimous) (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)35:00
Preliminary Card (UFC Fight Pass)
Welterweight Niko Price vs. Alex Morono No Contest (overturned)25:00 [lower-alpha 2]
Light Heavyweight Khalil Rountree def.Daniel JollyKO (knee)10:52
  1. ↑ Originally a TKO (knee injury) win for Blaydes; overturned after he tested positive for marijuana.
  2. ↑ Originally a KO (punch) win for Price; overturned after he tested positive for marijuana.

[16]

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded $50,000 bonuses: [17]

Aftermath

Niko Price, Curtis Blaydes and Abel Trujillo all tested positive for marijuana in in-competition drug tests. All three have been suspended 90 days and fined $1,000 by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR), sources said. Despite their test failures for marijuana, none are facing any sanctions from USADA, as it only suspends fighters for cannabis if their drug test comes back with more than 150 ng/ml of the substance’s metabolites. Victories by Price and Blaydes have been overturned to no contests. [18]

On April 5, it was announced that Ledet accepted a four-month USADA's sanction for an anti-doping policy violation following an out-of-competition test conducted on January 12. He tested positive for 5α-androst-1-ene-3α-ol-17-one, a metabolite of 1-testosterone and 1-androstenedione. He provided USADA with an open container of a dietary supplement product he was using at the time of the relevant sample collection, which he had also declared on his sample collection paperwork and researched before using. The testing conclusively confirmed that the supplement Ledet was using at the time of his positive test was contaminated with 1-androstenedione. The period of ineligibility began on February 1, 2017, the date on which he was provisionally suspended from competition. [19]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2017-02-05). "UFC Fight Night 104 draws announced attendance of 8,119 for gate north of $600,000". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  2. ↑ Dann Stupp (2016-11-06). "UFC Fight Night and Super Bowl LI will share a weekend in Houston". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-11-06.
  3. ↑ Ariel Helwani (2016-12-02). "Chan Sung Jung vs. Dennis Bermudez targeted for Super Bowl weekend headliner". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-12-02.
  4. ↑ Staff (2016-09-08). "With Trujillo out vs. Evan Dunham next week in Texas, UFC turning to a former WSOF champion". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  5. ↑ Thomas Gerbasi (2016-12-03). "The Korean Zombie headlines UFC return to Houston". ufc.com. Retrieved 2016-12-04.
  6. ↑ Gabriel Carvalho (2016-12-07). "Angela Hill replaces Moroz and faces Jéssica Andrade at UFC 207" (in Portuguese). olimpomma.com. Retrieved 2016-12-07.
  7. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2016-12-13). "Hill's UFC return on hold due to USADA rule". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2016-12-13.
  8. ↑ Robert Sargent (2017-01-16). "Jéssica Andrade vs Angela Hill planned for UFC Fight Night 104". mmarising.com. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
  9. ↑ Newswire (2017-01-19). "After injuries to original opponents, James Vick and Abel Trujillo fight in Houston". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  10. ↑ John Morgan (2017-01-19). "Sheldon Westcott out at UFC Fight Night 104, Alex Morono needs welterweight opponent in Houston". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-19.
  11. ↑ Staff (2017-01-24). "Niko Price replaces Sheldon Westcott at UFC Fight Night 104 in Houston". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-24.
  12. ↑ Staff (2017-01-21). "Ovince Saint Preux gets new opponent – UFC's first Switzerland native – for UFC Fight Night 104". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  13. ↑ Fernando Quiles Jr. (2017-01-26). "Justin Ledet off UFC Fight Night card in Houston with an injury". mmanews.com. Retrieved 2017-01-26.
  14. ↑ UFC press release (2017-02-01). "UFC statement on Justin Ledet". ufc.com. Retrieved 2017-02-01.
  15. ↑ Staff (2017-02-03). "UFC Fight Night 104 weigh-in results: Bermudez (145.5) and Jung (145.5) official, Rawlings off mark". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-03.
  16. ↑ "UFC Fight Night: Bermudez vs. Korean Zombie". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2016-12-03.
  17. ↑ Staff (2017-02-05). "UFC Fight Night 104 bonuses: 'Korean Zombie' among extra $50,000 winners". mmajunkie.com. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
  18. ↑ Marc Raimondi (2017-03-17). "Three fighters test positive for marijuana at UFC Fight Night 104". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
  19. ↑ Staff (2017-04-05). "UFC athlete, Justin Ledet, accepts sanction for anti-doping policy violation". ufc.usada.org. Retrieved 2017-04-06.
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