UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige

UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige
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Information
Promotion	Ultimate Fighting Championship
Date	June 19, 2021 (2021-06-19)
Venue	UFC Apex
City	Enterprise, Nevada, United States
Attendance	None (behind closed doors) [1]
Event chronology
UFC 263: Adesanya vs. Vettori 2 UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige UFC Fight Night: Gane vs. Volkov

UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige (also known as UFC on ESPN 25 and UFC Vegas 29) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 19, 2021 at the UFC Apex facility in Enterprise, Nevada, part of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Area, United States. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

A featherweight bout between former UFC Featherweight Championship challenger Chan Sung Jung and Dan Ige served as the event headliner. ^[4]

A welterweight bout between Tim Means and Danny Roberts was briefly linked to the event. ^[5] However, Roberts was removed from the pairing by the promotion in the days leading up to the event due to COVID-19 protocols, while Means was rebooked a week later against Nicolas Dalby. ^[6]

A flyweight bout between Tagir Ulanbekov and Tyson Nam was expected to take place at the event. ^[7] However, the bout was never officially announced by the promotion and the matchup did not take place on the card due to a recent undisclosed illness for Ulanbekov. ^[8]

Results

Main card (ESPN2 / ESPN+)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Chan Sung Jung	def.	Dan Ige	Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00
Heavyweight	Serghei Spivac	def.	Aleksei Oleinik	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Marlon Vera	def.	Davey Grant	Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 30–26)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Seung Woo Choi	def.	Julian Erosa	TKO (punches)	1	1:37
Middleweight	Bruno Silva	def.	Wellington Turman	KO (punches)	1	4:45
Welterweight	Matt Brown	def.	Dhiego Lima	KO (punch)	2	3:02
Preliminary card
Light Heavyweight	Nicolae Negumereanu	def.	Aleksa Camur	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Strawweight	Virna Jandiroba	def.	Kanako Murata	TKO (arm injury)	2	5:00
Welterweight	Khaos Williams	def.	Matthew Semelsberger	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Josh Parisian	def.	Roque Martinez	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Ricky Glenn	def.	Joaquim Silva	KO (punches)	1	0:37
Women's Flyweight	Casey O'Neill	def.	Lara Procópio	Technical Submission (rear-naked choke)	3	2:54

^[9]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses. ^[10]

• Fight of the Night: Marlon Vera vs. Davey Grant
• Performance of the Night: Seung Woo Choi and Matt Brown

See also

• Martial Arts portal

• List of UFC events
• List of current UFC fighters
• 2021 in UFC

References

1. Mike Bohn (June 20, 2021). "UFC on ESPN 25 post-event facts: Matt Brown ties all-time octagon knockout record". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved June 22, 2021.
2. Brett Okamoto (April 3, 2021). "Sources: Chan Sung Jung, Dan Ige to headline UFC Fight Night event on June 19". espn.com. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
3. Danny Segura (May 11, 2021). "Nevada approves three June UFC Fight Night events in Las Vegas". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved May 11, 2021.
4. Mike Bohn (April 3, 2021). "'The Korean Zombie' vs. Dan Ige set for UFC Fight Night main event June 19". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
5. Alexander K. Lee (May 24, 2021). "Tim Means vs. Danny Roberts announced for June 19 UFC event". mmafighting.com. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
6. Staff (June 15, 2021). "UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige updates". ufc.com. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
7. Nolan King and John Morgan (March 24, 2021). "Tagir Ulanbekov to fight Tyson Nam at UFC event on June 19". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
8. Harkin, Jamie (August 13, 2022). "MMA Twitter Reacts To Tyson Nam's Flawlessly Timed KO Of Osbourne". MMA News | UFC News, Results & Interviews. Retrieved March 11, 2024.
9. "UFC on ESPN: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved May 3, 2021.
10. Steven Marrocco (June 19, 2021). "UFC Vegas 29 bonuses: Marlon Vera vs. Davey Grant gets 'Fight of the Night'". mmafighting.com. Retrieved June 20, 2021.