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Renato Moicano coach ‘flabbergasted’ by Korean Zombie loss
In the main event of Saturday’s UFC Greenville card, Renato Moicano sought to rebound from a TKO loss to Jose Aldo with a big win over fan favorite “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung. Regrettably for the Brazilian and his team, this fight went quite disastrously, as he was put down by a volley of […]
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What’s next for ‘The Korean Zombie’ and Renato Moicano after UFC Greenville?
The Octagon made its debut in South Carolina last night with UFC Greenville. In the main event, Chan Sung Jung, AKA “The Korean Zombie” was back after the last second knockout loss he suffered to Yair Rodriguez in November. He was taking on Brazil’s Renato Moicano, who was coming off of a TKO loss to […]
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Pros react to Korean Zombie stopping Renato Moicano at UFC Greenville
A key featherweight contest between perennial division contenders the Korean Zombie and Renato Moicano headlined tonight’s UFC Greenville event. Chan Sung Jung (14-5 MMA), aka The Korean Zombie, returned to action for the first time since suffering a brutal last-second knockout loss to Yair Rodriguez at November’s UFC Anniversary event Denver. Prior to his shocking […]
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UFC Greenville Results: Korean Zombie stops Renato Moicano in Round 1 (VIDEO)
A key featherweight contest between perennial division contenders the Korean Zombie and Renato Moicano headlined tonight’s UFC Greenville event. Chan Sung Jung (14-5 MMA), aka The Korean Zombie, returns to action for the first time since suffering a brutal last second knockout loss to Yair Rodriguez at UFC Denver. Prior to the devastating setback, Jung […]
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UFC Greenville weigh-in results: Korean Zombie, Renato Moicano on point
Tomorrow night, the UFC will return to our screens with the interesting looking UFC Greenville card. The card will be topped by a featherweight contender bout between undead star “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung, and Brazilian finisher Renato Moicano. Both men will be looking to rebound from recent stoppage losses, as The Korean Zombie […]
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UFC Greenville | Pro fighters make their picks for Renato Moicano vs. Korean Zombie
The Octagon heads to South Carolina for UFC Greenville this Saturday. In the main event, Renato Moicano is taking on Chan Sung Jung aka “The Korean Zombie”. There, both fighters are looking to get back into the win column after recent losses. Ahead of the fight, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get […]
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UFC Greenville | Renato Moicano prepared to finish Korean Zombie and get back into the win column
Renato Moicano is set to headline his first-ever UFC card this Saturday at UFC Greenville. The Brazilian is taking on Chan Sung Jung, AKA “The Korean Zombie” in a pivotal featherweight bout. Moicano is coming off of a TKO loss to Jose Aldo, which snapped his two-fight winning streak. Although the 30-year-old lost to the […]
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Renato Moicano wanted Zabit Magomedsharipov before accepting fight with Korean Zombie
Renato Moicano will be returning to the Octagon on June 22 in the main event of the UFC’s first event in Greenville, South Carolina. When Moicano steps into the Octagon, standing across from him will be “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung, who was not the Brazilian’s first choice of who he wanted to fight. […]
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Korean Zombie vs. Renato Moicano Agreed To For UFC Greenville
In need of bigger names to spice up their South Carolina debut, the UFC has reportedly turned to “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and Renato Moicano. Raphael Marinho, of Brazilian outlet Combate, is reporting the two featherweights have verbally agreed to meet at UFC Greenville on June 22. The report also says it’s uncertain […]
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If Jose Aldo can’t fight at UFC 237, Renato Moicano willing to step in
If Jose Aldo can’t compete at UFC 237, a former opponent is willing to replace him. Renato Moicano spoke with MMAJunkierecently and said that if Aldo – who was recently admitted to the hospital for a bacterial infection – is forced to withdraw from his fight against Alexander Volkanovski on May 11 that he’d be […]
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EXCLUSIVE | Renato Moicano talks Aldo loss, targets Ortega rematch at UFC 237
Renato Moicano was very close to a featherweight title shot. All he needed to do was defeat former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo. Well, as we know, that is a lot easier said than done. The two met in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza. Moicano had some success in the first round, however, Aldo […]
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Renato Moicano protests Jose Aldo stoppage
Last weekend, in the co-main event of the exciting UFC Fortaleza card, streaking featherweight contender Renato Moicano took on one of the toughest challenges of his impressive career as he battled former UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo Jr. Unfortunately for Moicano and his growing fanbase, Aldo proved to be a bit too much too soon. […]
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Jose Aldo issued classy apology to Renato Moicano after UFC Fortaleza
Last Saturday night, in the co-main event of UFC Fortaleza, former UFC featherweight champ Jose Aldo stepped into the cage with a fellow Brazilian in Renato Moicano. Aldo looked every bit an MMA great in this fight, thumping Moicano to a second-round TKO victory. While this was the outcome he sought, however, he did not […]
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What’s next for UFC Fortaleza main and co-main event fighters?
On Saturday night, the UFC made it’s first stop of the year in Brazil with the 13-fight UFC Fortaleza card. Headlining the card was a battle of two top bantamweight contenders in Raphael Assuncao and Marlon Moraes. Ultimately, Moraes submitted Assuncao in the first round to become the clear cut number one contender in the […]
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UFC Fortaleza Results: Jose Aldo TKO’s Renato Moicano (Video)
A key featherweight bout between former division champion Jose Aldo and surging contender Renato Moicano co-headlined tonight’s UFC Fortaleza event. Renato Moicano entered tonight’s contest on a two fight win streak, his latest being a submission victory over Cub Swanson. Meanwhile, Jose Aldo was last seen in action at July’s UFC on FOX event in […]
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EXCLUSIVE | For Renato Moicano, fighting Jose Aldo ‘means everything’
Renato Moicano is a rising star in the UFC’s featherweight division. He’s been with the UFC since 2014 and has gone 5-1 during that time with his only loss coming against Brian Ortega. Since the loss to Ortega, Moicano defeated Calvin Kattar and Cub Swanson to then become the backup fighter for the UFC 231 […]
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UFC Fortaleza gets clash between Jose Aldo and Renato Moicano
The UFC’s second show on ESPN+ in Fortaleza, Brazil looks to be shaping up as a great one. Already having had a plethora of good fights announced, another very exciting one has joined the mix between top Brazilians at 145-pounds. Initially reported by MMAJunkie, the matchup between former featherweight king Jose Aldo (27-4) and rising contender […]
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Artem Lobov calls out Renato Moicano for short-notice UFC 231 scrap
Earlier this week, it was announced that streaking UFC featherweight contender Renato Moicano will be flown into Toronto for UFC 231, and kept at the ready in the event that featherweight champ Max Holloway or undefeated challenger Brian Ortega is unable to make it to the cage for the card’s headlining bout. While this means […]
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Renato Moicano to serve as alternate for Max Holloway vs. Brian Ortega fight
If UFC featherweight champ Max Holloway or undefeated challenger Brian Ortega isn’t able to make it to the cage for their anticipated UFC 231 main event title fight, Renato Moicano will be called up to step in and replace the absent fighter. The streaking Brazilian featherweight contender will fly to Toronto, the card’s host city, […]
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Mirsad Bektic off UFC 231 due to injury, new opponent sought for Renato Moicano
Next month’s UFC 231 pay-per-view card has taken its first hit. Featherweight Mirsad Bektic has been removed from the card due to injury. As a result the UFC is currently looking for a new opponent for Renato Moicano. Nolan King of FloCombat was the first to report the news. Mirsad Bektic (13-1) was heading into […]
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Renato Moicano vs Mirsad Bektic added to UFC 231, Moicano expects to be main event alternate
It was reported earlier this month that the surging top featherweight contender Renato “Moicano” Carneiro (13-1-1) was to face Chad Mendes for his next time out. That, however, appears to no longer be the case. Combate has now reported that the currently No. 4 ranked contender Moicano will now be facing off against a fellow rising contender, […]
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Renato Moicano vs Chad Mendes in the works for UFC 231
The featherweight division is has gotten plenty good over the years and there are several current top fighters that display why. Multiple of those fighters will be competing on December 8 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. MMA Brasil has reported that a second high caliber 145-pound matchup is now in the works for UFC 231 as rising […]
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Renato Moicano still chasing fight with “idol” Jose Aldo
Earlier this month, in the wake of his first-round submission of Cub Swanson, surging Brazilian featherweight contender Renato Moicano called for a fight with former champion Jose Aldo. From the sounds of it, this is still a fight that Moicano wants, even though he considers Aldo a person hero. “He’s an idol in Brazil, he’s […]
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Renato Moicano issues respectful callout of “legend” Jose Aldo
When UFC featherweight champion Max Holloway is ready to return to action, he will almost certainly return to a title defense opposite top contender Brian Ortega. That means that surging Brazilian contender Renato Moicano is going to have to wait before he gets his desired shot at the champion. In the meantime, Moicano is hoping […]