{"id":221341,"date":"2017-02-05T07:00:20","date_gmt":"2017-02-05T15:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=221341"},"modified":"2017-02-05T07:00:20","modified_gmt":"2017-02-05T15:00:20","slug":"korean-zombie-drew-inspiration-dominick-cruz-ahead-comeback-fight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chan-sung-jung-the-korean-zombie\/korean-zombie-drew-inspiration-dominick-cruz-ahead-comeback-fight\/","title":{"rendered":"Korean Zombie drew inspiration from Dominick Cruz ahead of comeback fight"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, in the main event of the UFC\u2019s latest trip to Houston, fan favorite featherweight Chan Sung Jung<\/a> \u2013 better known by his monicker \u201cThe Korean Zombie\u201d \u2013 stepped back into the cage after a hiatus of more than three years. He did so against long-time featherweight contender and Ultimate Fighter runner-up Dennis Bermudez.<\/p>\n

Despite his long time away from the cage, the Korean Zombie looked incredible in his anticipated comeback fight, baiting his foe into a brawl, where he ultimately clubbed him with a beautifully-timed uppercut for a first-round knockout win<\/a>. The ring rust that so many worried he’d have to cope with was nowhere to be seen.<\/p>\n

Shortly after his thrilling return to action, the Korean featherweight took to Twitter to explain his apparent lack of ring rust. Apparently, he drew inspiration from some comments from former bantamweight champion Dominick Cruz, who famously returned from a similarly long layoff to reclaim the bantamweight title in early 2016.<\/p>\n

Cruz has said on many occasions<\/a> in the past that ring rust<\/a> is not a real thing, and that any perceived ring rust is actually just mental weakness.<\/p>\n

\u201cI tried to explain there\u2019s no such thing as rust,” he said shortly after reclaiming the bantamweight title in early 2016. “How much have I said that? There\u2019s only rust if you don\u2019t train enough. Remember, ring rust is nothing more than mental weakness.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Korean Zombie, apparently, took these words to heart.<\/p>\n

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@DominickCruz<\/a> The things that you said in your press conference about ring rust really inspired me. Thank you!<\/p>\n

— Chan Sung Jung (@KoreanZombieMMA) February 5, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n