Tonight’s UFC Fight Night 139 event in Denver was headlined by a key featherweight bout featuring “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung taking on Yair Rodriguez.<\/p>\n
Jung was initially slated to face former lightweight title holder Frankie Edgar<\/a> at tonight’s UFC Denver event, but “The Answer” was forced to pullout due to injury.<\/p>\n Prior to tonight, \u201cThe Korean Zombie\u201d had not stepped foot inside the octagon since February of 2017, when he returned from a multi-year hiatus and knocked out Dennis Bermudez<\/a>. Chan Sung Jung entered the UFC Denver main event with an overall record of 14-4.<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Yair Rodriguez (10-2 MMA) returned for the first time since UFC 211<\/a> in May of 2017, where he suffered a second-round TKO loss to the aforementioned Frankie Edgar.<\/p>\n Prior to the setback, “El Pantera<\/a>” had reeled off eight wins in a row, which included victories over BJ Penn and Alex Caceres.<\/p>\n Tonight’s UFC Denver main event exceeded expectations as The Korean Zombie and Yair Rodriguez went to absolute was for 24 minutes and 59 seconds.<\/p>\n In literally the final second of the fight, “El Pantera” landed a spectacular elbow that sent The Korean Zombie crashing face first into the canvas for the knockout victory.<\/p>\n Check out how the pros reacted to the spectacular UFC Denver main event below.<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/TonyFergusonXT\/status\/1061504898141835265<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoshEmmettUFC\/status\/1061504716293627905<\/p>\n https:\/\/twitter.com\/TSPMMA115\/status\/1061504568758943745<\/p>\n When that clock is ticking…ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN! https:\/\/t.co\/u61yAXEI7T<\/a><\/p>\n — Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) November 11, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n