{"id":325414,"date":"2019-09-15T14:50:48","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T21:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=325414"},"modified":"2019-09-15T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T21:50:48","slug":"the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega&#8217;s challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The Korean Zombie&#8217; responds to Brian Ortega&#8217;s call out for a featherweight fight this year.<\/p>\n<p>The pair are targeted for a throw down at UFC 244 or UFC 245. Brian Ortega is ready to return to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufc.com\">Octagon<\/a> and vindicate his last loss. He fought featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 231 in 2018 but lost during the fourth round.<\/p>\n<p>Despite being out of the Octagon for almost a year, Ortega is ready to dispel any ring rust and defeat Chan Sung Jung in the process. He challenged the Korean native to a fight later this year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fight isn\u2019t official yet, but it\u2019s one I\u2019m interested in,\u201d Ortega <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/exclusive-interviews\/brian-ortega-the-korean-zombie-is-due-for-another-l\/\">told Tom Taylor<\/a> at BJPENN.com regarding the match-up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s coming off an impressive win against [Renato] Moicano, but if you look at his last five fights, it\u2019s win, loss, win, loss, win. Looks like he\u2019s due for another L.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ortega is ready to get back on a winning streak and is focusing on training.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not looking ahead to anything but my next fight and staying in shape with a daily training regimen,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m zeroed in on my current training right now.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Octagon is where I belong. I\u2019m ready to get back in sooner rather than later and get back to my winning ways.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Korean Zombie has a chequered record in the UFC. He lost to Yair Rodriguez and Jose Aldo via KO\/TKO but has also beaten notable contenders, including Dustin Poirier via submission. He is still riding off the success of his last fight, an <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chan-sung-jung-the-korean-zombie\/ufc-greenville-results-korean-zombie-stops-renato-moicano-in-round-1-video\/\">explosive first-round KO victory<\/a> over Renato Moicano. Chan Sung Jung is confident he can regain his winning streak against Ortega in his next bout. He responded:<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/B2Zk5pNlfPL\/<\/p>\n<p>The Korean Zombie said on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\">Instagram<\/a>, &#8220;If you want, anywhere.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>UFC 244 is scheduled for Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday 2nd November. It is headlined by Jorge Masvidal vs Nate Diaz who will fight it out for the &#8216;<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/nate-diaz-set-to-defend-his-bmf-belt-in-the-main-event-of-ufc-244-against-jorge-masvidal\/\">Baddest Motherfu*** Title<\/a>&#8216;. Alternatively, Ortega could collide with the Korean native at UFC 245 on Saturday, 14 December 2019.<\/p>\n<p>Who do you think would take home victory in a featherweight bout between Brian Ortega and The Korean Zombie? Sound off in the comments below!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8216;The Korean Zombie&#8217; responds to Brian Ortega&#8217;s call out for a featherweight fight this year. The pair are targeted for a throw down at UFC 244 or UFC 245. Brian Ortega is ready to return to the Octagon and vindicate his last loss. He fought featherweight champion Max Holloway at UFC 231 in 2018 but [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":54472,"featured_media":319515,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[39410,10250,39610,53692,54125],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega&#039;s challenge | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung responds to Brian Ortega&#039;s call out for a featherweight fight at UFC 244 or UFC 245 in Las Vegas.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega&#039;s challenge | BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung responds to Brian Ortega&#039;s call out for a featherweight fight at UFC 244 or UFC 245 in Las Vegas.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"| BJPenn.com\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bjpenn\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brian-Ortega-Korean-Zombie.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"696\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"399\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Natasha Hooper\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@bjpenndotcom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@bjpenndotcom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Natasha Hooper\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Natasha Hooper\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/person\/6afee226d3c5a7d8ae115ba73b6c429e\"},\"headline\":\"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega&#8217;s challenge\",\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/\"},\"wordCount\":391,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"Brian Ortega\",\"Chan Sung Jung 'The Korean Zombie'\",\"UFC\",\"UFC 244\",\"UFC 245\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2019\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/\",\"name\":\"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega's challenge | BJPenn.com\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00\",\"description\":\"The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung responds to Brian Ortega's call out for a featherweight fight at UFC 244 or UFC 245 in Las Vegas.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"MMA News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"UFC\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":4,\"name\":\"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega&#8217;s challenge\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\",\"name\":\"| BJPenn.com\",\"description\":\"MMA &amp; UFC News, Results &amp; Fight Videos\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization\",\"name\":\"| BJPenn.com\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bj_penn_logo_amp.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bj_penn_logo_amp.png\",\"width\":600,\"height\":148,\"caption\":\"| BJPenn.com\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/bjpenn\",\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bjpenn\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/bjpenndotcom\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/0fficialbjpenn\",\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bjpenn\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bjpenndotcom\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/person\/6afee226d3c5a7d8ae115ba73b6c429e\",\"name\":\"Natasha Hooper\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/natasha-hooper\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega's challenge | BJPenn.com","description":"The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung responds to Brian Ortega's call out for a featherweight fight at UFC 244 or UFC 245 in Las Vegas.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega's challenge | BJPenn.com","og_description":"The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung responds to Brian Ortega's call out for a featherweight fight at UFC 244 or UFC 245 in Las Vegas.","og_url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/","og_site_name":"| BJPenn.com","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bjpenn","article_published_time":"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00","og_image":[{"width":696,"height":399,"url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/Brian-Ortega-Korean-Zombie.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Natasha Hooper","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@bjpenndotcom","twitter_site":"@bjpenndotcom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Natasha Hooper","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/"},"author":{"name":"Natasha Hooper","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/person\/6afee226d3c5a7d8ae115ba73b6c429e"},"headline":"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega&#8217;s challenge","datePublished":"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/"},"wordCount":391,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization"},"articleSection":["Brian Ortega","Chan Sung Jung 'The Korean Zombie'","UFC","UFC 244","UFC 245"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2019","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/","url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/","name":"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega's challenge | BJPenn.com","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#website"},"datePublished":"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00","dateModified":"2019-09-15T21:50:48+00:00","description":"The Korean Zombie, Chan Sung Jung responds to Brian Ortega's call out for a featherweight fight at UFC 244 or UFC 245 in Las Vegas.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/the-korean-zombie-responds-to-brian-ortegas-challenge\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"MMA News","item":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"UFC","item":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":4,"name":"The Korean Zombie responds to Brian Ortega&#8217;s challenge"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#website","url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/","name":"| BJPenn.com","description":"MMA &amp; UFC News, Results &amp; Fight Videos","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#organization","name":"| BJPenn.com","url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bj_penn_logo_amp.png","contentUrl":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/bj_penn_logo_amp.png","width":600,"height":148,"caption":"| BJPenn.com"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/instagram.com\/bjpenn","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/bjpenn","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/bjpenndotcom\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/0fficialbjpenn","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bjpenn","https:\/\/twitter.com\/bjpenndotcom"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/#\/schema\/person\/6afee226d3c5a7d8ae115ba73b6c429e","name":"Natasha Hooper","url":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/natasha-hooper\/"}]}},"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325414"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/54472"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=325414"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/325414\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/319515"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=325414"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=325414"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=325414"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}