UFC Houston brings the return of the Korean Zombie and a chance for Jéssica Bate-Estaca

Jung (left) returns against Bermudez (right) (PHOTO: Jeff Bottari/Getty Images)

UFC Houston this Saturday (04) is a guarantee of fun, as it features the return of one of the most exciting fighters in MMA after more than three years of “forced” absence. Chan sung jung, known as Korean zombie, returns to Ultimate after completing mandatory military service in South Korea and faces Dennis Bermudez in a featherweight duel in the main event of the event.

In addition, the program also features three Brazilians: Jessica Andrade, Marcel Fortuna and Ricardo Carcacinha. The strawweight should get a title shot if he goes through Angela Hill. Heavyweight Fortuna and bantamweight Carcacinha make their Octagon debuts, facing Anthony Hamilton and Michinori Tanaka, respectively.

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Jung x Bermudez

Former UFC featherweight title challenger (up to 66 kg.), Jung gave trouble to José Aldo at UFC 163, in August 2013, but suffered a shoulder problem and ended up being knocked out. This was his last fight, but before facing the Brazilian, Zumbi showed that he is one of the big names in the division, submitting Dustin poirier and Leonard Garcia and knocking out Mark hominick in just seven seconds.

The South Korean is so well regarded by the UFC that, upon his return, he will soon face another big name in the featherweight division: Dennis Bermudez. The North American is ninth in the category ranking and comes from two brutal victories, although both by decision: he dominated Tatsuya Kawajiri and the Brazilian Ron Jason.

Jessica Bate-Estaca x Hill

Before the main fight of UFC Houston, the Brazilian Jessica Stacker You have a unique chance: if you win Angela Hill, she should be the next to try to take the belt from the strawweight champion Joanna Jedrzejczyk. It's no easy task, as the American returns to the UFC full of morale. After being removed from the event, Hill found herself in Invicta (a kind of satellite promotion of Ultimate that only promotes women's fights), becoming strawweight champion.

However, Jéssica is full of morale after two big victories in her two fights in the new division. After getting off the rooster, the Brazilian knocked out Jessica penne, Jedrzejczyk's former challenger, and submitted Joanne calderwood.

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In addition to Bate-Estaca x Hill, another strawweight duel promises to be exciting. The Mexican Alexa grasso, who also came from Invicta, faces the veteran Felice herrig, in a duel of muses. Grasso is seen as one of the great promises of women's MMA and, if she passes the North American, she can now dream of greater heights.

At light heavyweight, the former interim title challenger Ovince St Preux tries to get back into the win column, after two consecutive defeats, to Jon Jones and Jimi Manuwa. He faces Volkan oezdemir, debuting at the event and with a respectable record of eight wins and just one defeat.

Check out the UFC Houston technical sheet below:

DATE AND TIME: 04/02/2017, from 22pm (Brasília time)

PLACE: Toyota Center, Houston, United States

STREAMING: Combat Channel

MAIN CARD
Feather weight: Dennis Bermudez x Chan sung jung
Straw weight: Alexa grasso x Felice herrig
Lightweight: Abel Trujillo x James Vick
Light Heavyweight: Ovince St Preux x Volkan oezdemir
Heavyweight: Anthony Hamilton x Marcel fortune
Straw weight: Jessica Stacker x Angela Hill

PRELIMINARY CARD
Heavyweight: Adam Milstead x Curtis blaydes
Featherweight: Chas Skelly x Chris Gruetzemacher
Bantamweight: Ricardo Carcacinha x Michinori Tanaka
Straw weight: Tecia torres x Bec Rawlings
Welterweight Weight: alex morono x Niko Price
Light heavyweight: Daniel Jolly x Khalil rountree