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Sound the alarm. It’s time for another korean zombie fighting night.
In regards to Dan Ige, a featherweight competitor who has had success in one of MMA’s busiest divisions, Chan Sung Jung has established himself as a long-time date viewer and Saturday’s UFC Vegas 29 main event should be no different. This is Jung’s eighth consecutive event, dating back to 2012.
Treasure these moments, as Young admitted that his recent loss to Brian Ortega left a kernel of doubt in his mind that he might not continue to fight, and while it might just be a passing thought, it’s a reminder that Young is nearing the end of his career from the middle. Given that we’ll likely see another war with Ige tonight, who knows how many of those Jung have left in his legendary career?
Speaking of legendary heavyweight serving specialist Alexei Oleinik, he is seeking his 60th MMA win in the co-main event when he faces Serghei Spivac. Spivac, 17 years younger than Oleinik, has had consecutive wins and three in his last four matches. A victory over Oleinik would put Spivac in front of potential teammates and once again prevent Oleinik from achieving a rare feat. Will Oleinik make it through, or will he eventually have to win the big 6-0 outside of the UFC?
In another main card move, bantamweights Marlon Vera and Davey Grant meet in a five-year rematch, featherweights Julian Erosa and Seungwoo Choi look to keep their winning streaks alive, and Wellington Turman welcomes Bruno Silva to the UFC in a middleweight bout , veteran welterweight Matt Brown makes his UFC 28th appearance when battling Dhiego Lima.
What: UFC Vegas 29
Venue: UFC APEX, Las Vegas
When: Saturday, June 19. The event kicks off with a six-game preliminary card on ESPN+ and ESPN2 at 4 PM ET, followed by a six-game main card at 7 PM ET also on ESPN+ and ESPN2.
Chan Sung Joong vs. Dan Egg
We got to a point with Dan Ige where it wasn’t crazy talking when he said he’d welcome a fight with Chan Seung-jung. I mean, it’s crazy to want to trade shots with The Korean Zombie, but that’s not an unrealistic path to victory for Ige anymore.
Long known for his wrestling, Ige has really wrapped up his backup game, not only developing a legitimate KO strength but proving that he can win a smart fight as well. He’s gone toe-to-toe with zombies like Calvin Kathar, Edson Barbosa, and Mirsad Pectic and lived to tell us about it. But Jung is a different beast.
Deliberately going to war with Jung is not smart. Brian Ortega and Jose Aldo, the two fighters who defeated Young, did not. They surpassed him in action and outnumbered him in maneuverability. Yair Rodriguez got into a bombshell fest with Jung, but only survived that fight with a win after landing the craziest beater in MMA history. When Jung fights, he usually wins.
So I hope for Ige, he’s only talking himself about the possibility of something going wrong with his standing position or he’s playing mind games. Either way, his best path to victory is likely to be to use enough hits to keep Jung honest, thwart him against the fence, and bring the fight to the ground where he can at least neutralize Jung for the sake of extensions.
Much easier said than done, so I’ll get the most obvious result here: Jung and Egg throw three rounds before Jung finds the finish point in the fourth or fifth round.
Choose: Jung
Alexei Oleinik vs Sergey Spivak
How do you deal with this if you are a young Sergey Spivak? On the one hand, a large part of your game depends on taking down your opponents and hitting them with ground and pounds or softening them for serve.
On the other hand, you are fighting Alexei and he is freaking out Oleinik.
Trying to outsmart Oleinik has never worked out for anyone, so Spivac needs to prioritize beating him over wrestling. He’s been a bit hesitant to pull the trigger since joining the UFC two years ago, but the potential for the quick hit is there. He must try to emulate the game plan of the former fighters to defeat Oleinik, Chris Daukaus and Derrick Lewis, and get out of the firing gates.
Oleinik usually knows how to take advantage of opponents who are overly aggressive, pulling them to the rug whether they want to fight on the ground or not and work their submissive magic from there. So Spivak must be clever in pressing his favor, lest he be dissected by a systematic Olinic grappling.
Spivac has a lot of potential and is another big hurdle standing in Oleinik’s way to 60 wins although the match isn’t terrible for Oleinik in terms of style. However, Spivac should score a knockout here.
Choose: Spivac
Marlon Vera vs Davey Grant
It will be 2021 exactly for Marlon Vera to become the next victim of Davey “English Justin Gaethje” Grant’s knockout.
Seriously, what happened to Grant? Injuries plagued him for years, and now at 35, he’s suddenly a fan favorite coming out of back-to-back KOs. This is not normal. And yet we’re here.
As Grant improved, I don’t see him having an advantage against Vera anywhere. “Chito” is younger, has a longer range, has more strength, and has shown greater growth since their first fight. It could be pretty interesting on Earth because transmissions were Grant’s specialty before he spotted dynamite in his hands, but even there Vera is super talented.
I expect Vera Grant to hurt his feet and end up introducing him.
Choose: Vera
Julian Erosa vs Seungwoo Choi
This rivalry of skinny featherweights is a sleepy pick for Fight of the Night or we can at least see one fighter pick up a performance for End of the Night.
If it’s the end, Julian Erosa will probably be the one to get it. He’s the most experienced and patient fighter, who usually works well with him as he’s looking to find that perfect shot to end a fight or a chance to bring down his opponent. This can work against it although sometimes it can wait for a long time for an unlock not to come. This is in contrast to Seungwoo Choi who will push the pace early in this round and keep the volume coming for three rounds.
That choice really comes down to whether or not you think Erosa can keep Choi away. While Choi is a fairly unruly card at this point in his career, he’s made major improvements to his defense and this should help him weather the storm against the caged Erosa. There may be some scary moments for the Korean prospect, but Erosa will have trouble sealing the deal.
That means we go to the umpires and anticipate Choi’s continued activity and huge pressure to win the day there.
Choose: Choi
Wellington Tourman vs Bruno Silva
I’m expecting some classic middleweight blur here, which is what happens when you throw a couple of lesser-known fighters on the main card like this one, including someone who makes their UFC debut after not competing for two and a half years.
This would be Bruno Silva, of The Ultimate Fighter: Brazil 3 who has been waiting a long time to compete in the UFC since his promotion career in 2014. Far from losing the show on this show, Blindado has gone 14-1 for the past nine years and he brings a stand-up style FAN FRIEND TO APEX. On the flip side, he’s faced his own struggles on the ground, and that’s where Wellington Torman needs to go if he wants to make things easier on himself on Saturday.
Turman has an excellent chin, but after his first loss of his career by knockout, he shouldn’t take much risk. He is a strong fighter with good ground skills and must shoot early and often to prevent Silva from going down with his hit. If he’s playing at all, Silva Turman will hastily shut down.
Although Turman has struggled against tough UFC competition so far, I love him as a future Top 15 at 185lbs and think he will surprise some people here.
Turman by submission, barring any other strange occurrences related to the middleweight.
Choose: Tourman
Matt Brown vs. Diego Lima
Dhiego Lima has done well as a fighter since his two stints in The Ultimate Fighter, but I don’t think he has the extra equipment needed to beat Matt Brown. The Immortal had been doing this for a long time and it took more than just strong technical skills to get him off. Either you have the same supernatural toughness as him or you are a high level combat finish player. Lima is not one of them.
It is possible to choose Lima Brown off the counter. Brown turned 40 this year and it’s reasonable to assume he missed a step. However, he has the size to take on Lima and screw things up, so we have to see how effective Lima will be when drawn into a real fight. I have my doubts.
If Brown was setting the tone, this should have been an entertaining fight, as Brown finished with two strikes in the first or second round.
Choose: brown
Introductions
Aleksa Os, def. Nicholas Negomerino
Verna Ganderuba Dev. Kanako Murata
Khaus Williams defeated. Matthew Semmelsberger
He defeated Rock Martinez. Josh Parisien
Joachim Silva def. Ricky Glenn
Lara Procopio def. Casey O’Neill
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