UFC 163: Aldo vs. Jung
August 3, 2013
HSBC Arena
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Main Card:
Jose Aldo (145) vs. Chan Sung Jung (145)
Lyoto Machida (205) vs. Phil Davis (205)
Cezar Ferreira (185) vs. Thiago Santos (183)
Thales Leites (185) vs. Tom Watson (185)
John Lineker (129)* vs. Jose Maria Tome (126)

Prelims:
Vinny Magalhaes (205) vs. Anthony Perosh (205)
Amanda Nunes (136) vs. Sheila Gaff (135)
Sergio Moraes (170) vs. Neil Magny (171)
Ian McCall (125) vs. Iliarde Santos (125)

Prelims on Facebook:
Rani Yahya (145) vs. Josh Clopton (145)
Ednaldo Oliveira (205) vs. Francimar Barroso (204)
Viscardi Andrade (170) vs. Bristol Marunde (171)

*Has two hours to make weight

UFC 163: Aldo vs. Jung
August 3, 2013
HSBC Arena
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Main Card:
Jose Aldo (22-1) vs. Chan Sung Jung (13-3)
Lyoto Machida (19-3) vs. Phil Davis (11-1)
Cezar Ferreira (5-2) vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos (8-1)
Thales Leites (20-4) vs. Tom Watson (16-5)
John Lineker (21-6) vs. Jose Maria Tome (33-3)

Prelims:
Vinny Magalhaes (10-6-1) vs. Anthony Perosh (13-7)
Amanda Nunes (7-3) vs. Sheila Gaff (10-5)
Sergio Moraes (7-2) vs. Neil Magny (8-1)
Ian McCall (11-4-1) vs. Iliarde Santos (27-1-1)

Prelims on Facebook:
Rani Yahya (18-7) vs. Josh Clopton (16-1-1)
Ednaldo Oliveira (13-1-1) vs. Francimar Barroso (15-3)
Viscardi Andrade (13-5) vs. Bristol Marunde (12-8)

Chan Sung Jung is preparing to face UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo for their Aug. 3 in Rio. Here you see him in one of his last training sessions leading into the fight.

Check out the full card below:

UFC 163: Aldo vs. Jung
Aug. 3, 2013, HSBC Arena
Rio De Janeiro, Brazil

Main Card:
Jose Aldo (22-1) vs. Chan Sung Jung (13-3)
Lyoto Machida (19-3) vs. Phil Davis (11-1)
Cezar Ferreira (5-2) vs. Thiago “Marreta” Santos (8-1)
Thales Leites (20-4) vs. Tom Watson (16-5)
John Lineker (21-6) vs. Jose Maria Tome (33-3)

Prelims:

Vinny Magalhaes (10-6-1) vs. Anthony Perosh (13-7)
Amanda Nunes (7-3) vs. Sheila Gaff (10-5)
Sergio Moraes (7-2) vs. Neil Magny (8-1)
Ian McCall (11-4-1) vs. Iliarde Santos (27-1-1)
Rani Yahya (18-7) vs. Josh Clopton (16-1-1)
Ednaldo Oliveira (13-1-1) vs. Francimar Barroso (15-3)
Viscardi Andrade (13-5) vs. Bristol Marunde (12-8)

Chang Sun Jung applying the arm triangle on Dustin Poirier at UFC on Fuel 3. Photo: Courtesy of UFC

All UFC athletes are likely to suffer injuries in training, but it’s always a shame when the main event loses one of its stars. This time, Anthony Pettis, who was scheduled to face Jose Aldo at UFC 163 for the featherweight UFC title. In Pettis’ place will be Chan Sung Jung.

The announcement of the injury was made by President Dana White through his twitter account, on Friday afternoon. In the message, White said it was a knee injury that put Pettis out of the fight.

Jung (13-3) is a black belt in taekwondo and blue in Jiu-Jitsu. The “Korean Zombie” has three consecutive wins in the UFC, two by submission, the first in his UFC debut, slapping a twister on Leonard Garcia.

And you, the reader, do you think Jung has what it takes to beat Aldo, or is the featherweight champ going to retain his title? Leave a comment!

Chang Sun Jung choking out Dustin Poirier at UFC on Fuel 3 / UFC publicity photo

The owner of a, shall we say, “José Aldo” style of fighting, South Korean bruiser Chang Sun Jung has been climbing the UFC featherweight ranks with ferocity and flair. “The Korean Zombie” is blessed with mark-finding fists, high kicks and rare Jiu-Jitsu skills, and for that reason he’s seen as the biggest threat to Aldo’s throne. But before the inevitable showdown can take place, the champion, José Aldo, has to get past Eric Koch on July 21.

Watch and decide for yourself whether or not Zombie is skilled at the art of terrorizing an opponent high and low like José Aldo:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zkff3VRSjmg

But it’s not just Aldo and team Nova União who’s got their eyes on the ace. Faithful fans of good Jiu-Jitsu Ryron and Rener Gracie put the South Korean’s game under the microscope, in particular his intricate finish over Dustin Poirier at UFC on Fuel 3 last May 15.

The move Jung used is an effective variation on the arm-triangle often referred to in Jiu-Jitsu as the brabo or D’Arce choke, dubbed as such because of the exhibitions of Joe D’Arce, who used the hold proficiently in the USA. Learn some more details about the hold below, and use them to further bolster your Jiu-Jitsu.