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New main event, new poster.
Officials released the poster for UFC Busan this week, featuring South Korea’s own Chan Sung Jung and former UFC lightweight champion Frankie Edgar.
The new #UFCBusan main event has a new poster! Tickets on sale now: https://t.co/Cnm5mnonnF pic.twitter.com/s5pPzx0ywq
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) December 10, 2019
Edgar is stepping into the featherweight main event on short notice as a replacement for an injured Brian Ortega. “The Answer” has been a perennial contender at 145 pounds since joining the division in 2013, while “The Korean Zombie” is coming off of a 58-second TKO win over Renato Moicano.
UFC Busan takes place at Sijak Arena in Busan, South Korea, on Dec. 21. The main card will air live on the ESPN+ streaming service.
See the updated card below:
Frankie Edgar vs. Chan Sung Jung
Volkan Oezdemir vs. Aleksandar Rakic
Doo Ho Choi vs. Charles Jourdain
Jun Yong Park vs. Marc-Andre Barriault
Kyung Ho Kang vs. Liu Pingyuan
Raoni Barcelos vs. Said Nurmagomedov
Seung Woo Choi vs. Suman Mokhtarian
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Matt Schnell
Amanda Lemos vs. Miranda Granger
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