UFC signs undefeated Joo Sang Yoo after Zombie Fight Night 2 Win

[EndlessCritic]

ZFN 02 | MMA Event | Tapology

ZFN 02 took place Saturday, December 14, 2024 with 14 fights at KINTEX Exhibition Hall 7A in Goyang, South Korea. View fight card, video, results, predictions, and news.

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Zombie Fight Night 2 was slated to be the venue for an upcoming episode of Dana White's Looking For a Fight. Unfortunately, plans were cancelled for Dana to attend after martial law was declared in Korea.

ZFN 2 ended up being stacked with Korean and international talent.

Notably, undefeated Dorobshokh Nabotov was given a fight on the card after pleading with Dana White for a shot in the UFC at a press conference. Nabotov lost his fight to Matheus Camilo, making his chances of getting into the UFC quite slim. The UFC signed Matheus Camilo for the win.

Fighter who asked Dana White for contract loses UFC tryout; opponent signed instead

Dorobshokh Nabotov, the fighter who asked Dana White for a UFC contract at a recent press conference, failed to prove himself.

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Elsewhere, Joo Sang Yoo KO'ed Road to UFC's Masuto Kawana in a minute, which also earned Yoo a UFC contract.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

There will be a male Korean UFC champion before Japanese

 

[generalyum]

Let's goo south korea

 

[Kowboy On Sherdog]

Wait. Dana signed the guy that beat the press conference guy?

Isn't it awesome - Dana

 

[13Seconds]

There will be a male Korean UFC champion before Japanese

We don't want a K pop champion

 

[Ladder Master]

Is this going to be a case of an asian fighter that is pretty good, but since
they don't cut 20+ pounds, they don't do as well as they could. When in reality they are fighting
someone way way bigger.

Then the pro massive weight manipulating crowd comes in says, "he should drop a weight class"
or he was never good to begin with."

 

[TheTickG]

Is this going to be a case of an asian fighter that is pretty good, but since
they don't cut 20+ pounds, they don't do as well as they could. When in reality they are fighting
someone way way bigger.

Then the pro massive weight manipulating crowd comes in says, "he should drop a weight class"
or he was never good to begin with."

The obvious choice is admitting that, "no one was ever any good."

It's more efficient.

 

[Shaolin Alan]

Wait. Dana signed the guy that beat the press conference guy?

Isn't it awesome - Dana

They both fought on the same card in South Korea. Press conference beggar (Dorobshokh Nabotov) lost a UD

ZFN - Z-Fight Night 2

ZFN - Z-Fight Night 2 pits In Su Legendary Hwang vs Han Seul Spade Kim fight in KINTEX Exhibition Hall 7A, Goyang, Gyeonggi, South Korea on Dec 14, 2024.

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[Hellowhosthat]

Is this going to be a case of an asian fighter that is pretty good, but since
they don't cut 20+ pounds, they don't do as well as they could. When in reality they are fighting
someone way way bigger.

Then the pro massive weight manipulating crowd comes in says, "he should drop a weight class"
or he was never good to begin with."

No this guy is pretty big for a featherweight. He's fought on both Korean Zombies cards this year and he was the stand out fighter both times.

 

[Minnja]

Looks skilled and athletic. He's 30 years old and so far only 8 fights as a pro. I think at the very least he will be in fun fights regardless of how high he may reach.

 

[Big Al's Texas BBQ]

Wait. Dana signed the guy that beat the press conference guy?

Isn't it awesome - Dana

Based on this fight, the guy is not UFC level.

 

[markys00]

Is this going to be a case of an asian fighter that is pretty good, but since
they don't cut 20+ pounds, they don't do as well as they could. When in reality they are fighting
someone way way bigger.

Then the pro massive weight manipulating crowd comes in says, "he should drop a weight class"
or he was never good to begin with."

Huh? Have you heard of okami? Dude was probably the biggest guy at mw for a long time. Hell, he even fought at ww I think. Or Mr perfect or stun gun?

The new breed of Asian fighters have generally adopted weight cutting. Esp the Korean guys

 

[Hellowhosthat]

Huh? Have you heard of okami? Dude was probably the biggest guy at mw for a long time. Hell, he even fought at ww I think. Or Mr perfect or stun gun?

The new breed of Asian fighters have generally adopted weight cutting. Esp the Korean guys

@pankrat

 

[Thesnake101]

Is this going to be a case of an asian fighter that is pretty good, but since
they don't cut 20+ pounds, they don't do as well as they could. When in reality they are fighting
someone way way bigger.

Then the pro massive weight manipulating crowd comes in says, "he should drop a weight class"
or he was never good to begin with."

Aren't most Korean guys massive for their weight classes? Their issues tend to be the fact that they have no defense, their grappling is inconsequential and they're little more than glorified brawlers offensively.

The dude who got beat by Hyder Amil more recently is another one of those, or Seung Woo Choi. It's crazy to think that Doo Ho Choi is still the brightest talent to come out from there, and he was all but a bust before his recent resurgence.

 

[Brigfa2]

Is this going to be a case of an asian fighter that is pretty good, but since
they don't cut 20+ pounds, they don't do as well as they could. When in reality they are fighting
someone way way bigger.

Then the pro massive weight manipulating crowd comes in says, "he should drop a weight class"
or he was never good to begin with."

Cope

 

[EndlessCritic]

Aren't most Korean guys massive for their weight classes? Their issues tend to be the fact that they have no defense, their grappling is inconsequential and they're little more than glorified brawlers offensively.

The dude who got beat by Hyder Amil more recently is another one of those, or Seung Woo Choi. It's crazy to think that Doo Ho Choi is still the brightest talent to come out from there, and he was all but a bust before his recent resurgence.

Da Woon Jung seemed like he'd be a solid prospect after clowning Nzechekwu, but then went on a massive down slide.

Jun Yong Park is still very good

Outside the UFC, Soo Chul Kim has historically been very good. Won Il Kwon is fighting for the ONE belt next, and he's a very competent striker. (Will likely be a decent sized underdog though.)

 

[Ladder Master]

Cope

Maybe you would be better off posting on 4chan or using TIkTok.

 

[Bend NvR Break]

Is this going to be a case of an asian fighter that is pretty good, but since
they don't cut 20+ pounds, they don't do as well as they could. When in reality they are fighting
someone way way bigger.

Then the pro massive weight manipulating crowd comes in says, "he should drop a weight class"
or he was never good to begin with."

Pretty much yeah. That's exactly what's going to happen

 

[BluntForceTrama]

Aren't most Korean guys massive for their weight classes? Their issues tend to be the fact that they have no defense, their grappling is inconsequential and they're little more than glorified brawlers offensively.

The dude who got beat by Hyder Amil more recently is another one of those, or Seung Woo Choi. It's crazy to think that Doo Ho Choi is still the brightest talent to come out from there, and he was all but a bust before his recent resurgence.

I had high hopes for Seung Woo but he’s suffered from poor camps or training and his standout talents became predictable …..god what a freak he could’ve been….reslly thought he might’ve broken top 5 at some point but his confidence is shattered I think he’s hanging on by a string literally Such a shame

I more or less stand with you on your previous points. It isn’t going to be a Korean who becomes champ. The most potential is Kai but now I’m not so sure

Doo Ho looked awesome but he’s old now and I doubt he breaks top 5 even though I think hed match up awesome vs Lopez

This guy featured in this thread seems good even though his highlights were vs a bunch of cans.

He appears like Stun Gun 2.0 though

 

[JBGuy420]

Nice. Love Korean fighters. Their style is super exciting. (polar opposite of inbred Dagestan fighters)