Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung Added to UFC on Fuel 3 - MMA Combat

Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung Added to UFC on Fuel 3 - MMA Combat

UFC officials revealed Thursday, March 1, that a previously announced bout between Dustin "The Diamond" Poirer (12-1-0) and Chan Sung Jung aka "The Korean Zombie" (12-3-0) will take place Tuesday, May 15, as a five round main-event for UFC on Fuel 3. The winner of the contest will earn the #1 contender spot in the featherweight division and the right to face reigning champion, Jose Aldo Jr., likely in the summer of 2012.

Dustin Poirier, who makes his camp at Gladiators Training Academy, has finished ten of thirteen career opponents to-date inside the distance with five of those wins coming by way of knockout and another five by submission. Now 4-0 inside the octagon, Poirier last appeared at UFC 143 - Diaz vs. Condit where he submitted Max Holloway in the first round via arm-bar. The lone loss on the Louisiana native's record came in August of 2010 when he was edged by Danny Castillo in a close decision.

"The Korean Zombie" has become a fan favorite inside the promotion with his caution-to-the-wind style that has seen him finish ten career opponents as well. Jung owns seven victories by way of submission and has posted consecutive wins since making his UFC debut against Leonard Garcia in March of last year. He most recently appeared at UFC 140 - Jones vs. Machida, where he upset one-time title challenger Mark Hominick, TKOing the Canadian stand up specialist just seven seconds into the fight.

The fight will likely round out the card, which is updated below:

UFC on Fuel TV 3 - Poirier vs. Jung

Dustin Poirier vs. Chan Sung Jung
Donald Cerrone vs. Jeremy Stephens
Mike Easton vs. Yves Jabouin
Igor Pokrajac vs. Thiago Silva
Tom Lawlor vs. Jason MacDonald
Jorge Lopez vs. Amir Sadollah
T.J. Grant vs. Carlo Prater
Cody McKenzie vs. Aaron Riley
Brad Tavares vs. Dongi Yang
Jeff Curran vs. Johnny Eduardo
Rafael Dos Anjos vs. Kamal Shalorus
Azamat Gashimov vs. Alex Soto


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