UFC Fight Night: The Korean Zombie vs. Dan Ige June 19 on ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+


- Main Event features Featherweights Chan Sung Jung “The Korean Zombie” vs. Dan Ige
- ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ carry entire event with Main Card at 7 p.m. ET and Prelims at 4 p.m. ET
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UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige, airs live from UFC APEX in Las Vegas this Saturday. ESPN2, ESPN Deportes and ESPN+ (English and Spanish) will carry the entire event, with prelims at 4 p.m. ET and the main card at 7 p.m. ET. Live coverage includes UFC Live presented by DraftKings: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige Friday at 7:30 p.m. on ESPN2 providing fans with exclusive insights and views on the biggest stories heading into Fight Night.
The main event features two of the most exciting featherweights in the UFC, both looking to climb the rankings with a win — #4 “The Korean Zombie” Chan Sung Jung and #8 Dan Ige. “The Korean Zombie” has a 16-6 record and is coming off a unanimous decision loss to Brian Ortega in a matchup that earned Ortega the division’s next title shot. Ige has a 15-3 record and is coming off a 22-second TKO victory over Gavin Tucker that earned another “Performance of the Night” bonus for “50K Ige.”
Calling the action will be lead play-by-play announcer Jon Anik, alongside color commentary from Michael Bisping and Dominick Cruz. Laura Sanko will handle reporting duties.
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Programming (All times ET)
| Fri., 6/18 | 6:30 p.m. | UFC Fight Night Pre-Show: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | ESPN+ |
| 7:30 p.m. | UFC Live presented by DraftKings: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | ESPN2 | |
| Sat., 6/19 | 4 p.m. | UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige (Prelims) | ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ |
| 7 p.m. | UFC Fight Night presented by Modelo: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige (Main Card) | ESPN2, ESPN Deportes, ESPN+ | |
| 10 p.m.* | UFC Fight Night Post Show: The Korean Zombie vs. Ige | ESPN+ |
* immediately following main card
Main Card and Prelims (All times ET)
| 7:00 PM | Main | The Korean Zombie vs. Dan Ige |
| Undercard | Aleksei Oleinik vs. Serghei Spivac | |
| Undercard | Marlon Vera vs. Davey Grant | |
| Undercard | Julian Erosa vs. Seungwoo Choi | |
| Undercard | Wellington Turman vs. Bruno Silva | |
| Undercard | Matt Brown vs. Dhiego Lima | |
| 4:00 PM | Feature | Aleska Camur vs. Nicolae Negumereanu |
| Undercard |
Virna Jandiroba vs. Kanako Murata
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| Undercard | Khaos Williams vs. Matthew Semelsberger | |
| Undercard | Josh Parisian vs. Roque Martinez | |
| Undercard | Joaquim Silva vs. Ricky Glenn | |
| Undercard | Casey O’Neill vs. Lara Procopio |
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