Chan Sung Jung ’s date with destiny may have arrived unexpectedly, but when an opportunity to take on Jose Aldo arose, the Korean Zombie didn’t hesitate. He gladly accepted the short notice offer of a title shot in the UFC 163 main event. He had initially been set to take on Ricardo Lamas at UFC 162 on July 6, but an injury to Aldo’s original challenger, Anthony Pettis , left matchmakers scrambling for a replacement opponent for the Aug. 3 bout. The 26-year-old seized the moment. “It’s not every day that you get an opportunity to fight for a title in the UFC, so I’m thrilled that I got the call. Timing on these things isn’t something that you can control, so you have to ‘roll with the punches’ so to speak,” Jung told MMAWeekly.com . Turning down the title shot was never an option for the Korean, but he is under no illusions as to the size of the task ahead of him
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Chan Sung Jung Making Hard Choices to Secure His Future and Best Prepare for Jose Aldo – MMA Weekly