(This story appears in today’s print edition of USA TODAY .) Ricardo Lamas was none too happy in June. A few weeks before a major fight against a major opponent, Lamas had it yanked out from under him. What was even worse for the UFC featherweight was his opponent was given a title shot instead of him. Lamas (13-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) was supposed to meet “The Korean Zombie,” Chan Sung Jung (13-4 MMA, 3-1 UFC), with the winner expected to be next in line to fight for the title after champion Jose Aldo ‘s fight against Anthony Pettis at UFC 163. Lamas thought he’d get the next shot after a decisive TKO win against Erik Koch in January, but it went to Pettis.
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