The second round of KO-winning zombie Jr. in 28 seconds before his debut was a pinch hitter for the Korean Super Boy. Lee Jung-young wins against Santos

Sep 02, 2025

The second round of KO-winning zombie Jr. in 28 seconds before his debut was a pinch hitter for the Korean Super Boy. Lee Jung-young wins against Santos
Yu Ju-sang is delighted after winning a KO victory in his UFC debut. Photo courtesy =UFC



The second round of KO-winning zombie Jr. in 28 seconds before his debut was a pinch hitter for the Korean Super Boy. Lee Jung-young wins against Santos
'Zombie Junior' Yu Ju-sang (31) will be put in as a pinch hitter for injured Choi Doo-ho and will face Daniel Santos of Brazil (30).

Yu Ju-sang will face Santos (12-2) on October 5 (Korean time) at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Shin Seong-yu-sang, who has won and lost nine games, aims for his second consecutive UFC victory and 10 consecutive career victories.

Originally, Santos' opponent was Choi Doo-ho, 'Korean Superboy'. Choi Doo-ho suffered a knee injury during training and was unable to play in the Perth tournament in Australia on September 23. Yu Ju-sang was put in as Choi Doo-ho's pinch hitter, and the match was postponed to UFC 320 two weeks later on October 5.




It's the second fight in the U.C. that opened the UFC with a great KO win. In June, he made his splendid UFC debut by knocking out ROAD TO UFC season 1 lightweight runner-up Zekka Saragi with a left-handed counter check hook 28 seconds into the match in 'UFC 318: Devalishvili vs O'Malley 2'.

The KO video became a hot topic around the world, and Yu Ju-sang received great attention from MMA fans. In response, he interviewed the UFC's official YouTube channel with ZFN Chairman Chung Chan-sung, who let go of his legs with the UFC. Yu Ju-sang will challenge for the title in the fifth UFC match" expressed his aspirations.

The second round of KO-winning zombie Jr. in 28 seconds before his debut was a pinch hitter for the Korean Super Boy. Lee Jung-young wins against Santos
The match scene between Yu Ju-sang and Zeka Saragi. Photo courtesy =UFC
The second round of KO-winning zombie Jr. in 28 seconds before his debut was a pinch hitter for the Korean Super Boy. Lee Jung-young wins against Santos
Daniel Santos and Lee Jung-young's match scene. Photo courtesy =UFC
Santos has a deep relationship with Korean players. This is because it is the third consecutive matchup with a Korean player. In May, he targeted 'Korean Tiger'Lee Jung-young with wrestling and won a unanimous decision. Another Korean, Choi Doo-ho, was then caught, and Choi Doo-ho was injured and faced Yu Ju-sang again.

Santos is also a Muay Thai-based hitter with grappling skills. He is a member of Suitbox Ziegurima and is a teammate of former UFC lightweight champion Charles Oliveira and welterweight sixth-ranked Ian Mashadou Garry. It was a style of rushing to the opponent recklessly, but the completeness has increased recently by mixing hitting and grappling. He has a 3-1 record in the UFC.

For Yuju-sang, it can be said that it is a full-fledged UFC test stage. His debut opponent Zeka Saragi was released from the UFC with one win and two losses, but Santos is a player who has proven his UFC competitiveness. If you go beyond Santos, you will be able to go beyond UFC survival and hit the top.

In the main event, UFC light heavyweight (93kg) champion Magomed Ankalaev will play the first defense match of the title against former champion Alex Pereira. Ankalaev was crowned champion at UFC 313 in March, beating Pereira in a unanimous decision.




In the comedy event, UFC bantamweight (61.2kg), champion Merab Devalishvili will compete in the third defense match of the title against fourth-ranked Corey Sandhagan.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.