UFC Fight Night 154 - Moicano vs Korean Zombie: Odds, Predictions and Betting Lines

Where: Bon Secours Wellness Arena – Greenville, SC.

When: Saturday, June 22, 7PM EST

How (TV/Radio): ESPN+, TSN

Renato Moicano (16-2-1) vs Chan Sung Jung (14-5) – Featherweight division

Two explosive fan favorites and top featherweight contenders face off in the octagon for the first time opposite each other this Saturday night in what is sure to be a slug fest. Both coming off defeats, Renato Moicano will do battle with Chan Sung Jung with the goal of getting back in the win column and one step closer to featherweight division champion Max Holloway.

Renato Moicano, 30, has gone 2-2 in his last four fights. After suffering his first career loss at the hands of the last man to challenge for the title, Brian Ortega, Moicano went on a two fight streak that saw him defeat both Calvin Kattar and Cub Swanson. Moicano’s last fight was on February 2 of this year where he went up against featherweight legend Jose Aldo. Aldo would TKO Moicano in the second round of their fight held in the home country of both men – Brazil.

Moicano, meaning Mohawk, stands at 5 feet, 11 inches tall and has a reach of 72 inches. He currently is affiliated with the American Top Team gym in Coconut Creek, Florida. The gym is associated with many top UFC fighters including interim lightweight champion Dustin Poirier. Moicano has a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Alex Leleco as well as a black prajied in muay thai. Moicano currently finds himself ranked number-5 in the UFC featherweight division.

Chan Sung Jung, 32, is no stranger to exciting fights. He has six performance bonuses in six UFC fights as well as submission of the year honors for 2011. Jung had won three in a row after entering the UFC including a win over Dustin Poirier. He then lost a title fight against then champ Jose Aldo. Jung has only recently returned to action after departing for mandatory military service in South Korea. He returned in 2017 to knockout Dennis Bermudez but he was stopped via KO in the final second of his last fight against Yair Rodriguez on November 10, 2018.

The Korean Zombie will have a two-inch height disadvantage, standing at 5 feet, 9 inches tall. The reach between him and Moicano is even at 72 inches however. He trains with his own Korean Zombie MMA and possesses a fourth-dan black belt in Hapkido karate, a third-dan black belt in taekwondo, a black belt in judo, and a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. He is currently ranked number twelve by the UFC – largely in part to his time away.

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John Lineker (31-9) vs Rob Font (14-6-1) – Bantamweight division

John Lineker, 29, has gone 2-2 in his last four UFC bouts. He is bouncing back for this fight rather quickly as he last fought in a three-round contest against Corey Sandhagen on April 27. Lineker was defeated by Sandhagen via split-decision. Prior to that fight, Lineker had won back-to-back fights against Brian Kelleher and Marlon Vera. He was on a seven-fight win streak in the UFC before losing to former champ and now suspended fighter T.J. Dillashaw.

”Stone Hands” stands at 5 feet, 3 inches tall and is no stranger to being the smaller fighter. He possesses a reach of 67 inches. He fights out of Brazil but is also affiliated with the American Top Team gym. With over 40 fights spread across four different weight classes, Lineker is a veteran that can never be written off. He is currently tenth in the UFC bantamweight rankings.

Rob Font, 31, has also gone 2-2 over his last four fights but, unlike Lineker, he is coming off of a win. Rob Font last fought on December 15, 2018 and won his fight over Sergio Pettis via unanimous decision. His last fight prior to that, Font had lost via decision to bantamweight top-5 contender Raphael Assuncao. Rob Font is looking to avenge his 2016 unanimous decision loss to John Lineker in this fight.

Font, standing at 5 feet, 8 inches tall, will have a five inch height advantage. He will also have a four and a half inch reach advantage over Lineker. Font trains out of Woburn, Massachusetts with head trainer Tyson Chartier. Font has a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and a white mongkol in muay thai. He is ranked 12th in the UFC rankings.

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Bryan Barberena (14-6) vs Randy Brown (10-3) – Welterweight division

Bryan Barberena, 30, has fought a who’s who of welterweight competitors in his last five fights that saw him fight the likes of Colby Covington and Leon Edwards- leaving him with a 2-3 record over those last five appearances. Baberena’s last fight came on February 17. There he was defeated by Vicente Luque via third-round TKO in a fight of the night performance. His las win came by a TKO of his own over Jake Ellenberger in August of 2018.

”Bam Bam” is fighting out of Gastonia, North Carolina with the Gym-O team. He stands at 6 feet tall and has a reach of 72 inches. The south paw fighter has a blue belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under John Crouch.

Randy Brown, 28, came out of Dana White’s Looking for a Fight series. He was signed to the UFC in 2016 and holds a record opposite of his opponent over his last five – going 3-2. He was on the losing side of his last fight, getting knocked out in the second round against Niko Price on July 14, 2018. Prior to that, Brown put a halt to the hype train that was Mickey Gall, defeating him at UFC 217 by unanimous decision.

”Rude Boy” stands at 6 feet, 3 inches tall – giving him a three inch height advantage over Barberena. He will also have an incredible six-inch reach advantage, having a reach of 78 inches. Brown fights out of Queens, NY., with the Budokan MArtial Arts Academy. He has a purple belt in jiu-jitsu. Neither fighter has yet to jump into the top-15.

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Andrea Lee (10-2) vs Montana De La Rosa (10-4) – Women’s flyweight division

Andrea Lee, 30, is heading into her third fight under the UFC banner where she is, so far, unbeaten. Lee is on a six-fight winning streak – two in the UFC. Her last fight was a unanimous decision victory over Ashlee Evans-Smith on February 17 in Phoenix, Arizona. Her UFC debut came before that where she defeated Veronica Macedo and took home fight of the night honours.

”KGB” is 5 feet, 7 inches tall and has a 69.5 inch reach. She is a striker and a grappler and boasts a black belt in kyokushin karate, a brown belt in judo, a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Relson Gracie, and is a certified Kru in muay thai. She went 1-0 in kickboxing before MMA and is currently ranked in the flyweight division at number ten.

Like Lee, Montana De La Rosa, 24, is also unbeaten since joining the UFC. He last fight came on February 10 of this year where she defeated Nadia Kassem with an armbar submission in the second round which won her a performance of the night bonus. She won her two previous UFC fights via submission as well, defeating Rachael Ostovich by rear-naked choke and Christina Marks by armbar as well.

De La Rosa also stands at 5 feet, 7 inches but will sacrifice one and a half inches of reach to Lee. Fighting out of Fort Worth, Texas, De La Rosa is a three-time all-american wrestler and has a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu. She is ranked just behind Andrea Lee at number eleven.

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Kevin Holland (14-4) vs Alessio Di Chirico (12-2) – Middleweight division

Kevin Holland, 26, is another fighter discovered on a Dana White television series. After fighting on the contender series, Holland made his UFC debut against now number-one light heavyweight contender Thiago Santos. He lost to Santos but bounced back to win two fights in a row. His last octagon appearance was on March 30. He won a split-decision over Gerald Meerschaert.

Holland stands at 6 feet, 3 inches tall. He has an 81 inch reach. The kung fu fighter fights with Team Phalanx MMA academy. He has a second-degree MMA black belt under Tiger Schulmann.

Di Chirico, 29, has gone 3-2 since joining the UFC. His last fight was a split-decision victory over Julian Marquez at the Ultimate Fighter: Undefeated finale on July 6, 2018. It was a catchweight fight at 190 lbs. As Marquez couldn’t make the weight. His last defeat came at the hands of Eric Spicely in 2017 via a triangle choke.

”Manzo” has a 74 inch reach – giving up seven inches to Holland. He stands 6 feet tall, coming in as the shorter middleweight fighter as well. Di Chirico fights out of Rome, Italy and fights with the GLORIA Fight Center. He trains under coach Lorenzo Borgomeo and was undefeated in MMA prior to joining the UFC.

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Ashley Yoder (6-4) vs Syuri Kondo (6-2) – Women’s strawweight division

Ashley Yoder, 31, is coming off of a very needed win on November 10, 2018. On that night she defeated Amanda Cooper via split decision. Prior to that, Yoder had lost three straight fights. The November fight marked her first victory in the UFC.

”Spider Monkey” is a strawweight fighter who stands at 5 feet, 7 inches tall and has a 69 inch reach. She fights out of Temecula, California and is affiliated with Team Quest gym. She has a brown belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu under Ricardo Feliciano.

Syuri Kondo, 30, is a media legend in Japan that includes runs as a kickboxer, professional wrestler, pop star, and photographer. This will be her third UFC fight where she is 1-2. Her last appearance in the octagon was on November 24, 2018 where she fought Xiaonan Yan. She lost the fight via unanimous decision.

The Japanese star stands at 5 feet, 5 inches tall, making her the shorter fighter. She has been active in MMA since 2009 and fights with Vos Gym. She has a shoot-boxing/wrestling/karate style. She went 13-1 in professional kickboxing.

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