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Ryan Hall Not Happy With The Korean Zombie’s Call Out to Zabit Magomedsharipov

Published 12/03/2020, 4:30 AM EST

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The 13th ranked UFC featherweight, Ryan Hall has mocked ‘The Korean Zombie’ in his latest Twitter post. As per MMA Junkie, Chan Sung Jung is keen on booking a fight with Zabit Magomedsharipov to race ahead in the featherweight roster.

One fighter was not happy with the same and made his displeasure known. Ryan Hall retweeted MMA Junkie’s article and wrote, ”Anyone know how to say ”you lost your last fight” in Korean @KoreanZombieMMA.”

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Talking to MMA Junkie, ‘The Korean Zombie’ opened up on his loss to Brian Ortega. He revealed how it turned out to be the most ‘mentally challenging’ fight for him. Furthermore, the former title challenger let the world know about his choice of opponent.

Via a translator, he said, “I want Zabit (Magomedsharipov). That’s the fight that’s going to get me closest to a title shot. More than that, I want to once again try to prove myself against one of the hottest fighters in the division and prove that I’m still capable of competing at the highest level.

However, he could get a fight against Hall whose Tweet screams out akin to a challenge.

Is Ryan Hall targeting ‘The Korean Zombie’?

The southpaw Ryan Hall last fought in July 2019. He is undefeated in the UFC and holds an 8-1 pro-MMA record. In the UFC featherweight, he has beaten the likes of B. J. Penn, Darren Elkins, Gray Maynard, and Artem Lobov. ‘The Wizard’ will be desperate to climb up the featherweight rankings, and a win over Jung would be an ideal way to do so.

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This isn’t the first time he has tried to attract ‘The Korean Zombie’s’ attention. He shared a collage picture of some renowned ex and current featherweight fighters, including Jose Aldo, Frankie Edgar, Jeremy Stephens, and more. ‘The Wizard’ wrote, “Here we go again…again… Who has the stones to step up to the plate? @koreanzombiemma? I know you won’t avoid a meaningful challenge.”

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Jung didn’t display any interest the last time around and it remains to be seen if he will acknowledge ‘The Wizard’s’ tweet. Should Ryan Hall wait for Chan Sung Jung, or he should face anyone next in line? Which fight could land up Hall in top-5 of the featherweights?

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.
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