"Failed to lose weight." Lee Jung-young's UFC return match was frustrated, and the opponent succeeded in crossing the line... Yuju failed to participate

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He failed to participate in the UFC stage. Lee Jung-young (31) wasted his chance to return to the game amid a terrible loss of weight loss.

UFC said on the 7th, "Lee Jung-young's participation in the 'UFC 326' tournament was canceled due to weight loss problems. I couldn't match the featherweight," he said. Lee Jung-young was originally scheduled to play a featherweight (65.8kg) match against "Dream Killer" Gaston Bolaños (33, Peru) on the undercard, but his return to the octagon was thwarted as he failed to lose weight. On the other hand, his opponent, Bolaños, finished safely with 66kg.

According to the UFC, Lee Jung-young sweated for seven months in the U.S. mainland to escape his second consecutive defeat, but eventually collapsed in weight control, a fight with himself.

This was a golden opportunity for Lee Jung-young. When Yu Ju-sang, who was scheduled to play earlier, left due to a toe injury, Lee Jung-young accepted the offer of a substitute player with just two weeks left in the game.

At the time, Lee Jung-young was staying in Mexico City to help his training partner Daniel Zelhoover.

However, excessive weight loss in a tight schedule eventually hampered him. Lee Jung-young finally failed to pass the competition and failed to return to the UFC.

Lee Jung-young risked his life and death in this game. He made his splendid debut as the ROAD TO UFC Season 1 winner, but since then, he has been sluggish with one win and two losses and has been in a slump serious enough to think about retiring. To overcome this, he spent seven months in "Fight Ready" in Arizona, where coach Eddie Cha, Jung Chan-sung's teacher, has been located since August last year, refining his hitting and grappling. In particular, he even devised a strategy to cook Bolaños on the ground with a low takedown defense rate by taking advantage of the strength of the Jiu-Jitsu black belt, but he bowed his head without even fighting.

The BMF (Boy in Men), the main event of the competition, will proceed smoothly. Champion Max Holloway (34) of the U.S. passed the relay with 70.5 kilograms. Challenger Charles Oliveira of Brazil recorded 70.8 kilograms. Kaiu Bohalyu (33, Brazil) and Rainier the Leader (35, the Netherlands), who compete in the middleweight division of the comain event, also succeeded in crossing the line with 84.4kg and 84.1kg, respectively.

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