"I'll never lose to China."" Yoo Soo-young, who kept her promise, won three consecutive UFC games, Jung Jo-joon, 'ready to enter'... "I'll show you everything.""

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Yoo Soo-young (31), who overpowered Xiaolong (China) by keeping his promise that he will never lose to China, is now advancing toward his third consecutive UFC victory. All preparations have been completed, with the perfect passage to the demurrage.

Yoo Soo-young, a former winner of ROAD TO UFC Season 3 Bantamweight (61.2kg), accurately matched the limit weight of the general bantamweight event by recording 61.7kg in the weigh-in held on the 14th (Korea time). The opponent, Korean-American fighter Eliza Smith (23, USA), also weighed 61.7kg, announcing the success of the undercard bantamweight match of "UFC Fight Night: Emmet vs. Bachet Horse" at Meta Apex in Las Vegas on the 15th.

After the match, the two players, who faced each other in the center of the stage, had a tight fight with their backs, but soon shook hands and produced a heartwarming scene in which they vowed to do well.

According to the UFC, Yoo Soo-young said, "I think I'm a tough opponent, but I'm a player who will be the foundation for going to the ranker," adding, "Trust me, trust my team, and show everything I've prepared in the octagon is the key to victory."

This match is the so-called Korean Derby. Yoo Soo-young's opponent, Smith, is a quarter Korean whose maternal grandmother is Korean, and he lived in Korea when his father worked as a U.S. soldier in Korea. To honor his identity, he is a player who has a deep affection for Korea enough to have the Korean national flag and his daughter's name, Nayomi, tattooed in Korean on his left shoulder.

Even the two players have already met. Smith invited Yoo Soo-young to his podcast last year to have a deep conversation with his family about his Korean identity. At the time, Smith said, "You have children, and I have children. "Let's go out and make money properly," he said, offering a hot game, and Yoo Soo-young also accepted the confrontation, saying, "It's a strange feeling to fight with a player I talked to while smiling, but I have enough chances."

Yoo Soo-young conducted off-season training in the U.S. with "Stern Gun" Kim Dong-hyun for this game. Yoo Soo-young, who maximized his sense of practice by sparring with bantamweight champion Merab Devalishvili, expressed confidence, saying, "Smith is a tough opponent who hits well and is smart, but he will be the foundation for me to go to the ranker." Also, "Smith's movements are not anomalous, so they are not tricky. I will trust myself and the team and show you everything I prepared," he said, revealing his must-win strategy.

Earlier, during the ROAD TO UFC final in Shanghai, China, Yoo Soo-young made a strong impression by proving his rant that "I don't lose to the Chinese player" with a unanimous decision victory despite unilateral boos from home fans. It is noteworthy whether Yoo Soo-young, who is already winning two consecutive games, will win three consecutive octagon games by overpowering even Shin Sung-Smith from DWCS.

Meanwhile, featherweight veteran Josh Emmett and Shin Seong-Kevin Bachejos will clash at the main event of the tournament.

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