Chan Sung Jung (10-3) will replace Nam Phan and fight Leonard Garcia (15-7-1) at UFC Fight Night 24, UFC announced today via Twitter.
It is unknown whether the bout will stay on the main card of the event.
Jung and Garcia will meet in a rematch of their WEC 48 bout, that saw Garcia take a very controversial decision. Most fans and analysts saw the fight as a clear victory for The Korean Zombie and were outraged at the announcement of Garcia as the victor.
Jung lost his only other fight since then against George Roop. Jung was knocked out by a brutal high kick. Prior to the two straight losses, Jung was 10-1 during his mixed martial arts career. The fight with Garcia will be his UFC debut.
Garcia has gone 1-1 since the fight, both split decisions. He lost to Mark Hominick via split decision in a bout that many thought was a clear victory for Hominick and then beat Nam Phan when many thought he had lost as well. The Greg Jackson based fighter seems to have made a career out of scoring upset decision victories.
UFC Fight Night 24 takes place on March 26th and features a light heavyweight showdown between Phil Davis and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira.







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