UFC free fight: Brian Ortega shows off new form with dominant win over Chan Sung Jung

At UFC Fight Night 180, Brian Ortega looked flawless despite nearly two years away from competition.

Ortega returned against Chan Sung Jung in the main event of the October event in Abu Dhabi, where he looked to earn another crack at the featherweight title.

Ortega displayed a patient approach, not rushing in and slugging it out like he has in some past outings. He switched stances throughout the fight, especially after “The Korean Zombie” inflicted serious damage to his lead leg. After a back-and-forth first round where Ortega briefly dropped Jung with a straight left, Ortega would have Jung in serious trouble when he dropped him with a spinning back elbow in Round 2. Ortega swarmed him, but Jung was able to survive.

From that point on, the momentum would shift completely in favor of Ortega, as “T-City” went onto outland Jung for the rest of the fight, sweeping the judges’ scorecards to cement himself as the No. 1 contender in the UFC’s featherweight division.

Ortega (15-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC) returns to action on March 27, when he challenges current featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski (22-1 MMA, 9-0 UFC) in the UFC 260 co-main event at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

Before he faces Volkanovski, relive Ortega’s dominant win over Jung in the video above.