Point of interest: Scramble city
Given the potent chaos looming on the feet, it’s hard not to imagine scenarios where Edgar looks to use his wrestling abilities early and often. But with Jung being one of the more savvier scramblers and submission threats at featherweight, takedown attempts could quickly become a flint lighter for starting fires on the floor.
Although he also carries no official rank in a grappling art, Jung is a treacherous transitional threat who can turn the tide of a fight off of just one bad shot.
Predicating most of his offense from the front-headlock position, Jung has a plethora of front-choke threats that he can chain to back-takes, which is ultimately another position where the Korean fighter comes to life from. Considering that Edgar, from his title fights with Benson Henderson to his featherweight affair with Charles Oliveira, has had his head caught in some precarious positions – it’s important to note that’s something he can’t afford here.
However, if Edgar manages to not give his head to the dead, then the former Division I wrestler will likely have a lot to offer Jung in grappling stanzas.
Whether Edgar’s re-wrestling to dump his opponent or leveraging a leg to secure spots, New Jersey’s favorite son is a notable menace when scrambling in small spaces. A superb positional player, Edgar also has an awareness level to submissions that allows him to act as a honey badger inside of world-class opposition’s guards.
Keeping his hands, hips, and head in all the right places, the former lightweight champ can unleash offense with impunity, whether it be punches or can opener-assisted elbows. If Edgar is grappling soberly (as in not rocked from a prior exchange), then expect the scrambles and exchanges to be fun for as long as they last.
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