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This is the October 17 edition of On the Rise.

Saturday night’s main event showdown between Brian Ortega and Chan Sung Jung is all kinds of exciting for myriad reasons and carries those “could be Fight of the Year, could end with something incredible early” vibes.

Ortega is fighting for the first time in nearly two years after building a new team around himself, while “The Korean Zombie” is, well, “The Korean Zombie” — a 33-year-old bonus machine coming off consecutive first-round stoppage wins over Renato Moicano and Frankie Edgar.

The final bout of the evening is as close to guaranteed excitement as you can get in this sport.