Dan Ige had an opportunity to make a massive leap up the UFC featherweight depth chart on Saturday when he faced Chan Sung Jung in the main event of the UFC Vegas 29 fight card. Ige had his moments during the five-round scrap, but he fell short in his bid to put his name among the 145-pound elite. Jung walked away with a unanimous decision win.
The win was a bounce back performance for Jung. Brian Ortega handed it to Jung in his last outing. That performance, which saw Ortega double up Jung in significant strikes left questions about Jung’s feasibility as a top-ranked featherweight.