Early Life and Education
Born in Pohang, South Korea in 1987, Jung moved to Nam Yang Ju, a satellite city of Seoul when he was in his mid teens. Due to his slight stature and his rural birthplace, he was bullied constantly by his classmates. Jung got into many fights because of the bullying and usually lost. When his aunt could no longer stand to see Jung's predicament, she took him to a nearby Hapkido gym.
Jung trained in Hapkido before joining a kickboxing-gym at age 18. In June 2007, he won a Sambo tournament arranged by the Korean Sambo Association, and in December of the same year, he won the lightweight division of the Pancrase Korea Neo-Blood Tournament after defeating fellow South Koreans Yoo In Seok and Lee Hyung Geol. In May 2008, he participated in and won KOREA-FC's 8-man MMA tournament in the 65 kg division. Jung was also a participant of a show called Street Fighter in 2007 which aired on South Korean cable television. He participated in the 70 kg tournament and won. The tournament was stand-up only (similar to K-1 but not in a ring).
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