Korean standout Chan Sung Jung has signed a six-fight deal with World Extreme Cagefighting. The highly-touted Sengoku veteran, known as “The Korean Zombie,” may debut for the promotion as soon as WEC 48 on April 24th, which airs live on pay-per-view.

Known primarily as a submission specialist, Jung entered the Sengoku Featherweight Grand Prix last year, but suffered his first loss in a razor-thin decision against eventual champion Masanori “Kin-chan” Kanehara. Korean Top Team confirmed Jung’s WEC signing today.

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Rising star Jennifer “Rosebud” Tate has withdrawn from the second round of the Freestyle Cage Fighting Women’s Bantamweight Grand Prix. Tate, who dispatched of fellow EliteXC veteran Kaitlin Young in the tournament’s opening round, announced today that she is pregnant with her second child.

Regarded by many as one of the favourites to win the tournament, Tate was set to rematch Shayna “The Queen of Spades” Baszler on March 27th at FCF 40. A replacement for Tate has not yet been named, but an announcement is expected in the coming days.

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Reigning NABO and IBA Heavyweight Boxing Champion James “Lights Out” Toney has signed with the UFC. The outspoken 41-year-old had petitioned UFC President Dana White for a shot at competing in the Octagon and recently signed a multi-fight deal with the promotion. The news was first reported by FiveOuncesOfPain.com.

The aging boxer had recently spoken out about an initial contract offer from White, which he deemed to be “laughable,” but the two sides later came to an agreement. A timetable for Toney’s MMA debut is not yet known.

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The Ultimate Fighting Championship’s first trip to Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada may not happen as quickly as planned. According to a report from MMA commentator and analyst Paul Lazenby, the city has yet to implement regulations to promote mixed martial arts professionally and may not do so for at least two months.

Subsequent reports have suggested that the UFC may already be looking into other options, including a rumoured UFC Fight Night event on April 17th that would go head-to-head with Strikeforce on CBS.

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Two days after shocking many with her abrupt retirement, DEEP Women’s Lightweight (106-Pound) Champion Miku Matsumoto publicly addressed her decision to walk away from mixed martial arts earlier today. Citing a lack of desire to continue competing, Matsumoto offered thanks and apologies to her fans and fellow female fighters.

While she did not directly discuss the reasons for her loss of interest, Matsumoto stated that she had become detached from the sport and training and had no regrets about her decision to retire from MMA.

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Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett will return to mixed martial arts action for DREAM in Japan. The embattled fighter, nicknamed “The Babyfaced Assassin,” has been left without a fight since testing positive for steroids for the third time last summer. MMAWeekly.com was first to report on the signing.

Barnett, whose appeal to the California State Athletic Commission to reinstate his fighter licence was recently postponed for the fourth time, is reportedly eyeing a spot on the March 22nd Dream.13 card.

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