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Denis Kang
| 강대수 / Denis Kang | |
|---|---|
 Denis Kang at weigh-ins, pictured right |
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| Born | September 17, 1977 Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
| Other names | The Super Korean[1] |
| Nationality |  Korea /  Canadian |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) |
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st) |
| Division | 185 |
| Style | Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Boxing |
| Fighting out of | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Team | American Top Team, Zahabi MMA |
| Rank | black belt in BJJ |
| Years active | 1998–present |
| MMA record | |
| Total | 49 |
| Wins | 33 |
| By knockout | 12 |
| By submission | 16 |
| Losses | 12 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
| Denis Kang | |
|---|---|
| Hangul | 데니스 강 |
| Hanja | 데니스 姜 |
| Revised Romanization | Deniseu Gang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tenisŭ Kang |
Denis Kang (born September 17, 1977) is a Canadian mixed martial artist of Korean French descent. He was the PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist in which he lost to Kazuo Misaki. Kang is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, originally trained and mentored by Marcus Soares.
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Early life
Denis Kang was born in the French overseas colony of Saint Pierre and Miquelon to a Korean father and French mother.[2] He has a younger brother, Julien Kang, who is an actor and a model working in South Korea.[3] He and his family relocated to the Canary Islands and finally North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1988. Kang speaks fluent French and English, and is also said to be fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, which he learned via constant relocation.[citation needed]
MMA career
Denis Kang’s MMA career began in 1998 at the Ultimate Warrior Challenge in Vancouver, Canada. Kang was successful in his debut fight, winning by submission (rear naked choke) over Eric Harcrow. Kang would go on to win his next 2 fights before going 2–5 over his next 8 with one no contest against Dennis Hallman. He would go 7–7 with one no contest in his first 15 fights, with a few convincing defeats.
After winning 5 of his next 6 fights, Kang signed a contract with Spirit MC, a South Korea MMA organization. Denis went 5–0 while fighting in Korea and was crowned the Spirit MC Heavyweight Champion. Following this, Denis relocated to Florida and joined American Top Team.
It was at this time that Kang caught the attention of the PRIDE Fighting Championships. Kang signed a contract with PRIDE and made his debut at PRIDE Bushido 6, where he defeated Japanese opponent Takahiro Oba via armbar at 4:24 of round one. Under the Korean banner, Denis went on to win his next two fights in PRIDE, with a victory coming over Englishman Mark Weir at PRIDE Bushido 10. In between fights for Pride, Denis fought American Albert Basconcelles and knocked him out within 12 seconds of the opening bell. At Bushido 11, Denis Kang continued his winning streak by knocking out Chute Boxe member Murilo “Ninja” Rua in 15 seconds in the first round of the PRIDE Bushido Welterweight (183 lb) Grand Prix. At Bushido 12, Denis submitted Armenian Amar Suloev via rear naked choke to advance to the semi-final round of the Welterweight Grand Prix. With this win, Kang was then 18–0–1 in his last 19 contests. However, after advancing through the semi-final round of the Bushido tournament and beating Akihiro Gono on November 5, 2006 he was defeated by Kazuo Misaki in the final at Bushido 13. Kang had torn his right biceps muscle earlier that night in his win over Gono.[4]
Kang had only one match in 2007 after breaking his hand (an injury that will reappear over and over again) in a match against Jungkyu Choi for the Spirit MC Heavyweight Championship on March 11. Kang won via unanimous decision but was unable to compete for several months.[citation needed]
After the contract termination of PRIDE, Kang moved to K-1 Hero’s maintaining the championship of Spirit MC. Kang made his K-1 Hero’s debut on October 28, 2007, in “K-1 Hero’s in Seoul”. His opponent was Yoshihiro Akiyama who was returning to MMA after a 10 month suspension. Kang lost via TKO.
Kang next fight was on April 29, 2008, in the opening round of the DREAM Middleweight Granx Prix, losing to Gegard Mousasi via triangle choke.
On August 30, 2008, Kang defended his Spirit MC Heavyweight Championship by defeating Kim Jae Young by TKO due to strikes at 1:31 of the first round.[5]
Kang defeated UFC veteran Marvin Eastman by TKO on October 25, 2008, at “Raw Combat: Redemption” in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The fight lasted 48 seconds.
UFC
Denis Kang made his UFC debut on January 17, 2009 against Alan Belcher despite suffering from ankle injury[6]. Although Kang controlled the fight, he lost by guillotine choke at the end of round two after a takedown attempt.
Kang redeemed himself with a victory over Xavier Foupa-Pokam at UFC 97 by unanimous decision.
In UFC 105, Kang faced Michael Bisping on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105.[7]. In an interview about his fight with Bisping, Kang revealed he wanted a title fight with Anderson Silva.[8]Bisping TKO’d Kang in the 2nd round.[9] Even though Bisping was the crowd favorite in in his home town Manchester and Kang was being booed on, Kang dropped Bisping with a right hand in the first round which rocked Bisping.[10] Kang followed Bisping to the floor and attempted submissions, but Bisping defended well and neutralised Kang’s attacks despite Kang briefly having full mount.[11] In the 2nd round Bisping secured a single-leg takedown and the momentum of the fight shifted : he unleashed a vicious ground and pound attack on the Canadian, which Kang failed to recover from.[12] The fight was awarded Fight of the Night honours, giving both Kang and Bisping a $40,000 bonus check.[13]
Denis Kang was cut from the UFC on Dec. 9 2009, along with Brock Larson, Rolando Delgado and Jason Dent. Kang recently announced he has signed with W1 MMA.
2010-
Denis defeated Dae Won Kim at W-1: Judgment day. [14] Kang faced off against former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho on July 18, 2010 at an Impact Fighting Championships event.[15] The fight was declared a split draw even though Kang Had been judged to have more points.
Mixed martial arts record
| Professional record breakdown | ||
| 49 matches | 33 wins | 12 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 3 |
| By submission | 16 | 7 |
| By decision | 5 | 2 |
| Draws | 2 | |
| No contests | 2 | |
| Record | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33-12-2 (2) | Draw |  Paulo Filho |
Draw (Split) | Impact FC 2 – The Uprising: Sydney | 2010-07-18 | 3 | 5:00 |  Sydney, Australia |
| 33–12–1(2) | Win | Dae Won Kim |
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | W-1: Judgment day | 2010-06-19 | 1 | 1:49 | Laval, Quebec |
| 32–12–1(2) | Loss |  Michael Bisping |
TKO (Strikes) | UFC 105: Couture vs. Vera | 2009-11-14 | 2 | 4:24 | Manchester, England |
| 32–11–1(2) | Win |  Xavier Foupa-Pokam |
Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 97: Redemption | 2009-04-18 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Canada |
| 31–11–1(2) | Loss |  Alan Belcher |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson | 2009-01-17 | 2 | 4:36 |  Dublin, Ireland |
| 31–10–1(2) | Win | Marvin Eastman |
KO (Punches) | Raw Combat: Redemption | 2008-10-25 | 1 | 0:48 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 30–10–1(2) | Win | Kim Jae Young |
KO | Spirit MC 18 – The Champions | 2008-08-30 | 1 | 1:13 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 29–10–1(2) | Loss |  Gegard Mousasi |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | DREAM.2 Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round | 2008-04-29 | 1 | 3:10 |  Saitama, Japan |
| 29–9–1(2) | Loss | Yoshihiro Akiyama |
KO (Punch) | K-1 – OLYMPIA HERO’S 2007 in KOREA | 2007-10-27 | 1 | 4:45 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 29–8–1(2) | Win | Jung Gyu Choi |
Decision (Majority) | Spirit MC – Interleague 5 | 2007-03-11 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 28–8–1(2) | Loss | Kazuo Misaki |
Decision (Split) | PRIDE Bushido 13 | 2006-11-05 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 28–7–1(2) | Win | Akihiro Gono |
Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 13 | 2006-11-05 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 27–7–1(2) | Win | Amar Suloev |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | PRIDE Bushido 12 | 2006-08-26 | 2 | 4:10 | Nagoya, Japan |
| 26–7–1(2) | Win | Murilo Rua |
KO (Punches) | PRIDE Bushido 11 | 2006-06-04 | 1 | 0:15 | Saitama, Japan |
| 25–7–1(2) | Win | Albert Basconcelles |
KO | Spirit MC 8 – Only One | 2006-04-22 | 1 | 0:12 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 24–7–1(2) | Win | Mark Weir |
Submission | PRIDE Bushido 10 | 2006-04-02 | 1 | 4:55 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 23–7–1(2) | Win | Ron Fields |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | AFC 14 – Absolute Fighting Championships 14 | 2005-12-10 | 1 | 2:46 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US |
| 22–7–1(2) | No Contest | Robert Villegas |
No Contest | Spirit MC 7 – Middleweight GP Final | 2005-10-29 | 1 | 0:00 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 22–7–1(1) | Win |  Andrei Semenov |
Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 8 | 2005-07-17 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan |
| 21–7–1(1) | Win | Takahiro Oba |
Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE Bushido 6 | 2005-04-03 | 1 | 4:24 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 20–7–1(1) | Win | Alexei Vezelozorov |
Submission (Choke) | M-1 MFC – Heavyweight GP | 2004-12-04 | 1 | 1:17 | Moscow, Russia |
| 19–7–1(1) | Win | Jin Ho Yang |
TKO | Spirit MC 5 – 2004 GP Unlimited | 2004-09-11 | N/A | N/A | Seoul, South Korea |
| 18–7–1(1) | Win | Kim Jae Young |
Submission (Choke) | Spirit MC 5 – 2004 GP Unlimited | 2004-09-11 | N/A | N/A | Seoul, South Korea |
| 17–7–1(1) | Win | Jyunpei Hamada |
Submission (Armbar) | Spirit MC 5 – 2004 GP Unlimited | 2004-09-11 | N/A | N/A | Seoul, South Korea |
| 16–7–1(1) | Win |  Kobus Huisamen |
TKO | Spirit MC 4 – Revolution | 2004-06-12 | 1 | N/A | Seoul, South Korea |
| 15–7–1(1) | Win | Hyun Chul Cho |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Spirit MC 3 – I Will Be Back!!! | 2004-04-10 | 1 | 2:06 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 14–7–1(1) | Win | Hyung Jun Kim |
TKO (Punches) | Spirit MC – Interleague 1 | 2004-02-07 | 1 | 1:13 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 13–7–1-(1) | Win | Kim Jae Young |
TKO (Punches) | Spirit MC – Interleague 1 | 2004-02-07 | 1 | 0:38 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 12–7–1(1) | Draw | Andrei Semenov |
Draw | M-1 MFC – Russia vs the World 7 | 2003-12-05 | 1 | 10:00 | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 12–7–0(1) | Win | Stephan Potvin |
TKO | TKO 13 – Ultimate Rush | 2003-09-06 | 3 | N/A | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 11–7–0(1) | Win | Kaipo Kalama |
Decision (Majority) | SB 30 – Collision Course | 2003-06-13 | 3 | 3:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, US |
| 10–7–0(1) | Win | Brendan Seguin |
Submission (Armbar) | SB 30 – Collision Course | 2003-06-13 | 1 | 2:24 | Honolulu, Hawaii, US |
| 9–7–0(1) | Win | Keith Rockel |
KO | USMMA 3 – Ring of Fury | 2003-05-03 | 2 | 2:59 | Boston, Massachusetts, US |
| 8–7–0(1) | Win | Chris Peak |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | WFF 4 – Civil War | 2003-04-04 | 1 | 0:57 | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| 7–7–0(1) | Loss | Jason Miller |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | EC 50 – Extreme Challenge 50 | 2003-02-23 | 2 | 1:41 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US |
| 7–6–0(1) | Loss | Joe Doerksen |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | UCC 11 – The Next Level | 2002-10-11 | 1 | 4:49 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 7–5–0(1) | Win | Pat Healy |
Submission (Guillotine) | RITR 7 – Rumble in the Ring 7 | 2002-07-20 | 1 | N/A | Auburn, Washington, US |
| 6–5–0(1) | Win | Shane Biever |
Submission (Armlock) | WFF 2 – World Freestyle Fighting 2 | 2002-07-20 | 1 | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| 5–5–0(1) | No Contest | Dennis Hallman |
No Contest | WFF 1 – World Freestyle Fighting 1 | 2002-04-13 | 2 | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| 5–5 | Loss | Marty Armendarez |
TKO (Punches) | Pancrase – Proof 3 | 2001-05-13 | 3 | 3:45 | Oroville, California, US |
| 5–4 | Loss | Osami Shibuya |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | IFC WC 15 – Warriors Challenge 15 | 2001-08-31 | 1 | 3:52 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 5–3 | Loss | Keiichiro Yamamiya |
Decision (Majority) | Pancrase – Trans 7 | 2000-12-04 | 2 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 5–2 | Win | Minoru Suzuki |
Submission (Back Injury) | Pancrase – 2000 Anniversary Show | 2000-09-24 | 1 | 3:43 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 4–2 | Win | Lonnie Canida |
TKO | WCT – Western Canada’s Toughest | 2000-03-18 | N/A | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| 3–2 | Loss | Joe Slick |
Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | EC 24 – Extreme Challenge 24 | 1999-05-15 | 1 | 5:53 | Salt Lake City, Utah, US |
| 3–1 | Loss | Jacen Flynn |
Submission (Guillotine Choke) | BRI 2 – Bas Rutten Invitational 2 | 1999-04-24 | 1 | 4:07 | Littleton, Colorado, USA |
| 3–0 | Win | Tom Bolger |
Submission (Triangle Choke) | BRI 2 – Bas Rutten Invitational 2 | 07–07–1996 | 1 | 1:55 | Littleton, Colorado, USA |
| 2–0 | Win | Fadi Habib |
TKO | UWC 2 – Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2 | 1998-11-01 | 1 | N/A | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 1–0 | Win | Eric Harcrow |
Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UWC – Ultimate Warrior Challenge | 1998-08-02 | 1 | N/A | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
References
- ^ “Denis Kang”. MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/fighters/dkang.html. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ Deniskang.com. Official biography. Accessed 2008-05-29.
- ^ 임 (Im), 은진 (Eun-jin) (2009-09-28). “드라마속 눈부신 외국인 배우들의 활약 (Active Foreign Actors In Dramas)” (in Korean). Yonhap News. http://www.yonhapnews.co.kr/bulletin/2009/09/27/0200000000AKR20090927051900005.HTML. Retrieved 2010-05-06.
- ^ Bolduc, Justin (November 28, 2006). “Din Thomas – Talks PRIDE and the Future”. Nokaut. http://www.nokaut.com/?id=12&solo_news=583&lang=e&cur=eur.
- ^ Kang Stomps Kim, Again
- ^ http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2009021716405230694&linkid=343&newssetid=1867
- ^ “Report: Michael Bisping vs. Denis Kang at UFC 105″. Inside Fights. 2009-08-16. http://insidefights.com/2009/08/21/report-michael-bisping-vs-denis-kang-to-headline-ufc-105/. Retrieved 2009-08-21.
- ^ “Denis Kang talks Bisping, PRIDE and Anderson Silva”. iFight365.com. http://www.ifight365.com/2009/11/ufc-exclusive-denis-kang-talks-bisping-pride-and-anderson-silva/.
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9998&zoneid=13
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/16843/ufc-105-play-by-play-and-live-results.mma
- ^ http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9998&zoneid=13
- ^ http://www.canada.com/Couture+earns+unanimous+decision+over+Vera/2225768/story.html
- ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/16854/ufc-105-fighter-bonuses-40000-awards-issued-to-quartet-of-fighters.mma
- ^ http://mmehfighter.com/2010/06/19/w1-judgement-day-quick-results-and-updates/
- ^ “Paulo Filho faces Denis Kang at Impact FC”. portaldovaletudo.uol.com.br. http://portaldovaletudo.uol.com.br/english/?channel=2&id=129. Retrieved 2010-05-17.
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