Denis Kang

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Denis Kang

Denis Kang at weigh-ins, pictured right
Born September 17, 1977 (1977-09-17) (age 34)
Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Other names The Super Korean[1]
Nationality Canadian
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight 185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
Division Middleweight
Light Heavyweight
Reach 77.0 in (196 cm)[2]
Fighting out of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Team American Top Team,
Zahabi MMA
Tristar Gym
Rank 2nd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
Years active 1998–present
Kickboxing record
Total 1
Wins 0
Losses 1
By knockout 1
Draws 0
Mixed martial arts record
Total 53
Wins 34
By knockout 12
By submission 16
By decision 6
Losses 15
By knockout 5
By submission 8
By decision 2
Draws 2
No contests 2
Other information
Website http://www.deniskang.com/
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 2nd degree Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, originally trained and mentored by Marcus Soares.

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[edit] Personal life

Denis Kang was born in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon to a Korean father and French mother.[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]. He has a younger brother, Julien Kang, who is an actor in South Korea.

On September 23, 2006, Kang's fiancée, Shelby Walker, who was also a professional fighter, was found dead after an apparent overdose of pain medication.[4][5] Kang had racked up a 23 fight unbeaten streak prior to his fiancée's death, but has since won only 6 of 13 bouts.

[edit] 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.[6]

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.[7]

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.

[edit] UFC

Denis Kang made his UFC debut on January 17, 2009 against Alan Belcher despite suffering from ankle injury.[8] 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.

Kang faced Michael Bisping on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105.[9] In an interview about his fight with Bisping, Kang revealed he wanted a title fight with Anderson Silva.[10] Bisping TKO'd Kang in the 2nd round.[11] Even though Bisping was the crowd favourite 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.[12] 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.[13] The fight was awarded Fight of the Night honours, giving both Kang and Bisping a $40,000 bonus check.[14]

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 and will fight for their vacant middleweight title on December 18, 2010 in Montreal, Quebec.

[edit] Post-UFC

Denis defeated Dae Won Kim at W-1: Judgment day.[15] Kang faced off against former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho on July 18, 2010 at an Impact Fighting Championships event.[16] The fight was declared a split draw.

Denis joined the Korean MMA promotion Road FC by signing a multi-fight non-exclusive deal.[17]

[edit] Championships and Accomplishments

[edit] Mixed martial arts

[edit] Mixed martial arts record

Result Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss 34–15–2 (2) Japan Shungo Oyama TKO (knees) Road FC 5: Night of Champions 02011-12-03 December 3, 2011 1 4:30 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 34–14–2 (2) South Korea Seung Bae Whi TKO (knees) Road FC 3: Explosion 02011-07-24 July 24, 2011 2 3:58 Seoul, South Korea
Loss 34–13–2 (2) United States Jesse Taylor Submission (rear naked choke) Battlefield Fight League 8: Island Beatdown 02011-05-28 May 28, 2011 1 1:57 British Columbia, Canada
Win 34–12–2 (2) South Korea Eun Soo Lee Decision (unanimous) Road FC 2: Alive 02011-04-16 April 16, 2011 3 5:00 Seoul, South Korea Fought at 205 lbs
vDraw 33–12–2 (2) Brazil Paulo Filho Draw (split) Impact FC 2 02010-07-18 July 18, 2010 3 5:00 Sydney, Australia
Win 33–12–1 (2) South Korea Dae Won Kim Submission (arm-triangle choke) W-1: Judgment day 02010-06-19 June 19, 2010 1 1:49 Laval, Quebec
Loss 32–12–1 (2) England Michael Bisping TKO (strikes) UFC 105 02009-11-14 November 14, 2009 2 4:24 Manchester, England Won Fight of the Night Honors
Win 32–11–1 (2) France Xavier Foupa-Pokam Decision (unanimous) UFC 97 02009-04-18 April 18, 2009 3 5:00 Montreal, Canada
Loss 31–11–1 (2) United States Alan Belcher Submission (guillotine choke) UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson 02009-01-17 January 17, 2009 2 4:36 Dublin, Ireland
Win 31–10–1 (2) United States Marvin Eastman KO (punches) Raw Combat: Redemption 02008-10-25 October 25, 2008 1 0:48 Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Win 30–10–1 (2) South Korea Kim Jae Young KO (punches and stomp) Spirit MC 02008-08-30 August 30, 2008 1 1:13 Seoul, South Korea Defended the Spirit MC Heavyweight Championship
Loss 29–10–1 (2) Armenia Gegard Mousasi Submission (triangle choke) DREAM.2 02008-04-29 April 29, 2008 1 3:10 Saitama, Japan DREAM Middleweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Loss 29–9–1 (2) Japan Yoshihiro Akiyama KO (punches) Hero's 2007 in Korea 02007-10-27 October 27, 2007 1 4:45 Seoul, South Korea
Win 29–8–1 (2) South Korea Jung Gyu Choi Decision (majority) Spirit MC 02007-03-11 March 11, 2007 3 5:00 Seoul, South Korea Won the Spirit MC Heavyweight Championship
Loss 28–8–1 (2) Japan Kazuo Misaki Decision (split) PRIDE Bushido 13 02006-11-05 November 5, 2006 3 5:00 Yokohama, Japan PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Final
Win 28–7–1 (2) Japan Akihiro Gono Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 13 02006-11-05 November 5, 2006 2 5:00 Yokohama, Japan PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Semifinal
Win 27–7–1 (2) Armenia Amar Suloev Submission (one-arm strangle) PRIDE Bushido 12 02006-08-26 August 26, 2006 1 4:10 Nagoya, Japan PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal
Win 26–7–1 (2) Brazil Murilo Rua KO (punches) PRIDE Bushido 11 02006-06-04 June 4, 2006 1 0:15 Saitama, Japan PRIDE 2006 Welterweight Grand Prix Opening Round
Win 25–7–1 (2) United States Albert Basconcelles TKO (punches) Spirit MC 02006-04-22 April 22, 2006 1 0:12 Seoul, South Korea
Win 24–7–1 (2) England Mark Weir Submission (knees) PRIDE Bushido 10 02006-04-02 April 2, 2006 1 4:55 Tokyo, Japan
Win 23–7–1 (2) United States Ron Fields Submission (rear-naked choke) AFC 14 – Absolute Fighting Championships 14 02005-12-10 December 10, 2005 1 2:46 Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
NC 22–7–1 (2) United States Robert Villegas No Contest Spirit MC 02005-10-29 October 29, 2005 1 0:00 Seoul, South Korea
Win 22–7–1 (1) Russia Andrei Semenov Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 8 02005-07-17 July 17, 2005 2 5:00 Nagoya, Japan
Win 21–7–1 (1) Japan Takahiro Oba Submission (armbar) PRIDE Bushido 6 02005-04-03 April 3, 2005 1 4:24 Yokohama, Japan
Win 20–7–1 (1) Russia Alexei Vezelozorov Submission (choke) M-1 Global 02004-12-04 December 4, 2004 1 1:17 Moscow, Russia
Win 19–7–1 (1) South Korea Jin Ho Yang TKO (punches) Spirit MC 02004-09-11 September 11, 2004 1 0:49 Seoul, South Korea
Win 18–7–1 (1) South Korea Kim Jae Young Submission (arm triangle choke) Spirit MC 02004-09-11 September 11, 2004 1 1:38 Seoul, South Korea
Win 17–7–1 (1) Japan Junpei Hamada Submission (armbar) Spirit MC 02004-09-11 September 11, 2004 1 2:35 Seoul, South Korea
Win 16–7–1 (1) South Africa Kobus Huisamen TKO (punches) Spirit MC 02004-06-12 June 12, 2004 1 1:06 Seoul, South Korea
Win 15–7–1 (1) South Korea Hyun Chul Cho Submission (rear naked choke) Spirit MC 02004-04-10 April 10, 2004 1 2:06 Seoul, South Korea
Win 14–7–1 (1) South Korea Hyung Jun Kim TKO (punches) Spirit MC 02004-02-07 February 7, 2004 1 1:13 Seoul, South Korea
Win 13–7–1 (1) South Korea Kim Jae Young TKO (punches) Spirit MC 02004-02-07 February 7, 2004 1 0:38 Seoul, South Korea
vDraw 12–7–1 (1) Russia Andrei Semenov Draw M-1 Global 02003-12-05 December 5, 2003 1 10:00 St. Petersburg, Russia
Win 12–7 (1) Canada Stephan Potvin TKO (punches) TKO Major League MMA 02003-09-06 September 6, 2003 3 2:22 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 11–7 (1) United States Kaipo Kalama Decision (majority) SB 30 – Collision Course 02003-06-13 June 13, 2003 3 3:00 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win 10–7 (1) United States Brendan Seguin Submission (armbar) SB 30 – Collision Course 02003-06-13 June 13, 2003 1 2:24 Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Win 9–7 (1) United States Keith Rockel KO (punch) USMMA 3 – Ring of Fury 02003-05-03 May 3, 2003 2 2:59 Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Win 8–7 (1) United States Chris Peak Submission (rear naked choke) WFF 4 – Civil War 02003-04-04 April 4, 2003 1 0:57 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 7–7 (1) United States Jason Miller Submission (rear naked choke) EC 50 – Extreme Challenge 50 02003-02-23 February 23, 2003 2 1:41 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Loss 7–6 (1) Canada Joe Doerksen Submission (triangle choke) UCC 11 – The Next Level 02002-10-11 October 11, 2002 1 4:49 Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Win 7–5 (1) United States Pat Healy Submission (guillotine choke) RITR 7 – Rumble in the Ring 7 02002-07-20 July 20, 2002 1 3:42 Auburn, Washington, United States
Win 6–5 (1) Canada Shane Biever Submission (armlock) WFF 2 – World Freestyle Fighting 2 02002-07-20 July 20, 2002 1 3:03 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
NC 5–5 (1) United States Dennis Hallman No Contest WFF 1 – World Freestyle Fighting 1 02002-04-13 April 13, 2002 2 3:15 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada Hallman accidentally headbutted Kang and opened a cut above the eye
Loss 5–5 United States Marty Armendarez TKO (punches) Pancrase 02001-05-13 May 13, 2001 3 3:45 Oroville, California, United States
Loss 5–4 Japan Osami Shibuya Submission (rear naked choke) IFC WC 15 – Warriors Challenge 15 02001-08-31 August 31, 2001 1 3:52 Tokyo, Japan
Loss 5–3 Japan Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (majority) Pancrase 02000-12-04 December 4, 2000 2 3:00 Tokyo, Japan
Win 5–2 Japan Minoru Suzuki Submission (back injury) Pancrase 02000-09-24 September 24, 2000 1 3:43 Yokohama, Japan
Win 4–2 Canada Lonnie Canida TKO (punches) WCT – Western Canada's Toughest 02000-03-18 March 18, 2000 1 4:06 Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
Loss 3–2 United States Joe Slick Submission (arm triangle choke) EC 24 – Extreme Challenge 24 01999-05-15 May 15, 1999 1 5:53 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Loss 3–1 United States Jacen Flynn Submission (guillotine choke) BRI 2 – Bas Rutten Invitational 2 01999-04-24 April 24, 1999 1 4:07 Littleton, Colorado, USA
Win 3–0 United States Tom Bolger Submission (triangle choke) BRI 2 – Bas Rutten Invitational 2 01999-04-24 April 24, 1999 1 1:55 Littleton, Colorado, USA
Win 2–0 United States Fadi Habib TKO (punches) UWC 2 – Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2 01998-11-01 November 1, 1998 1 0:53 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Win 1–0 United States Eric Harcrow Submission (rear naked choke) UWC – Ultimate Warrior Challenge 01998-08-02 August 2, 1998 1 0:15 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

[edit] Kickboxing record

Kickboxing record
0 wins, 1 loss
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Loss Thailand Kaoklai Kaennorsing KO (Right Hook) K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Seoul 02004-07-07 July 7, 2004 1 1:48 Seoul, South Korea

Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest

[edit] Submission grappling record

Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Notes
Loss United States Andy Reese Points (Under 87.9 KG)

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Denis Kang". MMARising.com. http://www.mmarising.com/fighters/dkang.html. Retrieved April 9, 2009. 
  2. ^ http://www.fightmagazine.com/fighters/denis-kang-601.htm
  3. ^ Deniskang.com. Official biography. Accessed 2008-05-29.
  4. ^ "Shelby Walker Obituary". 2006-10-05. http://www.shelbywalker.com/news/stories/162071004.php. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  5. ^ "Kang banking on fresh start with UFC". ESPN. 2009-01-13. http://sports.espn.go.com/extra/mma/news/story?id=3824321. Retrieved 2010-12-04. 
  6. ^ 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. 
  7. ^ Kang Stomps Kim, Again
  8. ^ http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2009021716405230694&linkid=343&newssetid=1867
  9. ^ "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. 
  10. ^ "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/. 
  11. ^ a b http://www.mmaweekly.com/absolutenm/templates/dailynews.asp?articleid=9998&zoneid=13
  12. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/16843/ufc-105-play-by-play-and-live-results.mma
  13. ^ http://www.canada.com/Couture+earns+unanimous+decision+over+Vera/2225768/story.html
  14. ^ http://mmajunkie.com/news/16854/ufc-105-fighter-bonuses-40000-awards-issued-to-quartet-of-fighters.mma
  15. ^ http://mmehfighter.com/2010/06/19/w1-judgement-day-quick-results-and-updates/
  16. ^ "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. 
  17. ^ http://www.mmafighting.com/2011/02/17/denis-kang-signs-with-koreas-road-fc/

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