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'''Denis Kang''' (September 17, 1977) is a [[Canada|Canadian |
'''Denis Kang''' (September 17, 1977) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] [[mixed martial arts|mixed martial artist]] and [[PRIDE FC]] welterweight grand prix finalist. Kang is a Brazilian [[Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu|Jiu-Jitsu]] black belt, originally trained by Marcus Soares. |
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==Biography== |
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Revision as of 18:13, 20 June 2009
| Denis Kang | |
| Hangul | 데니스 강 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 데니스 姜 |
| Revised Romanization | Deniseu Gang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Tenisŭ Kang |
Denis Kang (September 17, 1977) is a Canadian mixed martial artist and PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist. Kang is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, originally trained by Marcus Soares.
Biography
Denis Kang was born in the French overseas colony of Saint Pierre and Miquelon to a Korean father and French mother.[1] He and his family relocated to the Canary Islands and finally North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada in 1988.
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.[2] Kang's longtime girlfriend and stable-mate Shelby Walker had killed herself shortly before Bushido 13.
Kang had only one match in 2007 after breaking his hand 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.[3]
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[4]. 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 unamious decision.
Mixed martial arts record
| 46 matches | 32 wins | 11 losses |
| By knockout | 12 | 2 |
| By submission | 15 | 7 |
| By decision | 5 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No contests | 2 | |
| Record | Result | Opponent | Method | Event | Date | Round | Time | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32-11-1(2) | Win |  Xavier Foupa-Pokam
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Decision (Unanimous) | UFC 97: Redemption | 04/18/2009 | 3 | 5:00 | Montreal, Canada |
| 31-11-1(2) | Loss |  Alan Belcher
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | UFC 93: Franklin vs. Henderson | 01/17/2009 | 2 | 4:36 | Dublin, Ireland |
| 31-10-1(2) | Win | Marvin Eastman
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TKO (Punches) | Raw Combat: Redemption | 10/25/2008 | 1 | 0:49 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
| 30-10-1(2) | Win |  Kim Jae Young
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KO | Spirit MC 18 - The Champions | 08/30/2008 | 1 | 1:13 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 29-10-1(2) | Loss |  Gegard Mousasi
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | DREAM.2 Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round | 04/29/2008 | 1 | 3:10 | Saitama, Japan |
| 29-9-1(2) | Loss |  Yoshihiro Akiyama
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KO (Punch) | K-1 - OLYMPIA HERO'S 2007 in KOREA | 10/27/2007 | 1 | 4:45 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 29-8-1(2) | Win | Jung Gyu Choi
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Decision (Majority) | Spirit MC - Interleague 5 | 03/11/2007 | 3 | 5:00 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 28-8-1(2) | Loss | Kazuo Misaki
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Decision (Split) | PRIDE Bushido 13 | 11/05/2006 | 3 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 28-7-1(2) | Win | Akihiro Gono
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Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 13 | 11/05/2006 | 2 | 5:00 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 27-7-1(2) | Win | Amar Suloev
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | PRIDE Bushido 12 | 08/26/2006 | 2 | 4:10 | Nagoya, Japan |
| 26-7-1(2) | Win |  Murilo Rua
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KO (Punches) | PRIDE Bushido 11 | 06/04/2006 | 1 | 0:15 | Saitama, Japan |
| 25-7-1(2) | Win | Albert Basconcelles | KO | Spirit MC 8 - Only One | 04/22/2006 | 1 | 0:12 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 24-7-1(2) | Win |  Mark Weir
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Submission | PRIDE Bushido 10 | 04/02/2006 | 1 | 4:55 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 23-7-1(2) | Win | Ron Fields
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | AFC 14 - Absolute Fighting Championships 14 | 12/10/2005 | 1 | 2:46 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA |
| 22-7-1(2) | No Contest | Robert Villegas
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No Contest | Spirit MC 7 - Middleweight GP Final | 10/29/2005 | 1 | 0:00 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 22-7-1(1) | Win |  Andrei Semenov
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Decision (Unanimous) | PRIDE Bushido 8 | 7/17/2005 | 2 | 5:00 | Nagoya, Japan |
| 21-7-1(1) | Win | Takahiro Oba
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Submission (Armbar) | PRIDE Bushido 6 | 04/03/2005 | 1 | 4:24 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 20-7-1(1) | Win | Alexei Vezelozorov
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Submission (Choke) | M-1 MFC - Heavyweight GP | 12/4/2004 | 1 | 1:17 | Moscow, Russia |
| 19-7-1(1) | Win | Jin Ho Yang
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TKO | Spirit MC 5 - 2004 GP Unlimited | 09/11/2004 | N/A | N/A | Seoul, South Korea |
| 18-7-1(1) | Win | Kim Jae Young
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Submission (Choke) | Spirit MC 5 - 2004 GP Unlimited | 09/11/2004 | N/A | N/A | Seoul, South Korea |
| 17-7-1(1) | Win | Jyunpei Hamada
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Submission (Armbar) | Spirit MC 5 - 2004 GP Unlimited | 09/11/2004 | N/A | N/A | Seoul, South Korea |
| 16-7-1(1) | Win |  Kobus Huisamen
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TKO | Spirit MC 4 - Revolution | 06/12/2004 | 1 | N/A | Seoul, South Korea |
| 15-7-1(1) | Win | Hyun Chul Cho
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | Spirit MC 3 - I Will Be Back!!! | 04/10/2004 | 1 | 2:06 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 14-7-1(1) | Win | Hyung Jun Kim
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TKO (Punches) | Spirit MC - Interleague 1 | 02/7/2004 | 1 | 1:13 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 13-7-1-(1) | Win | Kim Jae Young
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TKO (Punches) | Spirit MC - Interleague 1 | 02/7/2004 | 1 | 0:38 | Seoul, South Korea |
| 12-7-1(1) | Draw | Andrei Semenov
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Draw | M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 7 | 12/5/2003 | 1 | 10:00 | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| 12-7-0(1) | Win |  Stephan Potvin
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TKO | TKO 13 - Ultimate Rush | 09/06/2003 | 3 | N/A | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 11-7-0(1) | Win | Kaipo Kalama
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Decision (Majority) | SB 30 - Collision Course | 06/13/2003 | 3 | 3:00 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
| 10-7-0(1) | Win | Brendan Seguin
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Submission (Armbar) | SB 30 - Collision Course | 06/13/2003 | 1 | 2:24 | Honolulu, Hawaii, USA |
| 9-7-0(1) | Win | Keith Rockel
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KO | USMMA 3 - Ring of Fury | 05/03/2003 | 2 | 2:59 | Boston, Massachussetts, USA |
| 8-7-0(1) | Win | Chris Peak
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | WFF 4 - Civil War | 04/04/2003 | 1 | 0:57 | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| 7-7-0(1) | Loss | Jason Miller
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | EC 50 - Extreme Challenge 50 | 02/23/2003 | 2 | 1:41 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| 7-6-0(1) | Loss | Joe Doerksen
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | UCC 11 - The Next Level | 10/11/2002 | 1 | 4:49 | Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| 7-5-0(1) | Win | Pat Healy
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Submission (Guillotine) | RITR 7 - Rumble in the Ring 7 | 7/20/2002 | 1 | N/A | Auburn, Washington, USA |
| 6-5-0(1) | Win | Shane Biever
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Submission (Armlock) | WFF 2 - World Freestyle Fighting 2 | 7/20/2002 | 1 | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| 5-5-0(1) | No Contest | Dennis Hallman
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No Contest | WFF 1 - World Freestyle Fighting 1 | 04/13/2002 | 2 | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| 5-5 | Loss | Marty Armendarez
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TKO (Punches) | Pancrase - Proof 3 | 5/13/2001 | 3 | 3:45 | Oroville, California, USA |
| 5-4 | Loss | Osami Shibuya
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | IFC WC 15 - Warriors Challenge 15 | 08/31/2001 | 1 | 3:52 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 5-3 | Loss | Keiichiro Yamamiya
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Decision (Majority) | Pancrase - Trans 7 | 12/04/2000 | 2 | 3:00 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 5-2 | Win | Minoru Suzuki
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Submission (Back Injury) | Pancrase - 2000 Anniversary Show | 09/24/2000 | 1 | 3:43 | Yokohama, Japan |
| 4-2 | Win | Lonnie Canida
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TKO | WCT - Western Canada's Toughest | 03/18/2000 | N/A | N/A | Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada |
| 3-2 | Loss | Joe Slick
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Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) | EC 24 - Extreme Challenge 24 | 05/15/1999 | 1 | 5:53 | Salt Lake City, Utah, USA |
| 3-1 | Loss | Jacen Flynn
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Submission (Guillotine Choke) | BRI 2 - Bas Rutten Invitational 2 | 04/24/1999 | 1 | 4:07 | USA |
| 3-0 | Win | Tom Bolger
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Submission (Triangle Choke) | BRI 2 - Bas Rutten Invitational 2 | 07-07-1996 | 1 | 1:55 | USA |
| 2-0 | Win | Fadi Habib
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TKO | UWC 2 - Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2 | 11/01/1998 | 1 | N/A | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| 1-0 | Win | Eric Harcrow
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Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | UWC - Ultimate Warrior Challenge | 08/02/1998 | 1 | N/A | Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
References
- ^ Deniskang.com. Official biography. Accessed 2008-05-29.
- ^ Bolduc, Justin (November 28, 2006). "Din Thomas - Talks PRIDE and the Future". Nokaut.
{{cite web}}: External link in|publisher= - ^ Kang Stomps Kim, Again
- ^ http://kr.news.yahoo.com/service/news/shellview.htm?articleid=2009021716405230694&linkid=343&newssetid=1867