Denis Kang (, born September 17, 1977) is a

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professional

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who most recently competed in the

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division. A professional competitor since 1998, Kang has formerly competed for the

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, and

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. In his prime he was ranked one of the top fighters in the world and scored notable wins over

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Marvin Eastman Marvin Lee Eastman (born June 8, 1971) is a retired American professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. A professional MMA competitor from 2000 until 2013, he competed in K-1, the UFC, World Fighting Alliance, Maximum Fighting Champions ...

Akihiro Gono (born October 7, 1974) is a Japanese mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division. A professional competitor since 1994, he is best known for his clever and deceptive fighting style, and for his flashy ring entrances. Gon ...

and

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Background

Kang was born in the French

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to a Korean father and French mother. He and his family relocated to the

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and finally North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1988 when he was 11 years old. After some years from their arrival to Vancouver, he started taking

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lessons by encouragement of his parents. Kang transitioned into

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Brazilian jiu-jitsu (BJJ; pt, jiu-jitsu brasileiro ) is a self-defence martial art and combat sport based on grappling, ground fighting (ne-waza) and submission holds. BJJ focuses on the skill of taking an opponent to the ground, control ...

in high school because he wanted to improve in his ground game more than practice self-defense.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Kang's MMA career began in 1998 at the Ultimate Warrior Challenge in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kang was successful in his debut fight, winning by

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(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

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. He would go 7–7 with one no contest in his first 15 fights, with a few convincing defeats. After winning five of his next six fights, Kang signed a contract with Spirit MC, a South Korea

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organization. Denis went 5–0 while fighting in Korea and was crowned the Spirit MC Heavyweight Champion. Following this, Denis relocated to

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and joined

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. 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 ''

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'', where he defeated Japanese opponent Takahiro Oba via

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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 ''

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''. In between fights for Pride, Denis fought American Albert Basconcelles and knocked him out within 12 seconds of the opening bell. At '' Bushido 11'', 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

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(183 lb) Grand Prix. At Bushido 12, Denis submitted

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via

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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

on November 5, 2006, he was defeated by

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in the final at Bushido 13. Kang had torn his right biceps muscle earlier that night in his win over Gono. 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. After the contract termination of

, Kang moved to

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maintaining the championship of Spirit MC. Kang made his

debut on October 28, 2007, in "K-1 Hero's in Seoul". His opponent was

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who was returning to

after a 10-month suspension. Kang lost via TKO. Kang next fight was on April 29, 2008, in the opening round of the Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round, losing to

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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. Kang defeated UFC veteran

by TKO on October 25, 2008, at "Raw Combat: Redemption" in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The fight lasted 48 seconds.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Kang made his UFC debut on January 17, 2009, against

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despite suffering from ankle injury. Although Kang controlled the fight, he lost by

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at the end of round two after a takedown attempt. Kang redeemed himself with a victory over Xavier Foupa-Pokam at

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by unanimous decision. Kang faced

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on November 14, 2009, at

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. In an interview about his fight with Bisping, Kang revealed he wanted a title fight with Anderson Silva. Bisping TKO'd Kang in the 2nd round. Even though Bisping was the crowd favorite in his home town

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and Kang was being booed on, Kang dropped Bisping with a right hand in the first round. Kang followed Bisping to the floor and attempted submissions, but Bisping defended well and neutralised Kang's attacks despite Kang briefly having full mount. 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. The fight was awarded Fight of the Night honours, giving both Kang and Bisping a $40,000 bonus check. Kang was cut from the UFC on Dec. 9 2009, along with

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and

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. Kang announced that he had signed with W1 MMA, and that he would fight for their vacant middleweight title on December 18, 2010, in Montreal, Quebec.

Post-UFC

Denis defeated Dae Won Kim at W-1: Judgment day. Kang faced off against former WEC Middleweight Champion

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on July 18, 2010, at an

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event. The fight was declared a split draw. Denis joined the Korean MMA promotion

by signing a multi-fight non-exclusive deal. Denis lost to Melvin Manhoef by KO due to a knee to the body early in the first round of their DREAM 18 New Year's Eve fight at the end of 2012.

Personal life

Kang's youngest brother,

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, is an actor and model in South Korea.

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

* PRIDE Fighting Championships ** 2006 PRIDE Welterweight Grand Prix Runner-Up *Spirit MC **Spirit MC Heavyweight (+80 kg) Championship (One time; Last) **Spirit MC Grand Prix 2004 Championship *

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** Fight of the Night (One time) *

**Fight of the Night (One time)

Mixed martial arts record

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, Canada ,

Kickboxing record

''Legend'':

Submission grappling record

References

External links

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Denis 1977 births Living people Canadian male kickboxers Canadian male mixed martial artists Canadian sportspeople of Korean descent Canadian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Canadian submission wrestlers Franco-Columbian people Middleweight mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Heavyweight kickboxers Heavyweight mixed martial artists Mixed martial artists utilizing taekwondo Mixed martial artists utilizing hapkido Mixed martial artists utilizing karate People from North Vancouver People from Saint Pierre and Miquelon French emigrants to Canada Sportspeople from British Columbia People awarded a black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu Ultimate Fighting Championship male fighters Hapkido practitioners

Background

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Ultimate Fighting Championship

Post-UFC

Personal life

Championships and accomplishments

Mixed martial arts

Mixed martial arts record

Kickboxing record

Submission grappling record

See also

References

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