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Denis Kang
Hangul
데니스 강
Hanja
데니스 姜
Revised RomanizationDeniseu Gang
McCune–ReischauerTenisŭ Kang

Denis Kang (September 17, 1977) is a Canadian mixed martial artist of Korean-French descent and PRIDE FC welterweight grand prix finalist. He currently competes for DREAM. Kang is a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu black belt, originally trained by Marcus Soares. He is best known for his explosiveness and well-rounded style of fighting, utilizing both submissions and striking equally.

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. It was at this time that Kang completely dedicated himself to mixed martial arts and began progressing into a complete fighter.[citation needed]

After winning 5 of his next 6 fights, Kang signed a contract with Spirit MC, a South Korea MMA organization. Denis saw this not only as a financial opportunity, but also as a chance to see his father again.[citation needed] 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. It should be noted that Kang tore his right biceps muscle earlier that night in his win over Gono, before his loss in the final match.[2] It is also worth noting that Kang's longtime girlfriend and stable-mate Shelby Walker had killed herself shortly before Bushido 13, both of these factors likely impacted his performance.[citation needed]

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.

In his latest fight 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]

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
43 matches 30 wins 10 losses
By knockout 11 2
By submission 15 5
By decision 4 2
Draws 1
No contests 2
Result Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win South Korea Kim Jae Young KO Spirit MC 18 - The Champions 08/30/2008 1 1:13
Loss Armenia Gegard Mousasi Submission (Triangle Choke) DREAM.2 Middle Weight Grandprix 2008 1st Round 04/29/2008 1 3:10
Loss Japan Yoshihiro Akiyama KO (Punch) K-1 - OLYMPIA HERO'S 2007 in KOREA 10/27/2007 1 4:45
Win South Korea Jung Gyu Choi Decision (Majority) Spirit MC - Interleague 5 03/11/2007 3 5:00
Loss Japan Kazuo Misaki Decision (Split) PRIDE Bushido 13 11/05/2006 3 5:00
Win Japan Akihiro Gono Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 13 11/05/2006 2 5:00
Win Armenia Amar Suloev Submission (Rear Naked Choke) PRIDE Bushido 12 08/26/2006 2 4:10
Win Brazil Murilo Rua KO (Punches) PRIDE Bushido 11 06/04/2006 1 0:15
Win Albert Basconcelles KO Spirit MC 8 - Only One 04/22/2006 1 0:12
Win United Kingdom Mark Weir Submission PRIDE Bushido 10 04/02/2006 1 4:55
Win United States Ron Fields Submission (Rear Naked Choke) AFC 14 - Absolute Fighting Championships 14 12/10/2005 1 2:46
No Contest United States Robert Villegas No Contest Spirit MC 7 - Middleweight GP Final 10/29/2005 1 0:00
Win Russia Andrei Semenov Decision (Unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 8 7/17/2005 2 5:00
Win Japan Takahiro Oba Submission (Armbar) PRIDE Bushido 6 04/03/2005 1 4:24
Win Russia Alexei Vezelozorov Submission (Choke) M-1 MFC - Heavyweight GP 12/4/2004 1 1:17
Win Japan Kazuyuki Miyata Submission (Triangle Choke) ROTR 6 - Rumble on the Rock 6 11/20/2004 2 2:46
Win South Korea Jin Ho Yang TKO Spirit MC 5 - 2004 GP Unlimited 09/11/2004 N/A N/A
Win South Korea Kim Jae Young Submission (Choke) Spirit MC 5 - 2004 GP Unlimited 09/11/2004 N/A N/A
Win Japan Jyunpei Hamada Submission (Armbar) Spirit MC 5 - 2004 GP Unlimited 09/11/2004 N/A N/A
Win South Africa Kobus Huisamen TKO Spirit MC 4 - Revolution 06/12/2004 1 N/A
Win South Korea Hyun Chul Cho Submission (Rear Naked Choke) Spirit MC 3 - I Will Be Back!!! 04/10/2004 1 2:06
Win South Korea Hyung Jun Kim TKO (Punches) Spirit MC - Interleague 1 02/7/2004 1 1:13
Win South Korea Kim Jae Young TKO (Punches) Spirit MC - Interleague 1 02/7/2004 1 0:38
Draw Russia Andrei Semenov Draw M-1 MFC - Russia vs the World 7 12/5/2003 1 10:00
Win Canada Stephan Potvin TKO TKO 13 - Ultimate Rush 09/06/2003 3 N/A
Win United States Kaipo Kalama Decision (Majority) SB 30 - Collision Course 06/13/2003 3 3:00
Win United States Brendan Seguin Submission (Armbar) SB 30 - Collision Course 06/13/2003 1 2:24
Win United States Keith Rockel KO USMMA 3 - Ring of Fury 05/03/2003 2 2:59
Win United States Chris Peak Submission (Rear Naked Choke) WFF 4 - Civil War 04/04/2003 1 0:57
Loss United States Jason Miller Submission (Rear Naked Choke) EC 50 - Extreme Challenge 50 02/23/2003 2 1:41
Loss Canada Joe Doerksen Submission (Triangle Choke) UCC 11 - The Next Level 10/11/2002 1 4:49
Win United States Pat Healy Submission (Guillotine) RITR 7 - Rumble in the Ring 7 7/20/2002 1 N/A
Win Canada Shane Biever Submission (Armlock) WFF 2 - World Freestyle Fighting 2 7/20/2002 1 N/A
No Contest United States Dennis Hallman No Contest WFF 1 - World Freestyle Fighting 1 04/13/2002 2 N/A
Loss United States Marty Armendarez TKO (Punches) Pancrase - Proof 3 5/13/2001 3 3:45
Loss Japan Osami Shibuya Submission (Rear Naked Choke) IFC WC 15 - Warriors Challenge 15 08/31/2001 1 3:52
Loss Japan Keiichiro Yamamiya Decision (Majority) Pancrase - Trans 7 12/04/2000 2 3:00
Win Japan Minoru Suzuki Submission (Back Injury) Pancrase - 2000 Anniversary Show 09/24/2000 1 3:43
Win Canada Lonnie Canida TKO WCT - Western Canada's Toughest 03/18/2000 N/A N/A
Loss United States Joe Slick Submission (Arm Triangle Choke) EC 24 - Extreme Challenge 24 05/15/1999 1 5:53
Loss United States Jacen Flynn Submission (Guillotine Choke) BRI 2 - Bas Rutten Invitational 2 04/24/1999 1 4:07
Win United States Tom Bolger Submission (Triangle Choke) BRI 2 - Bas Rutten Invitational 2 07-07-1996 1 1:55
Win Fadi Habib TKO UWC 2 - Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2 11/01/1998 1 N/A
Win Eric Harcrow Submission (Rear Naked Choke) UWC - Ultimate Warrior Challenge 08/02/1998 1 N/A

References

  1. ^ Deniskang.com. Official biography. Accessed 2008-05-29.
  2. ^ Bolduc, Justin (November 28, 2006). "Din Thomas - Talks PRIDE and the Future". Nokaut. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Kang Stomps Kim, Again
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