25 Facts About Denis Kang

Denis Kang is a retired Canadian professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division.

Denis Kang was born in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon to a Korean father and French mother.

Denis Kang transitioned into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Kickboxing in high school because he wanted to improve in his ground game more than practice self-defense.

Denis Kang was successful in his debut fight, winning by submission over Eric Harcrow.

Denis 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 Kang 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 Kang 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 Grand Prix.

Denis Kang had torn his right biceps muscle earlier that night in his win over Gono.

Denis 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.

Denis Kang won via unanimous decision but was unable to compete for several months.

Denis Kang made his K-1 Hero's debut on October 28,2007, in "K-1 Hero's in Seoul".

Denis Kang's opponent was Yoshihiro Akiyama who was returning to MMA after a 10-month suspension.

Denis Kang next fight was on April 29,2008, in the opening round of the Dream 2: Middleweight Grand Prix 2008 First Round, losing to Gegard Mousasi via triangle choke.

Denis Kang defeated UFC veteran Marvin Eastman by TKO on October 25,2008, at "Raw Combat: Redemption" in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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

Denis Kang redeemed himself with a victory over Xavier Foupa-Pokam at UFC 97 by unanimous decision.

Denis Kang faced Michael Bisping on November 14,2009, at UFC 105.

Denis Kang was cut from the UFC on Dec 9 2009, along with Brock Larson, Rolando Delgado and Jason Dent.

Denis 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.

Denis Kang faced off against former WEC Middleweight Champion Paulo Filho on July 18,2010, at an Impact Fighting Championships event.

Denis Kang joined the Korean MMA promotion ROAD FC by signing a multi-fight non-exclusive deal.

Denis Kang 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.

Denis Kang competed in the first ADCC North American trial in 2002, winning gold in the under 88kg division.

Denis Kang's youngest brother, Julien, is an actor and model in South Korea.