DENIS KANG - Before Pride FC DEEPDIVE (ep. 77)

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Denis Kang

Denis Kang joins the LytesOut Podcast for a DEEPDIVE interview. Kang is in the #FiftyFightClub with more more than fifty professional MMA bouts under his belt.

Kang is a BJJ black belt who speaks four languages. Half-Korean, Kang made a career for himself in South Korea and Japan as well as fighting in the UFC. Starting out in Vancouver, he spent the heyday of his career in Florida with American Top Team.

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Chapter Timings -
0:00- Intro
1:29- Head MMA coach at pinnacle MMA
4:00- First MMA fight vs Eric Harcrow
6:33- Martial Arts background
8:00- Bas Rutten Invitational
9:36- Ultimate Warrior Challenge 2
10:33- Missing fights on record
14:37- Training partners
16:13- Lack of BJJ black belts in Canada
17:33- Extreme Challenge debut vs Joe Slick
21:46- 10 months off due to lack of fights
22:40- Return fight vs Lonnie Canida
24:57- Pancrase debut vs Minoru Suzuki
29:10- Fight vs Kei Yamamiya
30:13- Phyllis Lee
34:12- Fighting the champ
35:56- Fight vs Shibuya
38:28- Fight vs Marty Armendarez, third consecutive loss, getting discouraged
41:25- Fighting Dennis Hallman
43:57- Competing in ADCC and MMA close together
49:24- Shane Biever and Pat Healy fights
51:10- Breaking hand vs Joe Doerksen
52:50- UCC becoming TKO
53:30- Joe Doerksen fight getting pushed back multiple times
54:27- Extreme Challenge 50 Eight man tournament, fighting "Mayhem" Miller in first round
57:16- Realizing he was researching the wrong "Mayhem" Miller
57:52- Having to pay back Monte Cox $500
59:56- Fighting Chris Peak
1:01:31- Coaches talking Denis out of retirement
1:02:40- Street fighting as a kid
1:03:36- Keith Rockel fight in Boston night club
1:06:52- The winning streak
1:08:23- First fight in superbrawl 30 tournament vs Brendan Seguin
1:09:11- Second fight in superbrawl 30 tournament vs Kaipo Kalama
1:12:25- Spirit MC four man tournament in Seoul, Korea
1:13:18- Fight vs Andrei Semenov in St. Petersburg, Russia
1:14:46- Becoming a star in Korea
1:18:29- Shelby Walker
1:24:06- Training with American Top Team
1:24:13- Jeff Monson and Dennis Hallman pranks
1:27:44- Winning the Spirit MC Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament
1:29:46- Mentality changing fight results
1:30:27- Favorite fighters
1:33:06- Training with Hector Lombard
1:33:33- Training with various teams
1:35:52- Mike and Miguel wrap up

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