Dong Hyun Kim
South Korean fighter Dong-Hyun ‘Stun Gun’ Kim (16-2-1, 1NC) but in a solid performance this past Saturday (Nov. 10, 2012) in Macau, China by winning a unanimous decision over submission ace Paulo Thiago.
Kim was so dominant that one judge scored the bout 30-26 for the welterweight, while the other two judges scored it 30-27.
‘Stun Gun’ credited his dominant win to the fact that he was able to fight in Asia instead of North America, saying that physically it was “night and day” in the way he’s felt.
Often training in South Korea, Kim often finds his fights scheduled half-way across the world and could be the culprit in the disappointing performances of other Asian fighters who come to the USA to fight.
Speaking at the post fight press conference, Kim hoped to continue competing in Asia.
“I would like to continue to fight in Asia. I’d like to be a representative of Asian MMA in the UFC in Asia. The fan reaction, the crowd reaction, as well as not having to deal with the time difference and travel.”
“I felt great.”
“Fighting in Asia as opposed to the USA, in my opinion was a big help. It was night and day as far as my physical and mental condition.”
The victory puts Kim back into the win column following a TKO loss to Demian Maia last July following a muscle spasm at UFC 148. ‘Stun Gun’ is 2-1 in his last three and is 2-2 in his last four.