Paulo Thiago
Brazilian welterweight Paulo Thiago (14-4) has told Tatame.com that he is facing South Korean fighter Dong ‘Stun Gun’ Hyun Kim (15-2-1, 1NC) this fall in Asia as part of the upcoming UFC on FUEL TV 6 event.
“(Kim’s) a tough guy with many skills. He’s tall, is great at Judo, has good takedowns. He’s a complete fighter. He lost to Demian because for bad luck. Now I have this confrontation ahead of me. I’ve watched his tapes and I always thought he was dangerous. Now I’ll watch it carefully and looking for his flaws and a way to win this fight”, said.
“I haven’t analyzed him, I just heard I’m fighting him. It’s a guy who’s hard to fight against. He’s a tall guy for this division, he has a good reach and goes for it, he’s good at striking and also on the floor. I’ll have to take a better look at him, see what he does wrong and find a way that lead me to the win”.
Thiago also notes that he was trying to get on the upcoming UFC 153 card in Brazil but wasn’t able to secure a spot.
UFC on FUEL TV 6 is expected to take place on November 10, 2012 at the Cotai Arena in Cotai, Macau.
Thiago will look to hand Kim a second loss in a row while likely saving his own career in the Octagon. The Brazilian is just 1-3 in his last four bouts having suffered a 42-second knockout loss at the hands of Siyar Bahadurzada at UFC Sweden this past April. Thiago’s last win was by decision in Rio against David Mitchell one year ago at UFC 134.
Kim is coming off a quick loss himself having suffered a 47-TKO defeat against another Brazilian, Demian Maia, at UFC 148. ‘Stun Gun’ suffered a muscle spasm in the fight and after a takedown was unable to continue. The loss puts Kim at 1-2 over his last three with a decision victory against Sean Pierson at UFC 141 and a knockout loss to Carlos Condit at UFC 132.