LAS VEGAS – Standing in stark contrast to the hype that surrounds Saturday’s UFC 148 pay-per-view headliner between middleweight champion Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen is a welterweight matchup between South Korean judoka Dong Hyun Kim and Demian Maia.
But for the UFC’s plans in Kim’s home nation, the matchup could be as important as any main event.
“It makes a huge difference,” UFC executive Mark Fischer says.