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WTF of the Day: Denis Kang Competing on Korean ‘Dancing with the Stars’


Props: Supersindo.kr. Picture of Kang in action available after the jump.

I don’t know how to break this to you, so I’ll just be blunt about it: Remember when a victory over Denis Kang actually meant something? Yeah, those days have traveled the same road as Pepsi Jazz. After a disappointing 1-2 run in the UFC, “The Super Korean” has gone 2-3-1, which includes his current three fight losing streak.

And now, the once dominant PRIDE middleweight is competing on this season of Korea’s Dancing with the Stars.

If you’re wondering how the Korean DWtS differs from the American version (you aren’t, but play along), Director Shin Myeong-hoon recently told The Korea Herald that their version “will focus more on dancesport (competitive ballroom dancing), which has its own fan base.”

Granted, I’m not exactly a dance critic. In fact, I didn’t even know competitive ballroom dancing was a thing until that last sentence. But from the looks of this picture from last night’s episode, Denis Kang is about to suffer a loss far less dignified than his recent loss to Jesse Taylor:


Props: Supersindo.kr. Picture of Kang in action available after the jump.

I don’t know how to break this to you, so I’ll just be blunt about it: Remember when a victory over Denis Kang actually meant something? Yeah, those days have traveled the same road as Pepsi Jazz. After a disappointing 1-2 run in the UFC, “The Super Korean” has gone 2-3-1, which includes his current three fight losing streak.

And now, the once dominant PRIDE middleweight is competing on this season of Korea’s Dancing with the Stars.

If you’re wondering how the Korean DWtS differs from the American version (you aren’t, but play along), Director Shin Myeong-hoon recently told The Korea Herald that their version “will focus more on dancesport (competitive ballroom dancing), which has its own fan base.”

Granted, I’m not exactly a dance critic. In fact, I didn’t even know competitive ballroom dancing was a thing until that last sentence. But from the looks of this picture from last night’s episode, Denis Kang is about to suffer a loss far less dignified than his recent loss to Jesse Taylor:

So what say you, comments section? Does Denis Kang last longer on DWtS than Chuck Liddell did? That’s a match that Kang might be able to win.

Weekend Results: Bubba Jenkins Wins MMA Debut

Bubba Jenkins can also add MMA to his list of accomplishments in 2011.

Jenkins, who won the NCAA wrestling title at 157 pounds in March, successfully made his MMA debut this past Friday at Tachi Palace Fights 11 in Lemoore, Calif., forcing opponent J…

Bubba Jenkins can also add MMA to his list of accomplishments in 2011.

Jenkins, who won the NCAA wrestling title at 157 pounds in March, successfully made his MMA debut this past Friday at Tachi Palace Fights 11 in Lemoore, Calif., forcing opponent Josh Williams to tap to strikes at two minutes and four seconds of the first round.

Jenkins, 23, has been training for MMA with the American Top Team in Florida.

Denis Kang, Corey Hill and others were also in action over the weekend. Check out a quick rundown below.
— Also at TPF 11, Bellator veteran Georgi Karakhanyan won the 145-pound title with a triangle choke over Isaac DeJesus. Former 125-pound TPF champion Ulysses Gomez took home the 135-pound belt with a guillotine over Cody Gibson.

— At Friday’s XFC 15, Nick Newell extended his win streak to six with a heel hook in 71 seconds.

— On the same XFC 15 card, Corey Hill bounced back from his September 2010 loss to “Razor” Rob McCullough by scoring a Brabo choke win over Charlie Rader … One-time Bellator competitor Felice Herrig had her two-fight win streak snapped in a decision loss to Carla Esparza.

— Former PRIDE and UFC fighter Denis Kang dropped his third straight fight on Saturday at Road FC 5 in Seoul, South Korea. Kang lost by TKO to PRIDE veteran Shungo Oyama, who earned his third consecutive victory.

— In Japan, two new Pancrase champions were declared at Saturday’s Pancrase Impressive Tour 13 event. Mitsuhisa Sunabe became the first-ever 125-pound Pancrase titleholder by stopping Hiroyuki Abe with strikes in the third. Shooto and Sengoku veteran Shintaro Ishiwatari bested Manabu Inoue for the 135-pound title by majority decision.

— UFC veteran Pete Spratt stopped Canada’s own Martin Grandmont in the main event of Instinct MMA on Friday in Quebec.

 

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Weekend Results: Quinn Mulhern Retains King of the Cage Title

Filed under: FightingQuinn Mulhern continued his rise over the weekend as one of the names to watch out, successfully defending his King of the Cage welterweight belt against Anselmo Martinez at King of the Cage: Texas in Lubbock, Texas.

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Quinn Mulhern continued his rise over the weekend as one of the names to watch out, successfully defending his King of the Cage welterweight belt against Anselmo Martinez at King of the Cage: Texas in Lubbock, Texas.

Mulhern, now 15-1, tapped out Martinez with a rear-naked choke at four minutes and 48 seconds of the first round for his third title defense and tenth career submission victory. The 26-year-old Mulhern of Santa Fe, N.M. made a name for himself last year with a TKO win over UFC veteran Rich Clementi on HDNet.

Let’s look at other notable fights from this past weekend.

Denis Kang Signs With Korea’s Road FC

Filed under: NewsCanadian middleweight Denis Kang has inked a multi-fight non-exclusive deal with the Korean upstart MMA promotion Road FC.

Kang is a possibility for the Road FC 2 card on April 16 in Seoul — that is, if he emerges unscathed from a Ma…

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Canadian middleweight Denis Kang has inked a multi-fight non-exclusive deal with the Korean upstart MMA promotion Road FC.

Kang is a possibility for the Road FC 2 card on April 16 in Seoul — that is, if he emerges unscathed from a March 26 meeting with The Ultimate Fighter alum Jesse Taylor.

Denis Kang vs. Jesse Taylor Booked for BFL 7 April 7 in Nanaimo, British Columbia

(Will the winner of this fight make it back to the UFC or will they go back to Australia where the promises of paydays are hollow.)
The fledgling Canadian Battlefield Fight League promotion announced today that a middleweight bout between former UFC ve…


(Will the winner of this fight make it back to the UFC or will they go back to Australia where the promises of paydays are hollow.)

The fledgling Canadian Battlefield Fight League promotion announced today that a middleweight bout between former UFC veterans Denis Kang (33-12-2 2 NC) and Jesse Taylor (17-6) has been added to its April 7 BFL 7: Invasion event that will take place at the Frank Crane Arena in Nanaimo, BC.

Kang, who was dropped by the UFC after going 1-2 in the Octagon, has not been beaten since leaving the promotion. A member of American Top Team who also trains at Tristar with the likes of Georges St-Pierre when at home in Montreal, Kang defeated Korean Dae Won Kim in June under the W-1 banner in this past June and fought to a split draw with former WEC middleweight champion Paulo Filho in at Impact FC 2 in July.

Taylor has also done well since being released by the UFC. After losing to CB Dollaway at UFN 14 the Team Quest fighter has gone 11-3 and has logged wins over  UFC vets Drew Fickett, Jason Day, Chris Camozzi and Murilo Bustamante. He fought eight times in 2009 and has fought five times thus far in 2010.

The winner of the bout should get a second look by the UFC, but Taylor, who was pulled from the TUF 7 final for kicking a window out of a limo in Vegas may not get the call up to fight for the Zuffa-owned promotion due to disparaging remarks he made about the double standard the promotion has when dealing with different fighters. At the time, UFC president Dana White had flown to Southern California to bail former light heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson out of jail following his arrest for dangerous driving and evading police.

Kang vs. Filho Decision Further Supports the Argument for PRIDE-Style Scoring

(Is the 10-point must system suitable for use in MMA?)
After re-watching the Impact FC bout between Denis Kang and Paulo Filho that ended in a split draw – the second notable MMA bout to do so in a month with the other being the WEC 49 …


(Is the 10-point must system suitable for use in MMA?)

After re-watching the Impact FC bout between Denis Kang and Paulo Filho that ended in a split draw – the second notable MMA bout to do so in a month with the other being the WEC 49 bout between Jamie Varner and Kamal Shalorus – I couldn’t help but wonder why MMA continues to rely on a scoring system created and tailored for boxing judging.

When the majority of mixed martial arts organizations adopted the Unified Rules in 2000, along with the governing principles, each organization adopted the system known as the 10-point must system.

Under the guidelines of the 10-point must system, judges score each frame based on their accumulative points tally for the round. The winner of each round receives a score between seven and 10 depending on who won the round. If a round is deemed a tie, both combatants are assessed 10 points each by the judge who perceived the frame to be even. The problem with the system is, when used to score a three-round MMA bout, the likelihood of a fight ending in a draw is exponentially higher than in a 10-round boxing match.

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