Denis Kang

Quick Facts

Full Name	Denis Kang
Occupation	MMA Fighter
Date Of Birth	Sep 17, 1977(1977-09-17)
Age	47
Birthplace	Saint-Pierre
Country	Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Horoscope	Virgo

Denis Kang Biography

Denis Kang is one of the most popular and richest MMA Fighter who was born on September 17, 1977 in Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon. A former Spirit MC Heavyweight Champion , who has also was a fighter with UFC, PRIDE, and Dream.

He was made to submit to the He was forced to submit to a Jesse Taylor rear- naked choke on May 28, 2011. rear-naked choke on May 28, 2011.

Kang was born in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon to a Korean father and French mother. He and his family relocated to the Canary Islands and finally North Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, in 1988 when he was 11 years old. After some years from their arrival to Vancouver, he started taking Hapkido lessons by encouragement of his parents. Kang transitioned into Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in high school because he wanted to improve in his ground game more than practice self-defense.

Kang’s MMA career began in 1998 at the Ultimate Warrior Challenge in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Kang was successful in his debut fight, winning by submission (rear naked choke) over Eric Harcrow. Kang would go on to win his next 2 fights before going 2–5 over his next 8 with one no contest against Dennis Hallman. He would go 7–7 with one no contest in his first 15 fights, with a few convincing defeats.

He has two brothers younger than him, which includes the actor He has two younger brothers, including actor Julien Kang; his fiance Shelby Walker passed away in 2006. He later became engaged to Christine Frances; his fiancée Shelby Walker passed away in 2006. He then got committed to Christine Frances

Denis Kang Net Worth

Denis Kang is one of the richest MMA Fighter from Saint Pierre and Miquelon. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Denis Kang 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began to learn the language of French, English, Spanish and Portuguese when he was a kid.

He finished second at his 2006 PRIDE Welterweight Grand-Prix.

Denis Kang (Korean: 강대수 , born September 17, 1977) is a Canadian professional mixed martial artist who most recently competed in the Middleweight division. A professional competitor since 1998, Kang has formerly competed for the UFC, PRIDE, DREAM, Impact FC, M-1 Global, K-1 HERO’S, ROAD FC, and Pancrase. In his prime he was ranked one of the top fighters in the world and scored notable wins over Pat Healy, Marvin Eastman, Akihiro Gono and Murilo Rua.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Denis Kang Dating?

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On August 30, 2008, Kang defended his Spirit MC Heavyweight Championship by defeating Kim Jae Young by TKO due to strikes at 1:31 of the first round.

Facts & Trivia

Denis Ranked on the list of most popular MMA Fighter. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Denis Kang celebrates birthday on September 17 of every year.

Kang faced Michael Bisping on November 14, 2009 at UFC 105. In an interview about his fight with Bisping, Kang revealed he wanted a title fight with Anderson Silva. Bisping TKO’d Kang in the 2nd round. Even though Bisping was the crowd favourite in his home town Manchester and Kang was being booed on, Kang dropped Bisping with a right hand in the first round. Kang followed Bisping to the floor and attempted submissions, but Bisping defended well and neutralised Kang’s attacks despite Kang briefly having full mount. In the 2nd round Bisping secured a single-leg takedown and the momentum of the fight shifted : he unleashed a vicious ground and pound attack on the Canadian, which Kang failed to recover from. The fight was awarded Fight of the Night honours, giving both Kang and Bisping a $40,000 bonus check.