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31/08/09 - Kang on Bisping: "I'm gonna beat his ass"
Denis Kang stated his intentions for Michael Bisping in graphic terms during a conversation with Fighters Only this weekend.
Confirming that he is meeting the British middleweight at UFC 105, Kang said the fight “was something that I wanted and it was a really good coincidence that it was presented to me. I jumped at the opportunity as soon as it was put in front of me.”
Bisping goes into the bout off the first KO loss of his career, which Dan Henderson inflicted on him at UFC 100. An encouraging omen for Kang? Not according to him.
“I don’t care about that. I think I am gonna beat his ass anyway, whether he won his last fight or lost it,” he stated. “He is a good fighter, he has got cardio and he knows how to win a fight. He knows how to ride the momentum, you know what I mean?
“I wouldn’t say he is a standout in any area but he is decent in all areas and he has a good head for the game, which can take you a long way.
“Its hard to predict at this point. Of course I always want to finish the fight but you know, he’s only got two losses and he went the distance with Rashad Evans. But I am going to go for the KO like Hendo!”
Bisping famously annoyed Henderson during their time as rival coaches on The Ultimate Fighter 9 and Hendo said that provided motivation for the fight. But for Kang the bout is strictly business.
“I don’t know him personally. He is cocky on TV but that could just be his television persona. I don’t make the fight personal at all,” he says.
“To me he is not ‘cocky Michael Bisping’, he is just a sack of flesh and bones across the Octagon that I am waiting to pound on.”
Gary Alexander
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