[SPOTVNEWS = Martial Arts Reporter Lee Gyo-deok] 'Mr. Perfect' Kang Kyung-ho (35, Busan Team Mad) returns to the Octagon.

It is a comeback fight after a year since defeating Dania Bartgerer by decision at UFC 275 held in Singapore last June.

Kang Kyung-ho will have a bantamweight match against Christian Quinones (25, Mexico) at UFC on ESPN 46, which will be held at UFC Apex in Las Vegas on the 18th of next month (Korean time).

Quinones is a young prospect with an overall record of 17 wins and 3 losses. 50% KO win rate .

In his UFC debut in September of last year, he kept Halid Taha in check with jabs and low kicks, then knocked him down with right-handed punches and won by TKO (referee stop) at 3 minutes and 15 seconds in the first round. This is my second fight in the UFC.

Although veteran Kang Kyung-ho, who is aiming to enter the rankings, is an opponent whose career and name value are regrettable, Kang, who judged that it is important to maintain a sense of the game, accepted this match-up offer without much hesitation.

Kang Kyung-ho became the road FC bantamweight champion in 2012 and entered the UFC in 2013 and has been active for 10 years. He has accumulated a record of 7 wins, 3 losses and 1 null in the Octagon (total record of 18 wins, 9 losses and 1 null).

He has won three consecutive UFC wins on two occasions. From 2014 to 2018, he beat Shunichi Shimizu, Michinori Tanaka, and Guido Kanetti, and in 2019, Teruto Ishihara, Brandon Davis, and Liu Pingyuan .

In November 2021, the winning streak was broken by a decision loss to Hani Yahia, but in June of last year, he caught Dana Batgerer and started to build a multiplier again. You can look forward to entering the rankings only when you surpass 3 consecutive wins.

Kang Kyung-ho's fight against Danah Bartgerer was the last match of his contract, but he decided to renew his contract with the UFC in order to bury his bones in the octagon.

The desire to continue competing with world-class fighters in the bantamweight division, the most competitive weight class in the UFC, is still burning.

Kang Kyung-ho also has a new mindset. It is the first game as a father after giving birth to a son in September last year. At the age of 35, he is determined to make a new start.

The UFC on ESPN 46 main event features a middleweight fight between Marvin Vettori and Jared Cannonier . A lightweight fight between Armand Sarukian and Joakim Silva is also scheduled.

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