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'I'm the best match-up for GSP' - Dong Hyun-Kim

ESPN staff
June 30, 2011
Dong Hyun-Kim's MMA record reads 14 wins, one draw and one no contest ahead of UFC 132 © UFC
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Dong Hyun-Kim is convinced he, more than any other welterweight on the planet, has the game capable of hurting Georges St-Pierre.

Kim enters into a highly intriguing fight with Carlos Condit at UFC 132, with a gathering number of experts suggesting Condit should be handed a title shot at GSP if he records a fourth straight victory. Condit is a training partner of the champion, but he has admitted a willingness to leave camp in order to pursue his dream of holding UFC gold.

However, in the eyes of Kim, it is he who will be chasing that dream once he delivers a surprise upset by maintaining his undefeated record this weekend. Kim has not lost in 16 professional bouts, and as a Judoka with strong wrestling, he believes he is built to beat Condit.

"I think Carlos is a lot like Matt Brown or Nate Diaz," Kim said to MMA Junkie, likening his opponent to two of his previous conquests. "Basically, I'm going to take him down. But the only difference is going to be [that] he's more active on his back. So basic strategy is going to be the same.

"But I'm still going to win this fight. That's not going to change."

Pressing forward his credentials as a challenger to St-Pierre, Kim believes he needs two more victories at most to get his shot.

"Style-wise, I'm probably going to be the best match-up for GSP, and I'm going to have to prove myself from winning this fight.

"I'd like to fight GSP right after this fight, but I think that I'd probably have to fight one more fight."

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