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[smoogy]

Originally Posted by Diegonightmare

This guy has a ridiculous wingspan.

Yeah, 6'3" and a 76 inch reach... those are starts you'd normally see for a 205lb fighter

[dmc_tim]

who would be a good next opponent for kim ? maybe karo , or burkman?

[Diegonightmare]

Originally Posted by dmc_tim

who would be a good next opponent for kim ? maybe karo , or burkman?

Karo's next opponent is TBA so they could conceivably give him Kim. I don't know if you move the guy right from fighting Tan to fighting Karo, but he clearly was on a different level than Tan.

His Judo vs. Karo's would be interesting as well. I think Karo-Kim would be a very good fight.

[valheruking]

Yeah I agree, too early, but an interesting fight for sure.

[jlruthven84]

Originally Posted by dmc_tim

who would be a good next opponent for kim ? maybe karo , or burkman?

Maybe the dude in your sig?

[chungt79]

Kim looked incredible in his debut. UFC knew this obviously to pay him 40k in his very first fight in the UFC. Its not just beating the opponent but the way he did it. He showed some sick skills. His base is Judo so it would be entertaining to see him Fight Karo and there is a very good chance for that, as UFC is definitely looking for him to make a splash in the UFC. The way he passed to get that sidemount, as well as his GnP in Tan's guard was very very impressive. It should also be noted that he is a very good striker as well. I see him getting a titleshot within few fights once be beats some high caliber fighters.

[Mirko45]

I was leading the war wagon the second they signed him. I'm not going to say he could beat GSP, but I have a feeling when (not even if) they fight it is going to be a war

[ArMnHC]

if a fighter has every truly molested their opponent, that is what Kim did to Jason Tan. he tooled him so badly, it was crazy! Kim is going to do big things in the UFC. the guy is a 4th degree black belt in Judo! he is going to cause a lot of problems for some guys at 170. i wouldnt be surprised if his next fight is actually with Yoshida lol

[Cromm]

From the little I saw of him he looked very impressive indeed. He showed a very clinch game but more then that he showed a fluid transition process from clinch throw side mount to full and was not overly anxious in any situation. However Jason Tan is hardly a top tier opponent. I think he has all the tools to be a top competitor, I am looking forward to more of his fights

[dagreat1]

That Harai Goshi was a beauty.

I agree, both Kim and Yoshida are going to be top 10 IMO.
Maybe 1-2 more fights before we see them against the upper echelon and it will tell us a lot about them but I think they matchup pretty well with almost anyone.