Prior to UFC 125, Dong Hyun Kim said he had one goal: to fight UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre. Following a convincing win over Nate Diaz, the goal remains unchanged. In fact, after outgrappling the grappler and earning the unanimous-decision victory, Kim is even more confident in his abilities to beat the champ. "I can take [St-Pierre] down," said Kim, whose bout was part of the pay-per-view main card at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, through a translator. "I don't know when I'm going to fight GSP, but a lot of fighters try and stand with him. GSP takes other fighters down and ground and pounds. I want to do that to GSP." With the win over Diaz (13-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC), Kim (14-0-1 MMA, 5-0 UFC) remains undefeated in the UFC. (A split-decision defeat to Karo Parisyan a year ago was overturned and recorded as a no-contest because of the Armenian's failed drug test.) More importantly, he implemented his game plan nearly to perfection – even with Diaz expecting it...

UFC 125 win gives Dong Hyun Kim confidence he can beat champ GSP





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