UFC officials announced Monday that welterweight contenders Dong Hyun Kim and Sean Pierson have verbally agreed to square off inside the octagon at UFC 141, scheduled for December 30, 2011, at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will feature a heavyweight blockbuster when top-ten talents Brock Lesnar and Alistair Overeem collide in hopes of making a title bid in 2012.
Kim (14-1-1) out of South Korea is a seven-fight veteran of the octagon, posting a 5-1-1 record inside the promotion since May of 2008. "Stun Gun" is a relentless grappler with great positioning and underrated strength; he owns notable victories over Nate Diaz, Amir Sodollah, and T.J. Grant, but most recently suffered the first loss of his career when he was TKO'd by current #1 contender Carlos Condit in July of this year.
Pierson (11-5-0) made his long awaited UFC debut in December of 2010, topping Matt Riddle by unanimous decision at UFC 124. 2011 saw his six-fight winning streak snapped however, when the surging Jake Ellenberger connected with a series of punches that brought a halt to the contest at 2:42 of the first round at UFC 129 in April of this year.
UFC 129 confirmed bouts:
Matchups:
Brock Lesnar (No. 5 HW) vs. Alistair Overeem (No. 3 HW)
Jon Fitch (No. 2 WW, No. 5 PFP) vs. Johny Hendricks (No. 10 WW)
Jake Ellenberger vs. Diego Sanchez
Sean Pierson vs. Dong Hyun Kim
Vladimir Matyushenko vs. Alexander Gustafsson
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