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Slated to fight in October
Park (undisclosed) will take on John Phillips in a middleweight matchup at a UFC event scheduled for Oct. 17, Marcel Dorff of MMADNA reports.
ANALYSIS
Park withdrew from his fight against Trevin Giles that was scheduled for Aug. 1 for undisclosed reasons, but he'll return to the cage in October. He most recently defeated Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision in December of 2019 to bring his professional record to 11-4. Phillips looked outmatched in July when he lost to Khamzat Chimaev via submission (D'Arce Choke) in Abu Dhabi, and he's now 1-4 under the UFC banner. Park has a slight edge in height, while Phillips carries a narrow reach advantage.
Park withdrew from his fight against Trevin Giles that was scheduled for Aug. 1 for undisclosed reasons, but he'll return to the cage in October. He most recently defeated Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision in December of 2019 to bring his professional record to 11-4. Phillips looked outmatched in July when he lost to Khamzat Chimaev via submission (D'Arce Choke) in Abu Dhabi, and he's now 1-4 under the UFC banner. Park has a slight edge in height, while Phillips carries a narrow reach advantage.
WD from August 1 fight
Park has withdrawn from his fight against Tevin Giles for undisclosed reasons, MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
Park would have been making his first UFC appearance since last December when he defeated Marc-Andre Barriault. Giles will now be taking on Kevin Holland on August 1.
Park would have been making his first UFC appearance since last December when he defeated Marc-Andre Barriault. Giles will now be taking on Kevin Holland on August 1.
Matching up with Trevin Giles
Park agreed to fight Trevin Giles in a middleweight bout at an untitled UFC event August 1, Marcel Dorff of MMADNA reports.
ANALYSIS
Park earned his first UFC victory in December after defeating Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision in Busan, and he'll now look to start his first win streak with the company. Giles last fought James Krause at UFC 247 in February and won via a split decision.
Park earned his first UFC victory in December after defeating Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision in Busan, and he'll now look to start his first win streak with the company. Giles last fought James Krause at UFC 247 in February and won via a split decision.
Bounces back in Busan
Park defeated Marc-Andre Barriault via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) at UFC on ESPN+ 23 on Saturday in Busan, South Korea.
ANALYSIS
Park was statistically superior in terms of the significant strike count in each of the three rounds, even though two judges gave Round 3 to his opponent. When it was all said and done, Park had 77 significant strikes to Barriault's 51, and Park was also successful on five of his 10 takedown attempts. It ended up being enough to come through as the betting underdog in front of fans in his home country, evening his record at 1-1 in the UFC.
Park was statistically superior in terms of the significant strike count in each of the three rounds, even though two judges gave Round 3 to his opponent. When it was all said and done, Park had 77 significant strikes to Barriault's 51, and Park was also successful on five of his 10 takedown attempts. It ended up being enough to come through as the betting underdog in front of fans in his home country, evening his record at 1-1 in the UFC.
Second UFC fight scheduled
Park will face Marc-Andre Barriault at UFC Fight Night on Dec. 21 in South Korea, Aaron Bronsteter of TSN.ca reports.
ANALYSIS
Park had a UFC debut to forget this past August when he lost via submission to Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night in Shenzhen. His upcoming opponent, Barriault, is winless under the UFC banner as well, but after two fights, and the loser here could end up having a short stint with the UFC.
Park had a UFC debut to forget this past August when he lost via submission to Anthony Hernandez at UFC Fight Night in Shenzhen. His upcoming opponent, Barriault, is winless under the UFC banner as well, but after two fights, and the loser here could end up having a short stint with the UFC.