Kim stunned Kang early in the first round of the main event bout but Kang recovered and dropped Kim to the canvas with a series of hooks. Kang followed up with ground and pound to finish Kim off at 1:31 of the opening round.

Kang (30-10-1) had dropped back-to-back fights to Gegard Mousasi and Yoshihiro Akiyama before picking up the decisive victory over Kim.

Kim (10-6) had won six-staight bouts before the knockout loss.