(Editor’s note: This story was updated because an earlier version included an inaccuracy and an inaccurate headline.) Longtime UFC featherweight Kyung-ho Kang has announced he is no longer with the UFC after a dozen years in the promotion. Kang (19-11 MMA, 8-5 UFC) posted a video clip on Instagram to say his contract with the UFC has expired. Kang spoke of being happy with his career and thanked those who have supported him. It was previously believed that his post was a retirement announcement, although a person from from Iridium Sports Agency, which represents Kang, told MMA Junkie’s Nolan King that is not the case.
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