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Lim Hyun-Gyu

イム・ヒョンギュ　/　いむ・ひょんぎゅ

Mixed martial arts fighter from South Korea

January 16, 1985 (age 41)　・　Seoul, South Korea

mixed martial arts fighter

My Take

Lim Hyun-Gyu stands out to me first for his frame: 187 cm is unusually tall for a welterweight, and that reach must have shaped his entire approach to distance and timing inside the cage. Reaching the UFC welterweight division is no small thing, and he did it as part of that hungry wave of Korean fighters pushing onto the global stage. The record speaks quietly here, but simply standing in the sport's top promotion is achievement enough. I picture a rangy, physically imposing fighter, and I find myself wishing the data told more of the story behind that climb.

Overview

Lim Hyun-Gyu (born January 16, 1985), often anglicized to Hyun Gyu Lim, is a South Korean mixed martial artist, who formerly competed in the UFC Welterweight division.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lim Hyun-Gyu
Name (Japanese): イム・ヒョンギュ
Reading: いむ・ひょんぎゅ
Born: January 16, 1985 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Capricorn / Ox
Origin: Seoul, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: 187 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: mixed martial arts fighter

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A0%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%A7%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AE%E3%83%A5

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