LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - DECEMBER 15: UFC CEO Dana White is seen on stage during the UFC 2024 seasonal ... [+] press conference at MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 15, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)Zuffa LLC via Getty ImagesKyung Ho Kang took to social media on Monday, January 6, to announce that the UFC had parted ways with him. Kang, 37, tallied an 8-5-1 record while competing as a bantamweight with the UFC, and he has a 19-11-1 mark overall as a professional mixed martial artist.Kang never reached contender status with the UFC, but he is one of the earliest South Koreans to sign with the promotion.Kang signed with the UFC in 2012 and made his debut in 2013 against Alex Caceres. The fight took place in Saitama, Japan, and it ended in a split decision. Since that event, the UFC has only been to Japan for an event twice, with the last time being in 2017.However, recent collaborations with RIZIN suggest the UFC could be headed back to Japan sometime in the near future, possibly as early as this year.After the no-contest against Caceres, Kang dropped a unanimous decision to Chico Camus in August 2013. Facing a winless start in his first three fights in the UFC, Kang reeled off three wins in a row and seven victories in his next eight fights.Even with that impressive run from January 2014 through December 2019, Kang never found himself ranked. Inactivity was a major issue for him during the mid-2010s.Kang didnt fight at all from September 2014 to January 2018. That absence likely pushed him out of consideration for rankings.MORE FOR YOUWhile he fought at least once per year from 2021 through 2024, he lacked the consistency to position himself as a contender. In his last two fights with the UFC, Kang lost via unanimous decision to John Castaneda and Muin Gafurov.The most recent loss to Gafurov happened in June 2024. While contention and rankings eluded Kang, he was never stopped in his UFC career, and the only time he lost consecutive fights was at the end of his run.Other UFC NewsOn a brighter note, UFC President Dana White announced nearly the entire card for UFC Seattle. Scheduled for February 22, its packed with big names, two former champions in Henry Cejudo and Dominick Cruz, and a spot saved for the homegrown Michael Chiesa.Here is a look at Whites post on X as well as the entire card as currently constructed:Henry Cejudo vs. Song Yadong - Mens BantamweightRob Font vs. Dominick Cruz - Mens BantamweightKetlen Vieira vs. Macy Chiasson - Womens BantamweightEdson Barboza vs. Steve Garcia - FeatherweightBrendan Allen vs. Anthony Hernandez - MiddleweightIon Cutelaba vs. Ibo Aslan - Light HeavyweightCurtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev - HeavyweightAdam Fugitt vs. Islam Dulatov - WelterweightJean Silva vs. Melsik Baghdasaryan - FeatherweightModestas Bukauskas vs. Raffael Cerqueira - Light HeavyweightMuhammad Abdul-Malik vs. Antnio Trcoli - MiddleweightMichael Chiesa vs. TBDChidi Njokuani vs. TBDIts unclear who Chiesa or Njokuani will face on the card. Chiesa has made it clear since the Seattle event was announced that he wanted to be a part of the action.Its good to see him get the chance to fight in Seattle. Chiesa was born in Colorado but raised in Spokane, Washington, and this chance to compete in his home state is important.Stay tuned for more information on this card and other UFC events headed our way in the first quarter of 2025.