Karim Ghajji entered this fight with a pro record of 95-12-1 (50 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.5 super middleweight in the world but he comes off the loss against Murthel Groenhart (=Ghajji vs Groenhart).
His opponent, Mustapha Haida, has an official kickboxing record of 45-5-2 (21 knockouts) and he suffered his last loss in 2015, against Chingiz Allazov; after this bout he has won seven consecutive fights beating Wang Yuhu in his last one. In their first bout Ghajji defeated Haida by unanimous decision (May 30, 2014); this second fight is valid for the ISKA 75,5 kg World title (held by Ghajji) and it is on the undercard of Patricky Freire vs Edimilson Souza – Bellator 152 – Oktagon 2016. Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Event: Bellator 152: Italy
Date: 2016-04-16
Where: Pala Alpitour, Torino, Italy
Division: catchweight (166.5 lbs, 75,5 kg)
Title: ISKA 75,5 kg World title
Ghajji’s previous fight: Karim Ghajji vs Murthel Groenhart
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Official video (USA)
Good and close fight between two fighters with different stance but quite similar styles. However, Karim keep his aggression in continuous bases having a nice third round that may be was decisive to define the fight result.