Murthel Groenhart entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 58-20-3 (32 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 super middleweight in the world while his opponent, Cedric Doumbe, has a record of 55-4-1 (35 knockouts). Both fighters lost their last bout, Groenhart was defeated by #1 Nieky Holzken at then end of 2015 (=Holzken vs Groenhart 2) while Doumbe lost to Fang Bian in 2016. Groenhart vs Doumbe is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Mladen Brestovac – Glory 28; they also faced each other a second time on August 25, 2017 (Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 2) and a third time in January 29, 2021 (Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 3). Watch the video and rate this fight!
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Best of KICKBOXING: Ranking of the best k-1 muay thai Fights of the Year 2016 by ATBF
‘Best of Kickboxing’, is the annual ranking of the best kickboxing, k-1 and muay thai fights of the year 2016, matches rated by AllTheBestFights.
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2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Kaew Fairtex vs Massaro Glunder – full fight Video K-1
The former Lumpinee, Wbc and Wpmf muay thai champion Kaew Fairtex (also known as Kaew Weerasakreck) entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 134-31-4 (42 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super lightweight in the world. Kaew fought five times in 2015 losing the first bout against Minoru Kimura (by majority decision), but then he won four consecutive fights taking revenge on Kimura in his last bout (=Kaew vs Kimura 2).
His opponent, Massaro Glunder, has an official record of 19-5-0 (8 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost twice last year, against Minoru Kimura and Cedric Manhoef, but then he won three fights. Kaew vs Glunder is the main event of the K-1 World GP 2016 -65kg Japan tournament. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Best fights of the week 08, year 2016
Selection of the best boxing, mma, k-1 and muay thai videos from the world’s most important fights of the week 08: (Mon-Sun) from Fenruary 22, 2016 to February 28, 2016. Boxing Fight of the Week: Leo Santa Cruz vs Kiko Martinez K-1 Muay Thai Fight of the Week: Mohammed Jaraya vs Nordin Ben … Read more
2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Mohammed Jaraya vs Nordin Ben Moh – full fight Video
The 19-year-old and former -67Kg Enfusion champion Mohammed Jaraya entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 59-2-0 (34 knockouts) while his opponent, Nordin Ben Moh (7 years older than Jaraya), has an official record of 73-3-1 (48 knockouts). Both fighters suffered their last loss in 2014: Jaraya was defeated by Walid Hamid but then he has won seven consecutive bouts while Ben Moh lost to Harut Grigorian and then he has collected eight victories. Jaraya vs Ben Moh is the semifinal of the Enfusion -70Kg tournament; undercard of Ismael Lazaar vs Jahfarr Wilnis – Enfusion Live 37. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 best K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Guto Inocente vs Demoreo Dennis – full fight Video
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and former Strikeforce and Ufc fighter Carlos Augusto Inocente Filho entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 28-7-0 (15 knockouts or 47-14-0 on wikipedia) and he is ranked as the No.11 heavyweight in the world while his opponent, Demoreo Dennis, has an official record of 9-5-0 (7 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.18 in the same weight class. In their last bout Inocente beat Felipe Micheletti while Dennis lost to Chi Lewis Parry. Inocente vs Dennis is on the undercard of Artem Levin vs Simon Marcus 3 – Glory 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Giga Chikadze vs Kevin Vannostrand – full fight Video Glory 27
The undefeated Kevin Vannostrand entered this fight with a perfect kickboxing record of 11-0-0 (9 KOs=82%) while his opponent, Giga Chikadze, has a record of 33-4-0 (20 knockouts). In their last Glory bout Vannostrand beat Juston Houghton while Chikadze defeated Ken Tran. Vannostrand vs Chikadze is on the undercard of Artem Levin vs Simon Marcus 3 – Glory 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Anderson Silva vs Maurice Greene – full fight Video Glory 27
Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 38-13-1 (24 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.7 heavyweight in the world but he comes off three consecutive losses: against Errol Zimmerman (=Zimmerman vs Silva), Sergei Kharitonov (=Kharitonov vs Silva 2) and Jamal Ben Saddik.
His opponent, Maurice Greene, has an official record of 4-1-0 (2 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. Silva vs Greene is on the undercard of Artem Levin vs Simon Marcus 3 – Glory 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Joe Schilling vs Mike Lemaire – full fight Video Glory 27
The former Glory and Wbc muay thai champion Joe Schilling entered this fight with a professional record of 18-7-0 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.3 cruiserweight in the world while his opponent, Mike Lemaire, has a kickboxing record of 14-2-0 (7 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class. Schilling lost to Artem Levin in 2014 (=Schilling vs Levin 2) but he came back to win in 2015 beating Robert Thomas (=Schilling vs Thomas) and Jason Wilnis (=Schilling vs Wilnis). Schilling vs Lemaire is on the undercard of Artem Levin vs Simon Marcus 3 – Glory 27. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2016 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Artem Levin vs Simon Marcus 3 – full fight Video Glory 27
The former Wbc and Wkn muay thai champion Artem Levin entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 89-7-2 (35 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2013 when he faced Joe Schilling (final of the Glory 10 Mw tournament), since then he has collected 13 victories (taking revenge on Schilling in 2014 and winning the Glory Mw title, Schilling vs Levin 2) and one draw, against Simon Marcus in 2015 (=Levin vs Marcus II).
His opponent, Simon Marcus, has an official record of 42-2-2 (24 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. He lost to Fang Bian last year but then he has collected two victories and one draw, against Levin in their second bout; while in their first fight the Canadian defeated the Russian via unanimous decision (March 15, 2013, Levin vs Marcus I). Levin vs Marcus 3, main event of Glory 27, is valid for the Glory middleweight title (held by Levin). Watch the video and rate this fight!