The current Glory Mw champion Alex Pereira entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 38-6-0 (27 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He lost once last year, with Yousri Belgaroui in their first bout, but then he has won over Maycon Silva, Simon Marcus (Marcus vs Pereira I) and he has beat twice Belgaroui (Alex Pereira vs Yousri Belgaroui 2 and Alex Pereira vs Yousri Belgaroui 3).
His opponent, the former Glory Mw and Wbc light-Hw champion Simon Marcus, has an official record of 49-4-2 (27 knockouts) and he entered as the No.2 in the same weight class. After losing to Pereira in their first bout in 2017, he has won over Zack Wells (Simon Marcus vs Zack Wells) and Jason Wilnis (Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis 4). Pereira vs Marcus 2, main event of Glory 58, is valid for the Glory middleweight title (Pereira’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: Glory 58: Chicago
Date: 2018-09-14
Where: Sears Centre, Hoffman Estates, USA
Division: catchweight (187.4 lbs, 85 kg)
Title: Glory Middleweight Championship
Pereira’s previous fight: Alex Pereira vs Yousri Belgaroui 3
Marcus’ previous fight: Simon Marcus vs Jason Wilnis 4
Pereira’s next fight: Alex Pereira vs Jason Wilnis 3
Pereira vs Marcus 2 fight video:
Official video
(Free embeddable video hosted on Facebook and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)