Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 87-11-0 (46 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He suffered his last defeat in 2012 when he faced L’houcine Ouzgni, since then he has collected eight consecutive victories winning the Glory Ww tournament in 2013 beating Joseph Valtellini in the final (=Valtellini vs Holzken) and defeating Raymond Daniels in his last fight (=Holzken vs Daniels 2).
His opponent, Murthel Groenhart, has an official record of 58-19-3 (32 knockouts) and he entered as the No.4 in the same weight class. He lost his first two bouts in 2015, against Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (=Groenhart vs Sitthichai) and Chad Sugden, but then he has won the Glory welterweight contender tournament beating Karim Ghajji in the final (=Ghajji vs Groenhart). In their first bout Holzken defeated Groenhart by decision (October 16, 2010); this second fight is valid for the Glory welterweight title (held by Holzken); undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Benjamin Adegbuyi 2 – Glory 26. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Glory 26
2015 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Benjamin Adegbuyi 2 – full fight Video
Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 46-10-1 (11 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He has already fought three times in 2015 losing to Andrei Herasimchuk (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has beat Errol Zimmerman (=Verhoeven vs Zimmerman 3) and Benjamin Adegbuyi (in their first fight, Verhoeven vs Adegbuyi I).
His opponent, Benjamin Adegbuyi, has an official record of 22-3-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. After losing against Verhoeven in June, he has won three consecutive bouts beating Jahfarr Wilnis in the final of the Glory Hw contender tournament (=Adegbuyi vs Wilnis). Verhoeven vs Adegbuyi 2, main event of Glory 26, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title (held by Verhoeven). Watch the video and rate this fight!