The Glory Mw and former Wbc light-Hw champion Simon Marcus entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 47-3-2 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He lost the rematch with Jason Wilnis in 2016 (4-stars fight, Marcus vs Wilnis II) but then he has won over Dustin Jacoby (=Marcus vs Jacoby II), Wang Shaohua and he took revenge on Wilnis in his last one (=Wilnis vs Marcus 3).
His opponent, Alex Pereira, has an official record of 36-6-0 (26 knockouts) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He has already fought four times in 2017 losing once, with Yousri Belgaroui, then he came back to win against Maycon Silva. Marcus vs Pereira, main event of Glory 46, is valid for the Glory middleweight title (Marcus’ first defense); they also faced each other a second time on September 14, 2018 (Alex Pereira vs Simon Marcus 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Glory 46
Rico Verhoeven vs Antonio Bigfoot Silva full fight Video – 2017
The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 51-10-1 (14 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 heavyweight in the world. He lost to Andrei Herasimchuk in 2015 (=Verhoeven vs Herasimchuk) but then he has won seven consecutive fights beating Anderson Braddock Silva (= Verhoeven vs Silva), Badr hari (=Verhoeven vs Hari) and Ismael Lazaar in his last three (=Verhoeven vs Lazaar).
His opponent, the black belt in judo, karate and Brazilian jiu-jitsu Antonio ‘Bigfoot’ Silva, is at his professional kickboxing debut but he has a mma record of 19-12-0 (89% finishing rate). He entered as the No.37 in the mma heavyweight division but he comes off five consecutive losses, the last one with Vitaly Minakov (=Minakov vs Bigfoot Silva). Verhoeven vs Silva is on the undercard of Simon Marcus vs Alex Pereira – Glory 46. Watch the video and rate this fight!