Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-05-14, pretty good finish but it is not enough to get three stars: the kickboxing fight Tyjani Beztati vs Josh Jauncey 2 gets two (take a look at our ranking of the Best Kickboxing Fights of 2022).
Jauncey vs Beztati 2 is the main event of Glory 80 Studio and it is valid for the Glory lightweight title (Beztati’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2022-03-19, good kickboxing fight: Arkadiusz Wrzosek vs Badr Hari 2 gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Kickboxing Fights of 2022).
Hari vs Wrzosek 2 is the co-main event of Glory 80; undrcad of Jamal Ben Saddik vs Levi Rigters. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-10-23, pretty good kickboxing fight: Gokhan Saki vs James McSweeney gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Kickboxing Fights of 2021).
McSweeney vs Saki is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 3 – Glory Collision 3. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-10-23, close, tough and exciting match: Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 3 is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars!
In their previous two bouts Jamal had beat Rico via tko in their first clash (March 6, 2011) but then Verhoeven took revenge beating Ben Saddik by technical knockout in 2017 (Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 2); this third fight is the main event of Glory Collision 3 (Glory 79) and it is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-09-04, close kickboxing fight but not so exciting: Alex Pereira vs Artem Vakhitov 2 gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Kickboxing Fights of 2021).
Vakhitov vs Pereira 2 is valid for the Glory light heavyweight title (Pereira’s first defense); undercard of Badr Hari vs Arkadiusz Wrzosek – Glory 78. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-09-04, exciting k-1 fight thanks to some knockdowns and a crazy finish: Badr Hari vs Arkadiusz Wrzosek is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars!
Wrzosek vs Hari is the main event of Glory 78. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, great performance by both fighters: the kickboxing fight Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira gets three stars.
The former WMC muay thai and current Glory light-Hw champion Artem Vakhitov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 21-5-0 (8 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super cruiserweight in the world. He lost to Saulo Cavalari in their first fight in 2015 (via split decision) but then he has won eight consecutive matches taking revenge on Cavalari, in 2016 and in 2017 (Cavalari vs Vakhitov 2 and Vakhitov vs Cavalari 3), and beating Donegi Abena in his last bout (Artem Vakhitov vs Donegi Abena). If you want to watch one of Vakhitov’s best fights, we suggest Artem Vakhitov vs Danyo Ilunga 2, match that took second place in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year 2018.
His opponent, the current Glory Mw and former Wako world champ Alex Pereira, has an official record of 41-6-0 (30 knockouts) and he entered as the No.1 cruiserweight. He lost to Yousri Belgaroui in 2017, but then he has won eight matches taking revenge on Belgaroui twice and defeating Donegi Abena (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year 2019, Alex Pereira vs Donegi Abena) and Ertugrul Bayrak in his last two (Alex Pereira vs Ertugrul Bayrak). Pereira vs Vakhitov, main event of the Glory 77, is valid for the Glory light heavyweight title (Vakhitov’s sixth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the kickboxing fight Rico Verhoeven vs Hesdy Gerges 3 gets two stars.
The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional record of 56-10-0 (17 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 12 consecutive fights beating Badr Hari in his last one (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year 2019, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). If you want to watch one of Rico’s best fights, we suggest Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven, match rated with four stars and also ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2013.
His opponent, Hesdy Gerges, has a kickboxing record of 51-19-1 (24 knockouts) but he lost five out of his last eight fights. His last loss was against Mladen Brestovac in 2017, after this bout he faced Badr Hari, but it ended in a no contest (since both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2), and he beat Mohamed El Bouchaibi in 2020. In their previous two matches Rico defeated Gerges via split and unanimous decision, in 2011 and 2012 (Hesdy Gerges vs Rico Verhoeven 2). This third fight is the semi-final of the 2021 Glory heavyweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira – Glory 77. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, pretty good kickboxing fight: Tarik Khbabez vs Levi Rigters gets three stars.
The former SuperKombat champion Tarik Khbabez entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 46-6-1 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times in 2019 beating Andrei Stocia and Anderson Silva but then he lost to Roman Kryklia.
His opponent, the undefeated 2020 Glory Hw tournament winner Levi Rigters, has a perfect record of 11-0-0 (5 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Martin Pacas, Marciano Bhagwandass and Nordine Mahieddine. Rigters vs Khbabez is the semi-final of the 2021 Glory heavyweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira – Glory 77. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, good start with some tough exchanges: the kickboxing fight Rico Verhoeven vs Tarik Khbabez gets three stars.
The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 57-10-0 (17 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 13 consecutive fights beating Badr Hari in 2019 (bout ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year, Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). If you want to watch one of Rico’s best fights, we suggest Daniel Ghita vs Rico Verhoeven, match rated with four stars and also ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2013.
His opponent, the former SuperKombat champion Tarik Khbabez entered this fight with an official record of 47-6-1 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.13 heavyweight in the world. He fought three times in 2019 beating Andrei Stocia and Anderson Silva but then he lost to Roman Kryklia. Verhoeven vs Khbabez is the final of the 2021 Glory heavyweight tournament and it is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Alex Pereira – Glory 77; in the semi-finals Rico has beat Hesdy Gerges (Rico Verhoeven vs Hesdy Gerges 3) while Tarik has defeated Levi Rigters (Tarik Khbabez vs Levi Rigters). Watch the video and rate this fight!
