The Glory Ww and 2012 K-1 World Max champion Murthel Groenhart entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 67-23-3 (37 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Nieky Holzken in 2016 (Holzken vs Groenhart 3) but he came back to win in 2017 beating Thongchai Sitsongpeenong (Groenhart vs Sitsongpeenong), Alan Scheinson, Harut Grigorian (Groenhart vs Grigorian II) and Cedric Doumbe (Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 2).
His opponent, Harut Grigorian, has an official record of 55-11-0 (32 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He faced twice Groenhart losing both in 2012 (Murthel Groenhart vs Harut Grigorian I) and in 2017; after their second bout he has won the Glory welterweight contender tournament beating Karim Benmansour and Antoine Pinto. Groenhart vs Grigorian 3, main event of Glory 50, is valid for the Glory welterweight title (Groenhart’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Glory fight videos
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Zouggary vs Petchpanomrung – full fight Video Glory 49
The former WMC champion and top-ten ranked in the Lumpinee and Rajadamnern stadiums Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 156-38-2 (25 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.10 super lightweight in the world but he lost two out of his last three fights, against Robin van Roosmalen (=Roosmalen vs Petchpanomrung) and with Rambo PetchPTT; after this bout he has beat Xie Lei.
His opponent, Zakaria Zouggary, has an official record of 29-3-1 and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. In his last two bouts he has won over Yetkin Ozkul and Massaro Glunder. Petchpanomrung vs Zouggary is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 2 – Glory Redemption. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 2 – full fight Video Glory
The Glory Hw champion Rico Verhoeven entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 52-10-1 (15 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 eight consecutive fights beating Badr hari (=Verhoeven vs Hari), Ismael Lazaar (=Verhoeven vs Lazaar) and Antonio Bigfoot Silva in his last three (=Verhoeven vs Silva).
His opponent, Jamal Ben Saddik, has an official record of 32-6-0 (26 KOs=81%) and he entered as the No.5 in the same weight class. He also lost once in 2015, against Brian Douwes, but then he has won over Andre Schmeling, Gordon Haupt, Ismael Londt (=Londt vs Ben Saddik) and Guto Inocente. In their first bout Jamal had beat Rico via tko (March 6, 2011); Verhoeven vs Saddik 2, main event of Glory Redemption, is valid for the Glory heavyweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Alex Pereira vs Yousri Belgaroui 2 full fight Video Glory 49 – 2017
The Glory Mw champion Alex Pereira entered this fight with a professional record of 37-6-0 (26 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 cruiserweight in the world. He has already fought five times in 2017 losing once, with Yousri Belgaroui in their first bout, but then he has won over Maycon Silva and Simon Marcus (=Marcus vs Pereira).
His opponent, Yousri Belgaroui, has a kickboxing record of 22-3-0 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He lost to Israel Adesanya last year but after this bout he has beat Agron Preteni, Alex Pereira and Jason Wilnis (=Wilnis vs Belgaroui). Pereira vs Belgaroui 2 is valid for the Glory middleweight title; undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 2 – Glory 49. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Nieky Holzken vs Alim Nabiev – full fight Video Glory 49
The former Glory Ww champion Nieky Holzken entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 90-13-0 (56 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.4 super middleweight in the world but he comes off two consecutive losses, both with Cedric Doumbe (=Holzken vs Doumbe I and Doumbe vs Holzken II).
His opponent, the 2016 Wmc light-Hw champion Alim Nabiyev, has a kickboxing record of 45-6-0 (20 knockouts) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. He lost to Diogo Calado last year but then he has won over Vladimír Moravcík, Yohan Lidon, Zhang Yang and Jimmy Vienot. Holzken vs Nabiev is on the undercard of Rico Verhoeven vs Jamal Ben Saddik 2 – Glory 49. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – VanNostrand vs Boynazarov – full fight Video Glory 48
Kevin VanNostrand entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 12-1-0 and he is ranked as the No.11 welterweight in the world. He suffered his only loss when he faced Giga Chikadze last year (=Vannostrand vs Chikadze), after this bout he has beat David Moore, taken revenge on Chikadze and defeated Mo Abdurahman.
His opponent, Anvar Boynazarov, has an official record of 91-23-2 and he entered as the No.12 in the same weight class. He has fought twice in 2017 beating Fabio Pinca and losing to Abdallah Ezbiri. VanNostrand vs Boynazarov, main event of Glory 48, is valid for the interim Glory featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Cedric Doumbe vs Yohan Lidon 2 – full fight Video Glory 47
The former Glory Ww and WAKO Pro Mw champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 67-6-1 (39 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 super middleweight in the world. He has fought three times in 2017 beating Yoann Kongolo (=Doumbe vs Kongolo III) and Nieky Holzken (=Doumbe vs Holzken II) but then he lost to Murthel Groenhart (=Doumbe vs Groenhart II).
His opponent, the former Wbc, Iska, Wmc, Wako Pro and current Wkn world champion Yohan Lidon, has an official record of 93-36-1 (56 knockouts) and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He has already fought four times in 2017 defeating Patrik Vidakovics, Djibril Ehouo and Florian Kroger but before his last victory against Kroger he had lost to Yoann Kongolo (=Lidon vs Kongolo). In their first fight Doumbe was defeated by Lidon by unanimous decision (October 23, 2014); this second fight is on the undercard of Artem Vakhitov vs Ariel Machado – Glory 47. Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Artem Vakhitov vs Ariel Machado – full fight Video Glory 47
The former WMC muay thai and current Glory light-Hw champion Artem Vakhitov entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 18-5-0 (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 five bouts taking revenge on Cavalari in 2016 (=Cavalari vs Vakhitov 2) and in 2017 (=Vakhitov vs Cavalari 3).
His opponent, Ariel Machado, has an official record of 45-8-0 and he entered as the No.8 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts last year, against Zinedine Hameur-Lain (Hameur-Lain vs Machado I) and Yousri Belgaroui but he came back to win in 2017 taking revenge on Hameur-Lain and beating Danyo Ilunga. Vakhitov vs Machado, main event of Glory 47, is valid for the Glory light heavyweight title (Vakhitov’s third defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
2017 K-1 MUAY THAI fight – Simon Marcus vs Alex Pereira – full fight Video Glory 46
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!
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!