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: 2021-03-29, some good exchanges but it is not enough to get three stars: the kickboxing fight Regian Eersel vs Mustapha Haida gets two.
Haida vs Eersel is the main event of the evening of ONE Fists Of Fury 3 and it is valid for the ONE Kickboxing lightweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-02-28, crazy start with some wild exchanges: Masahiko Suzuki vs Soma Tameda is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars!
Tameda vs Suzuki is on the undercard of Tenshin Nasukawa vs Shiro Matsumoto 2 – RISE Eldorado. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-02-26, pretty good kickboxing fight: Giorgio Petrosyan vs Davit Kiria 2 gets three stars.
In their first match Petrosyan had beat Kiria via unanimous decision (November 3, 2012 – Giorgio Petrosyan vs Davit Kiria I); this second fight is on the undercard of Ilias Ennahachi vs Superlek Kiatmuu9 – ONE Fists of Fury. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-29, tough exchanges and spectacular finish: Beybulat Isaev vs Mihajlo Kecojevic is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars!
The WMC muay thai world champion Beybulat Isaev entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 19-5-0 while his opponent, Mihajlo Kecojevic, has an official record of 13-1-0. Isaev is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since September 6, 2019 when he lost to Anderson Silva but unfortunately we don’t have other info about these two kickboxers. Kecojevic vs Isaev is on the undercard of Mauro Cerilli vs Abdulbasir Vagabov – ONE Championship: Unbreakable 2. 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!
