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!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2021-01-30, high pace, tough exchanges and spectacular finish: the fight Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 3 is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2021 and it gets four stars!
The former WAKO Pro Mw and current Glory Ww champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 74-7-1 (44 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Alim Nabiev in their first bout in 2018 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev) but then he has won six matches taking revenge on Nabiev in 2019 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev 2) and beating Karim Ghajji in 2020 (Cedric Doumbe vs Karim Ghajji). If you want to watch one of Doumbe’s best fights, we suggest Harut Grigorian vs Cedric Doumbe, match that ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2019.
His opponent, the former Glory Ww and 2012 K-1 World Max champ Murthel Groenhart, has a record of 69-24-3 (40 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He fought twice in 2019 losing to Alim Nabiev (Murthel Groenhart vs Alim Nabiev) and defeating Troy Jones (Murthel Groenhart vs Troy Jones). Among the best fights of Groenhart we suggest two bouts rated with four stars in 2012, Artur Kyshenko vs Murthel Groenhart and Murthel Groenhart vs Marc de Bonte, and a match ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fights of the Year of 2018, Murthel Groenhart vs Mohammed Jaraya. In their previous two matches Doumbe lost to Groenhart in 2016 (Murthel Groenhart vs Cedric Doumbe I) but then he won the rematch in 2017 (Cedric Doumbe vs Murthel Groenhart 2). This third fight is valid for the Glory welterweight title (Doumbe’ third defense) 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: 2020-12-19, heavy exchanges between Cedric Doumbe and Karim Ghajji: it gets three stars (take a look at our ranking of the best kickboxing fights of 2020).
The former WAKO Pro Mw and current Glory Ww champion Cedric Doumbe entered this fight with a kickboxing record of 73-7-1 (41 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.1 super middleweight in the world. He lost to Alim Nabiev in their first bout in 2018 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev) but then he has won five fights defeating Harut Grigorian (Harut Grigorian vs Cedric Doumbe) and taking revenge on Nabiev in 2019 (Cedric Doumbe vs Alim Nabiev 2).
His opponent, Karim Ghajji, has an official record of 103-16-1 (53 knockouts), he lost to Yuri Bessmertny in 2018, but then he has won four bouts defeating Kristos Cacaj and Giannis Boukis in his last two. Ghajji vs Doumbe is valid for the Glory welterweight title; undercard of Badr Hari vs Benjamin Adegbuyi – Glory 76. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-12-19, exciting back and forth fight thanks to a great performance by both fighters: Badr Hari vs Benjamin Adegbuyi is one of the best kickboxing fights of the year 2020 and it gets four stars (take a look at our ranking of the best kickboxing fights of 2020). Moreover this match took second place in the ‘Top 5 Kickboxing Fights of the Year 2020‘ (ranking generated by our users).
The former K-1 world champion Badr Hari entered this fight with a pro kickboxing record of 106-15-0 (92 KOs=87%) and he is ranked as the No.4 heavyweight in the world but he comes off the loss against current #1 Hw Rico Verhoeven, fight ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fight of the year 2019 (Rico Verhoeven vs Badr Hari 2). Before this bout he faced Hesdy Gerges but the bout ended in a no-contest (originally a decision win for Badr but then changed since both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs, Badr Hari vs Hesdy Gerges 2). If you want to watch Hari’s best fights, here are two bouts ranked in the top 10 Users’ Fight of the year, in 2013 and 2015, Badr Hari vs Zabit Samedov 3 and Badr Hari vs Ismael Londt.
His opponent, the former SuperKombat champion Benjamin Adegbuyi, has a record of 34-6-0 (19 knockouts) and he entered as the No.3 in the same weight class. He lost to Jamal Ben Saddik in 2018 but he came back to win against D’Angelo Marshall in 2019. Among the best fights of Benny Adegbuyi we suggest three fights all ranked in the top 10 Users’ kickboxing Fight of the year: two in 2013 Pavel Zhuravlev vs Benjamin Adegbuyi 2 and Ismael Londt vs Benjamin Adegbuyi, and one in 2017 Benjamin Adegbuyi vs Anderson Braddock Silva. Benny vs Hari, Glory heavyweight championship eliminator, is the main event of the Glory 76. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2020-02-29, some good exchanges between Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao and Serhiy Adamchuk 3 but it is not enough to get three stars: it gets two.The current Glory Fw and former WMC champion, top-ten ranked in the Lumpinee and Rajadamnern stadiums Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao entered this fight with a professional kickboxing record of 163-36-3 (27 knockouts) and he is ranked as the No.2 welterweight in the world. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2017, against Robin van Roosmalen (via majority decision, Roosmalen vs Petchpanomrung I) and Rambo PetchPTT, but then he has collected seven victories and one draw taking revenge on Roosmalen in September 2018 (Robin van Roosmalen vs Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao 2); in his last bout he tied with Kevin VanNostrand (Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao vs Kevin VanNostrand 2).
His opponent, the former Glory Fw champ Serhiy Adamchuk, has an official record of 40-11-0 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He fought four times last year losing twice, against
Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao (in their second bout, Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao vs Serhiy Adamchuk 2) and Kevin VanNostrand, but then he beat Abraham Vidales and Aleksei Ulianov. In their first fight Petch had defeated Adamchuk via split decision (March 25, 2017); this third bout, main event of Glory 75, is valid for the Glory featherweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
