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Will Francis Ngannou Face Rico Verhoeven?

Francis Ngannou vs Rico Verhoeven PFL World Champion Francis Ngannou may have a future opponent in Rico Verhoeven, the kickboxing world title holder. Rumors…

PFL World Champion Francis Ngannou may have a future opponent in Rico Verhoeven, the kickboxing world title holder. Rumors and quotes have been circulating recently.

Francis Ngannou

Cameroon’s Francis Ngannou was the UFC heavyweight champion and was feared for his striking power, with an incredible 85% knockout win rate. Since walking away from the organization, he took on two blockbuster boxing fights against champions Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua. Afterward, he returned to MMA to capture the PFL heavyweight title with a first-round knockout.

Rico Verhoeven

The Dutch-born Rico Verhoeven captured the GLORY Kickboxing World title in 2014 and has not lost since, he now has compiled 11 title defenses plus a Grand Prix championship along the way. He is best known for his fights against Badr Hari. The kickboxer has a 32% knockout win rate and has largely cleared out the heavyweight division. His next bout is a rematch against Levi Rigters then hopefully he can face Antonio Plazibat, after that, there’s no one left in this division.

Francis Ngannou vs. Rico Verhoeven

When Francis Ngannou left the UFC, he was fielding offers from many organizations as the hottest free agent in combat sports. GLORY Kickboxing circulated a story stating that they had sent Ngannou an offer. In a conversation with me, Ngannou said that this story was simply false. In no uncertain terms, he said: “No, no. I never received an offer from GLORY.“

The Cameroonian athlete had a singular kickboxing win before he made his professional MMA debut. Reflecting on this match, Francis Ngannou told me: “Well, I remember it was a moment that I just wanted to fight. I was very excited, was very hungry, and was training all the time. I wanted to fight. My kickboxing wasn’t great though … But I was just like, I have the will to win. I was going there for everything. It was quite a good experience.”

Francis Ngannou PFL — Photo by Tim Wheaton

The kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven has a singular MMA victory from 2015. Verhoeven and Ngannou have each competed professionally across kickboxing, MMA, and boxing. The ruleset in a potential could be mixed following a long history of kickboxers vs. MMA fighters, such as we used to see K-1 vs. PRIDE events.. In conversation with the PFL though; they’re not looking to mix rules.

Speaking in an interview with Ariel Helwani, Verhoeven implored the public for this match. He said:

“What I would like to say to them is just, I think when we’re talking about ‘Baddest on the Planet’, and we’re talking about crossover fights, this must happen! It hasn’t happened because we’ve done the most crazy fights, and this is one of them that needs to be added to the list. So let’s make it happen!

“Let’s find out who it is…the crossover talks, they’ve been going on for quite some time. For example, what’s going on in [Saudi Arabia] is awesome. They’ve put mixed martial arts on the map in a different way…there’s so many different flavors. Could be a home-and-away fight, kickboxing or MMA fight, which likely ends up 1-1. But a boxing match, that’s interesting, because it’s a different way for both of us.”

Breaking: Rico Verhoeven’s Next Fight: Dec 7 against GLORY 95 Main Event Winner -Levi Rigters vs Bahram Rajabzadeh

Breaking news: Rico Verhoeven’s Next Fight is set to go down at GLORY Collision 7 booked for December 7,…

Breaking news: Rico Verhoeven’s Next Fight is set to go down at GLORY Collision 7 booked for December 7, he will face the winner of Levi Rigters vs Bahram Rajabzadeh. The GLORY 95 headlining fight will decide who the heavyweight king will next face with his GLORY title on the line. This news was recently announced by GLORY Kickboxing.

Rico Verhoeven’s Next Fight

‘The King of Kickboxing’ Rico Verhoeven has held his Glory heavyweight throne with an iron grip for a decade. Most recently, he won a one-night Grand Prix defeating three heavyweight strikers in one night. Throughout his career, he defeated many notable opponents but his biggest rival is the Dutch-Moroccan kickboxing legend Badr Hari.

During the single-night tournament, Verhoeven faced the towering Levi Rigters in the final, and the two traded knockdowns until ultimately Rigters could not get back to his feet and Verhoeven was declared the victor.

Levi Rigters vs Bahram Rajabzadeh

GLORY 95 on September 21 will see Levi Rigters vs Bahram Rajabzadeh in the main event. It is a rematch as these two met in the aforementioned GLORY heavyweight Grand Prix earlier this year. Rigters was able to score a knockdown to secure the victory but Rajabzadeh protested claiming he was not knocked down. Now, Rajabzadeh gets his chance to avenge this loss.

Bahram Rajabzadeh is celebrated for his aggressive forward style, he is always aiming for a knockout. Rajabzadeh is dangerous with all limbs including his flurry of punches, knees, and head kicks. In total throughout his entire career, he has a knockout win rate of 87%.

The towering Levi Rigters has mastered the distance low kicks and packs a ton of power when he throws. In GLORY’s heavyweight division, Rigters has been able to capture knockouts by way of leg attacks. He will look to earn a victory to secure a future title shot and be Rico Verhoeven’s Next Fight.

Levi Rigters vs Bahram Rajabzadeh goes down on September 21 at GLORY 95, the winner will then punch their ticket to meet the heavyweight king. Rico Verhoeven’s Next Fight will be at GLORY Collision 7 booked for December 7 from the Gelredome, in the Netherlands.

Watch: Mory Kromah Stuns with Vicious Knee Knockout in Debut

“The Black Ghost” Mory Kromah has announced himself to the GLORY light heavyweight division with a vicious knockout win…

“The Black Ghost” Mory Kromah has announced himself to the GLORY light heavyweight division with a vicious knockout win at GLORY 94. He stopped PFL fighter Mohamed Amine with a flying knee knockout.

Mory Kromah Knockout win at GLORY 94

The 25-year-old stunned audiences with his organizational debut in GLORY’s light heavyweight division. The weight class is stacked with talent and dangerous strikers. Mory Kromah will be a great addition to this exciting weight division.

After a consecutive eleven impressive wins in Enfusion, the Guinea-born athlete Mory Kromah signed his name to GLORY Kickboxing and now sets his sights on being the best in the world. The long-legged striker showed off his dangerous skills against the veteran of kickboxing and MMA Mo Amine.

With long kicks from range, “The Black Ghost” battered the body and legs of Amine. He knocked his opponent down and sent him doubling over in pain with kicks to the body. Up close, he delivers knees to his opponent to keep Amine back. The flying knee put Amine flat on his back and the PFL athlete was unable to recover from the onslaught.

Kromah is a highly skilled and exciting fighter who has a full range of kickboxing talent. See his knockout win at GLORY 94 below:

Mory Kromah knockout glory 94 — Mory Kromah Glory 94 KO

Watch: LIVER SHOT! Cem Caceres Brutally Knocks Out Latescu in Round One After Stepping in on Short Notice

Turkey’s Cem Caceres was able to move up in the competitive light heavyweight division with a brutal liver punch…

Turkey’s Cem Caceres was able to move up in the competitive light heavyweight division with a brutal liver punch knockout against the Romanian Stefan Latescu at GLORY 94.

Cem Caceres Knocks Out Stefan Latescu

The 24-year-old Cem Caceres was a last-minute replacement for the headlining fight at GLORY 94. Originally, the dangerous Bahram Rajabzadeh was set to face off against ‘Golden Boy’ Latescu. But, the Azerbaijani Rajabzadeh was moved to the main event of GLORY 95 when Antonio Plazibat dropped out due to injury. Now, we will see a heavyweight rematch between the towering Levi Rigters and the aggressive Rajabzadeh.

GLORY 94 saw the talented Romanian knockout striker Stefan Latescu take on the rising Caceres. The 22-year-old Latescu has won the majority of his fights by way of knockout with his powerful hands. In his GLORY debut, earlier in 2024, Caceres knocked out the PFL fighter Mohamed Amine to step into the deep light heavyweight division.

In the main event of GLORY 94, Cem Caceres and Stefan Latescu traded combination punches and kicks early. But Caceres dodged a hook, went low, and delivered a picture-perfect liver punch knockout in the first round. Latescu went down grimacing in pain and was unable to recover.

Watch the knockout below:

GLORY 96 – Chico Kwasi vs Tyjani Beztati – Champ vs. Champ Background

GLORY 96 will be headlined by Chico Kwasi vs Tyjani Beztati, a match between two reigning champions. The event…

GLORY 96 will be headlined by Chico Kwasi vs Tyjani Beztati, a match between two reigning champions. The event is set to go down on October 12 at the RTM Stage, in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Let’s take a closer look at the two kickboxing titleholders set for this showdown.

Chico Kwasi vs Tyjani Beztati

The lightweight king will look to capture the welterweight crown in the Chico Kwasi vs Tyjani Beztati matchup. ‘The Wonderboy’ Beztati is the long-reigning lightweight champion who is testing his skills in the stacked welterweight division. ‘Luffy’ Chico Kwasi recently captured the welterweight title by way of a stunning knockout.

Chico Kwasi

As a lifelong fan of anime and manga, ‘Luffy’ Chico Kwasi wears the hat from One Piece during his walkouts and when he gets his hand raised. In the training room when things get tough, his love of the boxing manga Hajime no Ippo will give him the drive to push through.

At just the age of 26, the towering Kwasi has run through the competitive welterweight division in GLORY. Currently, on a ten-fight win streak, he has defeated notable athletes such as the highly skilled Jay Overmeer, Enfusion Champion Robin Ciric, and WAKO champion Sergej Braun, among others.

Most recently, he knocked out Endy Semeleer to capture the welterweight crown. Semeleer had long held the welterweight title and had a series of impressive wins. He is highly skilled and a tricky opponent. The Dutch-Surinamese Chico Kwasi knocked him out in the second round to capture kickboxing gold.

‘Luffy’ Chico Kwasi is an aggressive-forward fighter with heavy kicks and punches, looking to land in combination. Typically, Kwasi has a height and reach advantage against welterweight opponents. His first title defense will be against the lightweight champion, Chico Kwasi vs Tyjani Beztati at GLORY 96.

Tyjani Beztati

‘The Wonderboy’ Tyjani Beztati is a prodigious talent in kickboxing. One of the youngest champions in GLORY’s history, having captured the lightweight throne when he was only 23 years old. He has since defended this crown in five bouts against notable fighters such as K-1 Champions Stoyan Koprivlenski & Enriko Kehl, featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9, and RISE Champion Kaito Ono, among others.

The Moroccan-Dutch striker is known for his aggressive style of fighting, mixing slick punching combinations with fast kicks. He has an impressive pull counter. In the lightweight division, he is highly adept at using his height and length advantage.

Beztati has had impressive knockout wins with lightning-fast punches against Josh Jauncey, or spearing kicks against Petch. But, his most notable match was a fight of year showdown against K-1 Champion Koprivlenski. It was a back-and-forth battle and one of the best fights in kickboxing.

GLORY has been kicking around the idea of shutting down the lightweight division. At 155 lbs, it is a competitive weight class where all kickboxing organizations have a solid division. Since then, Beztati moved up to welterweight and was able to defeat the former champion Semeleer thus cementing himself as a deserving contender for the welterweight crown.

In a prior interview, the Moroccan-Dutch champion said:

I dedicated my whole life to this, my youth, [my] time, everything … I’m blessed that I can do what I do best and that’s perform inside the the ring… Champ way, that’s the only way.

GLORY 96

Chico Kwasi vs Tyjani Beztati is a matchup of a deserving contender and lightweight champion looking to take the welterweight throne. Beztati has a chance to make history as a two-division champion in GLORY. A feat that only Robin van Roosmalen and Alex Pereira have been able to accomplish.

Alex Pereira inducted into GLORY Kickboxing Hall of Fame ahead of UFC 295 title fight return

Ahead of his Octagon return next week in an attempt to become a two-division UFC championship winner, former two-weight…

Ahead of his Octagon return next week in an attempt to become a two-division UFC championship winner, former two-weight GLORY Kickboxing titleholder, Alex Pereira has become the third fighter under the London-based organization’s banner to receive an induction into their Hall of Fame.

Pereira, a former undisputed middleweight champion under the banner of the Dana White-led promotion, makes his return to the Octagon next weekend atop UFC 295 in Madison Square Garden in New York – taking on former light heavyweight champion, Jiri Prochazka in a vacant divisional title fight in ‘The Big Apple’.

Last time out, the Sao Paulo knockout artist co-headlined UFC 291 back in July, turning in a close, split decision win over former champion, Jan Blachowicz in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Alex Pereira inducted into GLORY Kickboxing Hall of Fame

And ahead of his return next weekend in New York – Pereira, who held both middleweight and light heavyweight gold under the banner of GLORY Kickboxing, received an induction into the organization’s Hall of Fame.

“Congratulations to @AlexPereiraUFC on becoming the newest inductee into the GLORY Hall of Fame,” GLORY Kickboxing posted on their official X account.

Congratulations to @AlexPereiraUFC on becoming the newest inductee into the GLORY Hall of Fame! pic.twitter.com/ZrUrrTVadL

— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS) November 4, 2023

Departing GLORY Kickboxing back in 2021 ahead of his UFC debut in November of that year at Madison Square Garden, Pereira landed notable victories over the likes of Dustin Jacoby, Israel Adesanya, Simon Marcus, Yousri Belgaroui, Jason Wilnis, and Artem Vakhitov.

Winning undisputed UFC middleweight gold against arch-rival, Adesanya back in November of last year, Brazilian knockout force, Pereira won the divisional title with a fifth round rallying TKO win – handing the City Kickboxing striker his first loss at the middleweight limit in mixed martial arts competition.

Do you expect to see Alex Pereira win gold next weekend in the main event of UFC 295?