Rico verhoeven raises gloves against his idol peter aerts at glory. K1, competing for over 25 years now and a mainstay in k1 competition. Verhoeven describes facing former ufc contender silva as. Peter aerts has decided to retire in much the same way he has fought in his whole career, by facing the very best. Fights take place both as single matches between two fighters known as superfights and as part of tournaments. Oct 12, 20 glory kickboxing is live from tokyo, japan with a classic matchup of youth and experience as the newly crowned heavyweight king rico verhoeven takes on legend of the ring peter aerts. Kickboxing superstar peter aerts final fight at glory. Reigning heavyweight world champion rico the king of kickboxing verhoeven 5510, 16 kos has signed an exclusive new multiyear agreement with glory, the world lead. Rico verhoeven vs anderson braddock silva main event of glory 33 20160909. Verhoeven s accomplishments in the ring have been complemented by his accomplishments outside of it, with endorsements from samsung, porsche, activision and matrix fitness plus successful ventures in the hollywood movie industry. Oct 14, 20 at glory 11, rico verhoeven put on a performance for the ages, becoming a real life rocky balboa with a pair of upset wins. Amsterdam glory today announced the headline bout for its yearend show, expected to be held in the netherlands in december renewing a rivalry that stems back to 2011, glory heavyweight world champion rico the king of kickboxing verhoeven 5110, 14 ko, fighting out of the netherlands seeks redemption in a rematch with no.
Watch glory kickboxing online full episodes of season 1 yidio. Glory heavyweight champion rico verhoeven wont be defending his title when he steps into the ring in october. He has also competed for the japanese k1 promotion, where he made his name in their 2009 and 2010 world grand. A master of the headkick, aerts has ended nearly eighty fights inside the distance for a finishing rate of over 75% in his victories. As fight pass subscribers are well aware, 28 year old dutchman verhoeven has established himself as kickboxings no. Aerts was last in action in may when he defeated jamal ben saddik by secondround tko in tokyo at glory 8. He began learning martial arts at age five starting with kyokushin, he was trained by his father. Reigning heavyweight world champion rico the king of kickboxing verhoeven 5510, 16 kos has signed an exclusive new multiyear agreement with glory, the world leader in standup fighting one of the most dominant athletes in the history of the sport, verhoeven s eight successful title defenses and current 17fight win streak have set glory records. The card also featured peter aerts retirement bout against glory heavyweight tournament winner rico verhoeven.
You can see a collection of some of peter aerts greatest moments below. The main event of the night was a heavyweight bout between the legend, peter aerts 103301 and rico verhoeven 429. Rico verhoeven signs new multifight deal with glory. Nov 24, 2016 peter aerts over badr hari vs rico verhoeven. Peter aerts vs jamal ben saddik full video youtube. After the live stream, the event will be available on a video. Rate verhoeven vs silva full fight video luta completa. Peter aerts over badr hari vs rico verhoeven youtube. Glory kickboxing kickboxing legend battles phenom part. Rico verhoeven r5 dec guto inocente the first two rounds saw guto try, but really not gain much traction against the champion. Aug 18, 2017 rico verhoeven, bigfoot silva collide in nontitle bout at glory 46. This gives me confidence and edge over my opponent to take calculated risks knowing i leave the ring victorious and in good health.
Badr hari 10614, 92 kotko is a former its showtime and k1 heavyweight champion. As a heavyweight fighter, this man is one to watch. Rico verhoeven, 4910 kos, has risen from freshfaced youngster to reigning glory world heavyweight champion and has cleaned out the division along the way. And when i was his age i completely crushed semmy schilt and peter aerts and all the guys that were highly. Dec 07, 2018 watch the full fight between rico verhoeven and guto inocente from glory 59 amsterdam. His father, a karate black belt, brought young rico to the dojo and started him on a path which, years later, would take him around the world and to the top of the heavyweight pile.
Peter aerts is a contest of youth versus experience. Aerts holds three victories over the giant semmy schilt, three wins over jerome le banner and two over ernesto hoost as well as wins against remy bonjasky, gokhan saki, errol zimmerman, ray sefo and more. When these two meet in the ring, a dutch legend meets a. Oct, 2017 ufc is making glory kickboxing 46, featuring bigfoot silva vs. Verhoeven describes facing former ufc contender silva as a. His resume includes dozens of spectacular knockouts against alistair overeem, semmy schilt, peter aerts, ray sefo, among others. Rating is available when the video has been rented. Reigning heavyweight world champion rico the king of kickboxing verhoeven 5510, 16 kos has signed an exclusive new multiyear agreement with glory, the world leader in kickboxing. The moroccan fighter was still a big name worldwide and a potential matchup against the organizations undisputed champion, rico verhoeven, was going to be a major success. Known for his devastating high kicks, which earned him the nickname the dutch lumberjack, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time born in eindhoven, netherlands, aerts began training in muay thai at the age of fourteen.
Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the world more open and connected. Peter great job physical psychological hes coming out putting leather on rico. Peter aerts born october 25, 1970 is a dutch semiretired super heavyweight kickboxer. Glory had average of 659,000 and peak of 905,000 viewers on spike tv.
Aerts successfully defends his title at the 3rd k1 grand prix in may. The live event begins streaming at 6am et, with bigfoot and verhoeven expected to clash around 8am et. Rico is known for his powerful and athletic build, sympathetic character and marketable looks. Rico verhoeven vs anderson silva full fight video glory 33. In september, hug wins a revenge bout at the yokohama arena, and establishes himself as one of k1s first superstars. Heavyweight world champion rico the king of kickboxing verhoeven 5410, 16 ko, fighting out of the netherlands headlines glory 59 amsterdam, seeking a recordsetting eighth title defense. Rico verhoeven was born in bergen op zoom, netherlands. Make sure you do not miss the news, highlights and more only on fight. Rico won the glory 11 chicago heavyweight tournament, but peter aerts has proven time and time again that hes still a top.
Peter aerts vs rico verhoeven full fight video gif glory. Bas rutten wikipedia bas rutten wikipedia joe rogan wiki former podcast guests experience money much does dutch american bas rutten sport in the netherlands bas rutten birth chart horoscope, date of birth, astro tito ortiz biography. With the mind of a mature fighter and the body of a young athlete, verhoeven gains an extremely favorable future perspective. He will be fighting fellow dutchman rico verhoeven. Peter aerts wins the second k1 grand prix, with newcomer andy hug losing in his first match.
An attendance of 7,897 saw verhoeven 5610 earn the respect of his peers with a split decision win against a threetime k1world grand prix champion in aerts 106352. When these two meet in the ring, a dutch legend meets a dutch rising star, and only one can leave. Rico verhoeven defeated hesdy gerges via unanimous decision marat grigorian defeated aziz kallah via unanimous decision robbie hageman defeated mandela antoine via decision duoli chen defeated vahap ozdemir via decision. Welcome to the glory kickboxing official youtube channel.
Ufc fight pass has mentioned the magic word that indian fans love to hearfree they announced that the main event of rico verhoeven vs bigfoot silva will be free on ufc fight pass and no subscription will be needed to view it. Glory kickboxing is live from tokyo, japan with a classic matchup of youth and experience as the newly crowned heavyweight king rico verhoeven takes on legend of the ring peter aerts. The challenger hoping to halt verhoeven s unprecedented championship reign which began in june of 2014 will be dangerous striker guto inocente. Rico verhoeven signs new exclusive multiyear agreement. The worlds premier kickboxing league, glory world series maintains six different weight classes. Peter the dutch lumberjack aerts born october 25, 1970 is a dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. Oct 12, 2017 standing 6ft 5l and weighing 260lbs, the king of kickboxing is riding a fight winning streak inside the glory ring that includes five defenses of his heavyweight title and victories over a whos who of the division including kickboxing icons badr hari, daniel ghi. Standing 6ft 5l and weighing 260lbs, the king of kickboxing is riding a fight winning streak inside the glory ring that includes five defenses of his heavyweight title and victories over a whos who of the division including kickboxing icons badr hari, daniel ghi. Peter aerts vs jamal ben saddik full video glory kickboxing. I want to say thank you to my japanese fans from the bottom. Known for his devastating high kicks, which earned him the nickname the dutch lumberjack, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest heavyweight kickboxers of all time. Rico verhoeven vs jamal ben saddik booked for glory this.
Dec 10, 2016 rico verhoeven scored the 50th victory of his kickboxing career with a tko over badr hari at glory collision saturday night in oberhausen, germany, but it was not the way he expected it to be. After the live stream, the event will be available on a video ondemand basis for free for a period of one week. Jamal ben saddik vs rico verhoeven 2017, jamal ben saddik. Peter aerts rico verhoeven glory tokyo bilgehan demir anlat. Seven times glory heavyweight world champion kickboxing, actor, public speaker and entrepreneur.
In what ended up being one of his last major career fights, check out peter aerts close bout against rico verhoeven at glory in 20. After transitioning into kickboxing, verhoeven began training at the age of seven and started competing against adults when he was only 16 years old, due to his large size. Rico won the glory 11 chicago heavyweight tournament, but peter aerts has proven time and time again that hes still a top contender. He began learning martial arts at age five starting with kyokushin, he was trained by his father, a karate black belt. In addition, threetime heavyweight champion remy bojansky will have his last fight at glory, at the age of 37with 94 fights and 77 wins, 40 by knockout. Glory and rico verhoeven sign new exclusive multiyear. Each low kick opens his chin up and hes getting caught every time. Postfight, bloody elbow spoke to the champ to get his thoughts on where. Aerts retirement fight is against rico verhoeven, currently the best heavyweight in the world. Postfight rico verhoeven 5610, 17 kotko said that he was losing, but was still in the game. Kickboxing legend calls it quits after 30 years new, 20 comments the dutch lumberjack is hanging them up k1 legend of the sport peter aerts has officially retired. Im going to knock rico verhoeven out, make his title.
Pete verhoeven career stats, game logs, biographical info, awards, and achievements for the nba, ncaa, and international leagues. Aerts vs verhoeven is the main event of glory tokyo. Join facebook to connect with pieter verhoeven and others you may know. He formerly competed in glory, and was the runner up of the glory heavyweight grand slam tournament. Part 2 tyrone spong defeated peter aerts via tko in round 3 daniel ghita defeated dzevad poturak via ko liver kick in round 2. One of the most dominant athletes in the history of the sport, verhoeven s eight successful title defenses and current 17fight win streak have set glory records. Glory kickboxing kickboxing legend battles phenom facebook. A man who really understands boxing and plays it like a chess master. When these two meet in the ring, a dutch legend meets a dutch rising star, and only one can leave victorious. Watch peter aerts final fight at glory tokyo this saturday night at 98c on spike tv peter aerts is a man who transcends legend. Dec 09, 2016 among the pool of talent were peter aerts, remy bonjasky, daniel ghita, gokhan saki, errol zimmerman and a young, 23yearold upandcomer named rico verhoeven.
Rico verhoeven v peter aerts rico verhoeven raises gloves against his idol peter aerts at glory. The winners of the two semifinal bouts proceeded to the finals for the championship mainevent. Sep 21, 2019 global fight tv all our youtube videos in one place. Verhoeven returns from winning the glory 11 heavyweight tournament championship and will battle aerts, who will retire after their fight. Channel 9 glory kickboxing impact wrestling free fight tv. Born on december 8, 1984 in amsterdam, netherlands to parents originally from the city of kenitra, morocco, his heart and determination took him from the streets of amsterdam to the bright lights of tokyo, japan and beyond. His list of victories includes wins over jamal ben saddik, peter aerts, gokhan saki and badr hari. Le kickboxeur marocain a remporte samedi son combat contre le bresilien augusto inocente a bruxelles. Rico verhoeven was five years old when he first entered the martial arts. Get full results along with gifs right here from glory tokyo, featuring peter aerts vs. The event also featured other nontournament bouts, including the retirement match of the legendary peter aerts, against rico verhoeven, and daniel ghi.
To describe this saturdays rematch between rico verhoeven 5510, 16 kos and badr hari 106, 92 kos as the biggest fight in the history of kickboxing barely begins to do justice to what. Rico verhoeven, bigfoot silva collide in nontitle bout at. Ufc fight pass makes rico vs bigfoot collision free. Hes tried to land some spinning backfists to no avail, while eating low kicks from rico. Glory kickboxing is the worlds premier kickboxing league, with a heritage stretching back to 1999. Aerts fight video, highlights, news, twitter updates, and fight results. Glory, the worlds premier kickboxing league, today announced the headline bout for its yearend show, rico verhoeven vs.
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