Tyrone Spong

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Tyrone Spong
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BornTyrone Clinton Spong
(1985-09-03) 3 September 1985 (age 39)
Paramaribo, Suriname
Other namesKing of the Ring
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight228 lb (103 kg; 16 st 4 lb)
Division Welterweight
Middleweight
Light heavyweight
Cruiserweight (boxing)
Heavyweight
Reach74 in (188 cm)
Style Kickboxing
Boxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Boca Raton, Florida, U.S.
Team Sanford MMA
Blackzilians (2011–2016)
Team Mr. Perfect (2009–2011)
Fighting Factory Carbin (2001–2009)
Trainer Henri Hooft
Ernesto Hoost
Lucien Carbin
Years active2001–2014 (Kickboxing)
2012–2013, 2021 (MMA)
2015–present (Boxing)
Professional boxing record
Total14
Wins14
By knockout13
Losses0
Kickboxing record
Total116
Wins107
By knockout73
Losses7
By knockout4
Draws1
No contests1
Mixed martial arts record
Total3
Wins2
By knockout1
By decision1
Losses1
By knockout1
Other information
Website http://www.tyrone-spong.nl
Boxing record from BoxRec
Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog
Last updated on: 12 April 2014

Tyrone Clinton Spong (born 3 September 1985) is a Surinamese-Dutch professional boxer and mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. As a boxer, he held the WBC and WBO Latino heavyweight titles in 2018. In kickboxing, he is the former WFCA cruiserweight champion, Glory 95kg Slam Champion and It's Showtime 95MAX World champion.

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Early life

Tyrone Spong was born in Suriname. In 1990 at the age of five, he moved to the Netherlands with his family. Growing up in the Bijlmermeer neighborhood of Amsterdam, he was often involved in street fighting and began training in kickboxing at the age of thirteen, under the guidance of Lucien Carbin. After getting his "ass whooped" in his first day of training, he was motivated to improve. He had his first match at fifteen and won by first-round knockout. [1] Some of his early sparring partners included Alistair and Valentijn Overeem, and Gilbert Yvel. [2]

Kickboxing career

In 2003, his first year as a professional, Spong won 12 fights. In 2004, he fought Rafi Zouheir at the Battle of Zaandam, winning his first European Muay Thai Title (World Kickboxing Network). In 2004, Spong visited Japan to compete in Shootboxing, losing to Ryuji Goto via unanimous decision. His next fight, in April 2005, was against Belgian Mohammed Ouali for another European Title (WPKL). Spong won the fight by unanimous decision.

In December 2005, at the A-1 Combat Cup in Duisburg, Spong won his first tournament Championship after winning three consecutive fights by knockout.

In 2006, Spong had two significant victories, knockout wins over Muay Thai veteran Joerie Mes and, two weeks later, K-1 fighter Kaoklai Kaennorsing, from Thailand.

In 2007, Spong won the SLAMM world title up to 79 kg by defeating the Thai Yodchai Wor Petchpun via first-round TKO. In the following match, he defeated the Belarusian Dmitry Shakuta.

On 26 January 2008 Spong won the World Full Contact Association (WFCA) World Thaiboxing Cruiserweight Championship by defeating Aurelien Duarte. Following this, he won the KO World Series 2008 by defeating Nikos Sokolis via knockout in the first round, and defended his WFCA Muay Thai title by finishing Ondrej Hutnik with a left liver punch in the second round. On 26 April 2008 Spong faced Azem Maksutaj at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam , winning by knockout in the second round. He then defeated Gary Turner via TKO in the first round. On 29 November 2008 he became the inaugural It's Showtime 95MAX World champion after beating Zabit Samedov by unanimous decision.

On 28 March 2009 Spong participated in the first K-1 Heavyweight (−100 kg) Title tournament, held in Yokohama, Japan. He was beaten in the semifinals by Gokhan Saki, who won by KO in the extra round. [3]

Spong met Nathan Corbett at Champions of Champions II on 27 June 2009, in what was widely considered a battle between the two best Muay Thai fighters in the world at their weight class, for the W.M.C. world title −93 kg. The fight was close, with Spong knocking Corbett down in the second round, and ended with a controversial decision. In the third round, Corbett knocked Spong out with a right hook causing the referee to stop the fight. However, due to the referee's misleading hand signals, Corbett rushed back in and knock Spong down once more, not sure that the fight had been stopped. After considerable confusion, the fight was declared a no contest.

After defeating the Worlds heavyweight champion, Kyotaro, on 5 December 2009, Spong fought Jerome Le Banner in April 2010. Similarly to the Corbett fight, Spong broke his right hand in the first round and was knocked down. Despite coming back strongly, he lost by decision. At the end of the year, he qualified for the K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final, defeating veteran Ray Sefo in an elimination match, only to lose to eventual winner Alistair Overeem at the quarter final stage in what was a more competitive fight than most had predicted, as Overeem was much the bigger fighter. At the start of 2011, Spong had to vacate the It's Showtime 95MAX world title due to a number of issues, such as not having had a title defense in the allocated two years and his management stating that he had moved up in weight to fight as a heavyweight. [4]

Spong knocked out Igor Mihaljevic with a left knee in the first round at It's Showtime 2011 Lyon on 14 May 2011. He defeated Loren Javier Jorge by unanimous decision at It's Showtime Madrid 2011 on 18 June 2011.

Spong faced Melvin Manhoef at It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden on 28 January 2012 and won by unanimous decision. He faced the legendary Dutchman Peter Aerts at an It's Showtime event in Brussels, Belgium, on 30 June 2012 and won by knockout in the third round.

Spong fought Remy Bonjasky at Glory 5: London in London, England, on 23 March 2013. [5] [6] [7] [8] Spong won via one-punch KO with a right hook in the second round. [9] [10] [11]

Spong returned to 95 kg to fight in the Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City, New York, United States on 22 June 2013. [12] [13] He had a scare in the quarter-finals when he was dropped by Michael Duut soon after the bout started, although it was not counted by the referee. Just moments after returning to his feet, Spong landed a crushing right hand on Duut, knocking Duut out and ensuring Spong's passage to the semifinals against Filip Verlinden. [14] The Verlinden match was a technical battle, with Spong outpointing the Belgian and taking a unanimous decision. A match with Danyo Ilunga awaited him in the final but it ended in a controversial and anticlimactic fashion. As the fight began, both fighters met in the center of the ring and Spong unloaded a flurry of punches. As Ilunga covered up and prepared to counter, referee Mufadel Elghazaoui jumped in and stopped the fight, giving Spong the TKO win at just sixteen seconds of the first round. [15] [16] [17] Although, it was later revealed that there was a "no standing eight count" rule in effect at the event as per the New York State Athletic Commission's regulations, the stoppage was still deemed premature by much of the kickboxing community. [18] [19]

In a long-awaited rematch, Spong fought Corbett again at Glory 11: Chicago - Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States on 12 October 2013. Spong dropped Corbett twice with left hooks and won by second-round TKO . [20] [21] [22] [23] [24]

Spong fought in the Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014, competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship. After defeating Saulo Cavalari via unanimous decision in the semifinals, he then faced Gökhan Saki in a highly anticipated rematch in the final. Midway through the opening round, Spong threw a kick to Saki's left leg. Saki checked the kick, causing Spong's lower right leg to fracture immediately and end the fight via TKO. [25] [26] [27]

Spong underwent surgery to repair his broken leg and returned to training in October 2014. [28] On 14 April 2016 he announced that he had retired from kickboxing and was looking forward to new challenges.

Mixed martial arts career

World Series of Fighting

Spong made his highly anticipated MMA debut against Travis Bartlett at World Series of Fighting 1 on 3 November 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, in the light heavyweight (205 lb) division. For his MMA debut he trained with the Blackzilians for over a year with such fighters as K-1 World Grand Prix winner and former Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem and former UFC light heavyweight champions Rashad Evans and Vitor Belfort. [29] Spong knocked out Bartlett at 3:15 of the first round with a straight right.

Spong faced Angel DeAnda at World Series of Fighting 4 on 10 August 2013 in the main event. [30] Spong won via unanimous decision.

Eagle Fighting Championship

Spong was scheduled to face Bigfoot Silva on 28 January 2022 at EFC 44. [31] However, Silva pulled out of the bout and was replaced by Sergei Kharitonov. [32] Spong lost the fight by technical knockout in the second round. [33]

Boxing career

Spong decided to begin a career in professional boxing at age 29. His first boxing match was on 6 March 2015, beating Gabor Farkas by KO in the first round. Spong defeated Juan Carlos Salas by KO in Round 1 at Brave Warriors in Action PPV event on 27 May 2017 in Mexico. [34] On 7 October 2017 Spong won the WBC Latino Heavyweight Championship.

Spong vs. Silgado

On 31 August 2018 Spong defeated Santander Silago via KO in the first round. [35]

Spong vs. Perea

In his next fight, Spong defeated Ytalo Perea via split decision. The scorecards read 97–93, 96–94 and 94–96 in favor of Spong. [36]

Spong vs. Minda

His following bout came against Jeyson Minda. Spong ended the bout early via a second-round KO. [37]

Spong was due to face Oleksandr Usyk on 12 October 2019 but the bout was called off after Spong tested positive for the banned substance clomifene. [38] However, his third sample, which was tested by VADA, came back negative. [39]

Titles

Kickboxing

Awards

Boxing

Personal life

Spong has four children. [42] He is an avid animal enthusiast, as is evidenced by the majority of his tattoos. He is the owner of several pit bull terriers, which he bred himself. [43] Spong has trained in the United States with Floyd Mayweather Sr. [44] He has also been decorated with the Honorary Order of the Yellow Star the highest order of Suriname by President Dési Bouterse. [45]

Professional boxing record

14 fights14 wins0 losses
By knockout130
By decision10
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
14Win14–0Jeyson MindaTKO2 (10), 1:4231 Aug 2019Gimnasio Polifuncional, Merida, Mexico
13Win13–0 Ytalo Perea SD1021 Dec 2018Anthony Nesty Sporthal, Paramaribo, SurinameRetained WBC Latino and WBO Latino heavyweight titles
12Win12–0Santander SilgadoKO1 (10), 1:1431 Aug 2018 Convention Center, West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S.Retained WBC Latino and WBO Latino heavyweight titles
11Win11–0Carlos NascimentoKO5 (10), 1:5324 Feb 2018Domo Unidad Deportiva del F.U.T.V., Merida, MexicoRetained WBC Latino heavyweight title;
Won vacant WBO Latino heavyweight title
10Win10–0Sergio RamirezKO1 (8), 2:547 Oct 2017Domo Unidad Deportiva del F.U.T.V., Merida, MexicoWon WBC Latino heavyweight title
9Win9–0Juan Carlos SalasKO1 (6), 1:4427 May 2017 Polyforum Zam Ná, Mérida, Mexico
8Win8–0Jose FelixTKO1 (8), 1:3418 Apr 2017Casa de los Clubes, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
7Win7–0Carlos RodriguezTKO1 (8), 1:0631 Mar 2017Coliseo Pepe Mayen, San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic
6Win6–0Hugo LeonKO3 (6), 0:364 Sep 2016Club Deportivo Ferrocarrilero, Aguascalientes City, Mexico
5Win5–0Tracey JohnsonTKO2 (6), 1:416 Aug 2016Doubletree Miamimart Hotel, Miami, Florida, U.S.
4Win4–0Lucas QueenKO1 (4), 1:041 Apr 2016 War Memorial Auditorium, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
3Win3–0David GogishviliTKO2 (4), 1:055 Mar 2016Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia
2Win2–0Emre AltintasTKO1 (4), 1:5421 Mar 2015Unihalle Wuppertal, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
1Win1–0Gabor FarkasKO1 (4), 1:146 Mar 2015Bruno Gehrke Halle, Berlin, Germany

Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing record
107 Wins (73 (T)KO's, 34 decisions), 7 Losses (4 (T)KO's, 3 decisions), 1 Draw, 1 No Contest
DateResultOpponentEventLocationMethodRoundTime
2014-04-12Loss Flag of Turkey.svg Gökhan Saki Glory 15: Istanbul – Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Final Istanbul, Turkey TKO (leg injury)11:39
For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship and the Glory Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament.
2014-04-12Win Flag of Brazil.svg Saulo Cavalari Glory 15: Istanbul – Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament, Semi Finals Istanbul, Turkey Decision (unanimous)33:00
2013-10-12Win Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Corbett Glory 11: Chicago Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA TKO (left hook)21:10
2013-06-22Win Flag of Germany.svg Danyo Ilunga Glory 9: New York – 95 kg Slam Tournament, Finals New York City, New York, USA TKO (punches)10:16
Wins the Glory 95kg Slam Tournament.
2013-06-22Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Filip Verlinden Glory 9: New York – 95 kg Slam Tournament, Semi Finals New York City, New York, USA Decision (unanimous)33:00
2013-06-22Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Duut Glory 9: New York – 95 kg Slam Tournament, Quarter Finals New York City, New York, USA KO (right hook)10:31
2013-03-23Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Remy Bonjasky Glory 5: London London, England KO (right hook)22:02
2012-06-30Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Peter Aerts Music Hall & BFN Group present: It's Showtime 57 & 58 Brussels, Belgium KO (punch)32:10
2012-01-28Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melvin Manhoef It's Showtime 2012 in Leeuwarden Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:00
2011-06-18Win Flag of Spain.svg Loren Javier Jorge It's Showtime Madrid 2011 Madrid, Spain Decision (unanimous)33:00
2011-05-14Win Flag of Croatia.svg Igor Mihaljevic It's Showtime 2011 Lyon Lyon, France KO (left knee)12:01
2010-12-11Loss Flag of the Netherlands.svg Alistair Overeem K-1 World GP 2010 Final, Quarter Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (unanimous)33:00
2010-10-02Win Flag of New Zealand.svg Ray Sefo K-1 World GP 2010 Seoul Final 16 Seoul, Republic of Korea Decision (unanimous)33:00
Qualifies for K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 Final.
2010-04-03Loss Flag of France.svg Jerome Le Banner K-1 World Grand Prix 2010 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan Decision (unanimous)33:00
2009-12-05Win Flag of Japan.svg Keijiro Maeda K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final Yokohama, Japan Decision (unanimous)33:00
2009-06-27NC Flag of Australia (converted).svg Nathan Corbett Champions of Champions II Montego Bay, Jamaica No contest30:55
2009-05-16Win Flag of Hungary.svg Attila Karacs It's Showtime 2009 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision (split)33:00
2009-03-28Loss Flag of Turkey.svg Gökhan Saki K-1 World GP 2009 in Yokohama Yokohama, Japan KO (right hook)41:58
2009-01-24Win Flag of Morocco.svg Samir BenazzouzBeast of the East Zutphen, Netherlands TKO (corner stoppage)32:23
2008-11-29Win Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Zabit Samedov It's Showtime 2008 Eindhoven Eindhoven, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)53:00
Wins It's Showtime 95MAX World title.
2008-10-05Win Flag of England.svg Gary Turner K.O. Events "Tough Is Not Enough" Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (doctor stoppage)11:05
2008-04-26Win Flag of Albania.svg Azem Maksutaj K-1 World GP 2008 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (knee strike)20:45
2008-03-15Win Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Ondrej Hutnik It's Showtime 75MAX Trophy 2008, World Title Fight 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands KO (Left liver punch)22:32
Retains title of (W.F.C.A.) World Thaiboxing Cruiserweight championship.
2008-02-09Win Flag of Greece.svg Nikos SokolisKO World Series 2008 in Auckland Auckland, New ZealandKO (left liver punch)12:25
Wins KO World Series 2008 in Auckland Cruiserweight world title.
2008-02-09Win Flag of England.svg Chad WalkerKO World Series 2008 in Auckland Auckland, New ZealandKO (overhand right)11:08
2008-01-26Win Flag of Senegal.svg Aurelien DuarteBeast of the East Zutphen, Netherlands Decision (unanimous)33:00
Wins vacant title of (W.F.C.A.) World Thaiboxing Cruiserweight (−86.18kg) title.
2007-12-24Win Flag of Denmark.svg Rasmus ZoeylnerReturn of the King 2 Paramaribo, Suriname KO (strikes)2N/A
2007-10-27Win Flag of Croatia.svg Emil Zoraj One Night in Bangkok Antwerp, Belgium TKO (doctor stoppage)41:02
2007-08-26Win Flag of Iran.svg Human NikmaslakReturn of the King 1 Paramaribo, Suriname KO (knee strike)12:31
2007-06-02Win Flag of Belarus.svg Dmitry Shakuta Gentleman Fight Night IV Tilburg, Netherlands Decision53:00
2007-05-06Win Flag of Thailand.svg Yodchai Wor PetchpunSLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand III" Haarlem, Netherlands TKO (referee stoppage)12:38
Wins the vacant title of SLAMM World 79kg title.
2007-03-25Loss Flag of Egypt.svg Amir Zeyada Rings Gala, Vechtsenbanen Utrecht, Netherlands TKO (referee stoppage/punches)31:49
2006-11-12Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Joerie Mes Pride & Honor Ahoy 2006 Rotterdam, Netherlands TKO (knee)51:12
2006-10-01Win Flag of Thailand.svg Kaoklai Kaennorsing SLAMM "Nederland vs Thailand II" Almere, Netherlands KO (right punch)11:55
2006-06-18Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Sem Braan 2H2H The Road To Tokyo Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (left hook)31:40
2006-06-03Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henry AkdenizGentleman Fight Night 3 Tilburg, Netherlands TKO (doctor stoppage)33:00
2006-05-06Win Flag of France.svg Farid M'LaikaGala de Kickboxing Geneva, Switzerland Decision (unanimous)52:00
2006-04-29Win Flag of South Korea.svg Cho In JunMARS World Fighting GP Seoul, Korea KO (strikes)12:07
2005-12-03Win Flag of Turkey.svg Senol KiziltasA-1 Combat League Duisburg, GermanyTKO (knee)2N/A
Wins A-1 Combat League World title.
2005-12-03Win Flag of Turkey.svg Senol CetinA-1 Combat League Duisburg, GermanyTKO (corner stoppage)1N/A
2005-12-03Win Flag of Ukraine.svg Rene LitchkoA-1 Combat League Duisburg, GermanyKO (right hook)10:45
2005-10-09Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Vincent VielvoyeRotterdam Rumble Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision53:00
2005-05-08Win Flag of Morocco.svg Youness El MhassaniMuay Thai Gala Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision53:00
2005-04-09Win Flag of Morocco.svg Mohammed OualiMuay Thai Champions League XIV Netherlands Decision53:00
Wins title of W.P.K.L. European Middleweight (−72.5kg) championship.
2004-12-23Win Flag of Curacao.svg Renato HassetThe Night of Legend Paramaribo, Suriname KO (strikes)4N/A
2004-11-14Win Flag of England.svg Richard WestonMuay Thai/Mixed Fight Gala, Sporthal Stedenwijk Almere, Netherlands KO (strikes)1N/A
2004-10-17Win Flag of Morocco.svg Rafi ZoufeirBattle in Zaandam II Zaandam, Netherlands TKO (low kicks)3N/A
Wins title of W.K.N. Thaiboxing European Middleweight (−76.2kg) championship.
2004-04-18Loss Flag of Japan.svg Ryuji Goto Shoot boxing: Infinity-S Vol.2 Tokyo, Japan Decision33:00
2004-03-21Win Flag of Morocco.svg Hamid El CaidProfighters Gala in Almere Almere, Netherlands Decision53:00
2004-02-22Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg William Diender2H2H Rotterdam, Netherlands Decision (majority)53:00
2003-11-12Draw Flag of Morocco.svg Youness El MhassaniVeni, Vidi, Vici II Veenendaal, Netherlands Draw53:00
2003-11-02Win Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Xavier GatezImmortality Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (strikes)2N/A
2003-10-13Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rocky Grandjean2H2H in Ahoy Netherlands TKO (doctor stoppage)2N/A
2003-07-04Win Flag of Curacao.svg Gregory CostinaBaas Sports Willemstad, Curaçao TKO (low kicks)4N/A
2003-05-18Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Melvin RozenbladKillerdome III Amsterdam, Netherlands Decision53:00
Makes His A-class debut.
2003-04-19Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Henry AkdenizBeast of The East Zutphen, Netherlands TKO (corner stoppage)13:00
2003-04-13Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan van DenderenEast Side III Gorinchem, Netherlands Decision52:00
2003-02-02Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Harry LodewijksKillerdome II Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (strikes)1N/A
2003-01-11Win Flag of Morocco.svg Tarik SlimaniDudok Arena Hilversum, Netherlands N/AN/AN/A
2002-10-27Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ray StaringBeast of The East Arnhem, Netherlands Decision52:00
2002-05-19Loss Flag of Egypt.svg Amir Zeyada Itai-Te Promotions, Thaiboksgala Predators III Amsterdam, Netherlands KO (slam)40:47
2002-03-08Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dave van der PloegBeast of The East Zutphen, Netherlands Decision52:00
2002-03-03Win Flag of Germany.svg Olli KochLoasana Promotions, The Palace Groningen, Netherlands KO (strikes)1N/A
2001-09-22Win Flag of the Netherlands.svg Werner StoelChampions Gym Gala in Hanenhof Geleen, Netherlands Decision52:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

Mixed martial arts record

Professional record breakdown
3 matches2 wins1 loss
By knockout11
By decision10
Res.RecordOpponentMethodEventDateRoundTimeLocationNotes
Loss2–1 Sergei Kharitonov TKO (punches) Eagle FC 44 28 January 202222:55 Miami, Florida, United StatesHeavyweight debut.
Win2–0Angel DeAndaDecision (unanimous) WSOF 4 10 August 201335:00 Ontario, California, United States
Win1–0Travis BartlettKO (punch) WSOF 1 3 November 201213:15 Paradise, Nevada, United StatesLight Heavyweight debut.

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Bogdan Cristian Stoica is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer, and former wushu practitioner. Stoica is also one-time SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Champion, one-time Enfusion Light Heavyweight and two-time wushu national champion. He was also ranked as a top-10 middleweight in the world for several years by LiverKick.com, CombatPress.com and GloryKickboxing.com. He has competed for GLORY, ONE Championship, SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, Enfusion, Wu Lin Feng and Glory of Heroes.

Simon Marcus, also known as The One, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer, who competes in the Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight divisions. He is currently signed with Unified MMA. He was formerly signed with Glory, where he was the former two-time Glory Middleweight champion.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Filip Verlinden</span> Belgian kickboxer (born 1982)

Filip Verlinden is a Belgian kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Verlinden was introduced to the sport at an early age and came to prominence in 2008 when he won the WKA European Super Cruiserweight Muay Thai Championship, followed by the WKA World Cruiserweight title the following year. He then took the gold medal at the 2010 IFMA World Championships in the +91 kg/200 lb division as an amateur before a short stint in the It's Showtime promotion where he unsuccessfully challenged Danyo Ilunga for the It's Showtime 95MAX Championship in June 2012. Later that year, he joined Glory.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Michael Duut</span> Dutch kickboxer

Michael Duut is a Dutch kickboxer. He is known for his aggressive fighting style. He is the 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Winner.

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