GLORY: 'COLLISION': Rico Verhoeven vs. Badr Hari, the HeavyWeight Appetizer!

Good Day MMA fanatics! We've got heavyweight appetizer for ufc 206.. In the halcyon days of kickboxing, the Heavyweight division was loaded with fighter after legendary fighter. Sure, there were still plenty of talented kickboxers among the other divisions, but for the most part, when the big guys were throwing down, the other divisions ceased to exist. The K-1 Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournaments --a must watch at that particular time -- were stacked with all the monsters of the division, and that era is still spoken about in reverent tones to this very day. When GLORY kickboxing began, several legends were nearing their last hurrah, and at GLORY 4 Japan, back in 2012, a 16-man tournament took place with Semmy Schilt, an icon of the sport, winning it all. Among the pool of talent were Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky, Daniel Ghita, Gokhan Saki, Errol Zimmerman and a young, 23-year-old up-and-comer named Rico Verhoeven. Schilt would best Brice Guidon by knockout in the opening round, Verhoeven by decision in the quarterfinals, Saki by decision in the semis, and Ghita by technical knockout in the final, to capture the Grand Slam Tournament crown. Fast forward four years to 2016 and Verhoeven (49-10), who hasn't lost in GLORY since that night in Japan, is the current reigning GLORY Heavyweight king, having defended his title five consecutive times since winning it after defeating Ghita at GLORY: "Last Man Standing" in June of 2014. The Dutch champion has no equal in the entire sport. He's unequivocally the baddest man in all the land. It goes without saying that the interest in kickboxing has waned considerably in recent years, but GLORY has not stopped pushing the boulder and continues to exhaust itself with the undying hope the sport will finally catch fire and gain the mass appeal of boxing and mixed martial arts (MMA) in North America. On Saturday (December 10, 2016), GLORY seeks to rekindle the fire from the sport's heyday with GLORY: COLLISION, which pits Verhoeven against Badr Hari (106-12), the notorious bad boy of kickboxing, in the main event of a four-fight main card available on pay-per-view. Prior to that card will be GLORY 36 and the GLORY 36 Superfight Series, and a total of 14 fights for the day. Dont miss this very explosive fight upon you... enjoy!