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Ex-GLORY Kickboxing champ Simon Marcus resumes path toward UFC

BAD MMA News — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 00:05:54 +0000

Simon Marcus has long owned the nickname “The One” for being that special during his time in the world of kickboxing. If he has it his way, the same reputation will follow him into MMA. Two-and-a-half years after his successful MMA debut , Marcus (1-0) is finally healthy. His injuries have healed and the gym he owns is in a good place

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Through common lenses: Israel Adesanya, Alex Pereira’s mutual opponents preview UFC 281 headliner

BAD MMA News — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 16:19:27 +0000

Regardless of what happens Saturday at UFC 281 , Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira will forever be linked. Former two-time kickboxing opponents, Adesanya and Pereira are on the verge of a quasi-trilogy bout under a different rule set. Their kickboxing matches, both won by Pereira , seem like they took place during a different lifetime on an alternate planet. While so much has changed, a lot has remained the same. Adesanya and Pereira still rely heavily on the discipline that got them to the big dance, a UFC middleweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. They’re mixed martial artists now, but still kickboxers

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Ex-GLORY Kickboxing champion Simon Marcus wins pro MMA debut after unconventional ending

BAD MMA News — Sun, 19 Dec 2021 23:01:24 +0000

Simon Marcus isn’t a mixed martial arts champion yet, but he took one step closeer to that goal Friday. At Unified MMA 42, Marcus (1-0) won his MMA debut when he defeated Anton Tokarchuk (4-6-1) via technical decision (20-18, 20-18, 20-18). The event took place at River Cree Casino in Enoch, Alberta, Canada. Marcus, 35, fought at a 195-pound catchweight, a weight 25 pounds above his targeted division of welterweight.

Ex-GLORY Kickboxing champion Simon Marcus wins pro MMA debut after unconventional ending – MMA Junkie

Kickboxing star Simon Marcus, who once beat Israel Adesanya, enters MMA predicting UFC fast track

BAD MMA News — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 15:35:16 +0000

“The One” has arrived in the world of mixed martial arts. Simon Marcus has conquered every combat sport he’s pursued, so will MMA follow? The former GLORY Kickboxing champion certainly thinks so. After six months of training and COVID-19-induced delays, the decorated muay thai fighter and kickboxer Marcus (0-0) will make his professional MMA debut Friday at Unified MMA 42 in Enoch, Alberta, Canada on UFC Fight Pass . Marcus hasn’t competed since late 2018, but not of his own volition

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