The GLORY heavyweight champion reflects on his most recent first-round knockout win over Benjamin Adegbuyi at GLORY 26 in Amsterdam, and on the new nickname he has been given.
Rico Verhoeven (47-10) may be the best heavyweight kickboxer on the planet, but there has been one constant stigma attached to him by his detractors even before he became the GLORY Heavyweight champion: "He never knocks anyone out," they often say.
He has beaten a who's who of contenders and former champions alike, including Daniel Ghita (twice), Gokhan Saki, and Peter Aerts among others.