Rico ‘The Prince’ Verhoeven retained the heavyweight title at GLORY 22 FRANCE on Friday night with a five-round shutout of Romanian challenger Benjamin Adegbuyi. In one of his most polished performances ever the young Dutch champion showcased the speed, skill and strategy which has taken him to the top.
Back when I worked for Fighters Only Magazine, I would occasionally venture into striking breakdowns as part of a fight report, but this is the first time I think I've ever written any kind of specific article breaking down a piece of striking.
Usually I would leave it to the big names of the field like Jack Slack and Lawrence Kenshin but this sequence from Rico Verhoeven in the GLORY 22 FRANCE main event so caught my eye that I felt compelled to write about it.