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Tarik Khbabez wins close decision to retain title in five roudn war against Donegi Abena

After one win each, Tarik Khbabez and Donegi Abena fought in a trilogy match at GLORY Collision 7, with the light heavyweight title on the line. After a relentless five-round war, Morocco’s Tarik Khbabez keeps his title and calls out Rico Verhoeven.

Tarik Khbabez vs. Donegi Abena Results

The Surinamese-Dutch Abena held the division title until Tarik Khbabez, of Morocco, took the throne by close, and contentious, split decision. Next, the division was thrown into a Grand Prix in which Abena avenged this loss via TKO and took the entire tournament crown. But, Khbabez remained the champion as the division title was not on the line.