Andrei Stoica vs. Jorge Loren set as main event for Superkombat Word Grand Prix Final 2015

Superkombat Super Cruiserweight champion Andrei Stoica will defend his title against Jorge Loren at the Superkombat World Grand Prix Final 2015 on November 7. The event will take place at the Dynamo Sports Hall in Bucharest, Romania.

The match is being billed as somewhat of a grudge match because Loren defeated Andrei's brother Bogdan Stoica last year at Superkombat New Heroes 7. The title defense for Stoica will be his fourth since winning the title in December of 2013.

Stoica has won eight consecutive fights and his last two title defenses have ended in knockouts. Loren will look to rebound from a loss to Luis Tavares in the final of the WFL tournament that took place this past week.

No other bouts have been confirmed for the event, but there is also a heavyweight tournament scheduled and expected competitors include Maurice Jackson, Nicolas Wamba, Ivan Pavle, and Tarik Khbabez. The full fight card is expected to be announced soon.

Fight Card:

Andrei Stoica vs. Jorge Loren

Tetsuya Yamato vs. Greg Wootton set for Lion Fight 26

Lion Fight returns to action November 20 with Lion Fight 26. The event will take place at the Foxwoods Resort Casino in Ledyard, CT and will air live on AXS TV. Tetsuya Yamao will attempt the first defense of his Lion Fight Super Lightweight Championship against the UK's Greg Wootton.

Yamato won his title with a first round (T)KO over Kevin Ross in March of this year at Lion Fight 21. He is one of Japan's most recognized fighters an has won four of his last five bouts. 

Wootton is the number one ranked UK fighter in his weight class. He fights out of KO Gym and has been in the ring with fighters like Pakorn, Petchboonchu, and Rungrat Sasiprapa.

This should be a nice match up between two top fighters, both Yamato and Wootton are technical fighters than don't mind letting their weapons fly. We could definitely see some massive elbows being thrown in this bout.

Keep checking back for more info on Lion Fight 26 right here at Muay Thai Authority as soon as it becomes available.

Fight Card:

Tetsuya Yamato (c) vs. Greg Wootton for Lion Fight Super Lightweight Championship

Glory 26 set for December in The Netherlands with Verhoeven and Holzken title fights

 

Glory has a huge show planned for December. Glory 26 is set to take place on December 4th in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The event will feature two title fights and a featherweight contender tournament.

Heavyweight Champion Rico Verhoeven will defend his Glory Heavyweight Title against the winner of the Glory 24 Heavyweight Tournament. Verhoeven will be looking to make his third successful title defense since capturing the title back in June of 2014. The four fighters vying for the shot at Verhoeven's belt in the Glory 24 tournament are Ben Edwards, Jahfarr Wilnis, Benjamin Adegbuyi, and Mladen Brestovac.

Welterweight Champion Nieky Holzken will defend his Glory Welterweight Title against the winner of the Glory 25 Welterweight Contender Tournament. Holzken won his title with a (T)KO win over Raymond Daniels at Glory 23. He has won his last eight fights with seven of those fights coming in the Glory ring. Since joining Glory in 2012 he has amassed a perfect 7-0 record for the promotion. The competitors in the Glory 25 Contender Tournament have not been announced so Holzken's potential challengers are not known yet.

The Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament will feature four of the best fighters with the winner earning a title shot against current champion Gabriel Varga. The only fighter confirmed for the tournament as of now is Mosab Amrani.

Fight Card:

Rico Verhoeven vs. TBA

Nieky Holzken vs. TBA

Featherweight Contender Tournament

Mosab Amrani vs. TBA

TBA vs. TBA

Thongchai Sitsongpeenong wins Gold Medal at 2014 IFMA Championships

Thongchai Sitsongpeenong is one of Thailand’s brightest stars. At only 18 years of age Thongchai recently won a gold medal in the 71kg (156lb) weight class at the 2014 IFMA Championships. To capture the gold medal Thongchai defeated Alma Nabiyer (Ukraine), Farkhad Ahkmejanau (Belarus), Masoud Minae (Iran), and Timur Ineshin (Russia) in a span of five days. Thongchai’s gold medal was one of 10 gold medals that Thailand won at the 2014 IFMA Championships. 

With many of today’s Thai super stars such as Buakaw, Kem, and Yodsanklai nearing the age or retirement the time seem perfect for Thongchai to start making a name for himself to an international fan base. He has already earned the respect of his peers in Thailand and is currently the Lumpinee Stadium Welterweight Champion.He has proven he can fight the best and win, and he has proven to be an entertaining fighter. With so much potential and skill Thongchai is a must watch fighter. 

If you have not seen Thongchai fight, check out his fight from 2013 against Damien Alamos.

Justin Greskiewicz vs. Eddie Martinez now for WKA Welterweight Full Rules Title at Take-On XXIII

The previously announced re-match between Justin Greskiewicz and Eddie Martinez that will take place September 27th at Take-On XXIII has just become a title fight. The pair will fight for the WKA Welterweight Full Rules Title. 

In 2011 Greskiewicz and Martinez went the distance utilizing every weapon they had. After five bloody rounds the fight went to the judges and Greskiewicz was awarded a split decision victory. Both fighters will be looking to take home the WKA belt and conginud go climb up the Muay Thai ranks. Greskiewicz will be looking to bounce back after a recent (T)KO loss to Shane Campbell in Canada. Martinez will be looking to build on his win against Angelo Campoli almost a year ago under the Take-On banner. With the first fight being so close and action packed, nothing less can be expected from this rematch.

 

Take-On XXIII will take place at Resort World Casino in New York.