Yup.So if Glory wants to be known as the best kickboxing organization, they got to make sure that their HW champions gets real fights...
I agree this fight is a joke, but calling it a dying from of entertainment is pretty foolish considering the massive increase of events taking place in China right now, this being Glory's first attempt in that market.lol holy FUCK what a joke. kickboxing and its nonexistent viewership further confirming itself as a dying form of entertainment
Their inability to create a half decent legit opponent for their star HW is a problem. They pulled off Hari, I'll give them that even tho the fight was a fluke but not their fault.I don't know why people go so overboard with the hyperbole. It's kind of a weird fight, especially if you care about Bigfoot's health. But it doesn't mean a whole lot in terms of Glory's long term success or the state of kickboxing generally. The UFC had CM Punk fight and lose quite quickly against a prospect with two pro fights at the time and most people just recognize it for what it is, a single gimmicky bout mixed in with all the other fights.
Do you know for sure that Gerasimchuk is out there complaining on social media that Glory is ignoring him or are you just assuming that he hasn't gotten a phone call? Is it possible that he's happy and busy at Kunlun and they just can't get him instead of purposefully ignoring him? I actually agree it would be a good booking if possible since they can say Rico is getting revenge on the last man to beat him and that's a selling point at least. Still there's only a finite number of world class heavyweight kickboxers available, right? Since 2015 Rico has faced Zimmerman, Adegbuyi (twice), Brestovac, Silva, Hari and most recently Lazaar. And he's already scheduled to face Ben Saddik in December after this gimmicky Bigfoot fight in China in October. So he's keeping reasonably busy. Are there any other heavyweights you think should get in the mix if they are available for Glory to sign, or is Gerasimchuk the one notable example?Their inability to create a half decent legit opponent for their star HW is a problem. They pulled off Hari, I'll give them that even tho the fight was a fluke but not their fault.
Still, the last guy to beat Rico while Rico was current Glory champ still hasn't gotten a phone call. That's a massive failure on their part.