Pathetic, Verhoeven has to take the rematch against Badr, plus Londt and Adegbuyi that are the official challengers now.
Andrei Gerasimchuk would argue otherwise...
Verhoeven beat Adegbuyi twice rather clearly... So you can't act as if he's dodging him, also Londt is coming off a loss to Ben Saddik.
Do you still follow Glory? Londt and Adegbuyi won contender tournaments, Glory is obliged to give them a shot.
Londt beat Wilnis and Silva, Adegbuyi: Gerges and Brestovac.
Rules are rules.
Doesn't matter if it was an off night, it's a loss that needs to be avenged and they can build up a narrative for that fight unlike other options outside Hari. He could easily be signed to Glory, but they have taken the stance of acting as if he, and his fight against Rico, doesn't exist.Off night over 2 years ago in China, Gerasimchuk isn't anything special. He's also not in Glory.
Do you still follow Glory? Londt and Adegbuyi won contender tournaments, Glory is obliged to give them a shot.
Londt beat Wilnis and Silva, Adegbuyi: Gerges and Brestovac.
Rules are rules.
Doesn't matter if it was an off night, it's a loss that needs to be avenged and they can build up a narrative for that fight unlike other options outside Hari. He could easily be signed to Glory, but they have taken the stance of acting as if he, and his fight against Rico, doesn't exist.
Who knows I don't speak his language and haven't seen any of his interviews. Kunlun isn't signing guys exclusively, he's fighting there because he is getting consistent opportunities from them. All Glory needs to do is give him a call when they are planning an event in Europe. It's not difficult.Is it? He's only fought for Kunlun Fight for the last 2 1/2 years. Has he expressed interest in fighting with Glory?
they really need to stop these damn 4 man tournaments. especially with 2 title fights a card and with how many events they claim they are going to run. That means half the guys getting title shots now do not have to win the stupid tournament so they should sack the whole conceptIf you don"t want to give YET another chance for Adegbuyi (he switched to the Netherlands last years) or a chance for Londt (who might look different than against Ben Saddik), you make Verhoeven vs. Badr. But if you decide to send Remy instead of Hari, it"s ok. But soon after the contender tournaments winners must fight against the title holder whoever will be.
Otherewise the rules are useless. We already have two official challengers waiting, because of the first fight between Rico and Badr, not just one.
All of what you said is reasonable but what you didn't answer is why Glory hasn't went after Gerasimchuk? You've got a great storyline to work with there with Rico catching an upset loss looking to redeem, and you have the benefit that most likely Rico destroys him in the rematch. Even better its a competitive match and you have a trillogy. With so few options out there it seems like a no brainer.If you follow the timeline of events, it was Remy who called out Rico, not the other way around. Remy jumped on the bandwagon after Saki sent his challenge following the Badr fight. Rico had no reason to call out Remy at all. He was simply answering questions about being challenged. The Badr fight will happen. The Londt fight will happen unless Ismael declines for some reason and Saki will return. It's still a question as to who Saki would fight for his comeback and in which weight class. Benny is owed another shot at Rico but my guess is that it will be down the line somewhere depending on scheduling. It's an interesting matchup since he now trains with Rico full time.
that would mean they would have to actually publicly recognize the loss. they have done everything they can to hide it as they have explicitly told the broadcasters not to talk about itAll of what you said is reasonable but what you didn't answer is why Glory hasn't went after Gerasimchuk? You've got a great storyline to work with there with Rico catching an upset loss looking to redeem, and you have the benefit that most likely Rico destroys him in the rematch. Even better its a competitive match and you have a trillogy. With so few options out there it seems like a no brainer.
Id rather seem Overeem move away from MMA and get back into Kickboxing.
Not that it would be the same horse beef eating overeem from K1
that would mean they would have to actually publicly recognize the loss. they have done everything they can to hide it as they have explicitly told the broadcasters not to talk about it