Best kickboxers in MMA

Are you wanna know about best kickboxers in MMA?  Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact sport that is becoming more and more popular around the world. Although it uses some of the kicking and boxing methods in kickboxing, the two sports are quite different. Kickboxing is a mixture of boxing and karate.

GLORY Kickboxing introduces the top 5 athletes on a successful journey in the former MMA cage. Some people do this while still punching and kicking in the boxing ring, and vice versa.

When outstanding kickboxing athletes turned to MMA fighters, many examples have been seen in the world of fighting sports.  Here we are discussing the best kickboxers in MMA and ufc fights

Top 5 MMA fighters who were also kickboxers

• Quinton Jackson

Jackson is a veritable level 3 threat, a skilled mixed martial artist, actor, and professional wrestler. Jackson is a former UFC lightweight champion. He is notorious in Japan for his unique personality and extreme fighting style. He is most of the reason why MMA is so popular.

Jackson was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1978, and discovered his love for wrestling in high school. He initially planned to professionally engage in wrestling, but after discovering mixed martial arts (MMA), he moved to Vegas, where he began training with Lewis Rumble.

As a new fighter on the scene, he quickly established an impressive record of 10 wins and 1 loss and is known for being able to slam his opponent and slam the mat.

His career in MMA began in 2001 at the Japan Proud Fighting Championship, when he was very successful. After returning to the states in 2006, Jackson signed a multi-battle agreement with the World Fight League, which soon became UFC.

During the UFC, Jackson dominated the game and considered one of the early superstars of the sport. He is now sign with Bellator MMA.

Former UFC lightweight champion Quinton Jackson faced and defeated Cyril Abidi and recorded two fights in the square circle. The first match ended with a knockout in the first two minutes, while the rematch was in full play and won the support of “Rampage”, who received a unanimous decision.

• Mirko Cro Cop

The Croatian heavyweight Mirko’CroCop’ Filipovic is a legend in the martial arts world. He is one of the examples of the best kickboxers in MMA or ufc He participated in all major organized competitions-PRIDE FC, K-1 and UFC-and now adds GLORY to the list.

This Nanquan kickboxing athlete is known for the destructive power of his left leg, and his career has been successful in the MMA World and kickboxing Tour. He was the winner of the 2006 PRIDE FC Open Group Grand Prix and won the 2012 K-1 World Grand Prix.

Even in MMA competitions, Filipovic is still a kickboxing player and his striking skills have always been his main focus. From the amateur boxing match in youth to the time with K-1, PRIDE FC and UFC, opponents have always known and worried about his strength.

Now, GLORY fans can return to his natural habitat while he is looking for more victories to increase his outstanding record. CroCop’s first law is still in effect: “Right leg, hospital, Left leg, cemetery.”

Former PRIDE heavyweight champion Mirko Filipovic succeeded as a kickboxing player, winning 26 professional competitions, including 13 stoppage time. “Cro Cop” defeated kickboxing legends such as Remy Bonjasky, Peter Aerts, Jerome Le Banner, and others.

• Alistair Overeem

Alistair Overeem is a key part of one of the greatest eras in MMA history. The old days of UFC, PRIDE, and Strikeforce hired the most legendary big men in the game. Now, nearly ten years after its UFC debut, Overeem is still struggling to become a fighter for the main event, and doing everything it can to get more courage.

Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is one of the biggest stars in the history of the sport. During his reign, he was the biggest. After Lesnar lost his belt to Cain Velasquez, he took a year off before returning to face Overeem.

The ego is the best period of his career. In the previous 11 games, he performed well and eventually jumped into the UFC. His first opponent will be Lesnar. For the former kickboxing champion, this is no problem, because, after a series of devastating body kicks, Overeem finished Lesnar in the round.

UFC heavyweight Alistair Overeem won the championship in Strikeforce and DREAM. Besides, “The Reem” also won the famous K-1 World Grand Prix. His resume includes the victories of Badr Hari, Spong, Aerts, Saki and others.

• Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist born in Nigeria. He also participated in kickboxing and boxing competitions. As a mixed martial artist, he currently participates in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, where he is the UFC middleweight champion and has an undefeated 19 wins.

In March 2014, Adesanya became the first New Zealander to sign a contract with Honor Promotion Company after fighting full-time in China in the past six months. In the Glory 15 match in Istanbul, Turkey, he lost a consistent score decision in his first match with Belgian Filip Verlinden.  This was only the second loss of his career at the age of 24.

After defeating Charles August for his third victory in his career, Adesanya announced that he will participate in the King’s match in the final standing match of the “Ring King” in Auckland, New Zealand.  Adesina was scheduled to enter the lightweight division of the ASB Stadium next week.  He won the victories of compatriots Slava Alexeichik, Pati Afoa and Jamie Eades.

The serving UFC middleweight champion Israeli Adesanya has recorded more than 70 kickboxing matches. He is the winner of the GLORY Middleweight Contenders Championship, winning the title with former champion Jason Wilnis.

• Mark Hunt

Mark Richard Hunt is a New Zealand mixed martial artist and a former kickboxing player of Samoan origin. He currently lives in Sydney, Australia. Hunter participated in the Ultimate Fighting Championship until 2018 and won the 2001 K-1 World Grand Prix.

His first MMA game was the submission of Judo Olympic gold medalist Hidehiko Yoshida. In the second fight, American wrestler Dan Bobish by TKO defeated him. Hunt replaced Sakuraba as a late substitute and won the joint decision in the underweight PRIDE middleweight (205 pounds) champion, Wanderlei Silva. Silva is known for his brutal punching and Muay Thai matches. He was knocked down by the defeated Samoan and was knocked down several times in battle. At the 2005 PRIDE Shockwave event, Hunt (Hunt) unexpectedly defeated Mirko Cro Cop through a split decision after losing to him K-1. In PRIDE 31: Unbreakable, Hunt defeated Japanese boxer Yosuke Nishishima in the third round with a powerful two strokes.

In his career, the heavyweight legend and all-around player Mark Hunt has won UFC honors up to 7 times, including 2 “Night Knockouts”, 3 “Night Fights” and 2 “Night Shows”. Early in his fighting career, “Super Samoan” won 30 professional kickboxing competitions and the K-1 World Grand Prix.