Glory 6: Istanbul

This weekend sees two of the world's top 10 Heavyweight kickboxers square off as Daniel Ghita and Gokhan Saki headline Glory 6 Istanbul. Winner of this fight will be the clear #2 Heavyweight in the world (behind only Semmy Schilt). That's a good reason to watch, but it's not what makes this a must watch fight.

For proof of exactly why you need to watch this fight, I point you to December 11, 2010 and Daniel Ghita vs. Gokhan Saki I.

It was just over two years ago that these two first met. At that time, the kickboxing landscape was quite different, as the fight was a highlight of the 2010 K-1 Grand Prix. Fans were expecting a classic battle, and those expectations were met. Both Ghita and Saki combined their excellent technical skills with aggression to create a brutal battle. But don't take my word for it watch the full 2010 fight above.

Whether you're a kickboxing fan or not, you should check this out it's the kind of fight any combat sports fan can appreciate. Will Ghita and Saki pick up where they left off on Saturday? I look forward to finding out


ISTANBUL, Turkey (April 5, 2013) World No. 2 ranked Heavyweight kickboxing superstar Daniel Ghita (46-8, 35 KOs) of Romania weighed in at 108.8 kg/239.8 lbs. and world No. 3 ranked Gokhan Saki (79-16, 55 KOs) of the Netherlands tipped the scales at 103.5 kg/228.2 lbs. for the their highly-anticipated rematch in the main event of the GLORY 6 Istanbul kickboxing mega-event at Ülker Sports Arena tomorrow, Saturday, April 6, live on
The rematch between the top-ranked rivals comes 28 months after Saki earned a unanimous decision over Ghita in their initial meeting in Tokyo, Japan. At stake this time around is a crack at the GLORY heavyweight championship held by Semmy Schilt.

All of the other 16 fighters on the card made weight on their first attempt.

Complete GLORY 6 Istanbul Weigh-In Results:

Featherweight (65 kg/143 lbs): Dongsu Kim (64.7 kg/142.6 lbs.) vs. Naoki Yasuda (64.8 kg/142.9 lbs.)
Lightweight (70 kg/154 lbs.): Max Baumert (69.7 kg/153.7 lbs.) vs. Ismail Uzuner (70.5 kg/155.4 lbs.)
Catchweight (75 kg/165 lbs.): Joseph Valtellini (75 kg/165 lbs.) vs. Murat Direkci (75 kg/165 lbs.)
Lightweight (70 kg/154 lbs.): Alessandro Campagna (69.5 kg/153.2 lbs.) vs. Andy Ristie (70 kg/154 lbs.)
Welterweight (77 kg/170 lbs.): Karim Ghajji (76.8 kg/169.3 lbs.) vs. Nieky Holzken (77.1 kg/170 lbs.)
Middleweight (85 kg/187 lbs.): Marc de Bonte (84.6 kg/186.5 lbs.) vs. Lhoucine Ouzgni (83.4 kg/183.9 lbs.)
Light Heavyweight (95 kg/209 lbs.): Filip Verlinden (94.7 kg/208.8 lbs.) vs. Lucian Danilencu (94.8 kg/209 lbs.)
Heavyweight: Fabiano Cyclone (99.6 kg/219.6 lbs.) vs. Mourad Bouzidi (99.9 kg/220.2 lbs.)
Heavyweight: Daniel Ghita (108.8 kg/239.8 lbs.) vs. Gokhan Saki (103.5 kg/228.2 lbs.)