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GLORY 33 Kickboxing: Rico Verhoeven vs. Anderson Silva

GLORY 33 New Jersey was headlined by heavyweight kingpin Rico “The Prince of Kickboxing” Verhoeven (48-10-1, 12 KO) of the Netherlands defending his GLORY World Championship for a record fifth time. His opponent was Brazilian veteran Anderson "Braddock" Silva (40-14-1, 25 KO). The bout was Silva's first attempt at capturing GLORY gold since debuting for the organization in 2012.​

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GLORY 33 Kickboxing: Rico Verhoeven vs. Anderson Silva
GLORY 33 Kickboxing: Rico Verhoeven vs. Anderson Silva /

GLORY 33 Kickboxing: Rico Verhoeven vs. Anderson Silva

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Rico Verhoeven prepares in the locker room for his fight against Anderson Silva.

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Rico Verhoeven prepares in the locker room for his fight against Anderson Silva.

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Rico Verhoeven prepares in the locker room for his fight against Anderson Silva.

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Anderson Silva prepares in the locker room for his fight against Rico Verhoeven.

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Rico Verhoeven backstage.

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Rico Verhoeven backstage.

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Rico Verhoeven backstage.

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Anderson “Braddock” Silva

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Rico Verhoeven

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Rico Verhoeven

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Rico Verhoeven vs. Anderson Silva

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Rico Verhoeven vs. Anderson Silva

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Rico Verhoeven vs. Anderson Silva

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Rico Verhoeven vs. Anderson Silva

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Rico Verhoeven vs. Anderson Silva

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Rico Verhoeven lands another inside leg kick to knock Anderson Silva down for the third time in round 2.

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Rico Verhoeven lands another inside leg kick to knock Anderson Silva down for the third time in round 2.

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The referee steps in to declare a TKO victory for Rico Verhoeven.

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The referee steps in to declare a TKO victory for Rico Verhoeven.

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Rico Verhoeven and Anderson Silva embrace after their fight.

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The referee signals Rico Verhoeven the winner over Anderson Silva by TKO at 2:57 of Round 2.

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Rico Verhoeven sports his World Championship belt.

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