Glaube Feitosa
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Glaube "Brazilian Warrior" Feitosa (born April 9, 1973) is a Brazil
ian former kickboxer and a kyokushin
full contact karate practitioner who was competing in K-1
. In 2005 Feitosa won K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas tournament and was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005
finalist. While living in Tokyo, Japan he fought and trained out of the IKO1 Kyokushin - Team Ichigeki at the Ichigeki Plaza. Throughout his career he was known as one of the best non champions to fight in the K-1, a position he earned with his spectacular wins over non-champion fighters, such as Ruslan Karaev
, Musashi
, Gary Goodridge
and Junichi Sawayashiki
. He also fought managed to go the distance with some of the top fighters in his time, such as Peter Aerts
, Remy Bonjasky
, Semmy Schilt
and Errol Zimmerman
. He holds notable victories over Cheick Kongo and KO victory of Alistair Overeem.
and Gary Goodridge
. At the eliminations he lost by decision to Semmy Schilt
.
As a reserve fighter Glaube beat Goodridge by unanimous decision and advanced to the semi finals after Peter Aerts
had to pull out due to a rib fracture, where he knocked out Musashi
with a flying knee to get to the finals where he rematched Semmy Schilt
. Glaube lost the fight by a first round KO after a knee to the head.
As a WGP runner up he fought at the 2006 eliminations, beating Paul Slowinski
by unanimous decision. He knocked out Ruslan Karaev
in the first round and advanced to the semi finals, losing by TKO in the second round to Peter Aerts
.
On September 29, 2007 Feitosa met German
kickboxer Chalid Arrab
at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16. He won the fight by unanimous decision and qualified himself for K-1 World GP 2007 Final held on December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena
, Japan.
Feitosa met two-time defending champion Semmy Schilt
. His opponent brought in an unexpected style that surprised everybody worldwide, including feitosa who seemed done for after the first round. Glaube had his big moment at the start of the second round where his famed Brazilian kick almost dropped Semmy, who was wobbled but recovered and continued to keep Glaube away. Although surviving the third round Glaube lost a unanimous decision to Semmy for the third time.
After knocking out Alex Roberts in March 2008, Glaube fought for the new Heavyweight title against Badr Hari at the K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka. Glaube was knocked out in the first round.
At the K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16 Glaube fought the 2008 Amsterdam Champion, Errol Zimmerman
. Glaube lost a unanimous decision after being battered by the heavy hands of his oppoenent over three rounds.
In 2009 Glaube knocked out Junichi Sawayashiki
and was voted in by the fans to fight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16, in a rematch against Errol Zimmerman
. Glaube looked a lot better in the fight then their first fight and expected a draw. Zimmerman however won by a controversial decision. Glaube has most recently been recruited by Maurico Shogun Rua to help him prepare for his upcoming fight with Lyoto Machida.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian former kickboxer and a kyokushin
Kyokushin
is a style of stand-up, full contact karate, founded in 1964 by Korean-Japanese karate master, who was born under the name Choi Young-Eui . Kyokushinkai is Japanese for "the society of the ultimate truth". Kyokushin is rooted in a philosophy of self-improvement, discipline and hard training...
full contact karate practitioner who was competing in K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
. In 2005 Feitosa won K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas tournament and was the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005
K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Tokyo Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, November 19, 2005 in front of 58,213 spectators. It was the thirteenth K-1 World Grand Prix final, involving twelve of the world's best K-1 fighters...
finalist. While living in Tokyo, Japan he fought and trained out of the IKO1 Kyokushin - Team Ichigeki at the Ichigeki Plaza. Throughout his career he was known as one of the best non champions to fight in the K-1, a position he earned with his spectacular wins over non-champion fighters, such as Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev is a Russian kickboxer of Ossetian origin. He is K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei tournament champion...
, Musashi
Musashi
Musashi may refer to:* Japanese corvette Musashi * Japanese battleship Musashi* Musashi , a 1935 novel by Eiji Yoshikawa* Musashi's, a Japanese feline musical group* Brave Fencer Musashi, a 1998 Playstation video game...
, Gary Goodridge
Gary Goodridge
Gary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship...
and Junichi Sawayashiki
Junichi Sawayashiki
is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer from Tokyo currently competing in K-1. -Biography:Sawayashiki, at only 19 years old, turned pro in 2004 and started fighting for R.I.S.E. kickboxing promotion in Japan...
. He also fought managed to go the distance with some of the top fighters in his time, such as Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts
Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...
, Remy Bonjasky
Remy Bonjasky
Remy "The Flying Gentleman" Bonjasky is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer of Surinamese descent. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix champion, who has won the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008...
, Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...
and Errol Zimmerman
Errol Zimmerman
Errol Zimmerman is a Surinamese-Curaçaoan kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is three time Dutch Muay Thai champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam tournament champion....
. He holds notable victories over Cheick Kongo and KO victory of Alistair Overeem.
Biography and career
On April 30, 2005, Feitosa won the K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Las Vegas tournament with a unanimous decision over Dewey Cooper and two knockouts over Carter WilliamsCarter Williams
Carter Lee Williams is an American kickboxer, boxer and mixed martial artist, who fights out of Modesto Power in Modesto, California. He is a former North American Muay Thai champion and K-1 World GP in Las Vegas tournament champion....
and Gary Goodridge
Gary Goodridge
Gary Goodridge , nicknamed "Big Daddy", is a Trinidadian and Tobagonian-Canadian former super heavyweight kickboxer and heavyweight mixed martial artist fighting out of Barrie, Ontario. Goodridge is known for his hard-hitting fighting style and showmanship...
. At the eliminations he lost by decision to Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...
.
As a reserve fighter Glaube beat Goodridge by unanimous decision and advanced to the semi finals after Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts
Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...
had to pull out due to a rib fracture, where he knocked out Musashi
Musashi
Musashi may refer to:* Japanese corvette Musashi * Japanese battleship Musashi* Musashi , a 1935 novel by Eiji Yoshikawa* Musashi's, a Japanese feline musical group* Brave Fencer Musashi, a 1998 Playstation video game...
with a flying knee to get to the finals where he rematched Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...
. Glaube lost the fight by a first round KO after a knee to the head.
As a WGP runner up he fought at the 2006 eliminations, beating Paul Slowinski
Paul Slowinski
Paul "The Sting" Slowinski is a Polish-Australian kickboxer, a four-time WMC Muay Thai World champion and two-time K-1 World GP 2006 in Auckland and K-1 World GP 2007 in Amsterdam champion...
by unanimous decision. He knocked out Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Karaev
Ruslan Savelyevich Karaev is a Russian kickboxer of Ossetian origin. He is K-1 World GP 2005 in Las Vegas and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Taipei tournament champion...
in the first round and advanced to the semi finals, losing by TKO in the second round to Peter Aerts
Peter Aerts
Peter "The Dutch Lumberjack" Aerts is a Dutch super heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix and Muay Thai World Champion. Aerts is best known for his powerful strikes and high kicks.- Biography :...
.
On September 29, 2007 Feitosa met German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
kickboxer Chalid Arrab
Chalid Arrab
Chalid "Die Faust" Arrab is a German kickboxer and mixed martial artist of Moroccan descent. He trains at Team Golden Glory in Breda under Cor Hemmers.-Biography and career:...
at the K-1 World GP 2007 in Seoul Final 16. He won the fight by unanimous decision and qualified himself for K-1 World GP 2007 Final held on December 8, 2007 at the Yokohama Arena
Yokohama Arena
is an indoor sporting arena located in Yokohama, Japan. The capacity of the arena is 17,000 and was opened in 1989. The arena was modeled after US sports venue Madison Square Garden in New York City. It is a five minute walk from the closest subway station, Shin-Yokohama Station on the JR/Yokohama...
, Japan.
Feitosa met two-time defending champion Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt
Semmy Schilt , also known as Sem Schilt, is a Dutch Ashihara karateka, kickboxer, mixed martial artist and four time K-1 World GP champion. He is the first and only fighter in K-1 history to win the championship three times in a row, and also shares the record with Ernesto Hoost for most GPs won,...
. His opponent brought in an unexpected style that surprised everybody worldwide, including feitosa who seemed done for after the first round. Glaube had his big moment at the start of the second round where his famed Brazilian kick almost dropped Semmy, who was wobbled but recovered and continued to keep Glaube away. Although surviving the third round Glaube lost a unanimous decision to Semmy for the third time.
After knocking out Alex Roberts in March 2008, Glaube fought for the new Heavyweight title against Badr Hari at the K-1 World GP 2008 in Fukuoka. Glaube was knocked out in the first round.
At the K-1 World GP 2008 Final 16 Glaube fought the 2008 Amsterdam Champion, Errol Zimmerman
Errol Zimmerman
Errol Zimmerman is a Surinamese-Curaçaoan kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is three time Dutch Muay Thai champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam tournament champion....
. Glaube lost a unanimous decision after being battered by the heavy hands of his oppoenent over three rounds.
In 2009 Glaube knocked out Junichi Sawayashiki
Junichi Sawayashiki
is a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer from Tokyo currently competing in K-1. -Biography:Sawayashiki, at only 19 years old, turned pro in 2004 and started fighting for R.I.S.E. kickboxing promotion in Japan...
and was voted in by the fans to fight at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 Final 16, in a rematch against Errol Zimmerman
Errol Zimmerman
Errol Zimmerman is a Surinamese-Curaçaoan kickboxer, fighting out of Golden Glory Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is three time Dutch Muay Thai champion and K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam tournament champion....
. Glaube looked a lot better in the fight then their first fight and expected a draw. Zimmerman however won by a controversial decision. Glaube has most recently been recruited by Maurico Shogun Rua to help him prepare for his upcoming fight with Lyoto Machida.
Titles
- K-1 World Grand Prix 2009 - Final 8
- K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 - Final 8
- K-1 World Grand Prix 2007 - Final 8
- K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 - Final 8 (3rd place)
- K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 - Final 8 (2nd place)
- 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix Runner UpK-1 World Grand Prix 2005K-1 World Grand Prix 2005 in Tokyo Final was a kickboxing event promoted by the K-1. The event was held at the Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday, November 19, 2005 in front of 58,213 spectators. It was the thirteenth K-1 World Grand Prix final, involving twelve of the world's best K-1 fighters...
- 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas Champion
- 2005 MVP in Kyokushin Karate World Cup in Paris
- 2003 No.4 in 8th Kyokushin World Open Tournament Championship
- 1999 No.4 in 7th Kyokushin World Open Tournament Championship
- 1997 2nd Place in All World Karate-do Championship-Heavyweight
- 1997 America's Cup Karate-do Champion
- 1997 All South American Karate-do Champion
- 1997 All Brazil Karate-do Champion
- 1996 All Brazil Karate-do Champion
- 1995 No.8 in 6th Kyokushin World Open Tournament Championship
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See also
- List of K-1 events
- List of K-1 champions
- List of male kickboxers
- List of kickboxing organizations
External links
- Profile at K-1K-1K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...