13 Facts About Mourad Bouzidi

Mourad Bouzidi was born in The Hague, Netherlands and started practicing Muay Thai at the age of 10.

Mourad Bouzidi had his first fight at the age of 13.

Mourad Bouzidi defeated Iranian strongman Mehdi Mirdavoudi by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals, but then lost out to local fighter Kim Min-Soo in the semis.

Mourad Bouzidi then returned in February 2008 when he beat Hesdy Gerges at K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 The Final Qualification.

Mourad Bouzidi defeated Henriques Zowa via unanimous decision on June 15,2008 to win the WFCA Dutch Muaythai Super Heavyweight title.

Mourad Bouzidi then began competing for the It's Showtime promotion regularly and took wins over Hasan Gul, Rustemi Kreshnik and Errol Zimmerman between 2008 and 2009 before recording his first promotional loss to Brice Guidon at It's Showtime 2009 Barneveld in November 2009.

Mourad Bouzidi faced Gokhan Saki at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6,2012 in Brussels, Belgium and lost by unanimous decision.

Mourad Bouzidi competed in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31,2012 and arm injuries were the story of the night for Bouzidi.

Mourad Bouzidi was unable to continue and was counted out by the referee.

Mourad Bouzidi defeated Fabiano Cyclone via TKO due to corner stoppage in round two at Glory 6: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 6,2013.

Mourad Bouzidi competed in the Glory 9: New York - 2013 95kg Slam in New York City on June 22,2013, losing out to Danyo Ilunga by unanimous decision in the quarter-finals.

Mourad Bouzidi lost to Saulo Cavalari by first-round KO on the Glory 12: New York - Lightweight World Championship Tournament undercard in New York City, New York, US on November 23,2013.

Mourad Bouzidi was expected to face Brian Collette at Glory 15: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on April 12,2014 but Collette withdrew after suffering an injury and was replaced by Randy Blake.