Marat Grigorian
Marat Grigorian (Armenian: Մարատ Գրիգորյան; born 29 May 1991) is an Armenian-Belgian kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division and is the current Glory Lightweight Champion. He is famous for his technical aggressive fighting style and knockout power.[1] As of 1 August 2020, he is ranked the #1 lightweight in the world by Combat Press.[2]
| Marat Grigorian | |
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| Born | Marat Grigorian 29 May 1991 Yerevan, Armenia |
| Nationality | Armenian Belgian |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (150 lb; 11 st) |
| Division | Lightweight Middleweight |
| Reach | 71.2 in (181 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing, Muay Thai |
| Fighting out of | Antwerp, Belgium |
| Team | Hemmers Gym |
| Trainer | Nick Hemmers |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 70 |
| Wins | 57 |
| By knockout | 32 |
| Losses | 11 |
| By knockout | 1 |
| Draws | 1 |
| No contests | 1 |
last updated on: 12 April 2014 | |
Biography and career
Marat Grigorian was born on 29 May 1991. Marat he trains at Hemmers Gym in the Netherlands: He has established himself as one of the rising stars of the Dutch circuit around the 70 kg weight category. According to Simon Rutz, the promoter of It's Showtime, Grigorian has a potential to be the next big star.[3]
In 2011, Grigorian fought for the inaugural It's Showtime 73MAX world title, losing a close unanimous decision to Yohan Lidon.[4] Grigorian did, however, become the youngest fighter to ever challenge for a Showtime title, at the age of 19.
He was set to face Mohamed Khamal at Glory 2: Brussels in Brussels, Belgium. However, Khamal pulled out of this bout citing personal issues and was replaced by Alex Vogel.[5][6] He defeated Vogel via TKO due to low kicks in the second round.[7]
Grigorian fought Chingiz Allazov at Glory 7: Milan in Milan, Italy on 20 April 2013.[8] The bout ended in a no contest late in round one when Allazov was cut above the nose by an unintentional elbow.[9] Grigorian won a rematch via decision on 14 December 2013.
He lost to Robin van Roosmalen via split decision in the co-main event of Glory 15: Istanbul in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014.[10]
Grigorian competed in the eight-man grand prix at the K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament held in Tokyo, Japan on 4 July 2015. He defeated Yoichi Yamazaki and Makihira Keita by second-round knockouts in the quarter-finals and semi-finals, respectively, and defeated Jordan Pikeur by a first-round knockout in the finals to win the K-1 -70kg Championship.
In 2016, Grigorian fought Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong twice, with the first bout taking place in the Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament finals and the second bout being for the Glory Lightweight Championship held by Sitthichai. Grigorian lost both bouts by close decisions.[11]
Grigorian competed in the Kunlun Fight 2017 70 kg World Max Tournament in China. He defeated Jomthong Chuwattana in the Final 16, Mohamed Mezouari in the Final 8, and Dzianis Zuev in the semifinals. The finals were held in Guiyang on 4 February 2018, between Grigorian and the #2 lightweight in the world Superbon Banchamek. Grigorian knocked out Superbon with a left hook 29 seconds into the first round and won the Kunlun Fight World MAX Tournament Championship.[12][13]
In a fifth fight with Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, Marat Grigorian defeated him at Glory 65 to win the title of Glory Lightweight Champion. Grigorian knocked Sitthichai down in the second round.[14][15]
Personal life
Marat and his teammate Harut Grigorian are often mistaken to be brothers, however both have confirmed that they are good friends but not related.[16][17] However after a 4 years relationship with the 43 years old businesswoman from Thailand, Marat is recently engaged to the instagram blogger Inga Lala, an armenian living in LA.
Titles and accomplishments
- Glory
- Glory Lightweight Champion (one time; current)
- Kunlun Fight
- K-1
- K-1 Super Middleweight Champion (2015-07-04[18] - 2016-12-06)
- K-1 World GP 2015 -70kg Championship Tournament Champion
- WRSA
- WRSA -73 kg World Champion
- CombatPress.com
- 2018 Knockout of the Year vs. Superbon Banchamek[19]
- 2019 Fight of the Year vs. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong[20]
Kickboxing record
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See also
- List of It's Showtime events
- List of It's Showtime champions
- List of male kickboxers
References
- Archived 21 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine
- https://combatpress.com/2020/08/combat-press-kickboxing-rankings-august-2020/
- "It's Showtime Brussels Today". www.liverkick.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- "It's Showtime Lyon Results: Play By Play and Commentary". www.headkicklegend.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- Rian Scalia. "Alex Vogel Replaces Mohamed Khamal Against Marat Grigorian At GLORY 2 Brussels, October 6". Liverkick,com.
- Rian Scalia. "GLORY 2 Brussels Final Fight Card For This Saturday". Liverkick.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2012-10-04.
- Rian Scalia. "GLORY 2 Brussels Live Results". Liverkick.com.
- Rian Scalia. "GLORY 7 Milan Fight Card For April 20". Liverkick.com.
- Rian Scalia. "GLORY 7 Milan Live Results". Liverkick.com.
- "Gokhan Saki Wins Title, Tyrone Spong Suffers Gruesome Leg Injury at Glory 15". Sherdog.
- "Sittichai and Marat Grigorian head to GLORY 36 GERMANY for trilogy bout". Glory Kickboxing. 12 July 2017. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
- Aittama, Zach (3 February 2018). "Kunlun Fight 69 Results: Grigorian Stuns Superbon, Azizpour Upsets Kryklia, Buakaw Dominates". Combat Press. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- Tatum, Rob (13 February 2018). "GLORY 50: Chicago Preview and Predictions". Combat Press. Retrieved 13 February 2018.
- "Girgorian Takes Down Sitthichai At GLORY 65". FIGHT SPORTS. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- "GLORY 65 Utrecht Results: Pereira Destroys Wilnis, Grigorian Unseats Sitthichai". Combat Press. 17 May 2019. Retrieved 17 May 2019.
- @MaratGrigorian (24 May 2016). "Noo. We are good friends" (Tweet). Retrieved 17 September 2016 – via Twitter.
- "GLORY 54: Teammates Harut and Marat Grigorian want to hold GLORY titles simultaneously". Glory Kickboxing. 24 May 2018. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- "K-1 WORLD GP 2015 ~ -70 kg First championship tournament ~". K1- World GP (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
- Rob Tatum. "The violent, tournament-capturing knockout was enough to earn Grigorian the 2018 Combat Press Knockout of the Year". CombatPress.com. Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- Zach Aittama. "Combat Press 2019 Kickboxing Awards: Fight of the Year – Marat Grigorian vs. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong". CombatPress.com. Retrieved January 29, 2019.
- "Marat Grigorian - It's Showtime - Official website (Fighter Stats - note has changed recently)". www.itsshowtime.nl. Retrieved 2011-05-15.
- "Dure soirée pour les Français au Top King World Series 2". fr.muaythaitv.com.
- Jay Jauncey. "LiverKick - TopKing World Series Live Results". Archived from the original on 2014-11-18.
- "VICTORY : results and pictures". muaythaitv.com.
- "La Nuit du Kick Boxing à Liège (French language)". fr.muaythaitv.com. Retrieved 2011-05-15.