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Bruno Felipe Gomes Gazani (born January 10, 1986) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of GLORY. As of July 31, 2022, he is #9 in the GLORY lightweight rankings.
Kickboxing career
= Early years
=Gazani fought Wellingtom Tom for the WAKO PRO Brazil -70 kg Title during WGP 22, winning the fight by decision. During WGP 28, Gazani fought a rematch with Ravy Brunow for the WGP Kickboxing -72 kg Title. Brunow won the fight by decision. He fought for the same title again two years later, at WGP 44, against Marcelo Dionísio. He was more successful this time, winning by decision.
At Heat 43, he took part in the HEAT tournament. He defeated Himalayan Cheetah by decision in the semifinal, and Robson Minotinho by decision in the finals. A month later, Gazani defended his WGP title with a decision win against Robson Minotinho. In November 2018, Gazani fought Samo Petje for the FFC Lightweight Kickboxing Title. The fight ended in a draw. Gazani defended the WGP title a further two times, winning decisions against Petros Cabelinho and Damian Segovia.
= Glory
=He made his Glory debut during Glory 70, against Michael Palandre. Gazani won the fight by split decision.
He was scheduled to fight at Glory 73, against Vlad Tuinov. He won the fight by a third round TKO.
Gazani was scheduled to fight Mohamed Hendouf during Glory 75. He won the fight by split decision.
Gazani was scheduled to face Stoyan Koprivlenski at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.
Gazani faced Salimkhan Ibragimov at RCC 10 on December 17, 2021. He lost the fight by unanimous decision. Gazani next faced Dragomir Petrov at Senshi 12 on July 9, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision.
Gazani was expected to face Nick Chasteen at Glory Rivals 5 on January 28, 2023, in what was his first bout under the Glory promotional banner in over two years. Chasteen withdrew from the fight due to visa issues and was replaced by Magnus Andersson. Gazani lost the fight by split decision.
Championships and awards
Amateur
2016 WAKO PANAMERICAN Games -70 kg
Professional
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO)
2019 WAKO Pro Pan American -72 kg Champion
WGP Kickboxing
2018 WGP Kickboxing -72 kg Champion (Three title defenses)
HEAT
2018 HEAT -70 kg 4-man Tournament Winner
Kickboxing record
See also
List of male kickboxers
References
External links
Official Glory profile