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Did the UFC offer Rico Verhoeven less than his GLORY deal? Dutch star sets record straight as he prepares for Oleksandr Usyk fight

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Rico Verhoeven has finally cleared the air regarding his situation with the UFC and how he ended up signing to fight Oleksandr Usyk.

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World boxing king Oleksandr Usyk will return to the ring on May 23 when he faces former kickboxing champion Ric Verhoeven.

March 4, 2026 ✅ Boxing. Let's see what Rico can do against the Ukrainian champion: Ukrainian national team boxer Matvey Razhba commented on the announcement of Oleksandr Usyk's fight against kickboxer Rico Verhoeven. Honestly, I'm talking about this... ᐉ football news ⚽ on UA-Football

Actor Jason Statham was the key player for negotiations to culminate in a match between World WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight champion Oleksandr Usyk and the illustrious former kickboxing champion Rico Verhoeven. The British, known for his appearance in films such as Fast & Furious, is a personal friend of Turki Alalshikh, and also of the Dutch kickboxer. Podcaster Ariel Helwani revealed in his program that it was Statham who introduced Alalshikh t…

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Boxing News broke the news in on Tuesday, March 3, 2026.
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