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Ariel Machado
Brazilian professional kickboxer (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ariel Machado, is a Brazilian kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is the K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final Champion.
Combat Press ranked him as a top ten light heavyweight kickboxer in the world between November 2021 and June 2022, with Machado peaking at #7.[2][3]
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Kickboxing career
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Machado participated in the WGP Kickboxing 26 tournament, facing Junior Alpha in the semifinals.[4] Machado lost the fight by decision.[5] In his next appearance with WGP Kickboxing, he faced Maycon Silva. Machado won the fight by decision.[6]
He took part in the 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight tournament. In the semifinals, he defeated Pavel Zhuravlev by a unanimous decision. He lost the final bout to Zinedine Hameur-Lain by a second round KO.[7]
Machado next fought in the 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender tournament. He lost the very first bout to Yousri Belgaroui by decision.[8]
Machado was scheduled to fight in the 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender tournament. He won a unanimous decision against Danyo Ilunga in the semi-finals. In the tournament final, he fought a rematch with Zinedine Hameur-Lain, and won by TKO in the first round.[9][10]
Briefly fighting outside of Glory, Machado was scheduled to face Lucas Alsina during WGP Kickboxing 38.[11] Machado won the bout in the third round, knocking Alsina out with a flying knee.[12]
He fought for the Glory Light Heavyweight title during Glory 47: Lyon, held at the time by Artem Vakhitov. Vakhitov successfully defended the title, winning by unanimous decision.[13]
His next two fights were outside of Glory, which he won by a split decision against Haime Morais during WGP KB 47,[14] and by KO against Marcelo Nuñez during WGP KB 57.[15]
Machado was scheduled to fight Michael Duut during Glory Collision 2.[16] Machado won by unanimous decision.[17]
Machado took part in the K-1 World Grand Prix 2024 Final on December 14, 2024. In the quarterfinals he knocked out Rhys Brudenell in the first round with a hook. In the semifinals he stopped Errol Zimmerman by second round technical knckout with low kicks. In the final he knocked out Feng Rui with a left hook 2 minutes and 55 seconds into the first round.[18]
Machado faced Rio Richardson at K-1 Dontaku on July 13, 2025. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[19]
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Doping suspension
On April 20, 2019, it was announced that Machado failed a drug test prior to Glory 47: Lyon in 2017. He was suspended for 20 months following a positive test for banned substances at the event, where he challenged reigning champion Artem Vakhitov.[20][21]
Titles and accomplishments
Awards
- Combat Press
- 2019 Comeback Fighter of the Year[22]
Kickboxing and Muay Thai record
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Mixed martial arts record
| 10 matches | 7 wins | 3 losses |
| By knockout | 7 | 2 |
| By submission | 0 | 1 |
| By decision | 0 | 0 |
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