Saulo Cavalari (born 23 May 1989) is a Brazilian

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and

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, fighting out of Thai Brasil team in

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. He has competed in K-1 and is currently signed to GLORY, where he is a former Glory Light Heavyweight Champion.

Biography and career

After achieving impressive fighting record and winning numerous titles he faced Pavel Zhuravlev in a non-tournament bout at the ''

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'' on 14 October 2012 and lost via unanimous decision. In 2013 he signed for GLORY promotion, joining

division, making his debut on Glory 11: Chicago event, winning on points against highly ranked

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on 12 October. On 23 November 2013 he knocked out

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in first round at Glory 12: New York undercard in

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. Competing for the inaugural Glory Light Heavyweight Championship, he fought in the '' Glory 15: Istanbul - Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament'' in Istanbul, Turkey on 12 April 2014, losing to

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via unanimous decision in the semi-finals. Cavalari had a rematch with Mwekassa for the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Bellator MMA & Glory: Dynamite 1 on 19 September 2015. He won the fight via unanimous decision.

Kickboxing record

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Bare knuckle record

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References

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Biography and career

Kickboxing record

Bare knuckle record

See also

References