Ilias Bulaid
Ilias Bulaid (born May 1, 1995 in Den Bosch, Netherlands) is a Moroccan-Dutch featherweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Ilias was the 2016 65 kg K-1 World Tournament Runner-Up, and is also a former Enfusion 67 kg World Champion. He was first ranked as a top ten Featherweight by Combat Press in January 2016, and was last ranked in the top ten in August 2019, before being dropped from the rankings in September 2019. In December 2018, Bulaid announced that he had signed a multi-fight deal with Bellator, and that he would now compete as  a mixed martial artist. Martial arts career. Kickboxing career. Bulaid won the Enfusion 67 kg title with a knockout win over Zaid Zairov during Enfusion 23. He made his first Enfusion title defense during Enfusion 30, when he fought Simón Santana. Bulaid won the fight in the first round with a high knee knockout. He made his second Enfusion title defense with a unanimous decision win over Edye Ruiz. Bulaid participated in the 2016 K-1 Lightweight Tournament. In the quarter finals he faced Chris Mauceri, whom he defeated in the second round with a body shot knockout. In the semi  finals he faced the former two-weight Krush champion Hideaki Yamazaki. The fight went into an extra round, where Ilias won a decision. In the finals he fought Kaew Fairtex. Kaew won the fight in the second round, knocking Bulaid out with a knee to the body. Ilias fought Qiu Jianliang during Glory of Heroes 5, losing the fight by a unanimous decision. Bulaid made his third Enfusion title defense against Zakaria Zouggary. Bulaid won the fight by a unanimous decision. During Fight League 6, Ilias fought the former WBC Muaythai and Rajadamnern Stadium champion Manaowan Sitsongpeenong. Bulaid won the  fight in the first round, with a spinning body kick knockout. He participated in the Wu Lin Feng 67 kg Contender Tournament. In the quarter finals he won a unanimous decision against Petchtanong Banchamek, and a unanimous decision against Xie Lei in the semi finals, before losing a split decision to Hasan Toy in the tournament final. Bulaid's last fight for Enfusion was in September 2018, when he won a unanimous decision against Youssef El Haji. Following this fight, Bulaid underwent a successful knee surgery. Mixed martial arts career. Bulaid signed his first MMA contract with Bellator MMA, and  made his professional debut in September 2019, during Bellator 227 against Vitalic Maiboroda. Bulaid won the fight by a first round KO. He had his second fight with Bellator during Bellator 240, when he fought Diego Freitas. Bulaid won the fight by a unanimous decision. Bulaid faced Georges Sasu at Bellator 270 on November 5, 2021. He won the bout via split decision. Professional kickboxing record. ! style=background:white | ! style=background:white | ! style=background:white | ! style=background:white | ! style=background:white | ! style=background:white |