Nechita trains in trees for Rotterdam title shot
Alin Nechita is hanging from branches and dragging logs through the forest ahead of his Glory 107 clash with Mohammed Hamdi on April 25. The extreme preparation has made his Rotterdam fight one of the most talked-about on the card — and it's obvious why.
The footage doesn't lie. Nechita isn't training in a gym like a normal fighter. He's suspended from trees doing exercises you'll never see in a commercial facility. He hauls timber through the woods with his bare hands. He shadowboxes like it's just another Tuesday. Every movement screams the same message: this man is coming to hurt people, not to win on points.
That's the kind of signal that changes how people look at a fight. When a guy trains that differently, fans notice. They wonder what he's really capable of. And they want to see it happen.
Two killers set to collide in Rotterdam
Hamdi walks in with knockout power. Nechita walks in having spent weeks climbing trees and moving timber. This isn't a technical debate or a points fight waiting to happen — it's a collision between two men who both have the power to end things early. Glory 107 at RTM Stage is stacked with top-tier matchups, but Nechita's unhinged preparation has made his bout impossible to ignore.
The main event features Bahram Rajabzadeh defending his light heavyweight title against Donovan Wisse, who normally fights at middleweight. That's interesting enough on its own. But the undercard is packed with fighters desperate to impress before the Grand Prix Final in June. Nobody's playing it safe. Everybody wants to stand out.
Rematch adds fuel to a loaded card
The co-main event brings back Tariq Osaro and Nico Horta for a second round. Osaro won their first fight, but things have shifted since then. Horta has had time to adjust, to study, to prepare his response. And there are debuts scattered throughout the night — new names getting their shot on a stage this big, all of them hungry to make an immediate mark.
But it's Nechita's wild training camp that's captured the conversation. By putting those images out there — hanging from trees, dragging logs — he's told everyone exactly what kind of fighter he's bringing to Rotterdam. There's no mystery about his intentions. He's all-in.
Extreme training methods have become a calling card for fighters willing to push boundaries. What matters now is whether Nechita can translate that intensity into something Hamdi can't handle.
