Antonio Plazibat (born 12 December 1993) is a Croatian professional kickboxer, who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of Glory.
[5] At the amateur level, Plazibat was a three-time national champion, having won the Croatian Kickboxing Championships consecutively between 2015 and 2017.
[12] In the 2015 edition of the 91 kg Croatian Kickboxing Championship tournament, he would make it to the finals, to once again face Andrija Lekić.
He won the Croatian Kickboxing Championship tournament for the second time in 2016, beating Anto Širić by unanimous decision.
[17] Plazibat notched two more victories on the regional circuit, winning decisions against Simon Krizmanić[18] and Franci Grajš.
[4] Plazibat notched two more wins with the organization, defeating Bojan Džepina and Daniel Škvor by knockout.
[24] Plazibat was scheduled to face the former SUPERKOMBAT cruiserweight champion Bogdan Stoica at Respect World Series 2 on July 2, 2016.
Stoica fell down several times in the second round, as he seemed unable to put weight on his leg, prompting the referee to stop the fight due to injury.
[26] Plazibat made his SUPEROMBAT debut against Dănuț Hurduc at SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix IV 2016 on August 6, 2016.
To better prepare for the tournament, Plazibat added the 1993 K-1 World Grand Prix winner Branko Cikatić to his training staff.
[5] Plazibat was scheduled to make his first K-1 title defense against Roel Mannaart at K-1 World GP 2018: K'FESTA.1 on March 21, 2018.
[35] Plazibat was scheduled to face Michal Turynski for the WAKO Pro World Super Cruiserweight Low Kick title at Memorijal Ludviga Lutka Pavlovica on November 24, 2018.
He was scheduled to face the 36-fight veteran and former WAKO European champion Nordine Mahieddine is his debut at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019.
[41] For his second fight with the promotion, Plazibat was scheduled to face Tomáš Možný at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019.
[58] On October 8, Glory rescheduled a number of heavyweight bouts due to Overeem's withdrawal from the event.
He knocked Adegbuyi down with two consecutive right straights, which first forced his opponent to grab onto the ropes, before dropping to the canvas.
Although Adegbuyi was able to stand up in time for the eight count, he was unsteady on his feet which prompted the referee to stop the bout.
[61] Plazibat won the fight by a third-round knockout, stopping his opponent with a flurry of punches at the 0:52 minute mark.
[62] He appeared to have injured his knee in the second round, as he fell several times,[63] and revealed in a later interview that he had suffered a partial ligament tear.
[67] Plazibat needed just 100 seconds to stop his opponent, staggering Cătinaș with a right hook and finishing him with a flurry of punches.
Although the fight was initially planned to take place in spring, it was postponed as Verhoeven suffered a knee injury in training.
[71][72] On December 22, 2023, it was announced that Plazibat would make a wildcard entry into the 2024 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix.
[73] Plazibat officially announced his withdrawal from the tournament on January 30, 2024, as he hadn't sufficiently recovered from his previous arm injury.