 However, he withdrew from the tournament and was replaced by Ismat Aghazade.He lost to Xu Yan by unanimous decision, suffering controversial knockdowns in rounds one and two as he received below blows in both occasions, at "Hero Legends" in Jinan, China on January 3, 2014.Zambidis and Batu Khasikov had a rematch fight and challenge the WKN Heavyweight Kickboxing World Championship at Fight Night