Glory (kickboxing)

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GLORY
TypePrivate
IndustryKickboxing promotion
Founded2012
FounderPierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann, Total Sports Asia
Headquarters30, Raffles Place, Level 17, Chevron House, Singapore
Key people
Pierre Andurand (Chairman)
Scott Rudmann (Vice-Chairman)
Remon Daalder, Robbie Timmers (Matchmakers)
Paul Karger (non-executive Director)
OwnerGSUKCO LIMITED
Websitewww.glorykickboxing.com

Glory, formerly Glory World Series, is an international kickboxing promotion based in Singapore, which is owned by Pierre Andurand. It is the largest kickboxing promotion company in the world and features some of the highest-level fighters in the sport on its roster. The company also has international offices in Denver, United States, and Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Glory produces events worldwide that showcase seven weight divisions (six men's divisions and one women's division). As of 2021, Glory has held over 80 events. The first event was held in 2012 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.

Background[]

When K-1 began suffering from extreme financial difficulties in 2011, Total Sports Asia, TSA CEO Marcus Luer, Pierre Andurand, and Scott Rudmann of Nectar Capital attempted to buy the brand. K-1 was instead sold to Mike Kim and EMCOM Entertainment Inc.

In the aftermath, Pierre Andurand, TSA, and the other investors decided to start a brand new kickboxing promotion and acquired United Glory, Golden Glory,[1] and It's Showtime to secure a top event production team and contracts to each promotion's top fighters. Forming the Glory World Series, Pierre Andurand was named Chairman and Scott Rudmann was named vice-chairman.[2] A number of people formerly involved with these three entities event became Glory consultants.[3]

Glory World Series signed most of the world's top kickboxers such as Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky, Semmy Schilt, Gokhan Saki, Daniel Ghiţă, Albert Kraus, and Giorgio Petrosyan.

Business[]

Glory Sports International has its offices in the Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, and the US. The company includes a mix of entrepreneurs and senior level executives from different environments.[4] The company's investors include Yao Capital, Liberty Global, and TwinFocus Capital Partners.[5]

In February 2013, Glory announced that former WWE Executive VP Andrew Whitaker had been hired as the global CEO of Glory Sports International.[6] In 2018, Glory announced that former CEO of Glory Sports International, Jon J. Franklin had moved to the role of Chief Development Officer, and former UFC executive Marshall Zelaznik had been hired as the new CEO.[7]

On May 15, 2020, Glory announced Zelaznik had resigned as Glory CEO.[8]

On May 26, 2020, Glory Sports International went into receivership.[9]

Media coverage[]

In June 2013, after having its first U.S. event in New York, Glory 9: New York on June 22, 2013, Spike TV signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast Glory kickboxing events; their partnership began with Glory 11: Chicago on October 12 of that year. The broadcast deal with Spike was extended in May 2014 to cover 2015.[10]

In February 2016, Glory CEO Jon J. Franklin announced a new multi-year deal with ESPN.[11]

Beginning in 2019, Glory initiated a partnership with the UFC for the former's events to be exclusively carried in the U.S by UFC Fight Pass.[12] The first event to be broadcast as part of this partnership was Glory 63: Houston on February 1.

Events[]

# Event Date Venue Location Attendance
88 Glory 80: Hasselt March 19, 2022 Trixxo Arena Belgium Hasselt, Belgium
87 Glory: Collision 3 October 23, 2021 GelreDome Netherlands Arnhem, Netherlands
86 Glory 78: Rotterdam September 4, 2021 Rotterdam Ahoy Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
85 Glory 77: Rotterdam January 30, 2021 Rotterdam Ahoy Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
84 Glory 76: Rotterdam December 19, 2020 Rotterdam Ahoy Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
83 Glory 75: Utrecht February 29, 2020 Central Studios Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands
82 Glory: Collision 2 December 21, 2019 GelreDome Netherlands Arnhem, Netherlands 31,000
81 Glory 73: Shenzhen December 7, 2019 Nanshan Culture & Sports Center China Shenzhen, China
80 Glory 72: Chicago November 23, 2019 Wintrust Arena United States Chicago, USA
79 Glory 71: Chicago November 22, 2019 Wintrust Arena United States Chicago, USA
78 Glory 70: Lyon October 26, 2019 Palais des Sports de Gerland France Lyon, France
77 Glory 69: Düsseldorf October 12, 2019 ISS Dome Germany Düsseldorf, Germany
76 Glory 68: Miami September 28, 2019 James L Knight Center United States Miami, USA
75 Glory 67: Orlando July 5, 2019 Silver Spurs Arena United States Orlando, USA
74 Glory 66: Paris June 22, 2019 Zénith Paris France Paris, France
73 Glory 65: Utrecht May 17, 2019 Central Studios Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands
72 Glory 64: Strasbourg March 9, 2019 Rhénus Sport France Strasbourg, France
71 Glory 63: Houston February 1, 2019 Arena Theater United States Houston, USA
70 Glory 62: Rotterdam December 1, 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
69 Glory 61: New York November 2, 2018 Hammerstein Ballroom United States New York City, USA
68 Glory 60: Lyon October 20, 2018 Palais des Sports de Gerland France Lyon, France
67 Glory 59: Amsterdam September 29, 2018 Johan Cruyff Arena Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
66 Glory 58: Chicago September 15, 2018 Sears Centre United States Hoffman Estates, USA
65 Glory 57: Shenzhen August 25, 2018 Shenzhen Bay Sports Center China Shenzhen, China
64 Glory 56: Denver August 10, 2018 1stBank Center United States Broomfield, USA
63 Glory 55: New York July 20, 2018 The Theater at Madison Square Garden United States New York City, New York, USA
62 Glory 54: Birmingham June 2, 2018 Genting Arena England Birmingham, England
61 Glory 53: Lille May 12, 2018 Zénith de Lille France Lille, France
60 Glory 52: Los Angeles March 31, 2018 Pacific Room United States Los Angeles, United States
59 Glory 51: Rotterdam March 3, 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
58 Glory 50: Chicago February 16, 2018 UIC Pavilion United States Chicago, United States
57 Glory 49: Rotterdam December 9, 2017 Rotterdam Ahoy Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
56 Glory 48: New York December 1, 2017 The Theater at Madison Square Garden United States New York City, New York, USA
55 Glory 47: Lyon October 28, 2017 Palais des Sports de Gerland France Lyon, France
54 Glory 46: China October 14, 2017 Guangzhou Gymnasium China Guangzhou, China
53 Glory 45: Amsterdam September 30, 2017 Sporthallen Zuid Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
52 Glory 44: Chicago August 25, 2017 Sears Centre United States Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
51 Glory 43: New York July 14, 2017 The Theater at Madison Square Garden United States New York City, New York, USA
50 Glory 42: Paris June 10, 2017 AccorHotels Arena France Paris, France
49 Glory 41: Holland May 20, 2017 Brabanthallen Netherlands Den Bosch, Netherlands 5,000
48 Glory 40: Copenhagen April 29, 2017 Forum Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 2,500
47 Glory 39: Brussels March 25, 2017 Vorst National Belgium Brussels, Belgium 1,500
46 Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament March 11, 2017 Grantham Meres Leisure Centre England Grantham, England
45 Glory 38: Chicago February 24, 2017 Sears Centre United States Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
44 Glory 37: Los Angeles January 20, 2017 The Novo by Microsoft United States Los Angeles, California, USA
43 Glory 36: Oberhausen December 10, 2016 König Pilsener Arena Germany Oberhausen, Germany 13,000
42 Glory 35: Nice November 5, 2016 Palais Nikaia France Nice, France
41 Glory 34: Denver October 21, 2016 1stBank Center United States Broomfield, Colorado, USA
40 Glory 33: New Jersey September 9, 2016 Sun National Bank Center United States Trenton, New Jersey, USA
39 Glory 32: Virginia July 22, 2016 Ted Constant Convocation Center United States Norfolk, Virginia, USA
38 Glory 31: Amsterdam June 25, 2016 Amsterdam RAI Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 3,500
37 Glory 30: Los Angeles May 13, 2016 Citizens Business Bank Arena United States Ontario, California 1,750
36 Glory 29: Copenhagen April 16, 2016 Forum Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark 1,250
35 Glory 28: Paris March 12, 2016 AccorHotels Arena France Paris, France 2,750
34 Glory 27: Chicago February 26, 2016 Sears Centre United States Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA 2,000
33 Glory 26: Amsterdam December 4, 2015 Amsterdam RAI Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,000
32 Glory 25: Milan November 6, 2015 PalaIper Italy Milan, Italy 6,750
31 Glory 24: Denver October 9, 2015 Magness Arena United States Denver, Colorado, USA 3,500
30 Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1 September 19, 2015 SAP Center United States San Jose, California, USA 11,000
29 Glory 23: Las Vegas August 3, 2015 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino United States Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2,200
28 Glory 22: Lille June 5, 2015 Stade Pierre-Mauroy France Lille, France 6,500
27 Glory 21: San Diego May 8, 2015 Valley View Casino Center United States San Diego, California, USA 1,500
26 Glory 20: Dubai April 3, 2015 Dubai World Trade Centre United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE 1,000
25 Glory 19: Virginia February 6, 2015 Hampton Coliseum United States Hampton, Virginia, USA 3,500
24 Glory 18: Oklahoma November 7, 2014 Grand Casino Hotel Resort United States Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA 1,000
23 Glory 17: Los Angeles June 21, 2014 The Forum United States Inglewood, California, USA 4,000
22 Glory 16: Denver May 3, 2014 1stBank Center United States Broomfield, Colorado, USA 2,350
21 Glory 15: Istanbul April 12, 2014 Ülker Sports Arena Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 11,000
20 Glory 14: Zagreb March 8, 2014 Arena Zagreb Croatia Zagreb, Croatia 10,000
19 Glory 13: Tokyo December 21, 2013 Ariake Coliseum Japan Tokyo, Japan 8,000
18 Glory 12: New York November 23, 2013 The Theater at Madison Square Garden United States New York City, New York, USA 4,500
17 Glory 11: Chicago October 12, 2013 Sears Centre United States Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA 1,500
16 Glory 10: Los Angeles September 28, 2013 Citizens Business Bank Arena United States Ontario, California, USA 2,200[13]
15 Glory 9: New York June 22, 2013 Hammerstein Ballroom United States New York City, New York, USA 1,950
14 2013 Road to Glory USA Heavyweight
Tournament
June 14, 2013 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino United States Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
13 2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament May 11, 2013 The Rave United States Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
12 Glory 8: Tokyo May 3, 2013 Ariake Coliseum Japan Tokyo, Japan 3,500
11 Glory 7: Milan April 20, 2013 Mediolanum Forum Italy Milan, Italy 10,000
10 Glory 6: Istanbul April 6, 2013 Ülker Arena Turkey Istanbul, Turkey 12,000
9 Glory 5: London March 23, 2013 ExCeL Arena England London, England 4,500
8 Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament March 22, 2013 Capitale United States New York City, New York, USA
7 Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament March 10, 2013 Differ Ariake Arena Japan Tokyo, Japan
6 Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament February 9, 2013 Hollywood Park Casino United States Los Angeles, California, USA
5 Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament February 2, 2013 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino United States Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
4 Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo December 31, 2012 Saitama Super Arena Japan Saitama, Japan 15,000
3 Glory 3: Rome November 3, 2012 PalaLottomatica Italy Rome, Italy 6,450
2 Glory 2: Brussels October 6, 2012 Forest National Belgium Brussels, Belgium 5,250
1 Glory 1: Stockholm May 26, 2012 Ericsson Globe Sweden Stockholm, Sweden 4,500

Champions[]

Current champions[]

Division Upper weight limit Champion Since Title defenses
Heavyweight Unlimited Netherlands Rico Verhoeven June 21, 2014 10
Light Heavyweight 95 kg (209.4 lb) Russia Artem Vakhitov September 4, 2021 0
Middleweight 85 kg (187.4 lb) Suriname Donovan Wisse September 4, 2021 0
Welterweight 77 kg (169.8 lb) Vacant
Lightweight 70 kg (154.3 lb) Netherlands Tyjani Beztati September 4, 2021 0
Featherweight 65 kg (143.3 lb) Thailand Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao September 29, 2018 4
Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg (121.3 lb) United States Tiffany van Soest November 22, 2019 1

  Indicates former interim champions.
  Indicates current lineal and interim champions.

Glory Heavyweight Championship[]

Weight limit: Unlimited

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Netherlands Rico Verhoeven
def. Daniel Ghiță
Glory 17: Los Angeles
United States Inglewood, USA
June 21, 2014

1. def. Errol Zimmerman at Glory 19: Virginia on Feb 6, 2015 in Hampton, Virginia, USA
2. def. Benjamin Adegbuyi at Glory 22: Lille on June 5, 2015 in Lille, France
3. def. Benjamin Adegbuyi at Glory 26: Amsterdam on December 4, 2015 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
4. def. Mladen Brestovac at Glory 28: Paris on March 12, 2016 in Paris, France
5. def. Anderson Braddock at Glory 33: New Jersey on September 9, 2016 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA
6. def. Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory 49: Rotterdam on December 9, 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
7. def. Mladen Brestovac at Glory 54: Birmingham on June 2, 2018 in Birmingham, England
8. def. Guto Inocente at Glory 59: Amsterdam on Septembre 29, 2018 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
9. def. Badr Hari at Glory 74: Arnhem on December 21, 2019 in Arnhem, Netherlands
10. def. Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021 in Arnhem, Netherlands

Schilt vacated the title after retiring due to a heart condition on June 26, 2013.[14]
1 Netherlands Semmy Schilt
def. Errol Zimmerman
Glory 1: Stockholm
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden
May 26, 2012

Glory Light Heavyweight Championship[]

Weight limit: 95 kg (209.4 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Russia Artem Vakhitov Glory 78: Rotterdam
Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
September 4, 2021
4 Brazil Alex Pereira Glory 77: Rotterdam
Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
January 30, 2021
Pavel Zhuravlev was stripped of the title when he left Glory for the FEA.
Interim Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev
def. Saulo Cavalari
Glory 43: New York
United States New York City, USA
July 14, 2017 1. def. Myron Dennis at Glory 52: Los Angeles on March 31, 2018 in Los Angeles, USA
Interim Democratic Republic of the Congo Zack Mwekassa
def. Mourad Bouzidi
Glory 31: Amsterdam
Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 25, 2016
3 Russia Artem Vakhitov Glory 28: Paris
France Paris, France
March 12, 2016

1. def. interim champion Zack Mwekassa at Glory 35: Nice on November 5, 2016 in Nice, France
2. def. Saulo Cavalari at Glory 38: Chicago on February 24, 2017 in Hoffman Estates, USA
3. def. Ariel Machado at Glory 47: Lyon on October 28, 2017 in Lyon, France
4. def. Danyo Ilunga at Glory 56: Denver on August 10, 2018 in Broomfield, USA
5. def. Donegi Abena at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019 in Paris, France

2 Brazil Saulo Cavalari
def. Zack Mwekassa
Bellator / Glory: Dynamite 1
United States San Jose, USA
September 19, 2015
Saki was stripped of the title due to inactivity on July 27, 2015.[15]
1 Turkey Gökhan Saki
def. Tyrone Spong
Glory 15: Istanbul
Turkey Istanbul, Turkey
April 12, 2014

Glory Middleweight Championship[]

Weight limit: 85 kg (187.4 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Suriname Donovan Wisse
def. Yousri Belgaroui
Glory 78: Rotterdam
Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
September 4, 2021
Pereira vacated the title to compete in the Light Heavyweight Division.
5 Brazil Alex Pereira Glory 46: China
China Guangzhou, China
October 14, 2017

1. def. Yousri Belgaroui at Glory 49: Rotterdam on December 9, 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
2. def. Yousri Belgaroui at Glory 55: New York on July 20, 2018 in New York City, New York, USA
3. def. Simon Marcus at Glory 58: Chicago on September 14, 2018 in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
4. def. Jason Wilnis at Glory 65: Utrecht on May 17, 2019 in Utrecht, Netherlands
5. def. Ertugrul Bayrak at Glory 74: Arnhem on Dec 21, 2019 in Arnhem, Netherlands

4 (2nd reign) Canada Simon Marcus Glory 40: Copenhagen
Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
April 29, 2017
3 Netherlands Jason Wilnis Glory 33: New Jersey
United States Trenton, USA
September 9, 2016

1. def. Israel Adesanya at Glory 37: Los Angeles on January 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, USA

2 Canada Simon Marcus Glory 27: Chicago
United States Hoffman Estates, USA
February 26, 2016

1. def. Dustin Jacoby at Glory 30: Los Angeles on May 13, 2016 in Ontario, USA

1 Russia Artem Levin
def. Joe Schilling
Glory 17: Los Angeles
United States Inglewood, USA
June 21, 2014

1. draw with Simon Marcus at Glory 21: San Diego on May 8, 2015 in San Diego, USA

Glory Welterweight Championship[]

Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Glory declared the title vacant on November 16, 2021, following Doumbé's retirement from kickboxing[16].
7 France Cédric Doumbé Glory 64: Strasbourg
France Strasbourg, France
March 9, 2019

1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019 in Paris, France
2. def. Karim Ghajji at Glory 76: Rotterdam on December 19, 2020 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
3. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Interim Netherlands Murthel Groenhart
def. Troy Jones
Glory 70: Lyon
France Lyon, France
October 26, 2019
6 Belgium Harut Grigorian Glory 50: Chicago
United States Chicago, United States
February 16, 2018

1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 54: Birmingham on June 2, 2018 in Birmingham, England

5 Netherlands Murthel Groenhart Glory 44: Chicago
United States Hoffman Estates, USA
August 25, 2017
4 France Cédric Doumbé Glory 36: Oberhausen
Germany Oberhausen, Germany
December 10, 2016

1. def. Yoann Kongolo at Glory 39: Brussels on March 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium
2. def. Nieky Holzken at Glory 42: Paris on June 10, 2017 in Paris, France

3 Netherlands Nieky Holzken
def. Raymond Daniels
Glory 23: Las Vegas
United States Las Vegas, USA
August 7, 2015

1. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 26: Amsterdam on December 4, 2015 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2. def. Yoann Kongolo at Glory 29: Copenhagen on April 16, 2016 in Copenhagen, Denmark
3. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 34: Denver on October 21, 2016 in Broomfield, USA

Valtellini vacated the title suffering from Post-Concussion Syndrome on June 4, 2015.[17]
2 Canada Joseph Valtellini Glory 17: Los Angeles
United States Inglewood, USA
June 21, 2014
1 Belgium Marc de Bonte
def. Karapet Karapetyan
Glory 16: Denver
United States Broomfield, USA
May 3, 2014

Glory Lightweight Championship[]

Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Netherlands Tyjani Beztati
def. Elvis Gashi
Glory 78: Rotterdam
Netherlands Rotterdam, Netherlands
September 4, 2021
Grigorian vacated the title when he signed for ONE Championship.[18]
4 Belgium Marat Grigorian Glory 65: Utrecht
Netherlands Utrecht, Netherlands
May 17, 2019 1. def. Tyjani Beztati at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on October 12, 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany
2. def. Elvis Gashi at Glory 73: Shenzhen on December 7, 2019 in Shenzhen, China
3 Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Glory 31: Amsterdam
Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
June 25, 2016

1. def. Marat Grigorian at Glory 36: Oberhausen on December 10, 2016 in Oberhausen, Germany
2. def. Dylan Salvador at Glory 39: Brussels on March 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium
3. def. Christian Baya at Glory 50: Chicago on February 16, 2018 in Chicago, United States
4. def. Tyjani Beztati at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018 in Lille, France
5. def. Marat Grigorian at Glory 57: Shenzhen on August 25, 2018 in Shenzhen, China
6. def. Josh Jauncey at Glory 61: New York on November 2, 2018 in New York City, United States

2 Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 18: Oklahoma
United States Oklahoma City, USA
November 7, 2014

1. def. Andy Ristie at Glory 20: Dubai on Apr 3, 2015 in Dubai, UAE
2. def. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at Glory 25: Milan on November 6, 2015 in Monza, Italy

1 Georgia (country) Davit Kiria
def. Andy Ristie
Glory 14: Zagreb
Croatia Zagreb, Croatia
March 8, 2014

Glory Featherweight Championship[]

Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Thailand Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao Glory 59: Amsterdam
Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands
September 29, 2018

1. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 63: Houston on February 1, 2019 in Houston, Texas
2. def. Anvar Boynazarov at Glory 67: Orlando on July 5, 2019 in Orlando, Florida
3. maj. draw Kevin Van Nostrand at Glory 72: Chicago on November 22, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois
4. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020 in Utrecht, Netherlands

Interim Thailand Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao
def. Kevin Van Nostrand
Glory 55: New York
United States New York City, USA
July 20, 2018
Interim United States Kevin Van Nostrand
def. Anvar Boynazarov
Glory 48: New York
United States New York City, USA
December 1, 2017
5 (2nd reign) Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen
def. Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao
Glory 41: Holland
Netherlands Den Bosch, Netherlands
May 20, 2017

1. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 45: Amsterdam on September 30, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2. def. interim champion Kevin Van Nostrand at Glory 52: Los Angeles on March 31, 2018 in Los Angeles, California

van Roosmalen was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for a scheduled title defense on January 19, 2017.[19]
4 Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 34: Denver
United States Denver, USA
October 21, 2016
3 (2nd reign) Canada Gabriel Varga Glory 32: Virginia
United States Norfolk, USA
July 22, 2016
2 Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk Glory 25: Milan
Italy Milan, Italy
November 6, 2015

1. def. Mosab Amrani at Glory 28: Paris on March 12, 2016 in Paris, France

1 Canada Gabriel Varga
def. Mosab Amrani
Glory 20: Dubai
United Arab Emirates Dubai, UAE
April 3, 2015

Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship[]

Weight limit: 55 kg (121.3 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current (2nd reign) United States Tiffany van Soest Glory 71: Chicago
United States Chicago, USA
November 22, 2019 1. def. Aline Pereira at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
4 (2nd reign) France Anissa Meksen Glory 61: New York
United States New York City, USA
November 2, 2018 1. def. Tiffany van Soest at Glory 64: Strasbourg on March 9, 2019 in Strasbourg, France

2. def. Sofia Olofsson at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019 in Paris, France

3 Brazil Jady Menezes Glory 56: Denver
United States Broomfield, USA
August 10, 2018
2 France Anissa Meksen Glory 48: New York
United States New York City, USA
December 1, 2017 1. def. Amel Dehby at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018 in Lille, France
1 United States Tiffany van Soest
def. Amel Dehby
Glory 36: Oberhausen
Germany Oberhausen, Germany
December 10, 2016

1. def. Meryem Uslu at Glory 44: Chicago on August 25, 2017 in Hoffman Estates, USA

Tournament champions[]

Weight Class Champion Runner-up Event Date Tournament Bracket
Glory 70 kg Slam Tournament Italy Giorgio Petrosyan Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 3: Rome November 3, 2012 70kg Slam Tournament bracket
Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament Netherlands Semmy Schilt Romania Daniel Ghiţă Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo December 31, 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament bracket
Glory 65 kg Slam Tournament Japan Yuta Kubo Japan Masaaki Noiri Glory 8: Tokyo May 3, 2013 Glory 65kg Slam Tournament bracket
Glory 95 kg Slam Tournament Suriname Tyrone Spong Germany Danyo Ilunga Glory 9: New York June 22, 2013 Glory 95kg Slam Tournament bracket
Glory Middleweight Championship Tournament United States Joe Schilling Russia Artem Levin Glory 10: Los Angeles September 28, 2013 Middleweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Heavyweight Championship Tournament Netherlands Rico Verhoeven Romania Daniel Ghiță Glory 11: Chicago October 12, 2013 Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Lightweight Championship Tournament Suriname Andy Ristie Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 12: New York November 23, 2013 Lightweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Welterweight Championship Tournament Netherlands Nieky Holzken Canada Joseph Valtellini Glory 13: Tokyo December 21, 2013 Welterweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Turkey Gökhan Saki Suriname Tyrone Spong Glory 15: Istanbul April 12, 2014 Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Russia Artem Levin United States Joe Schilling Glory 17: Los Angeles June 21, 2014 Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament bracket
Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix United States Tiffany van Soest France Amel Dehby Glory 36: Oberhausen December 10, 2016
Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi Glory 62: Rotterdam December 8, 2018 Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket
Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament Netherlands Levi Rigters France Nordine Mahieddine Glory 76: Rotterdam December 19, 2020 Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket
Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament Netherlands Rico Verhoeven Morocco Tarik Khbabez Glory 77: Rotterdam January 30, 2021 Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

Contender Tournament champions[]

Weight Class Champion Runner-up Event Date Tournament Bracket
2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Brazil Alex Pereira Armenia Sahak Parparyan Glory 14: Zagreb March 8, 2014 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Curaçao Errol Zimmerman Brazil Anderson Braddock Glory 16: Denver May 3, 2014 2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Canada Gabriel Varga United States Shane Oblonsky Glory 17: Los Angeles June 21, 2014 2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Brazil Saulo Cavalari Democratic Republic of the Congo Zack Mwekassa Glory 18: Oklahoma November 7, 2014 2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Nieky Holzken United States Raymond Daniels Glory 19: Virginia February 6, 2015 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Canada Simon Marcus Netherlands Jason Wilnis Glory 20: Dubai April 3, 2015 2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Canada Josh Jauncey Glory 22: Lille June 5, 2015 2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis Glory 24: Denver October 9, 2015 2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Murthel Groenhart France Karim Ghajji Glory 25: Milan November 6, 2015 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Morocco Mosab Amrani Brazil Maykol Yurk Glory 26: Amsterdam December 4, 2015 2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament United States Dustin Jacoby United States Wayne Barrett Glory 27: Chicago February 26, 2016 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Armenia Marat Grigorian Glory 28: Paris March 12, 2016 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Ismael Londt Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis Glory 29: Copenhagen April 16, 2016 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Murthel Groenhart Switzerland Yoann Kongolo Glory 31: Amsterdam June 25, 2016 2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament France Zinedine Hameur-Lain Brazil Ariel Machado Glory 32: Virginia July 22, 2016 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Canada Matt Embree Georgia (country) Giga Chikadze Glory 33: New Jersey September 9, 2016 2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament New Zealand Israel Adesanya Netherlands Yousri Belgaroui Glory 34: Denver October 21, 2016 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi Croatia Mladen Brestovac Glory 35: Nice November 5, 2016 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament France Dylan Salvador Albania Hysni Beqiri Glory 36: Oberhausen December 10, 2016 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Switzerland Yoann Kongolo France Karim Benmansour Glory 37: Los Angeles January 20, 2017 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Brazil Ariel Machado France Zinedine Hameur-Lain Glory 38: Chicago February 24, 2017 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Thailand Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk Glory 39: Brussels March 25, 2017 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Tunisia Yousri Belgaroui Brazil Alex Pereira Glory 40: Copenhagen April 29, 2017 2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Curaçao D'Angelo Marshall Brazil Anderson Braddock Glory 41: Holland May 20, 2017 2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament Angola Christian Baya Netherlands Massaro Glunder Glory 42: Paris June 10, 2017 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament United States Kevin VanNostrand Georgia (country) Giga Chikadze Glory 43: New York July 14, 2017 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Armenia Harut Grigorian France Antoine Pinto Glory 44: Chicago August 25, 2017 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Michael Duut United States Manny Mancha Glory 45: Amsterdam September 30, 2017 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament France Abdellah Ezbiri Uzbekistan Anvar Boynazarov Glory 47: Lyon October 28, 2017 2017 Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament Bulgaria Stoyan Koprivlenski Morocco Tyjani Beztati Glory 49: Rotterdam December 9, 2017 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi Australia Junior Tafa Glory 50: Chicago February 16, 2018 2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Aruba Eyevan Danenberg Thailand Thongchai Sitsongpeenong Glory 51: Rotterdam March 3, 2018 2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk France Victor Pinto Glory 53: Lille May 12, 2018 2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket

Qualification Tournament winners[]

Weight Class Champion Runner-up Event Date Tournament Bracket
2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament United States Xavier Vigney England Chi Lewis Parry Glory 21: San Diego May 8, 2015 2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament United States Dustin Jacoby United States Casey Greene Glory 23: Las Vegas August 7, 2015 2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament United States Richard Abraham United States Francois Ambang Glory 30: Los Angeles May 13, 2016 2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament China Chenglong Zhang Japan Masaya Kubo Glory 46: China October 14, 2017 2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament Canada Robert Thomas United States Mike Lemaire Glory 48: New York December 1, 2017 2017 Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament China Liu Xu China Wensheng Zhang Glory 57: Shenzhen August 25, 2018 2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament bracket

Road to Glory Tournament champions[]

Weight Class Champion Runner-up Event Date Tournament Bracket
Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament United States Dustin Jacoby United States Brian Collette Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament February 2, 2013
Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament United States Mike Lemaire United States Eddie Walker Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament February 9, 2013
Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament Japan Masaaki Noiri Japan Yuki Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament March 10, 2013
Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament United States Francois Ambang United States Brett Hlavacek Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament March 22, 2013
Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament Japan Kengo Shimizu Japan Magnum Sakai Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament May 3, 2013
Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament United States Michael Mananquil United States Troy Sheridan 2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament May 11, 2013
Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament United States Xavier Vigney United States Maurice Green Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament June 14, 2013
Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament England Mo Abdurahman England Bailey Sugden Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament March 11, 2017

Notable fighters[]

Featherweight[]

Lightweight[]

Welterweight[]

Middleweight[]

Light Heavyweight[]

Heavyweight[]

See also[]

References[]

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