Glory (kickboxing)
Type | Private |
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Industry | Kickboxing promotion |
Founded | 2012 |
Founder | Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann, Total Sports Asia |
Headquarters | 30, 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) |
Owner | GSUKCO LIMITED |
Website | www |
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 |
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88 | Glory 80: Hasselt | March 19, 2022 | Trixxo Arena | Hasselt, Belgium | |
87 | Glory: Collision 3 | October 23, 2021 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands | |
86 | Glory 78: Rotterdam | September 4, 2021 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
85 | Glory 77: Rotterdam | January 30, 2021 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
84 | Glory 76: Rotterdam | December 19, 2020 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
83 | Glory 75: Utrecht | February 29, 2020 | Central Studios | Utrecht, Netherlands | |
82 | Glory: Collision 2 | December 21, 2019 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands | 31,000 |
81 | Glory 73: Shenzhen | December 7, 2019 | Nanshan Culture & Sports Center | Shenzhen, China | |
80 | Glory 72: Chicago | November 23, 2019 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, USA | |
79 | Glory 71: Chicago | November 22, 2019 | Wintrust Arena | Chicago, USA | |
78 | Glory 70: Lyon | October 26, 2019 | Palais des Sports de Gerland | Lyon, France | |
77 | Glory 69: Düsseldorf | October 12, 2019 | ISS Dome | Düsseldorf, Germany | |
76 | Glory 68: Miami | September 28, 2019 | James L Knight Center | Miami, USA | |
75 | Glory 67: Orlando | July 5, 2019 | Silver Spurs Arena | Orlando, USA | |
74 | Glory 66: Paris | June 22, 2019 | Zénith Paris | Paris, France | |
73 | Glory 65: Utrecht | May 17, 2019 | Central Studios | Utrecht, Netherlands | |
72 | Glory 64: Strasbourg | March 9, 2019 | Rhénus Sport | Strasbourg, France | |
71 | Glory 63: Houston | February 1, 2019 | Arena Theater | Houston, USA | |
70 | Glory 62: Rotterdam | December 1, 2018 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
69 | Glory 61: New York | November 2, 2018 | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, USA | |
68 | Glory 60: Lyon | October 20, 2018 | Palais des Sports de Gerland | Lyon, France | |
67 | Glory 59: Amsterdam | September 29, 2018 | Johan Cruyff Arena | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
66 | Glory 58: Chicago | September 15, 2018 | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, USA | |
65 | Glory 57: Shenzhen | August 25, 2018 | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center | Shenzhen, China | |
64 | Glory 56: Denver | August 10, 2018 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, USA | |
63 | Glory 55: New York | July 20, 2018 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, USA | |
62 | Glory 54: Birmingham | June 2, 2018 | Genting Arena | Birmingham, England | |
61 | Glory 53: Lille | May 12, 2018 | Zénith de Lille | Lille, France | |
60 | Glory 52: Los Angeles | March 31, 2018 | Pacific Room | Los Angeles, United States | |
59 | Glory 51: Rotterdam | March 3, 2018 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
58 | Glory 50: Chicago | February 16, 2018 | UIC Pavilion | Chicago, United States | |
57 | Glory 49: Rotterdam | December 9, 2017 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |
56 | Glory 48: New York | December 1, 2017 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, USA | |
55 | Glory 47: Lyon | October 28, 2017 | Palais des Sports de Gerland | Lyon, France | |
54 | Glory 46: China | October 14, 2017 | Guangzhou Gymnasium | Guangzhou, China | |
53 | Glory 45: Amsterdam | September 30, 2017 | Sporthallen Zuid | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |
52 | Glory 44: Chicago | August 25, 2017 | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | |
51 | Glory 43: New York | July 14, 2017 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, USA | |
50 | Glory 42: Paris | June 10, 2017 | AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France | |
49 | Glory 41: Holland | May 20, 2017 | Brabanthallen | Den Bosch, Netherlands | 5,000 |
48 | Glory 40: Copenhagen | April 29, 2017 | Forum Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 2,500 |
47 | Glory 39: Brussels | March 25, 2017 | Vorst National | Brussels, Belgium | 1,500 |
46 | Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament | March 11, 2017 | Grantham Meres Leisure Centre | Grantham, England | |
45 | Glory 38: Chicago | February 24, 2017 | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | |
44 | Glory 37: Los Angeles | January 20, 2017 | The Novo by Microsoft | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
43 | Glory 36: Oberhausen | December 10, 2016 | König Pilsener Arena | Oberhausen, Germany | 13,000 |
42 | Glory 35: Nice | November 5, 2016 | Palais Nikaia | Nice, France | |
41 | Glory 34: Denver | October 21, 2016 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, USA | |
40 | Glory 33: New Jersey | September 9, 2016 | Sun National Bank Center | Trenton, New Jersey, USA | |
39 | Glory 32: Virginia | July 22, 2016 | Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, Virginia, USA | |
38 | Glory 31: Amsterdam | June 25, 2016 | Amsterdam RAI | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3,500 |
37 | Glory 30: Los Angeles | May 13, 2016 | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario, California | 1,750 |
36 | Glory 29: Copenhagen | April 16, 2016 | Forum Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark | 1,250 |
35 | Glory 28: Paris | March 12, 2016 | AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France | 2,750 |
34 | Glory 27: Chicago | February 26, 2016 | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | 2,000 |
33 | Glory 26: Amsterdam | December 4, 2015 | Amsterdam RAI | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 8,000 |
32 | Glory 25: Milan | November 6, 2015 | PalaIper | Milan, Italy | 6,750 |
31 | Glory 24: Denver | October 9, 2015 | Magness Arena | Denver, Colorado, USA | 3,500 |
30 | Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1 | September 19, 2015 | SAP Center | San Jose, California, USA | 11,000 |
29 | Glory 23: Las Vegas | August 3, 2015 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, USA | 2,200 |
28 | Glory 22: Lille | June 5, 2015 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy | Lille, France | 6,500 |
27 | Glory 21: San Diego | May 8, 2015 | Valley View Casino Center | San Diego, California, USA | 1,500 |
26 | Glory 20: Dubai | April 3, 2015 | Dubai World Trade Centre | Dubai, UAE | 1,000 |
25 | Glory 19: Virginia | February 6, 2015 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, Virginia, USA | 3,500 |
24 | Glory 18: Oklahoma | November 7, 2014 | Grand Casino Hotel Resort | Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA | 1,000 |
23 | Glory 17: Los Angeles | June 21, 2014 | The Forum | Inglewood, California, USA | 4,000 |
22 | Glory 16: Denver | May 3, 2014 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, USA | 2,350 |
21 | Glory 15: Istanbul | April 12, 2014 | Ülker Sports Arena | Istanbul, Turkey | 11,000 |
20 | Glory 14: Zagreb | March 8, 2014 | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia | 10,000 |
19 | Glory 13: Tokyo | December 21, 2013 | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | 8,000 |
18 | Glory 12: New York | November 23, 2013 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, USA | 4,500 |
17 | Glory 11: Chicago | October 12, 2013 | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA | 1,500 |
16 | Glory 10: Los Angeles | September 28, 2013 | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario, California, USA | 2,200[13] |
15 | Glory 9: New York | June 22, 2013 | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, New York, USA | 1,950 |
14 | 2013 Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament |
June 14, 2013 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | |
13 | 2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament | May 11, 2013 | The Rave | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA | |
12 | Glory 8: Tokyo | May 3, 2013 | Ariake Coliseum | Tokyo, Japan | 3,500 |
11 | Glory 7: Milan | April 20, 2013 | Mediolanum Forum | Milan, Italy | 10,000 |
10 | Glory 6: Istanbul | April 6, 2013 | Ülker Arena | Istanbul, Turkey | 12,000 |
9 | Glory 5: London | March 23, 2013 | ExCeL Arena | London, England | 4,500 |
8 | Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament | March 22, 2013 | Capitale | New York City, New York, USA | |
7 | Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament | March 10, 2013 | Differ Ariake Arena | Tokyo, Japan | |
6 | Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament | February 9, 2013 | Hollywood Park Casino | Los Angeles, California, USA | |
5 | Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament | February 2, 2013 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA | |
4 | Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo | December 31, 2012 | Saitama Super Arena | Saitama, Japan | 15,000 |
3 | Glory 3: Rome | November 3, 2012 | PalaLottomatica | Rome, Italy | 6,450 |
2 | Glory 2: Brussels | October 6, 2012 | Forest National | Brussels, Belgium | 5,250 |
1 | Glory 1: Stockholm | May 26, 2012 | Ericsson Globe | Stockholm, Sweden | 4,500 |
Champions[]
Current champions[]
Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title defenses |
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Heavyweight | Unlimited | Rico Verhoeven | June 21, 2014 | 10 |
Light Heavyweight | 95 kg (209.4 lb) | Artem Vakhitov | September 4, 2021 | 0 |
Middleweight | 85 kg (187.4 lb) | Donovan Wisse | September 4, 2021 | 0 |
Welterweight | 77 kg (169.8 lb) | Vacant | ||
Lightweight | 70 kg (154.3 lb) | Tyjani Beztati | September 4, 2021 | 0 |
Featherweight | 65 kg (143.3 lb) | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | September 29, 2018 | 4 |
Women's Super Bantamweight | 55 kg (121.3 lb) | 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 |
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Current | Rico Verhoeven def. Daniel Ghiță |
Glory 17: Los Angeles Inglewood, USA |
June 21, 2014 |
1. def. Errol Zimmerman at Glory 19: Virginia on Feb 6, 2015 in Hampton, Virginia, USA |
Schilt vacated the title after retiring due to a heart condition on June 26, 2013.[14] | ||||
1 | Semmy Schilt def. Errol Zimmerman |
Glory 1: Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden |
May 26, 2012 |
Glory Light Heavyweight Championship[]
Weight limit: 95 kg (209.4 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | Artem Vakhitov | Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands |
September 4, 2021 | |
4 | Alex Pereira | Glory 77: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands |
January 30, 2021 | |
Pavel Zhuravlev was stripped of the title when he left Glory for the FEA. | ||||
Interim | Pavel Zhuravlev def. Saulo Cavalari |
Glory 43: New York 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 | Zack Mwekassa def. Mourad Bouzidi |
Glory 31: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands |
June 25, 2016 | |
3 | Artem Vakhitov | Glory 28: Paris Paris, France |
March 12, 2016 |
1. def. interim champion Zack Mwekassa at Glory 35: Nice on November 5, 2016 in Nice, France |
2 | Saulo Cavalari def. Zack Mwekassa |
Bellator / Glory: Dynamite 1 San Jose, USA |
September 19, 2015 | |
Saki was stripped of the title due to inactivity on July 27, 2015.[15] | ||||
1 | Gökhan Saki def. Tyrone Spong |
Glory 15: Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey |
April 12, 2014 |
Glory Middleweight Championship[]
Weight limit: 85 kg (187.4 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | Donovan Wisse def. Yousri Belgaroui |
Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands |
September 4, 2021 | |
Pereira vacated the title to compete in the Light Heavyweight Division. | ||||
5 | Alex Pereira | Glory 46: China Guangzhou, China |
October 14, 2017 |
1. def. Yousri Belgaroui at Glory 49: Rotterdam on December 9, 2017 in Rotterdam, Netherlands |
4 (2nd reign) | Simon Marcus | Glory 40: Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark |
April 29, 2017 | |
3 | Jason Wilnis | Glory 33: New Jersey Trenton, USA |
September 9, 2016 |
1. def. Israel Adesanya at Glory 37: Los Angeles on January 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, USA |
2 | Simon Marcus | Glory 27: Chicago Hoffman Estates, USA |
February 26, 2016 |
1. def. Dustin Jacoby at Glory 30: Los Angeles on May 13, 2016 in Ontario, USA |
1 | Artem Levin def. Joe Schilling |
Glory 17: Los Angeles 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 | Cédric Doumbé | Glory 64: Strasbourg Strasbourg, France |
March 9, 2019 |
1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019 in Paris, France |
Interim | Murthel Groenhart def. Troy Jones |
Glory 70: Lyon Lyon, France |
October 26, 2019 | |
6 | Harut Grigorian | Glory 50: Chicago Chicago, United States |
February 16, 2018 |
1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 54: Birmingham on June 2, 2018 in Birmingham, England |
5 | Murthel Groenhart | Glory 44: Chicago Hoffman Estates, USA |
August 25, 2017 | |
4 | Cédric Doumbé | Glory 36: Oberhausen Oberhausen, Germany |
December 10, 2016 |
1. def. Yoann Kongolo at Glory 39: Brussels on March 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium |
3 | Nieky Holzken def. Raymond Daniels |
Glory 23: Las Vegas Las Vegas, USA |
August 7, 2015 |
1. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 26: Amsterdam on December 4, 2015 in Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Valtellini vacated the title suffering from Post-Concussion Syndrome on June 4, 2015.[17] | ||||
2 | Joseph Valtellini | Glory 17: Los Angeles Inglewood, USA |
June 21, 2014 | |
1 | Marc de Bonte def. Karapet Karapetyan |
Glory 16: Denver Broomfield, USA |
May 3, 2014 |
Glory Lightweight Championship[]
Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
---|---|---|---|---|
Current | Tyjani Beztati def. Elvis Gashi |
Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands |
September 4, 2021 | |
Grigorian vacated the title when he signed for ONE Championship.[18] | ||||
4 | Marat Grigorian | Glory 65: Utrecht 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 | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Glory 31: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands |
June 25, 2016 |
1. def. Marat Grigorian at Glory 36: Oberhausen on December 10, 2016 in Oberhausen, Germany |
2 | Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 18: Oklahoma Oklahoma City, USA |
November 7, 2014 |
1. def. Andy Ristie at Glory 20: Dubai on Apr 3, 2015 in Dubai, UAE |
1 | Davit Kiria def. Andy Ristie |
Glory 14: Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia |
March 8, 2014 |
Glory Featherweight Championship[]
Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Glory 59: Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands |
September 29, 2018 |
1. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 63: Houston on February 1, 2019 in Houston, Texas |
Interim | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao def. Kevin Van Nostrand |
Glory 55: New York New York City, USA |
July 20, 2018 | |
Interim | Kevin Van Nostrand def. Anvar Boynazarov |
Glory 48: New York New York City, USA |
December 1, 2017 | |
5 (2nd reign) | Robin van Roosmalen def. Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao |
Glory 41: Holland Den Bosch, Netherlands |
May 20, 2017 |
1. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 45: Amsterdam on September 30, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands |
van Roosmalen was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for a scheduled title defense on January 19, 2017.[19] | ||||
4 | Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 34: Denver Denver, USA |
October 21, 2016 | |
3 (2nd reign) | Gabriel Varga | Glory 32: Virginia Norfolk, USA |
July 22, 2016 | |
2 | Serhiy Adamchuk | Glory 25: Milan Milan, Italy |
November 6, 2015 |
1. def. Mosab Amrani at Glory 28: Paris on March 12, 2016 in Paris, France |
1 | Gabriel Varga def. Mosab Amrani |
Glory 20: Dubai 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) | Tiffany van Soest | Glory 71: Chicago Chicago, USA |
November 22, 2019 | 1. def. Aline Pereira at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands |
4 (2nd reign) | Anissa Meksen | Glory 61: New York 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 | Jady Menezes | Glory 56: Denver Broomfield, USA |
August 10, 2018 | |
2 | Anissa Meksen | Glory 48: New York New York City, USA |
December 1, 2017 | 1. def. Amel Dehby at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018 in Lille, France |
1 | Tiffany van Soest def. Amel Dehby |
Glory 36: Oberhausen 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 |
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Glory 70 kg Slam Tournament | Giorgio Petrosyan | Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 3: Rome | November 3, 2012 | 70kg Slam Tournament bracket |
Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament | Semmy Schilt | Daniel Ghiţă | Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo | December 31, 2012 | Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament bracket |
Glory 65 kg Slam Tournament | Yuta Kubo | Masaaki Noiri | Glory 8: Tokyo | May 3, 2013 | Glory 65kg Slam Tournament bracket |
Glory 95 kg Slam Tournament | Tyrone Spong | Danyo Ilunga | Glory 9: New York | June 22, 2013 | Glory 95kg Slam Tournament bracket |
Glory Middleweight Championship Tournament | Joe Schilling | Artem Levin | Glory 10: Los Angeles | September 28, 2013 | Middleweight World Championship Tournament bracket |
Glory Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Rico Verhoeven | Daniel Ghiță | Glory 11: Chicago | October 12, 2013 | Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket |
Glory Lightweight Championship Tournament | Andy Ristie | Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 12: New York | November 23, 2013 | Lightweight World Championship Tournament bracket |
Glory Welterweight Championship Tournament | Nieky Holzken | Joseph Valtellini | Glory 13: Tokyo | December 21, 2013 | Welterweight World Championship Tournament bracket |
Glory Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament | Gökhan Saki | Tyrone Spong | Glory 15: Istanbul | April 12, 2014 | Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket |
Glory Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament | Artem Levin | Joe Schilling | Glory 17: Los Angeles | June 21, 2014 | Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament bracket |
Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix | Tiffany van Soest | Amel Dehby | Glory 36: Oberhausen | December 10, 2016 | |
Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | Jamal Ben Saddik | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Glory 62: Rotterdam | December 8, 2018 | Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket |
Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament | Levi Rigters | Nordine Mahieddine | Glory 76: Rotterdam | December 19, 2020 | Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket |
Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament | Rico Verhoeven | Tarik Khbabez | Glory 77: Rotterdam | January 30, 2021 | Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket |
Contender Tournament champions[]
Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket |
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2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | Alex Pereira | Sahak Parparyan | Glory 14: Zagreb | March 8, 2014 | 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Errol Zimmerman | Anderson Braddock | Glory 16: Denver | May 3, 2014 | 2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Gabriel Varga | Shane Oblonsky | Glory 17: Los Angeles | June 21, 2014 | 2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Saulo Cavalari | Zack Mwekassa | Glory 18: Oklahoma | November 7, 2014 | 2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Nieky Holzken | Raymond Daniels | Glory 19: Virginia | February 6, 2015 | 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | Simon Marcus | Jason Wilnis | Glory 20: Dubai | April 3, 2015 | 2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Josh Jauncey | Glory 22: Lille | June 5, 2015 | 2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Jahfarr Wilnis | Glory 24: Denver | October 9, 2015 | 2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Murthel Groenhart | Karim Ghajji | Glory 25: Milan | November 6, 2015 | 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Mosab Amrani | Maykol Yurk | Glory 26: Amsterdam | December 4, 2015 | 2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | Dustin Jacoby | Wayne Barrett | Glory 27: Chicago | February 26, 2016 | 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Marat Grigorian | Glory 28: Paris | March 12, 2016 | 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Ismael Londt | Jahfarr Wilnis | Glory 29: Copenhagen | April 16, 2016 | 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Murthel Groenhart | Yoann Kongolo | Glory 31: Amsterdam | June 25, 2016 | 2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | Ariel Machado | Glory 32: Virginia | July 22, 2016 | 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Matt Embree | Giga Chikadze | Glory 33: New Jersey | September 9, 2016 | 2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | Israel Adesanya | Yousri Belgaroui | Glory 34: Denver | October 21, 2016 | 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Mladen Brestovac | Glory 35: Nice | November 5, 2016 | 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Dylan Salvador | Hysni Beqiri | Glory 36: Oberhausen | December 10, 2016 | 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Yoann Kongolo | Karim Benmansour | Glory 37: Los Angeles | January 20, 2017 | 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Ariel Machado | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | Glory 38: Chicago | February 24, 2017 | 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Serhiy Adamchuk | Glory 39: Brussels | March 25, 2017 | 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament | Yousri Belgaroui | Alex Pereira | Glory 40: Copenhagen | April 29, 2017 | 2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | D'Angelo Marshall | Anderson Braddock | Glory 41: Holland | May 20, 2017 | 2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Christian Baya | Massaro Glunder | Glory 42: Paris | June 10, 2017 | 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Kevin VanNostrand | Giga Chikadze | Glory 43: New York | July 14, 2017 | 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Harut Grigorian | Antoine Pinto | Glory 44: Chicago | August 25, 2017 | 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Michael Duut | Manny Mancha | Glory 45: Amsterdam | September 30, 2017 | 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Abdellah Ezbiri | Anvar Boynazarov | Glory 47: Lyon | October 28, 2017 | 2017 Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament | Stoyan Koprivlenski | Tyjani Beztati | Glory 49: Rotterdam | December 9, 2017 | 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Junior Tafa | Glory 50: Chicago | February 16, 2018 | 2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament | Eyevan Danenberg | Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | Glory 51: Rotterdam | March 3, 2018 | 2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket |
2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament | Serhiy Adamchuk | 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 |
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2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament | Xavier Vigney | Chi Lewis Parry | Glory 21: San Diego | May 8, 2015 | 2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket |
2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament | Dustin Jacoby | Casey Greene | Glory 23: Las Vegas | August 7, 2015 | 2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket |
2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament | Richard Abraham | Francois Ambang | Glory 30: Los Angeles | May 13, 2016 | 2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament | Chenglong Zhang | Masaya Kubo | Glory 46: China | October 14, 2017 | 2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament bracket |
2017 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament | Robert Thomas | Mike Lemaire | Glory 48: New York | December 1, 2017 | 2017 Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket |
2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament | Liu Xu | 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 |
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Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament | Dustin Jacoby | Brian Collette | Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament | February 2, 2013 | |
Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament | Mike Lemaire | Eddie Walker | Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament | February 9, 2013 | |
Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament | Masaaki Noiri | Yuki | Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament | March 10, 2013 | |
Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament | Francois Ambang | Brett Hlavacek | Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament | March 22, 2013 | |
Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament | Kengo Shimizu | Magnum Sakai | Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament | May 3, 2013 | |
Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament | Michael Mananquil | Troy Sheridan | 2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament | May 11, 2013 | |
Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament | Xavier Vigney | Maurice Green | Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament | June 14, 2013 | |
Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament | Mo Abdurahman | Bailey Sugden | Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament | March 11, 2017 |
Notable fighters[]
Featherweight[]
- Serhiy Adamchuk
- Mosab Amrani
- Lim Chi-Bin
- Abdellah Ezbiri
- Massaro Glunder
- Liam Harrison
- Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao
- Yuta Kubo
- Masaaki Noiri
- Fabio Pinca
- Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym
- Robin van Roosmalen
- Dylan Salvador
- Lee Sung-Hyun
- Tim Thomas
- Kevin VanNostrand
- Gabriel Varga
- Sergio Wielzen
Lightweight[]
- Chingiz Allazov
- Dzhabar Askerov
- Shemsi Beqiri
- Alessandro Campagna
- Sanny Dahlbeck
- Johann Fauveau
- Marat Grigorian
- Hinata
- Ky Hollenbeck
- Davit Kiria
- Albert Kraus
- Anatoly Moiseev
- Steve Moxon
- Giorgio Petrosyan
- Łukasz Pławecki
- Andy Ristie
- Robin van Roosmalen
- Dylan Salvador
- Simón Santana
- Yoshihiro Sato
- Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong
- Warren Stevelmans
- Jordan Watson
- Bruno Gazani
Welterweight[]
- Marc de Bonte
- Roberto Cocco
- Raymond Daniels
- Murat Direkçi
- Cedric Doumbe
- Karim Ghajji
- Harut Grigorian
- Murthel Groenhart
- Nieky Holzken
- Paweł Jędrzejczyk
- Karapet Karapetyan
- Yoann Kongolo
- Artur Kyshenko
- Yohan Lidon
- Thiago Michel
- Alim Nabiev
- Antoine Pinto
- Thongchai Sitsongpeenong
- Alexander Stetsurenko
- Chad Sugden
- Alex Tobiasson Harris
- Joseph Valtellini
Middleweight[]
- Israel Adesanya
- Wayne Barrett
- Yousri Belgaroui
- Chris Camozzi
- Dustin Jacoby
- Artem Levin
- Melvin Manhoef
- Simon Marcus
- L'houcine Ouzgni
- Sahak Parparyan
- Alex Pereira
- Agron Preteni
- Karl Roberson
- Joe Schilling
- Kengo Shimizu
- Bogdan Stoica
- Filip Verlinden
- Steve Wakeling
- Jason Wilnis
- Donovan Wisse
- Amir Zeyada
Light Heavyweight[]
- Donegi Abena
- Randy Blake
- Mourad Bouzidi
- Saulo Cavalari
- Nathan Corbett
- Abdarhmane Coulibaly
- Michael Duut
- Zinedine Hameur-Lain
- Danyo Ilunga
- Igor Jurković
- Freddy Kemayo
- Steve McKinnon
- Zack Mwekassa
- Nenad Pagonis
- Koichi Pettas
- Gökhan Saki
- Thiago Silva
- Tyrone Spong
- Andrei Stoica
- Stéphane Susperregui
- Luis Tavares
- Makoto Uehara
- Artem Vakhitov
- Pavel Zhuravlev
Heavyweight[]
- Benjamin Adegbuyi
- Peter Aerts
- Jamal Ben Saddik
- Remy Bonjasky
- Antonio Plazibat
- Mladen Brestovac
- Brian Douwes
- Ben Edwards
- Mirko Filipović
- Hesdy Gerges
- Daniel Ghiţă
- Badr Hari
- Guto Inocente
- Singh Jaideep
- Jérôme Le Banner
- Ismael Londt
- D'Angelo Marshall
- Cătălin Moroșanu
- Daniel Sam
- Semmy Schilt
- Antônio Silva
- Anderson Silva
- Giannis Stoforidis
- Ewerton Teixeira
- Rico Verhoeven
- Nicolas Wamba
- Jahfarr Wilnis
- Errol Zimmerman
See also[]
References[]
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External links[]
- Official website
- Glory's channel on YouTube
- Glory (kickboxing)
- Kickboxing organizations
- Sports organizations established in 2012
- 2012 establishments in Singapore
- Kickboxing in Singapore