World-wide kickboxing promotion
Glory , formerly ‘Glory World Series’ is an international combat sports league based in the United Kingdom . It is owned by Pierre Andurand , Yao Capital, Scott Rudmann and other investors.
Background [ edit ] 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, Scott Rudmann and TSA decided to start a brand new kickboxing promotion and acquired United Glory, Golden Glory ,[1] 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 Rudmann was named vice-chairman.[2] [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 .
History [ edit ] The company includes a mix of entrepreneurs and senior level executives from different environments.[4] Pierre Andurand , Scott Rudmann and Nectar Capital and Yao Capital . Former investors have been 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] Jon J. Franklin was appointed as the new CEO.[7]
In 2018, Glory announced that former CEO 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.[8]
On May 15, 2020, Glory announced Zelaznik had resigned as Glory CEO.[9]
On May 26, 2020, Glory Sports International went into receivership, and soon after ownership of Glory was transferred to London-based GSUKCO Limited.[10]
Rudmann is the Executive Vice-Chairman, running the league since it was taken over by GSUKCO.
Media coverage [ edit ] 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.[11]
In February 2016, Glory CEO Jon J. Franklin announced a new multi-year deal with ESPN .[12]
Glory was broadcast on Veronica TV in the Netherlands from July, 2018 to February, 2020.[13] [14] [15]
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 .[16] Glory 63: Houston on February 1 and the last event was Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020.
Events from Glory 76 to Glory 80 Studio were available through pay-per-view.
28 June 2022 Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with Videoland in the Netherlands. The deal covers all Glory events starting from Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 .[17] Viaplay in Poland.[18] [19] TV3 in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.[20] DAZN covering France and Belgium was announced.[21]
Glory Rivals [ edit ] In January 2022 Glory announced a new series of events called Glory Rivals, jointly promoted with Enfusion and RISE .[22] Antwerp , Belgium. The event was later cancelled due to the finances of Enfusion's local promoter partner Antwerp Fight Organization catching the attention of Belgian authorities.[23]
Glory Rivals 1 was instead held on June 11, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands. In the main event Luis Tavares defeated Florent Kaouachi by knockout in the third round.[24]
Glory Rivals 2 was held on September 17, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands.[25]
Glory Rivals 3 was organized at Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam on November 5, 2022. Ibrahim El Bouni defeated Muhammed Balli by knock-out in the first round.
Glory Rivals 4 took place on December 25 at Ryogoku Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan. Kento Haraguchi defeated Serhii Adamchuk by unanimous decision.
GLORY Rivals 5 was organized on January 28, 2023, at Zamna Tulum Hotel in Tulum, Mexico, in collaboration with War of Nations. Abraham Vidales defeated Tomás Aguirre by Unanimous Decision. On January 11, 2024, it was announced that Glory and RISE would hold joint tournaments, combine their rankings and unify their rankings.[26] [27]
Glory events [ edit ] # Event Date Venue Location Attendance 110 Glory 92 May 18, 2024 RTM Stage Rotterdam , Netherlands 109 Glory 91 April 27, 2024 Dôme de Paris Paris , France 108 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix March 9, 2024 Gelredome Arnhem , Netherlands 107 Glory 90: Semeleer vs. Ouled-Chaib December 23, 2023 RTM Stage Rotterdam , Netherlands 106 Glory Collision 6: Verhoeven vs. Osaro November 4, 2023 Gelredome Arnhem , Netherlands 105 Glory 89: Petch vs. Mejia October 7, 2023 Arena Burgas Burgas , Bulgaria 104 Glory 88: Van Soest vs. Moussaddak September 9, 2023 Dôme de Paris Paris , France 103 Glory 87: Rajabzadeh vs. Jürjendal August 19, 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam , Netherlands 102 Glory Collision 5: Plazibat vs. Osaro June 17, 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam , Netherlands 101 Glory 86: Petch vs. Chikh Mousa May 27, 2023 Grugahalle Essen , Germany 100 Glory 85: Osaro vs. Aygün April 29, 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam , Netherlands 99 Glory 84: Beztati vs. Petch March 11, 2023 Topsportcentrum Rotterdam , The Netherlands 98 Glory 83: Maslobojev vs. Abena February 11, 2023 Grugahalle Essen , Germany 97 Glory Rivals 5: Vidales vs. Aguirre January 28, 2023 Zamna Tulum , Mexico 96 Glory Rivals 4: Adamchuk vs. Haraguchi December 25, 2022 Ryōgoku Kokugikan Tokyo , Japan 95 Glory 82: Plazibat vs. Catinas November 19, 2022 Maritim Hotel Bonn , Germany 94 Glory Rivals 3: El Bouni vs. Balli November 5, 2022 Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam , Netherlands 93 Glory Collision 4: Hari vs. Overeem October 8, 2022 GelreDome Arnhem , Netherlands 92 Glory Rivals 2: Semeleer vs. Veseli September 17, 2022 De Meent Alkmaar , Netherlands 91 Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 August 20, 2022 Castello Düsseldorf , Germany 90 Glory Rivals 1: Tavares vs. Kaouachi June 11, 2022 Zwembad Hoornse Vaart Alkmaar , Netherlands 89 Glory 80 Studio May 14, 2022 Sportcentrum Valken Huizen Arnhem , The Netherlands 88 Glory 80: Hasselt March 19, 2022 Trixxo Arena Hasselt , Belgium 87 Glory Collision 3 October 23, 2021 GelreDome Arnhem , Netherlands 18,000 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 Nikaïa 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[28] 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 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
United Glory events [ edit ] # Event Date Venue Location Attendance 18 United Glory 15: Glory World Series March 23, 2012 Dynamo Sports Palace Moscow, Russia 17 United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals May 28, 2011 Moscow Forum Hall Moscow, Russia 16 United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals March 19, 2011 Spiroudome Charleroi, Belgium 15 United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarterfinals October 16, 2010 Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, Netherlands 14 United Glory: Upcoming Glory 7 March 27, 2010 Sportstudio H&A Deventer, Netherlands 13 United Glory 11: A Decade of Fights October 17, 2009 Passenger Terminal Amsterdam, Netherlands 12 United Glory: Upcoming Glory 5 June 27, 2009 Sportstudio H&A Deventer, Netherlands 11 United Glory 10: The Battle of Arnhem November 9, 2008 Rijnhal Arnhem, Netherlands 10 United Glory 9: Swiss Las Vegas August 2, 2008 Markthalle Basel, Switzerland 9 United Glory 8 July 6, 2008 Triavium Nijmegen, Netherlands 8 United Glory: Upcoming Glory 2 February 24, 2008 Zalencentrum de Kei Ede, Netherlands 7 United Glory 7 January 20, 2008 De Flint Utrecht, Netherlands 6 United Glory 6: Ede's Best Against the Rest November 17, 2007 Reehorst Sports Hall Ede, Netherlands 5 United Glory 5: Stronger September 9, 2007 De Flint Utrecht, Netherlands 4 United Glory 4: 20 Year Anniversary September 2, 2007 Hof van Salland Diepenveen , Netherlands 3 United Glory 3: Upside Down May 20, 2007 De Flint Utrecht, Netherlands 2 United Glory 2 January 21, 2007 De Flint Utrecht, Netherlands 1 United Glory 1 September 17, 2006 Sporthal de Zielhorst Utrecht, Netherlands
Champions [ edit ] Current champions [ edit ] Indicates former interim champions. Indicates current lineal and interim champions.
Glory Heavyweight Championship [ edit ] Weight limit: Unlimited
No. Name Event Date Defenses Interim Kevin Tariq Osaro def. Antonio Plazibat Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands June 17, 2023 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 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 11. def. Interim Champion Tariq Osaro at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023, in Arnhem , Netherlands Schilt vacated the title after retiring due to a heart condition on June 26, 2013 .[29] 1 Semmy Schilt def. Errol Zimmerman Glory 1: Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden May 26, 2012
Glory Light Heavyweight Championship [ edit ] Weight limit: 95 kg (209.4 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses Current Tarik Khbabez def. Donegi Abena Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix Arnhem, Netherlands March 9, 2024 Interim Tarik Khbabez def. Mohamed Amine Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands June 17, 2023 7 Donegi Abena def. Sergej Maslobojev Glory 83 Essen, Germany February 11, 2023 1. def. Mohamed Touchassie at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023, in Arnhem , Netherlands 6 Sergej Maslobojev def. Tarik Khbabez Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands October 8, 2022 Artem Vakhitov was stripped of the title following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine .[30] 5 (2nd reign) Artem Vakhitov def. Alex Pereira Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam , Netherlands September 4, 2021 4 Alex Pereira def. Artem Vakhitov Glory 77: Rotterdam Rotterdam , Netherlands January 30, 2021 Pavel Zhuravlev was stripped of his interim 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 def. Saulo Cavalari 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. 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 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 .[31] 1 Gökhan Saki def. Tyrone Spong Glory 15: Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey April 12, 2014
Glory Middleweight Championship [ edit ] Weight limit: 85 kg (187.4 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses Current Donovan Wisse def. Yousri Belgaroui Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam , Netherlands September 4, 2021 1. def. Juri De Sousa at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 on August 20, 2022, in Düsseldorf, Germany 2. def. Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 3. def. Michael Boapeah at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023, in Arnhem, Netherlands Pereira vacated the title to compete in the Light Heavyweight Division.[32] 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 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. Ertuğrul Bayrak at Glory 74: Arnhem on Dec 21, 2019, in Arnhem , 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 [ edit ] Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses Current Endy Semeleer def. Alim Nabiev Glory 82 Bonn , Germany November 19, 2022 1. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 85 on April 29, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 2. def. Jay Overmeer at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 3. def. Anwar Ouled-Chaib at Glory 90 on December 23, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands Glory declared the title vacant on November 16, 2021, following Doumbé's retirement from kickboxing[33] . Interim Murthel Groenhart def. Troy Jones Glory 70: Lyon Lyon, France October 26, 2019 7 (2nd reign) 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 2. def. Karim Ghajji at Glory 76: Rotterdam on December 19, 2020, in Rotterdam , Netherlands 3. def. interim champion Murthel Groenhart at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021, in Rotterdam , Netherlands 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 2. def. Nieky Holzken at Glory 42: Paris on June 10, 2017, in Paris , France
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 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 .[34] 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 [ edit ] 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 1. def. Josh Jauncey at Glory 80 Studio on May 14,2022 in Arnhem , Netherlands 2. def. Stoyan Koprivlenski at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022, in Arnhem , Netherlands 3. def. Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 4. def. Kaito Ono at Glory 87 on August 19, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 5. def. Enriko Kehl at Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix on March 9, 2024, in Arnhem, Netherlands Grigorian vacated the title when he signed for ONE Championship .[35] 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. 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 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 , United Arab Emirates 2. def. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at Glory 25: Milan on November 6, 2015, in Monza, Italy 1 Davit Kiria def. Andy Ristie Glory 14: Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia March 8, 2014
Glory Featherweight Championship [ edit ] Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses Current Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao def. Robin van Roosmalen Glory 59: Amsterdam 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. 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 5. def. Abraham Vidales at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022, in Arnhem , Netherlands 6. def. Ahmad Chikh Mousa at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023, in Essen, Germany 7. def. David Mejia at Glory 89 on October 7, 2023, in Burgas, Bulgaria 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 2. def. interim champion Kevin Van Nostrand at Glory 52: Los Angeles on March 31, 2018, in Los Angeles, USA van Roosmalen was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for a scheduled title defense on January 19, 2017.[36] 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 [ edit ] Weight limit: 55 kg (121.3 lb)
No. Name Event Date Defenses Title was vacated when van Soest retired from the sport on September 9, 2023.[37] 5 (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 2. def. Manazo Kobayashi at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022, in Hasselt , Belgium 3. def. Sarah Moussaddak at Glory: Collision 4 On October 8, 2022, in Arnhem , 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 [ edit ] Weight Class Champion Runner-up Event Date Tournament Bracket 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 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 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix Rico Verhoeven Levi Rigters Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix March 9, 2024 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket
Contender Tournament champions [ edit ] Weight Class Champion Runner-up Event Date Tournament Bracket 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 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 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 Glory 36: Oberhausen December 10, 2016 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Yoann Kongolo 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 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 Thongchai Sitsongpeenong Glory 51: Rotterdam March 3, 2018 2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket 2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Serhiy Adamchuk Glory 53: Lille May 12, 2018 2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
Qualification Tournament winners [ edit ] Road to Glory Tournament champions [ edit ] Multi-division champions [ edit ] Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes (excluding tournament champions).
Robin van Roosmalen - Won Glory Lightweight Championship on November 7, 2014, then Glory Featherweight Championship on October 21, 2016.Alex Pereira - Won Glory Middleweight Championship on October 14, 2017, then Glory Light Heavyweight Championship on January 30, 2021.Notable fighters [ edit ] Featherweight [ edit ] Lightweight [ edit ] Welterweight [ edit ] Middleweight [ edit ] Light Heavyweight [ edit ] Heavyweight [ edit ] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ John Joe O'Regan (2012-10-25). "GLORY takes over DREAM for NYE show - Fighters Only" . Fightersonlymag.com. Archived from the original on 2013-12-13. Retrieved 2014-04-08 . ^ Dave Walsh. "Glory World Series Puts $1 Million USD on the Line in New Tournaments" . LiverKick.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015 . ^ "News - Â'ItÂ's ShowtimeÂ' promoter Simon Rutz retires from kickboxing business" . Gloryworldseries.com. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2014-04-08 .^ "About Us" . Gloryworldseries.com. 2012-05-26. Archived from the original on 2014-04-23. Retrieved 2014-04-08 .^ Patrick Frater (13 September 2016). "Yao Ming, Liberty Global Invest in Kickboxing's Glory Sports" . Variety.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017 . ^ "News - Andrew Whitaker Named New Glory Ceo" . Gloryworldseries.com. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2014-04-08 .^ "Glory Sports International Appoints Jon J. Franklin as Global Chief Executive" . sports-entco.com .^ "GLORY Appoints Marshall Zelaznik as New CEO; Franklin Moves to Development Role" . LiverKick . 2018-01-24. Retrieved 2018-02-01 .^ "Marshall Zelaznik resigns as CEO of Glory Kickboxing, will stay on in advising role" . 15 May 2020.^ @aaronbronsteter (July 3, 2020). "An update: I'm told by a GLORY exec..." (Tweet ) – via Twitter . ^ "Glory Appoints New CEO, Extends Spike TV Broadcast Deal" . Sherdog.com. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-22 .^ "Glory announces ESPN partnership and Glory 29 Copenhagen" . © 2016 Vox Media, Inc. 2016-02-26. Retrieved 2016-02-29 .^ "John de Mol haalt GLORY Kickboxing naar Veronica" . Mediacourant.nl . June 27, 2018.^ "? | KIJKEN: GLORY 75 Utrecht via TV en Livestream" . Vechtsport info . February 29, 2020.^ "Veronica stopt met uitzenden kickbokswedstrijden GLORY" . Showbizznetwork.nl . 26 August 2020.^ "UFC FIGHT PASS AND GLORY REACH GROUND-BREAKING DEAL" . Glory Kickboxing .^ "Glory in zee met Videoland: Gevechten exclusief te zien via streamingsdienst" . 28 June 2022.^ "GLORY and Viaplay announce media partnership in Poland" .^ "Gale Glory w Viaplay!" . 16 August 2022.^ "TV3 Group inks Glory deal" . 5 October 2022.^ https://dazngroup.com/press-room/dazn-further-strengthens-its-combat-sports-offering-with-glory-kickboxing/ ^ "Glory Kickboxing Announces Cross Promotion Series with Multiple Organizations" .^ "Onderzoek KALI-team nekt vechtsportgala in Lotto Arena: Sportpaleis NV stopt samenwerking met Antwerp Fighting Organisation" . 10 May 2022.^ "GLORY Rivals 1 and Enfusion 108 Results: Tavares Knocks Out Kaouachi" . Combat Press . Retrieved 7 August 2022 .^ Iskenderov, Parviz (26 July 2022). "Robin Ciric vs Endy Semeleer headlines GLORY Rivals 2" . FIGHTMAG . Retrieved 7 August 2022 . ^ Collet, Bjarne. "RISE & GLORY Announce 8-Men Featherweight Grand Prix" . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . Retrieved 12 January 2024 . ^ Huwaë, Kimball. "GLORY Puts Their Lightweight Division on Hold" . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . Retrieved 10 February 2024 . ^ Matthew Roth (29 September 2013). "Glory 10 and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs Bryan Vera results: Soooo...about last night" . MMAmania.com . Retrieved 12 June 2015 . ^ Dave Walsh. "Sem Schilt Retires" . LiverKick.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015 . ^ Reedijk, Tim (17 June 2022). "Titelgevecht voor Luis Tavares, Glory breekt met Vakhitov en Russen" . bndestem.nl . Retrieved 17 June 2022 . ^ "GLORY Statement on Gokokhan Saki" . gloryworldseries.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015 .^ "GLORY 78: 2nd Title Bout Added to Fight Card, Catinas Returns" . kickboxingz.com . 18 May 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2021 .^ Angelini, Olivier (16 November 2021). "Cédric Doumbé n'est officiellement plus champion du Glory" . boxemag.com . Retrieved 21 November 2021 . ^ Dave Walsh. "GLORY Welterweight Champion Joseph Valtellini Vacates Championship" . LiverKick.com. Archived from the original on 14 June 2015. Retrieved 12 June 2015 . ^ "ONE Championship Signs Marat Grigorian" . kickboxingz.com . 23 August 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2021 .^ Stets, Michael (20 January 2017). "GLORY 37 weigh-in results: Robin van Roosmalen misses weight, stripped of Featherweight title" . mmaplus.co.uk . Retrieved 21 November 2021 . ^ Strobel, Kevin (10 September 2023). "GLORY 88 Results" . Beyond Kickboxing - The Home of Kickboxing . Retrieved 10 September 2023 . External links [ edit ]
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Robin van Roosmalen - Won Glory Lightweight Championship on November 7, 2014, then Glory Featherweight Championship on October 21, 2016.
Alex Pereira - Won Glory Middleweight Championship on October 14, 2017, then Glory Light Heavyweight Championship on January 30, 2021.
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