2015 in Glory

The year 2015 was the 4th year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. 2015 starts with Glory 19: Virginia, and ends with Glory 26: Amsterdam. The events were broadcast through television agreements with Spike TV and other regional channels around the world.

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	Glory 19: Virginia	February 6, 2015	Hampton Coliseum	Hampton, Virginia, USA
2	Glory 20: Dubai	April 3, 2015	Dubai World Trade Centre	Dubai, UAE
3	Glory 21: San Diego	May 8, 2015	Valley View Casino Center	San Diego, California, USA
4	Glory 22: Lille	June 5, 2015	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	Lille, France
5	Glory 23: Las Vegas	August 3, 2015	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
6	Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1	September 19, 2015	SAP Center	San Jose, California, USA
7	Glory 24: Denver	October 9, 2015	Magness Arena	Denver, Colorado, USA
8	Glory 25: Milan	November 6, 2015	PalaIper	Milan, Italy
9	Glory 26: Amsterdam	December 4, 2015	Amsterdam RAI	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Glory 19: Virginia
Promotion	Glory
Date	February 6, 2015
Venue	Hampton Coliseum
City	Hampton, Virginia, USA
Attendance	6,000
Event chronology
Glory 18: Oklahoma Glory 19: Virginia Glory 20: Dubai

Glory 19: Virginia was a kickboxing event held on February 6, 2015 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, USA.^[1][2]

The event was originally announced and scheduled to be held on December 19, 2014. However, in late November 2014, the promotion announced it would be delayed until February 2015.^[3]

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Heavyweight Championship of Rico Verhoeven vs. Errol Zimmerman as headliner and middleweight fight of Joe Schilling vs. Robert Thomas as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Welterweight Championship.^[4]

Glory 19 had average of 542,000 and peak of 825,000 viewers on Spike TV.^[5]

Glory 19: Virginia
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Errol Zimmerman	TKO (knee injury)	2	2:17	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken	def.	Raymond Daniels	TKO (punches)	3	1:25	Welterweight Contender Tournament Final
Middleweight 85 kg	Joe Schilling	def.	Robert Thomas	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Cedric Smith	def.	James Hurley	TKO	2	0:56
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken	def.	Alexander Stetsurenko 1	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Raymond Daniels	def.	Jonatan Oliveira	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	2:15	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Lightweight 70 kg	Andy Ristie	def.	Steve Moxon	TKO (referee stoppage)	1	2:43
Heavyweight 120 kg	Xavier Vigney	def.	Everett Sims	TKO	1	1:44
Lightweight 70 kg	Josh Jauncey	def.	Max Baumert	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	0:37
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Brian Collette	def.	Myron Dennis	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Francois Ambang	def.	Stephen Richards	KO	2	2:14

^[6]
1 Artur Kyshenko was replaced with Murthel Groenhart, and later Alexander Stetsurenko.

	Semi-finals					Final
	Raymond Daniels		TKO
	Jonatan Oliveira		2R.
						Raymond Daniels		3R.
						Nieky Holzken		TKO
	Nieky Holzken		DEC
	Alexander Stetsurenko		3-0

Glory 20: Dubai
Promotion	Glory
Date	April 3, 2015
Venue	Dubai World Trade Centre
City	Dubai, UAE
Attendance	2,125
Event chronology
Glory 19: Virginia Glory 20: Dubai Glory 21: San Diego

Glory 20: Dubai was a kickboxing event held on April 3, 2015 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE.

This event featured two world title fights for the Glory Lightweight Championship of Robin van Roosmalen vs. Andy Ristie as headliner and inaugural Glory Featherweight Championship of Gabriel Varga vs. Mosab Amrani as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Middleweight Championship.^[7]

Glory 20 had average of 359,000 viewers on Spike TV.^[8]

Glory 20: Dubai
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Robin van Roosmalen (c)	def.	Andy Ristie	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Simon Marcus	def.	Jason Wilnis	Decision (split)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Final
Featherweight 65 kg	Gabriel Varga	def.	Mosab Amrani	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Featherweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Jason Wilnis	def.	Alex Pereira	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 85 kg	Simon Marcus	def.	Wayne Barrett	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Saulo Cavalari 1	def.	Artem Vakhitov	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mourad Bouzidi	def.	Dustin Jacoby 2	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 85 kg	Chi Lewis Parry	def.	Yong Soo Park	KO	1	0:25
Middleweight 85 kg	Samir Boukhidous	def.	Mikhail Chalykh	TKO	1	2:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Chad Sugden	def.	Atakan Arslan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Anatoly Moiseev	def.	Max Baumert 3	KO	1	0:38

^{[9] [10]
1} Andrei Stoica was replaced with Saulo Cavalari.^[11]
2 Pat Barry was replaced with Dustin Jacoby.
³ Elias El Rayess was replaced with Max Baumert.

	Semi-finals					Final
	Simon Marcus		DEC
	Wayne Barrett		3-0
						Simon Marcus		DEC
						Jason Wilnis		2-1
	Jason Wilnis		DEC
	Alex Pereira		3-0

Glory 21: San Diego
Promotion	Glory
Date	May 8, 2015
Venue	Valley View Casino Center
City	San Diego, California, USA
Attendance	2,954
Event chronology
Glory 20: Dubai Glory 21: San Diego Glory 22: Lille

Glory 21: San Diego was a kickboxing event held on May 8, 2015 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California, USA.

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship of Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Heavyweight Qualification Tournament which will grant the winner entry into the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament to be held later.^[12]

Glory 21 had average of 488,000 and peak of 797,000 viewers on Spike TV.^[13]

Glory 21: San Diego
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 85 kg	Artem Levin (c)	draw	Simon Marcus	Decision (majority)	5	3:00	For the Glory Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Xavier Vigney	def.	Chi Lewis Parry	KO	2	1:50	Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Final
Welterweight 77 kg	Raymond Daniels	def.	Justin Baesman	KO	1	0:51
Heavyweight 120 kg	Chi Lewis Parry	def.	Demoreo Dennis	KO	1	1:40	Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Xavier Vigney	def.	Maurice Jackson	KO	1	1:32	Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg	Mike Lemaire	def.	Casey Greene	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Giga Chikadze	def.	Ken Tran	KO	3	2:19
Heavyweight 120 kg	Maurice Greene	def.	Ashley Epps	KO	1	2:12
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Manny Mancha	def.	Andre Walker	KO	3	0:19
Welterweight 77 kg	Omari Boyd	def.	Chris Carradus	Decision (majority)	3	3:00

^[14]

	Semi-finals					Final
	Xavier Vigney		KO
	Maurice Jackson		1R.
						Xavier Vigney		KO
						Chi Lewis Parry		2R.
	Demoreo Dennis		1R.
	Chi Lewis Parry		KO

Glory 22: Lille
Promotion	Glory
Date	June 5, 2015
Venue	Stade Pierre-Mauroy
City	Lille, France
Attendance	5,000
Event chronology
Glory 21: San Diego Glory 22: Lille Glory 23: Las Vegas

Glory 22: Lille was a kickboxing event held on June 5, 2015 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France.^[15]

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Heavyweight Championship of Rico Verhoeven vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi as headliner and light heavyweight fight of Zack Mwekassa vs. Carlos Brooks. Also this event featured 4-Man Lightweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Lightweight Championship.^[15]

Glory 22, started airing at 16:00 ET on Friday in the United States, had average of 152,000 on Spike TV.^[16]

Glory 22: Lille
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Benjamin Adegbuyi	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Josh Jauncey	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Lightweight Contender Tournament Final
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Zack Mwekassa	def.	Carlos Brooks	KO	1	1:58
Lightweight 70 kg	Josh Jauncey	def.	Djimè Coulibaly1	TKO	3	2:59	Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Davit Kiria	KO	2	2:09	Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jamal Ben Saddik	def.	Mamoudou Keta2	KO	1	1:59
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Mourad Bouzidi	def.	Filip Verlinden	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Yoann Kongolo	def.	Cédric Doumbé3	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Serhiy Adamchuk4	def.	Marat Grigorian	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Shane Oblonsky	def.	Thomas Adamandopoulos	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00

^[17]
1 Niclas Larsen was replaced with Crice Boussoukou, and later Djimè Coulibaly.
² Freddy Kemayo was replaced with Mamoudou Keta.
³ Karim Ghajji was replaced with Cédric Doumbé.
⁴ Djimè Coulibaly was replaced with Serhiy Adamchuk.

	Semi-finals					Final
	Davit Kiria		2R.
	Sitthichai		KO
						Sitthichai		DEC
						Josh Jauncey		3-0
	Josh Jauncey		TKO
	Djimè Coulibaly		3R.

Glory 23: Las Vegas
Promotion	Glory
Date	August 7, 2015
Venue	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino
City	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
Attendance	1,800
Event chronology
Glory 22: Lille Glory 23: Las Vegas Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1

Glory 23: Las Vegas was a kickboxing event held on August 7, 2015 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

This event featured world title fight for the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship of Nieky Holzken vs. Raymond Daniels as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Qualification Tournament for a chance to win a spot in the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament to be held later.^[18]

Glory 23 had average of 295,000 viewers on Spike TV.^[19]

Glory 23: Las Vegas
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken	def.	Raymond Daniels	TKO (cut)	3	1:36	For the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Dustin Jacoby	def.	Casey Greene	TKO (punches)	2	1:19	Middleweight Qualification Tournament Final
Heavyweight 120 kg	Xavier Vigney	def.	Daniel Sam	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Casey Greene	def.	Quinton O'Brien	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 85 kg	Dustin Jacoby	def.	Ariel Sepulveda	KO (punches)	1	2:59	Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jamal Ben Saddik	vs.	Anderson Silva	No Contest (overturned)	3	2:55	Originally a TKO win for Ben Saddik; overturned after he tested positive for at least one prohibited substance.[20]
Middleweight 85 kg	Matt Baker	def.	Edward Hyman	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Chad Sugden	def.	Murthel Groenhart	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Anvar Boynazarov	def.	Giga Chikadze	Decision (split)	3	3:00

^[21]

	Semi-finals					Final
	Dustin Jacoby		KO
	Ariel Sepulveda		1R.
						Dustin Jacoby		TKO
						Casey Greene		2R.
	Casey Greene		DEC
	Quinton O'Brien		3-0

Dynamite 1
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Liam McGeary (c)	def.	Tito Ortiz	Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke)	1	4:41	For the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship.
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Phil Davis	def.	Francis Carmont	KO (Punches)	1	2:15	Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Final
KB Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Saulo Cavalari	def.	Zack Mwekassa	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00	For the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
MMA Lightweight 70 kg	Josh Thomson	def.	Mike Bronzoulis	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	3	0:39
KB Catchweight 79 kg	Paul Daley	def.	Fernando Gonzalez	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Women's 57 kg	Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez	def.	Hadley Griffith	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Phil Davis	def.	Emanuel Newton	Submission (Kimura)	1	4:39	Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Muhammed Lawal	def.	Linton Vassell	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Preliminary Card

Glory 24: Denver
Promotion	Glory
Date	October 9, 2015
Venue	Magness Arena
City	Denver, Colorado, USA
Event chronology
Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1 Glory 24: Denver Glory 25: Milan

Glory 24: Denver was a kickboxing event held on October 9, 2015 at the Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA.

This event featured a fight between Joe Schilling and Jason Wilnis as headliner with the winner expected to get a title shot against Glory Middleweight Champion Artem Levin.

This event also featured a 4-Man Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Heavyweight Championship.

This was the last GLORY event that aired on Spike and marked the end of the 2-year agreement with Spike.

Glory 24: Denver
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 85 kg	Joe Schilling	def.	Jason Wilnis	TKO	2	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Jahfarr Wilnis	Decision (split)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
Middleweight 85 kg	Dustin Jacoby	def.	Wayne Barrett	KO	3	1:40
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Mladen Brestovac	TKO	3	1:47	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jahfarr Wilnis	def.	Ben Edwards	TKO (2 knockdowns)	2	1:36	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg	Robert Thomas	def.	David Radeff	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Casey Greene	def.	Francois Ambang	KO	2	1:38
Featherweight 65 kg	Kevin Vannostrand	def.	Justin Houghton	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jason Lee	def.	Steve Paprocki	KO	2	2:59
Middleweight 85 kg	Zack Wells	def.	Chris Trammell	KO	1	1:56

^[22][23]

	Semi-finals					Final
	Benjamin Adegbuyi		TKO
	Mladen Brestovac		3R.
						Benjamin Adegbuyi		DEC
						Jahfarr Wilnis		2-1
	Ben Edwards		2R.
	Jahfarr Wilnis		TKO

Glory 25: Milan
Promotion	Glory
Date	November 6, 2015
Venue	PalaIper
City	Milan, Italy[24]
Event chronology
Glory 24: Denver Glory 25: Milan Glory 26: Amsterdam

Glory 25: Milan was a kickboxing event held on November 6, 2015 at the PalaIper in Milan, Italy.

This event featured a title fight for the Glory Lightweight Championship between Robin van Roosmalen and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong as headliner, a fight between Giorgio Petrosyan and Josh Jauncey as co-headliner, and a title fight for the Glory Featherweight Championship between Gabriel Varga and Serhiy Adamchuk in superfight series.

This event also featured a 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Welterweight Championship.

Glory 25: Milan
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Robin van Roosmalen (c)	def.	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Murthel Groenhart	def.	Karim Ghajji	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Final
Lightweight 70 kg	Giorgio Petrosyan	def.	Josh Jauncey	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Karim Ghajji	def.	Yoann Kongolo	Decision (majority)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Murthel Groenhart	def.	Nicola Gallo	TKO (cut)	2	1:03	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Featherweight 65 kg	Serhiy Adamchuk	def.	Gabriel Varga (c)	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Featherweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Artem Vakhitov	def.	Danyo Ilunga	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Vittorio Iermano	def.	Samir Boukhidous	TKO	2	2:30
Welterweight 77 kg	Stefano Bruno	def.	Hosam Radwan	TKO	2	2:37	Welterweight Contender Tournament Reserve Match
Lightweight 70 kg	Anatoly Moiseev	def.	Teo Mikelić	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00

^[25][26]

	Semi-finals					Final
	Murthel Groenhart		TKO
	Nicola Gallo		2R.
						Murthel Groenhart		DEC
						Karim Ghajji		3-0
	Yoann Kongolo		2-0
	Karim Ghajji		DEC

Country	Broadcaster
Bulgaria	Ring
Croatia	Fight Channel
France	Kombat Sport
Hungary	Digi Sport 2
Netherlands	Spike
New Zealand	Sky Sport
Portugal	Sport TV
Romania	Digi Sport 1
Russia	Combat Channel
South Africa	StarTimes
South Korea	KBS N
Suriname	ATV
United States	ESPN3

Glory 26: Amsterdam
Promotion	Glory
Date	December 4, 2015
Venue	Amsterdam RAI
City	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Event chronology
Glory 25: Milan Glory 26: Amsterdam Glory 27: Chicago

Glory 26: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on December 4, 2015 at the Amsterdam RAI in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

This event featured a two title fights for the Glory Welterweight Championship between Nieky Holzken and Murthel Groenhart as headliner, and for the Glory Heavyweight Championship between Rico Verhoeven and Benjamin Adegbuyi as co-headliner.

This event also featured a 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Featherweight Championship.

Glory 26: Amsterdam
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken (c)	def.	Murthel Groenhart	Decision (Split)	5	3:00	For the Glory Welterweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Mosab Amrani	def.	Maykol Yurk	KO (Liver Kick)	1	1:51	Featherweight Contender Tournament Final
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Benjamin Adegbuyi	KO (Punch)	1	2:12	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Mosab Amrani	def.	Lim Chi-bin	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	1	1:32	Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Featherweight 65 kg	Maykol Yurk	def.	Shane Oblonsky	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	2	1:30	Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg	Thomas Vanneste	def.	Errol Zimmerman	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Mourad Bouzidi	def.	Danyo Ilunga	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	def.	Fred Sikking	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Yoann Kongolo	def.	Karapet Karapetyan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Parviz Abdullayev	def.	Aziz Kallah	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

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	Semi-finals					Final
	Mosab Amrani		TKO
	Lim Chi-bin		1R.
						Mosab Amrani		KO
						Maykol Yurk		1R.
	Shane Oblonsky		2R.
	Maykol Yurk		TKO

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