2017 in Glory First date January 20, 2017 Last date December 9, 2017 Total events 15
The year 2017 was the sixth year in the history of Glory , an international kickboxing event. The year started with Glory 37: Los Angeles . The events were broadcast through television agreements with ESPN and other regional channels around the world.
The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2017:
Glory Fighter of the Year 2017: Rico Verhoeven Glory Fight of the Year 2017: Chenglong Zhang vs. Masaya Kubo Glory Knockout of the Year 2017: Rico Verhoeven against Jamal Ben Saddik Glory Knockout Kick of the Year 2017: Stoyan Koprivlenski against Maykol Yurk Glory Upset of the Year 2017: Elvis Gashi against Josh Jauncey Glory Newcomer of the Year 2017: Anissa Meksen Glory Comeback of the Year 2017: Kevin Van Nostrand against Anvar Boynazarov # Event Title Date Arena Location 1 Glory 37: Los Angeles January 20, 2017 The Novo by Microsoft Los Angeles, California , US 2 Glory 38: Chicago February 24, 2017 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois , US 3 Road to Glory UK 1 March 11, 2017 Grantham Meres Leisure Centre Grantham , England 4 Glory 39: Brussels March 25, 2017 Vorst National Brussels , Belgium 5 Glory 40: Copenhagen April 29, 2017 Forum Copenhagen Copenhagen , Denmark 6 Glory 41: Holland May 20, 2017 Brabanthallen Den Bosch , Netherlands 7 Glory 42: Paris June 10, 2017 AccorHotels Arena Paris , France 8 Glory 43: New York July 14, 2017 The Theater at Madison Square Garden [ 1] New York City, New York , US 9 Glory 44: Chicago August 25, 2017 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois , US 10 Glory 45: Amsterdam September 30, 2017 Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam , Netherlands 11 Road to Glory UK 2 October 7, 2017 Grantham Meres Leisure Centre Grantham , England 12 Glory 46: China October 14, 2017 Guangzhou Gymnasium Guangzhou , China 13 Glory 47: Lyon October 28, 2017 Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon , France 14 Glory 48: New York December 1, 2017 The Theater at Madison Square Garden New York City, New York , US 15 Glory 49: Rotterdam December 9, 2017 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam , Netherlands
Glory 37: Los Angeles [ edit ] Glory 37: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on January 20, 2017 at The Novo by Microsoft in Los Angeles, California , US.
This event featured two world title fight for the Middleweight Championship between Jason Wilnis and Israel Adesanya as headliner, also the show featured 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament .
Robin van Roosmalen missed weight and was stripped of the Featherweight Championship . Only Embree has fought for the vacant Featherweight Championship.
Glory 37 Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight 85 kg Jason Wilnis (c) def. Israel Adesanya Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Glory Middleweight Championship Welterweight 77 kg Yoann Kongolo def. Karim Benmansour KO (Punches) 3 2:57 Welterweight Contender Tournament Final Heavyweight 120 kg Guto Inocente def. D'Angelo Marshall Decision (Extra Round) 4 3:00 Welterweight 77 kg Karim Benmansour def. Alan Scheinson Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals Welterweight 77 kg Yoann Kongolo def. Konstantin Khuzin Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals Superfight Series Featherweight 65 kg Robin van Roosmalen def. Matt Embree TKO (Punches) 4 2:00 Heavyweight 120 kg Jhonata Diniz def. Tomáš Možný Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Middleweight 85 kg Warren Thompson def. Mike Lemaire Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg Zoila Frausto def. Daniela Graf Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight 65 kg Giga Chikadze def. Victor Pinto KO (Liver Kick) 1 2:03
2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket [ edit ] Semi-finals Final Konstantin Khuzin 3r. Yoann Kongolo DEC Yoann Kongolo TKO Karim Benmansour 3r. Karim Benmansour DEC Alan Scheinson 3r.
Glory 38: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on February 24, 2017 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois , US.
This event featured a world title fight for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship between Artem Vakhitov and Saulo Cavalari as headliner, and 4-Man Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship .
The Superfight Series was originally expected to be co-headlined by Cătălin Moroșanu and Chi Lewis-Parry. However, Lewis-Parry pulled out of the Fight, so Moroșanu faced Maurice Greene.
Zack Mwekassa was pulled from the tournament by the Illinois State Athletic Commission early on Friday morning for undisclosed medical issues and Zinedine Hameur-Lain faced Brian Collette.
2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket [ edit ] Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament [ edit ] Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament Promotion Glory Date March 11, 2017 Venue Grantham Meres Leisure Centre City Grantham , England
Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on March 11, 2017 at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham , England .
Road to Glory UK Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight 65 kg Mo Abdurahman def. Bailey Sugden Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Final Welterweight 77 kg Jamie Bates def. Kev Ward Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight 70 kg William Goldie-Galloway def. Vinny Church KO (Punches) 2 2:17 Featherweight 65 kg Mo Abdurahman def. Joe Himsworth Ko (Punch) 2 2:00 Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Semi-Finals Featherweight 65 kg Bailey Sugden def. Adrian Maxim Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Semi-Finals Catchweight 72.5 kg Ammari Diedrick def. Marcus Powell Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Featherweight 65 kg Joe Himsworth def. Gary Laws TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule) 1 2:24 Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals Featherweight 65 kg Mo Abdurahman def. Matthew Gordon TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule) 2 2:30 Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals Featherweight 65 kg Adrian Maxim def. Matteo de Rosa Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals Featherweight 65 kg Bailey Sugden def. Andrew Liddell TKO (Knee to the Body) 3 1:40 Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals
Glory 39: Brussels was a kickboxing event held on March 25, 2017 at the Vorst National in Brussels , Belgium .
This event featured two world title fight for the Glory Welterweight Championship between Cedric Doumbe and Yoann Kongolo as Glory 39 headliner, for the Glory Lightweight Championship between Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong and Dylan Salvadoras Superfight Series headliner Also this event featured 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament .
Hysni Beqiri had to withdraw from Glory 39, because of an injury in a car accident. Anton Petrov filled in for Beqiri against Marat Grigorian .
French veteran Karim Benmansour no longer competed at Glory 39 as he required additional time off to recover from surgery. Therefore, Harut Grigorian faced a new opponent, Pavol Garaj.
Due to visa issue, Anvar Boynazarov no longer competed in the Glory 39 featherweight contender tournament. His slot was filled by Nafi Bilalovski.
Chi Lewis-Parry had to withdraw due to illness, the fight with Hesdy Gerges was off.
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket [ edit ] Glory 40: Copenhagen [ edit ] Glory 40: Copenhagen was a kickboxing event held on April 29, 2017 at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen , Denmark .
This event featured a world title fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship between Jason Wilnis and Simon Marcus as headliner, and 4-Man Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Middleweight Championship .
2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket [ edit ] Glory 41: Holland was a kickboxing event held on May 20, 2017 at the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch , Netherlands .
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
Fighter of the Night: Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao Knockout of the Night: D'Angelo Marshall
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2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket [ edit ] Glory 42: Paris was a kickboxing event held on June 10, 2017 at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris , France .
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
Fighter of the Night: Yoann Kongolo Knockout of the Night: Massaro Glunder
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2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket [ edit ] Glory 43: New York was a kickboxing event held on July 14, 2017 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York , US.
This event featured a fight between No. 1 heavyweight contender Benjamin Adegbuyi and Guto Inocente as headliner, and a light heavyweight pairing between Pavel Zhuravlev and Saulo Cavalari For the Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship as Superfight Series headliner.
This event also featured a 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Featherweight Championship .
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
Fighter of the Night: Elvis Gashi Knockout of the Night: Chenchen Li 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament 2 bracket [ edit ] Glory 44: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on August 25, 2017 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois , US.
This event features the rematch between Cedric Doumbe and Murthel Groenhart for the Glory Welterweight Championship as Glory 44: Chicago headliner, and a Women's Super Bantamweight pairing between Tiffany van Soest and Funda Alkayis for the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship as Superfight Series headliner as well as Cătălin Moroșanu looking to have yet another crazy brawl. Also on the fight card is Chicago-native Richard Abraham against Daniel Morales.
This event also features a 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Welterweight Championship .
Bonus awards:
The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
Fighter of the Night: Harut Grigorian Knockout of the Night: Robert Thomas Glory 44 Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Welterweight 77 kg Murthel Groenhart def. Cedric Doumbe (c) Decision (Split) 5 3:00 For the Glory Welterweight Championship Welterweight 77 kg Harut Grigorian def. Antoine Pinto Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Welterweight Contender Tournament Final Welterweight 77 kg Richard Abraham def. Daniel Morales Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Welterweight 77 kg Antoine Pinto def. Zach Bunnell Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals Welterweight 77 kg Harut Grigorian def. Karim Benmansour Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals Superfight Series Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg Tiffany van Soest (c) def. Meryem Uslu TKO (Punches) 4 0:36 For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship Heavyweight 120 kg Michał Turyński def. Cătălin Moroșanu Decision (Split) 3 3:00 Middleweight 85 kg Dustin Jacoby def. Sean Choice TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 2:18 Middleweight 85 kg Robert Thomas def. Warren Thompson KO (Punches) 3 2:36 Lightweight 70 kg Nate Richardson def. Rafał Dudek Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight 65 kg Victor Pinto def. Adrian Maxim Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament 2 bracket [ edit ] Glory 45: Amsterdam [ edit ] Glory 45: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on September 30, 2017 at the Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam , Netherlands .
This event features a fight between Robin van Roosmalen and Serhiy Adamchuk for the Glory Featherweight Championship as Glory 45: Amsterdam headliner, and a Welterweight pairing between Nieky Holzken and Yoann Kongolo as co-headliner. Heavyweights Hesdy Gerges and Mladen Brestovac headline the SuperFight Series.
This event also features a 4-Man Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship .
An injury suffered during training has forced former welterweight champion Nieky Holzken out of the bout against Alim Nabiev .
Bonus awards:
The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
Fighter of the Night: Michael Duut Knockout of the Night: Mladen Brestovac 2017 Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament 2 bracket [ edit ] Road to Glory UK 70 kg Tournament [ edit ] Road to Glory UK 70 kg Tournament Promotion Glory Date October 7, 2017 Venue Grantham Meres Leisure Centre City Grantham , England
Road to Glory UK 70 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on October 7, 2017 at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham , England .
Road to Glory UK Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Lightweight 70 kg Giannis Skordilis def. Marcel Adeyemi Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Final Featherweight 66 kg Bailey Sugden def. Jorge Rodríguez Dávila Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Lightweight 70 kg Giannis Skordilis def. Alex Bublea TKO 2 Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Semi-Finals Lightweight 70 kg Marcel Adeyemi def. Sam Omomogbe TKO 2 Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Semi-Finals Welterweight 77 kg Reece Rowell vs. Adam Hatfield Draw (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Welterweight 77 kg Dawid Blaszke def. Karl Johnston TKO 1 Lightweight 70 kg Alex Bublea def. Kyle Todd Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals Lightweight 70 kg Giannis Skordilis def. Joe Johnson TKO (Doctor Stopage) 2 1:40 Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals Lightweight 70 kg Sam Omomogbe def. John Cairns Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals Lightweight 70 kg Marcel Adeyemi def. Irtaza Haider Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals
Glory 46: China was a kickboxing event held on October 14, 2017 at the Guangzhou Gymnasium in Guangzhou , China .
Bonus awards:
The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
Fighter of the Night: Chenglong Zhang Knockout of the Night: Masaya Kubo Glory 46 Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Middleweight 85 kg Alex Pereira def. Simon Marcus (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Glory Middleweight Championship Featherweight 65 kg Chenglong Zhang def. Masaya Kubo Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight Qualification Tournament Final Heavyweight 120 kg Junior Tafa def. Quanchao Luo TKO (3 Knockdowns) 1 1:34 Featherweight 65 kg Chenglong Zhang def. Quade Taranaki Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Featherweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals Featherweight 65 kg Masaya Kubo def. Chenchen Li KO (Head Kick) 1 2:50 Featherweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals Superfight Series Heavyweight 120 kg Rico Verhoeven def. Antônio Silva TKO (Head Kick and Punches) 2 0:47 Middleweight 84 kg Zhou Wei def. Andre Walker Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Catchweight 75 kg Alan Scheinson def. Shanghai Gao Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Catchweight 60 kg Hongxing Kong def. Yang Sun KO (Head Kick) 1 0:36 Professional Sanda Catchweight 53 kg Liu Jia vs. Zaza Sor. Aree No Contest (Accidental Elbow) 2 1:10 Featherweight 65 kg Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao def. Lei Xie Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight 70 kg Pascal Schroth def. Qinghao Meng Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2017 Featherweight Qualification Tournament bracket [ edit ] Semi-finals Final ' Chenglong Zhang DEC Quade Taranaki 5-0 Chenglong Zhang DEC Masaya Kubo 3-0 Chenchen Li 1r. Masaya Kubo KO
Glory 47: Lyon was a kickboxing event held on October 28, 2017 at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon , France .
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
Fighter of the Night: Abdellah Ezbiri Knockout of the Night: Anvar Boynazarov 2017 Featherweight Contender Tournament 3 bracket [ edit ] Glory 48: New York was a kickboxing event held on December 1, 2017 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York , US.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
Fighter of the Night: Robert Thomas Knockout of the Night: Kevin Vannostrand Glory 48: New York Weight Class Method Round Time Notes Featherweight 66 kg Kevin VanNostrand def. Anvar Boynazarov KO (Knee to the Body) 1 1:06 For the Interim Glory Featherweight Championship Middleweight 85 kg Robert Thomas def. Mike Lemaire KO (Punch) 3 0:18 Middleweight Qualification Tournament Final Light Heavyweight 95 kg Thiago Silva def. John King Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Middleweight 85 kg Robert Thomas def. Wayne Barrett Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals Middleweight 85 kg Mike Lemaire def. Matt Baker Decision (Extra Round) 4 3:00 Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals Superfight Series Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg Anissa Meksen def. Tiffany van Soest (c) Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship Middleweight 84 kg Chris Camozzi def. Kyle Weickhardt TKO (Corner Stoppage) 2 3:00 Lightweight 70 kg Elvis Gashi def. Nate Richardson Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 Middleweight 84 kg Ivan Galaz def. Paul Banasiak Decision (Majority) 3 3:00 Lightweight 70 kg Itay Gershon def. Justin Houghton Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017 Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket [ edit ] Semi-finals Final Mike Lemaire DEC Matt Baker 3-0 Mike Lemaire 3r. Robert Thomas KO Wayne Barrett 0-3 Robert Thomas DEC
Glory 49: Rotterdam [ edit ] Glory 49: Rotterdam was a kickboxing event held on December 9, 2017 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam , Netherlands .
Bonus awards:
The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
Fighter of the Night: Knockout of the Night: 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament 2 bracket [ edit ]