Glory (kickboxing)

Glory, formerly Glory World Series, is an international kickboxing promotion company founded in 2012 by Glory Sports International Pte Ltd. partners Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann, and Total Sports Asia. The company has its headquarters in Singapore and international offices in Denver, United States, and Amsterdam, Netherlands.

GLORY

Type	Private
Industry	Kickboxing promotion
Predecessor	It's Showtime
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) Cor Hemmers, Remon Daalder (Matchmakers) Paul Karger (non-executive Director)
Owner	Glory Sports International Pte Ltd.
Website	www.glorykickboxing.com

Background

When K-1 began suffering from extreme financial difficulties in 2011, Total Sports Asia, TSA CEO Marcus Luer, London-based French investor Pierre Andurand, and Scott Rudmann of Nectar Capital attempted to buy the brand. K-1 was instead sold to Gunil "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, 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.[1]

The name "Glory" has caused some confusion to arise as to Golden Glory's role with the new organization. It was since made clear that Golden Glory and It's Showtime were bought and absorbed.[2] A number of people formerly involved with It's Showtime, the Golden Glory team and the United Glory event became Glory consultants, though Simon Rutz, the founder and former owner of It's Showtime, has departed the company.[3]

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

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 the worlds of finance, sports marketing, television, technology, and martial arts fighting.[4] The company's investors include Yao Capital, the investment arm of former Chinese basketball player Yao Ming, cable TV company Liberty Global, and TwinFocus Capital Partners of Boston.[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
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
Heavyweight	+95 kg (209.4 lb)	Rico Verhoeven	June 21, 2014	9
Light Heavyweight	95 kg (209.4 lb)	Artem Vakhitov	March 12, 2016	5
Middleweight	84 kg (185.2 lb)	Alex Pereira	October 14, 2017	5
Welterweight	77 kg (169.8 lb)	Cedric Doumbe	March 9, 2019	1
Lightweight	70 kg (154.3 lb)	Marat Grigorian	May 17, 2019	2
Featherweight	65 kg (143.3 lb)	Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao	September 29, 2018	4
Women's Bantamweight	60 kg (132.3 lb)	Tiffany van Soest	November 22, 2019	0

Glory Heavyweight Championship

Weight limit: Unlimited

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
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
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
Current Interim	Alex Pereira def. Donegi Abena for interim title	Glory 74: Arnhem Arnhem, Netherlands	December 21, 2019
Current	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. 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, United States 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.[15]
1	Gökhan Saki def. Tyrone Spong	Glory 15: Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey	April 12, 2014

Glory Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 84 kg (185.2 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	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. Ertugrul Bayrak at Glory 74: Arnhem on Dec 21, 2019 in Arnhem, Netherlands
4	Simon Marcus (2)	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
Current	Cédric Doumbé (2)	Glory 64: Strasbourg Strasbourg, France	March 9, 2019	1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019 in Paris, France
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.[16]
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	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, UAE 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

Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
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 2. def. Anvar Boynazarov at Glory 67: Orlando on July 5, 2019 in Orlando, Florida 3. maj. draw Kevin Van Nostrand at Glory 72: Chicago on November 22, 2019 in Chicago, Illinois 4. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020 in Utrecht, Netherlands
5	Robin van Roosmalen (2) 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, California
van Roosmalen was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for a scheduled title defense on January 19, 2017.
4	Robin van Roosmalen	Glory 34: Denver Denver, USA	October 21, 2016
3	Gabriel Varga (2)	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 Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 60 kg (132.3 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Tiffany van Soest (2)	Glory 71: Chicago Chicago, Illinois, United States	November 22, 2019
4	Anissa Meksen (2)	Glory 61: New York New York City, New York, United States	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, United States	August 10, 2018
2	Anissa Meksen	Glory 48: New York New York, 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, Illinois, USA

Tournament champions

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	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

Contender Tournament champions

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	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
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	Gabriel Varga	Shane Oblonsky	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 Midleweight 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
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

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
• Simon Marcus
• Melvin Manhoef
• 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
• 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
• Anderson Braddock
• Antônio Silva
• Giannis Stoforidis
• Ewerton Teixeira
• Rico Verhoeven
• Nicolas Wamba
• Jahfarr Wilnis
• Errol Zimmerman

See also

• Golden Glory

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External links

• Official website
• Glory's channel on YouTube