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
TypePrivate
IndustryKickboxing promotion
Founded2012
FounderPierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann, Total Sports Asia
Headquarters30, 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)
OwnerGlory Sports International Pte Ltd.
Websitewww.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
85 Glory 77: Rotterdam January 30, 2021 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
84 Glory 76: Rotterdam December 19, 2020 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
83 Glory 75: Utrecht February 29, 2020 Central Studios Utrecht, Netherlands
82 Glory: Collision 2 December 21, 2019 GelreDome Arnhem, Netherlands 31,000
81 Glory 73: Shenzhen December 7, 2019 Nanshan Culture & Sports Center Shenzhen, China
80 Glory 72: Chicago November 23, 2019 Wintrust Arena Chicago, USA
79 Glory 71: Chicago November 22, 2019 Wintrust Arena Chicago, USA
78 Glory 70: Lyon October 26, 2019 Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon, France
77 Glory 69: Düsseldorf October 12, 2019 ISS Dome Düsseldorf, Germany
76 Glory 68: Miami September 28, 2019 James L Knight Center Miami, USA
75 Glory 67: Orlando July 5, 2019 Silver Spurs Arena Orlando, USA
74 Glory 66: Paris June 22, 2019 Zénith Paris Paris, France
73 Glory 65: Utrecht May 17, 2019 Central Studios Utrecht, Netherlands
72 Glory 64: Strasbourg March 9, 2019 Rhénus Sport Strasbourg, France
71 Glory 63: Houston February 1, 2019 Arena Theater Houston, USA
70 Glory 62: Rotterdam December 1, 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
69 Glory 61: New York November 2, 2018 Hammerstein Ballroom New York City, USA
68 Glory 60: Lyon October 20, 2018 Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon, France
67 Glory 59: Amsterdam September 29, 2018 Johan Cruyff Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands
66 Glory 58: Chicago September 15, 2018 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, USA
65 Glory 57: Shenzhen August 25, 2018 Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Shenzhen, China
64 Glory 56: Denver August 10, 2018 1stBank Center Broomfield, USA
63 Glory 55: New York July 20, 2018 The Theater at Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, USA
62 Glory 54: Birmingham June 2, 2018 Genting Arena Birmingham, England
61 Glory 53: Lille May 12, 2018 Zénith de Lille Lille, France
60 Glory 52: Los Angeles March 31, 2018 Pacific Room Los Angeles, United States
59 Glory 51: Rotterdam March 3, 2018 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
58 Glory 50: Chicago February 16, 2018 UIC Pavilion Chicago, United States
57 Glory 49: Rotterdam December 9, 2017 Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
56 Glory 48: New York December 1, 2017 The Theater at Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, USA
55 Glory 47: Lyon October 28, 2017 Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon, France
54 Glory 46: China October 14, 2017 Guangzhou Gymnasium Guangzhou, China
53 Glory 45: Amsterdam September 30, 2017 Sporthallen Zuid Amsterdam, Netherlands
52 Glory 44: Chicago August 25, 2017 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
51 Glory 43: New York July 14, 2017 The Theater at Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, USA
50 Glory 42: Paris June 10, 2017 AccorHotels Arena Paris, France
49 Glory 41: Holland May 20, 2017 Brabanthallen Den Bosch, Netherlands 5,000
48 Glory 40: Copenhagen April 29, 2017 Forum Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark 2,500
47 Glory 39: Brussels March 25, 2017 Vorst National Brussels, Belgium 1,500
46 Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament March 11, 2017 Grantham Meres Leisure Centre Grantham, England
45 Glory 38: Chicago February 24, 2017 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
44 Glory 37: Los Angeles January 20, 2017 The Novo by Microsoft Los Angeles, California, USA
43 Glory 36: Oberhausen December 10, 2016 König Pilsener Arena Oberhausen, Germany 13,000
42 Glory 35: Nice November 5, 2016 Palais Nikaia Nice, France
41 Glory 34: Denver October 21, 2016 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, USA
40 Glory 33: New Jersey September 9, 2016 Sun National Bank Center Trenton, New Jersey, USA
39 Glory 32: Virginia July 22, 2016 Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, Virginia, USA
38 Glory 31: Amsterdam June 25, 2016 Amsterdam RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands 3,500
37 Glory 30: Los Angeles May 13, 2016 Citizens Business Bank Arena Ontario, California 1,750
36 Glory 29: Copenhagen April 16, 2016 Forum Copenhagen Copenhagen, Denmark 1,250
35 Glory 28: Paris March 12, 2016 AccorHotels Arena Paris, France 2,750
34 Glory 27: Chicago February 26, 2016 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA 2,000
33 Glory 26: Amsterdam December 4, 2015 Amsterdam RAI Amsterdam, Netherlands 8,000
32 Glory 25: Milan November 6, 2015 PalaIper Milan, Italy 6,750
31 Glory 24: Denver October 9, 2015 Magness Arena Denver, Colorado, USA 3,500
30 Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1 September 19, 2015 SAP Center San Jose, California, USA 11,000
29 Glory 23: Las Vegas August 3, 2015 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Las Vegas, Nevada, USA 2,200
28 Glory 22: Lille June 5, 2015 Stade Pierre-Mauroy Lille, France 6,500
27 Glory 21: San Diego May 8, 2015 Valley View Casino Center San Diego, California, USA 1,500
26 Glory 20: Dubai April 3, 2015 Dubai World Trade Centre Dubai, UAE 1,000
25 Glory 19: Virginia February 6, 2015 Hampton Coliseum Hampton, Virginia, USA 3,500
24 Glory 18: Oklahoma November 7, 2014 Grand Casino Hotel Resort Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA 1,000
23 Glory 17: Los Angeles June 21, 2014 The Forum Inglewood, California, USA 4,000
22 Glory 16: Denver May 3, 2014 1stBank Center Broomfield, Colorado, USA 2,350
21 Glory 15: Istanbul April 12, 2014 Ülker Sports Arena Istanbul, Turkey 11,000
20 Glory 14: Zagreb March 8, 2014 Arena Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia 10,000
19 Glory 13: Tokyo December 21, 2013 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan 8,000
18 Glory 12: New York November 23, 2013 The Theater at Madison Square Garden New York City, New York, USA 4,500
17 Glory 11: Chicago October 12, 2013 Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA 1,500
16 Glory 10: Los Angeles September 28, 2013 Citizens Business Bank Arena Ontario, California, USA 2,200[13]
15 Glory 9: New York June 22, 2013 Hammerstein Ballroom New York City, New York, USA 1,950
14 2013 Road to Glory USA Heavyweight
Tournament		 June 14, 2013 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
13 2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament May 11, 2013 The Rave Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
12 Glory 8: Tokyo May 3, 2013 Ariake Coliseum Tokyo, Japan 3,500
11 Glory 7: Milan April 20, 2013 Mediolanum Forum Milan, Italy 10,000
10 Glory 6: Istanbul April 6, 2013 Ülker Arena Istanbul, Turkey 12,000
9 Glory 5: London March 23, 2013 ExCeL Arena London, England 4,500
8 Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament March 22, 2013 Capitale New York City, New York, USA
7 Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament March 10, 2013 Differ Ariake Arena Tokyo, Japan
6 Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament February 9, 2013 Hollywood Park Casino Los Angeles, California, USA
5 Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament February 2, 2013 Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
4 Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo December 31, 2012 Saitama Super Arena Saitama, Japan 15,000
3 Glory 3: Rome November 3, 2012 PalaLottomatica Rome, Italy 6,450
2 Glory 2: Brussels October 6, 2012 Forest National Brussels, Belgium 5,250
1 Glory 1: Stockholm May 26, 2012 Ericsson Globe Stockholm, Sweden 4,500

Champions

Current champions
DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceTitle defenses
HeavyweightUnlimited Rico VerhoevenJune 21, 20149
Light Heavyweight95 kg (209.4 lb) Alex PereiraJanuary 30, 20210
Middleweight85 kg (187.4 lb) Alex PereiraOctober 14, 20175
Welterweight77 kg (169.8 lb) Cedric DoumbeMarch 9, 20193
Lightweight70 kg (154.3 lb) Marat GrigorianMay 17, 20192
Featherweight65 kg (143.3 lb) Petchpanomrung KiatmookaoSeptember 29, 20184
Women's Super Bantamweight60 kg (132.3 lb) Tiffany van SoestNovember 22, 20191

  Indicates former interim champions.
  Indicates current lineal and interim champions.

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 Alex Pereira Glory 77: Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands		 January 30, 2021
3 Artem Vakhitov Glory 28: Paris
Paris, France		 March 12, 2016

1. def. interim champion Zack Mwekassa at Glory 35: Nice on November 5, 2016 in Nice, France
2. 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

Interim Alex Pereira
def. Donegi Abena		 Glory 74: Arnhem
Arnhem, Netherlands		 December 21, 2019
Pavel Zhuravlev was stripped of the title when he left Glory for the FEA.
Interim Pavel Zhuravlev
def. Saulo Cavalari		 Glory 43: New York
New York City, USA		 July 14, 2017 1. def. Myron Dennis at Glory 52: Los Angeles on March 31, 2018 in Los Angeles, USA
Interim Zack Mwekassa
def. Mourad Bouzidi		 Glory 31: Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands		 June 25, 2016
2 Saulo Cavalari
def. Zack Mwekassa		 Bellator / Glory: Dynamite 1
San Jose, USA		 September 19, 2015
Saki was stripped of the title due to inactivity on July 27, 2015.[15]
1 Gökhan Saki
def. Tyrone Spong		 Glory 15: Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey		 April 12, 2014

Glory Middleweight Championship

Weight limit: 85 kg (187.4 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
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 (2nd reign) Simon Marcus Glory 40: Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark		 April 29, 2017
3 Jason Wilnis Glory 33: New Jersey
Trenton, USA		 September 9, 2016

1. def. Israel Adesanya at Glory 37: Los Angeles on January 20, 2017 in Los Angeles, USA

2 Simon Marcus Glory 27: Chicago
Hoffman Estates, USA		 February 26, 2016

1. def. Dustin Jacoby at Glory 30: Los Angeles on May 13, 2016 in Ontario, USA

1 Artem Levin
def. Joe Schilling		 Glory 17: Los Angeles
Inglewood, USA		 June 21, 2014

1. draw with Simon Marcus at Glory 21: San Diego on May 8, 2015 in San Diego, USA

Glory Welterweight Championship

Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current (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. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands

Interim Murthel Groenhart
def. Troy Jones		 Glory 70: Lyon
Lyon, France		 October 26, 2019
6 Harut Grigorian Glory 50: Chicago
Chicago, United States		 February 16, 2018

1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 54: Birmingham on June 2, 2018 in Birmingham, England

5 Murthel Groenhart Glory 44: Chicago
Hoffman Estates, USA		 August 25, 2017
4 Cédric Doumbé Glory 36: Oberhausen
Oberhausen, Germany		 December 10, 2016

1. def. Yoann Kongolo at Glory 39: Brussels on March 25, 2017 in Brussels, Belgium
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
Grigorian vacated the title when he signed for ONE Championship.
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, 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

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, 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(2nd reign) Gabriel Varga Glory 32: Virginia
Norfolk, USA		 July 22, 2016
2 Serhiy Adamchuk Glory 25: Milan
Milan, Italy		 November 6, 2015

1. def. Mosab Amrani at Glory 28: Paris on March 12, 2016 in Paris, France

1 Gabriel Varga
def. Mosab Amrani		 Glory 20: Dubai
Dubai, UAE		 April 3, 2015

Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship

Weight limit: 60 kg (132.3 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current (2nd reign) Tiffany van Soest Glory 71: Chicago
Chicago, USA		 November 22, 2019 1. def. Aline Pereira at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021 in Rotterdam, Netherlands
4 (2nd reign) Anissa Meksen Glory 61: New York
New York City, USA		 November 2, 2018 1. def. Tiffany van Soest at Glory 64: Strasbourg on March 9, 2019 in Strasbourg, France

2. def. Sofia Olofsson at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019 in Paris, France

3 Jady Menezes Glory 56: Denver
Broomfield, USA		 August 10, 2018
2 Anissa Meksen Glory 48: New York
New York City, USA		 December 1, 2017 1. def. Amel Dehby at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018 in Lille, France
1 Tiffany van Soest
def. Amel Dehby		 Glory 36: Oberhausen
Oberhausen, Germany		 December 10, 2016

1. def. Meryem Uslu at Glory 44: Chicago on August 25, 2017 in Hoffman Estates, USA

Tournament champions
Weight ClassChampionRunner-upEventDateTournament 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
Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament Levi Rigters Nordine Mahieddine Glory 76: Rotterdam December 19, 2020 Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket
Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament Rico Verhoeven Tarik Khbabez Glory 77: Rotterdam January 30, 2021 Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

Contender Tournament champions
Weight ClassChampionRunner-upEventDateTournament 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 ClassChampionRunner-upEventDateTournament 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 ClassChampionRunner-upEventDateTournament 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

Lightweight

Welterweight

Middleweight

Light Heavyweight

Heavyweight

See also

References
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