Glory (kickboxing)

GLORY
Private
Industry Kickboxing promotion
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)
Marshall Zelaznik (CEO)
Cor Hemmers, Remon Daalder (Matchmakers)
Paul Karger (non-executive Director)
Owner Glory Sports International Pte Ltd.
Website http://www.glorykickboxing.com/

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, the Netherlands.

History

When K-1, historically the world's premier kickboxing organization, 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. When K-1 was instead sold to Gunil "Mike" Kim and EMCOM Entertainment Inc., Pierre Andurand, TSA, and the other investors decided to start a brand new label and kickboxing organisation called Glory and bought United Glory, Golden Glory, and It's Showtime in order to secure a top event production team and to secure all the top fighters in the world. 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. Glory has made it clear that Golden Glory, like the It's Showtime organization, was bought and absorbed, and not the other way around.[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 November 2012, Glory entered into a partnership with the ONE Championship mixed martial arts promotion to share fighters.[6] Currently, they are only signing ecclusive fighter contracts.

In February 2013, Glory announced that former WWE Executive VP Andrew Whitaker had been hired as the global CEO of Glory Sports International.[7] In August 2014, Glory announced that Jon J. Franklin had been appointed as new CEO of Glory Sports International. In January 2018, Glory announced that Franklin had moved to the role of Chief Development Officer, and former UFC executive Marshall Zelaznik had been hired as the new CEO.[8]

Media coverage

In June 2013, after having an inaugural first event in the US in New York (Glory 9: New York) on June 22, 2013, Spike TV signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast Glory kickboxing events. The broadcast deal with Spike TV was extended in May 2014 to cover 2015. In February 2016, Glory announced a new multi-year deal with ESPN.[9] In 2017, Glory initiated partnerships with the UFC for events on pay-per-view and on UFC Fight Pass.[10]

Events

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

Champions

Current champions

DivisionUpper weight limitChampionSinceTitle defenses
Heavyweight+95 kg (209.4 lb)Netherlands Rico VerhoevenJune 21, 20148
Light Heavyweight95 kg (209.4 lb)Russia Artem VakhitovMarch 12, 20164
Middleweight84 kg (185.2 lb)Brazil Alex PereiraOctober 14, 20173
Welterweight77 kg (169.8 lb)Armenia Harut GrigorianFebruary 17, 20181
Lightweight70 kg (154.3 lb)Thailand Sitthichai SitsongpeenongJune 25, 20165
Featherweight63 kg (138.9 lb)Thailand Petchpanomrung KiatmookaoSeptember 29, 20180
Women's Bantamweight56 kg (123.5 lb)Brazil Jady MenezesAugust 10, 20180

Glory Heavyweight Championship

+95 kg (+209.4 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Netherlands Rico Verhoeven
def. Daniel Ghiță		 Glory 17: Los Angeles
United States 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 Silva 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: Ansterdam on Septembre 29, 2018 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Schilt vacated the title after retiring due to a heart condition on June 26, 2013.[12]
1 Netherlands Semmy Schilt
def. Errol Zimmerman		 Glory 1: Stockholm
Sweden Stockholm, Sweden		 May 26, 2012

Glory Light Heavyweight Championship

-95 kg (-209.4 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Interim Ukraine Pavel Zhuravlev
def. Saulo Cavalari		 Glory 43: New York
United StatesNew York, USA		 July 14, 2017
Current Russia Artem Vakhitov Glory 28: Paris
FranceParis, France		 March 12, 2016

1. def. 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

2 Brazil Saulo Cavalari
def. Zack Mwekassa		 Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1
United States San Jose, USA		 September 19, 2015
Saki was stripped of the title due to inactivity on July 27, 2015.[13]
1 Turkey Gökhan Saki
def. Tyrone Spong		 Glory 15: Istanbul
Turkey Istanbul, Turkey		 April 12, 2014

Glory Middleweight Championship

-84 kg (-185.2 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Brazil Alex Pereira Glory 46: China
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 Canada Simon Marcus (2) Glory 40: Copenhagen
Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark		 April 29, 2017
3 Netherlands Jason Wilnis Glory 33: New Jersey
United States Trenton, USA		 September 9, 2016

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

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

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

1 Russia Artem Levin
def. Joe Schilling		 Glory 17: Los Angeles
United States 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

-77 kg (-169.8 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Armenia Harut Grigorian Glory 50: Chicago
United States Chicago, United States		 February 16, 2018

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

5 Netherlands Murthel Groenhart Glory 44: Chicago
United States Hoffman Estates, USA		 August 25, 2017
4 France Cédric Doumbé Glory 36: Oberhausen
Germany 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 Netherlands Nieky Holzken
def. Raymond Daniels 		Glory 23: Las Vegas
United StatesLas 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.[14]
2 Canada Joseph Valtellini Glory 17: Los Angeles
United States Inglewood, USA		 June 21, 2014
1 Belgium Marc de Bonte
def. Karapet Karapetyan 		Glory 16: Denver
United States Broomfield, USA		 May 3, 2014

Glory Lightweight Championship

-70 kg (-154.3 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Glory 31: Amsterdam
Netherlands 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

2 Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 18: Oklahoma
United States 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 Georgia (country) Davit Kiria
def. Andy Ristie		 Glory 14: Zagreb
Croatia Zagreb, Croatia		 March 8, 2014

Glory Featherweight Championship

-63 kg (-138.9 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Thailand Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao Glory 59: Amsterdam
Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands		 September 29, 2018
5 Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen (2)
def. Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao		 Glory 41: Holland
Netherlands Den Bosch, Netherlands		 May 20, 2017

1. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 45: Amsterdam on September 30, 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands
2. def. Kevin VanNostrand 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 Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 34: Denver
United States Denver, USA		 October 21, 2016
3 Canada Gabriel Varga (2) Glory 32: Virginia
United States Norfolk, USA		 July 22, 2016
2 Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk Glory 25: Milan
Italy Milan, Italy		 November 6, 2015

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

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

Glory Women's Bantamweight Championship

-56 kg (-123.5 lb)

No. Name Event Date Defenses
Current Brazil Jady Menezes Glory 56: Denver
United StatesBroomfield, United States		 August 10, 2018 N/A
2 France Anissa Meksen Glory 48: New York
United StatesNew York, USA		 December 1, 2017 1. def. Amel Dehby at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018 in Lille, France
1 United States Tiffany van Soest
def. Amel Dehby		 Glory 36: Oberhausen
Germany 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 ClassChampionRunner-upEventDateTournament Bracket
Glory 70 kg Slam Tournament Italy Giorgio Petrosyan Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 3: Rome November 3, 2012 70kg Slam Tournament bracket
Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament Netherlands Semmy Schilt Romania Daniel Ghiţă Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo December 31, 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament bracket
Glory 65 kg Slam Tournament Japan Yuta Kubo Japan Masaaki Noiri Glory 8: Tokyo May 3, 2013 Glory 65kg Slam Tournament bracket
Glory 95 kg Slam Tournament Suriname Tyrone Spong Germany Danyo Ilunga Glory 9: New York June 22, 2013 Glory 95kg Slam Tournament bracket
Glory Middleweight Championship Tournament United States Joe Schilling Russia Artem Levin Glory 10: Los Angeles September 28, 2013 Middleweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Heavyweight Championship Tournament Netherlands Rico Verhoeven Romania Daniel Ghiță Glory 11: Chicago October 12, 2013 Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Lightweight Championship Tournament Suriname Andy Ristie Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen Glory 12: New York November 23, 2013 Lightweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Welterweight Championship Tournament Netherlands Nieky Holzken Canada Joseph Valtellini Glory 13: Tokyo December 21, 2013 Welterweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Light Heavyweight Championship Tournament Turkey Gökhan Saki Suriname Tyrone Spong Glory 15: Istanbul April 12, 2014 Light Heavyweight World Championship Tournament bracket
Glory Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament Russia Artem Levin United States Joe Schilling Glory 17: Los Angeles June 21, 2014 Middleweight Last Man Standing Tournament bracket
Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix United States Tiffany van Soest France Amel Dehby Glory 36: Oberhausen December 10, 2016

Contender Tournament champions

Weight ClassChampionRunner-upEventDateTournament Bracket
2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Brazil Alex Pereira Armenia Sahak Parparyan Glory 14: Zagreb March 8, 2014 2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Curaçao Errol Zimmerman Brazil Anderson Silva Glory 16: Denver May 3, 2014 2014 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Canada Gabriel Varga United States Shane Oblonsky Glory 17: Los Angeles June 21, 2014 2014 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Brazil Saulo Cavalari Democratic Republic of the Congo Zack Mwekassa Glory 18: Oklahoma November 7, 2014 2014 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Nieky Holzken United States Raymond Daniels Glory 19: Virginia February 6, 2015 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Canada Simon Marcus Netherlands Jason Wilnis Glory 20: Dubai April 3, 2015 2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Canada Josh Jauncey Glory 22: Lille June 5, 2015 2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis Glory 24: Denver October 9, 2015 2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Murthel Groenhart France Karim Ghajji Glory 25: Milan November 6, 2015 2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Morocco Mosab Amrani Brazil Maykol Yurk Glory 26: Amsterdam December 4, 2015 2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament United States Dustin Jacoby United States Wayne Barrett Glory 27: Chicago February 26, 2016 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Armenia Marat Grigorian Glory 28: Paris March 12, 2016 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Ismael Londt Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis Glory 29: Copenhagen April 16, 2016 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Murthel Groenhart Switzerland Yoann Kongolo Glory 31: Amsterdam June 25, 2016 2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament France Zinedine Hameur-Lain Brazil Ariel Machado Glory 32: Virginia July 22, 2016 2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Canada Matt Embree Georgia (country) Giga Chikadze Glory 33: New Jersey September 9, 2016 2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament New Zealand Israel Adesanya Netherlands Yousri Belgaroui Glory 34: Denver October 21, 2016 2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi Croatia Mladen Brestovac Glory 35: Nice November 5, 2016 2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament France Dylan Salvador Albania Hysni Beqiri Glory 36: Oberhausen December 10, 2016 2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Switzerland Yoann Kongolo France Karim Benmansour Glory 37: Los Angeles January 20, 2017 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Brazil Ariel Machado France Zinedine Hameur-Lain Glory 38: Chicago February 24, 2017 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Thailand Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk Glory 39: Brussels March 25, 2017 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Tunisia Yousri Belgaroui Brazil Alex Pereira Glory 40: Copenhagen April 29, 2017 2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Curaçao D'Angelo Marshall Brazil Anderson Silva Glory 41: Holland May 20, 2017 2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament Angola Christian Baya Suriname Massaro Glunder Glory 42: Paris June 10, 2017 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament United States Kevin VanNostrand Georgia (country) Giga Chikadze Glory 43: New York July 14, 2017 2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Armenia Harut Grigorian France Antoine Pinto Glory 44: Chicago August 25, 2017 2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Netherlands Michael Duut United States Manny Mancha Glory 45: Amsterdam September 30, 2017 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament France Abdellah Ezbiri Uzbekistan Anvar Boynazarov Glory 47: Lyon October 28, 2017 2017 Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament Bulgaria Stoyan Koprivlenski Morocco Tyjani Beztati Glory 49: Rotterdam December 9, 2017 2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket
2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament Romania Benjamin Adegbuyi Australia Junior Tafa Glory 50: Chicago February 16, 2018 2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament Aruba Eyevan Danenberg Thailand Thongchai Sitsongpeenong Glory 51: Rotterdam March 3, 2018 2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk France 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 United States Xavier Vigney England Chi Lewis Parry Glory 21: San Diego May 8, 2015 2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament United States Dustin Jacoby United States Casey Greene Glory 23: Las Vegas August 7, 2015 2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament Canada Gabriel Varga United States Shane Oblonsky Glory 30: Los Angeles May 13, 2016 2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament China Chenglong Zhang Japan Masaya Kubo Glory 46: China October 14, 2017 2017 Glory Featherweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2017 Glory Midleweight Qualification Tournament Canada Robert Thomas United States Mike Lemaire Glory 48: New York December 1, 2017 2017 Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket
2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament China Liu Xu China 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 United States Dustin Jacoby United States Brian Collette Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament February 2, 2013
Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament United States Mike Lemaire United States Eddie Walker Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament February 9, 2013
Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament Japan Masaaki Noiri Japan Yuki Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament March 10, 2013
Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament United States Francois Ambang United States Brett Hlavacek Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament March 22, 2013
Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament Japan Kengo Shimizu Japan Magnum Sakai Road to Glory Japan 85 kg Tournament May 3, 2013
Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament United States Michael Mananquil United States Troy Sheridan 2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament May 11, 2013
Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament United States Xavier Vigney United States Maurice Green Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament June 14, 2013
Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament England Mo Abdurahman England 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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