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*{{flagicon|Russia}} [[Sergei Kharitonov]] - PRIDE heavyweight veteran
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*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Heath Herring]] - UFC and PRIDE heavyweight veteran
*{{flagicon|USA}} [[Heath Herring]] - UFC and PRIDE heavyweight veteran
*{{flagicon|NLD}}{{flagicon|Suriname}} [[Errol Zimmerman]]
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*{{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|Morocco}} [[Chalid Arrab | Chalid Die Faust]]
*{{flagicon|GER}} [[Chalid Arrab | Chalid Die Faust]]
*{{flagicon|GER}}{{flagicon|Croatia}} [[Stefan Leko]]
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*{{flagicon|Afghanistan}} [[Siyar Bahadurzada]]
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Revision as of 07:39, 12 December 2010

Golden Glory [1]
Est.1999
Founded byBas Boon
Ron Nyqvist
Frederico Lapenda
Current titleholdersAlistair Overeem (Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion)[2]
Siyar Bahadurzada (Shooto Light-Heavyweight Champion) [3]
Marloes Coenen (Strikeforce Women's Welterweight Champion)[4]
Past titleholdersSemmy Schilt 9th King of Pancrase (1999)
Prominent fightersAlistair Overeem (DREAM, Strikeforce, K-1)
Semmy Schilt (K-1)
Gökhan Saki (K-1)
Sergei Kharitonov (DREAM)
Marloes Coenen (Strikeforce)
Training facilitiesNetherlands Breda, Netherlands
Thailand Pattaya, Thailand
WebsiteGolden Glory Homepage

Golden Glory is a Muay Thai, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts camp, as well as a management team based in the Netherlands. With their primary fighter roster based out of Europe, Golden Glory has managed fighters from all over the world, such as American former team member, Heath Herring.

Golden Glory's professional MMA and kickboxing roster includes Alistair Overeem, Marloes Coenen, Semmy Schilt, Sergei Kharitonov, Siyar Bahadurzada, Stefan Leko, Gokhan Saki, Errol Zimmerman, Jon Olav Einemo, Jacob Roach, Ashwin Balrak, Nieky Holzken, Chalid Die Faust and Denis Stojnić who have fought in promotions such as K-1, Shooto, K-1 HERO'S, Pancrase, PRIDE FC, DREAM , Strikeforce, and the UFC.

The founders of Golden Glory also founded the World Vale Tudo Championships, a tournament which featured champions the likes of Oleg Taktarov, Mark Kerr, Pedro Rizzo, and Marco Ruas.[5]

In early October 2010 Golden Glory announced plans to open a satellite gym in Huntington Beach, California, USA.[6]

Notable Fighters

References

  1. ^ "Golden Glory team/association search". Sherdog. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Shooto_Champions
  4. ^ [2]
  5. ^ "Golden Glory Homepage". Golden Glory. 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-01.
  6. ^ http://bleacherreport.com/articles/487341-golden-glory-to-open-satellite-gym-in-huntington-beach

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