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.
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]
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
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
Jan 30, 2021
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 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
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 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
Road to Glory Tournament champions
Notable fighters
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Light Heavyweight
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