Glory (kickboxing)

GLORY

Type	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, Majority Shareholder) Jon J. Franklin (CEO) Scott Rudmann (Vice-Chairman) Paul Karger (Director) Eric Zhang (Director) Will Zhu (Director) Cor Hemmers (Matchmaker)
Owner	Glory Sports International Pte Ltd.
Website	http://www.glorykickboxing.com/

Glory and 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.

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. Scott Rudmann was named vice-chairman and has since become an integral part of GLORY's success as an organization.^[1] Pierre Andurand, Marcus Luer, and Scott Rudmann derived the name 'GLORY' for the new brand from Golden Glory.

The name GLORY has caused some confusion to arise as to Golden Glory's role with the new organization. GLORY has clarified that Golden Glory, like the It's Showtime organization, was bought and absorbed by the investment team headed by Pierre Andurand, 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, Yoshihiro Sato, and Pat Barry.

Business

GLORY Sports International has its offices in UK, Netherlands, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, and US. The company includes unprecedented mix of accomplished entrepreneurs and senior level executives from the diverse worlds of finance, sports marketing, television, technology and martial arts fighting.^[4] The company’s investors include Yao Capital, the investment arm of Chinese basketball star 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 promotions to share fighters.^[6]

In February 2013, GLORY announced former WWE Executive VP Andrew Whitaker to the position of the global CEO of Glory Sports International.^[7]

In June 2013, after having an inaugural first event in USA at NY (Glory 9: New York) on June 22, 2013, SPIKE TV signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast GLORY kickboxing events.

In August 2014, GLORY announced Jon J Franklin has been appointed as new CEO of Glory Sports International, after broadcast deal extended with Spike TV in May 2014 to cover 2015.^[8]

In February 2016, Jon Franklin and GLORY announced a new multi-year deal with ESPN.^[9]

For 2017 the Glory schedule has increased to 18 events and production of around 100 TV shows.

Events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
52	Glory 44: Chicago	000000002017-08-25-0000August 25, 2017	Sears Centre	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
51	Glory 43: New York	000000002017-07-14-0000July 14, 2017	The Theater at Madison Square Garden	New York City, New York, USA
50	Glory 42: Paris	000000002017-06-10-0000June 10, 2017	AccorHotels Arena	Paris, France
49	Glory 41: Holland	000000002017-05-20-0000May 20, 2017	Brabanthallen	Den Bosch, Netherlands	5,000
48	Glory 40: Copenhagen	000000002017-04-29-0000April 29, 2017	Forum Copenhagen	Copenhagen, Denmark	2,500
47	Glory 39: Brussels	000000002017-03-25-0000March 25, 2017	Vorst National	Brussels, Belgium	1,500
46	Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament	000000002017-03-11-0000March 11, 2017	Grantham Meres Leisure Centre	Grantham, England
45	Glory 38: Chicago	000000002017-02-24-0000February 24, 2017	Sears Centre	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
44	Glory 37: Los Angeles	000000002017-01-20-0000January 20, 2017	The Novo by Microsoft	Los Angeles, California, USA
43	Glory 36: Oberhausen	000000002016-12-10-0000December 10, 2016	König Pilsener Arena	Oberhausen, Germany	13,000
42	Glory 35: Nice	000000002016-11-05-0000November 5, 2016	Palais Nikaia	Nice, France
41	Glory 34: Denver	000000002016-10-21-0000October 21, 2016	1stBank Center	Broomfield, Colorado, USA
40	Glory 33: New Jersey	000000002016-09-09-0000September 9, 2016	Sun National Bank Center	Trenton, New Jersey, USA
39	Glory 32: Virginia	000000002016-07-22-0000July 22, 2016	Ted Constant Convocation Center	Norfolk, Virginia, USA
38	Glory 31: Amsterdam	000000002016-06-25-0000June 25, 2016	Amsterdam RAI	Amsterdam, Netherlands	3,500
37	Glory 30: Los Angeles	000000002016-05-13-0000May 13, 2016	Citizens Business Bank Arena	Ontario, California, USA	1,750
36	Glory 29: Copenhagen	000000002016-04-16-0000April 16, 2016	Forum Copenhagen	Copenhagen, Denmark	1,250
35	Glory 28: Paris	000000002016-03-12-0000March 12, 2016	AccorHotels Arena	Paris, France	2,750
34	Glory 27: Chicago	000000002016-02-26-0000February 26, 2016	Sears Centre	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	2,000
33	Glory 26: Amsterdam	000000002015-12-04-0000December 4, 2015	Amsterdam RAI	Amsterdam, Netherlands	8,000
32	Glory 25: Milan	000000002015-11-06-0000November 6, 2015	PalaIper	Milan, Italy	6,750
31	Glory 24: Denver	000000002015-10-09-0000October 9, 2015	Magness Arena	Denver, Colorado, USA	3,500
30	Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1	000000002015-09-19-0000September 19, 2015	SAP Center	San Jose, California, USA	11,000
29	Glory 23: Las Vegas	000000002015-08-03-0000August 3, 2015	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA	2,200
28	Glory 22: Lille	000000002015-06-05-0000June 5, 2015	Stade Pierre-Mauroy	Lille, France	6,500
27	Glory 21: San Diego	000000002015-05-08-0000May 8, 2015	Valley View Casino Center	San Diego, California, USA	1,500
26	Glory 20: Dubai	000000002015-04-03-0000April 3, 2015	Dubai World Trade Centre	Dubai, UAE	1,000
25	Glory 19: Virginia	000000002015-02-06-0000February 6, 2015	Hampton Coliseum	Hampton, Virginia, USA	3,500
24	Glory 18: Oklahoma	000000002014-11-07-0000November 7, 2014	Grand Casino Hotel Resort	Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA	1,000
23	Glory 17: Los Angeles	000000002014-06-21-0000June 21, 2014	The Forum	Inglewood, California, USA	4,000
22	Glory 16: Denver	000000002014-05-03-0000May 3, 2014	1stBank Center	Broomfield, Colorado, USA	2,350
21	Glory 15: Istanbul	000000002014-04-12-0000April 12, 2014	Ülker Sports Arena	Istanbul, Turkey	11,000
20	Glory 14: Zagreb	000000002014-03-08-0000March 8, 2014	Arena Zagreb	Zagreb, Croatia	10,000
19	Glory 13: Tokyo	000000002013-12-21-0000December 21, 2013	Ariake Coliseum	Tokyo, Japan	8,000
18	Glory 12: New York	000000002013-11-23-0000November 23, 2013	The Theater at Madison Square Garden	New York City, New York, USA	4,500
17	Glory 11: Chicago	000000002013-10-12-0000October 12, 2013	Sears Centre	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA	1,500
16	Glory 10: Los Angeles	000000002013-09-28-0000September 28, 2013	Citizens Business Bank Arena	Ontario, California, USA	2,200^[10]
15	Glory 9: New York	000000002013-06-22-0000June 22, 2013	Hammerstein Ballroom	New York City, New York, USA	1,950
14	2013 Road to Glory USA Heavyweight Tournament	000000002013-06-14-0000June 14, 2013	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
13	2013 Road to Glory USA 70 kg Tournament	000000002013-05-11-0000May 11, 2013	The Rave	Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
12	Glory 8: Tokyo	000000002013-05-03-0000May 3, 2013	Ariake Coliseum	Tokyo, Japan	3,500
11	Glory 7: Milan	000000002013-04-20-0000April 20, 2013	Mediolanum Forum	Milan, Italy	10,000
10	Glory 6: Istanbul	000000002013-04-06-0000April 6, 2013	Ülker Arena	Istanbul, Turkey	12,000
9	Glory 5: London	000000002013-03-23-0000March 23, 2013	ExCeL Arena	London, England	4,500
8	Road to Glory USA 77 kg Tournament	000000002013-03-22-0000March 22, 2013	Capitale	New York City, New York, USA
7	Road to Glory Japan 65 kg Tournament	000000002013-03-10-0000March 10, 2013	Differ Ariake Arena	Tokyo, Japan
6	Road to Glory USA 85 kg Tournament	000000002013-02-09-0000February 9, 2013	Hollywood Park Casino	Los Angeles, California, USA
5	Road to Glory USA 95 kg Tournament	000000002013-02-02-0000February 2, 2013	Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA
4	Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo	000000002012-12-31-0000December 31, 2012	Saitama Super Arena	Saitama, Japan	15,000
3	Glory 3: Rome	000000002012-11-03-0000November 3, 2012	PalaLottomatica	Rome, Italy	6,450
2	Glory 2: Brussels	000000002012-10-06-0000October 6, 2012	Forest National	Brussels, Belgium	5,250
1	Glory 1: Stockholm	000000002012-05-26-0000May 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	5
Light Heavyweight	95 kg (209.4 lb)	Artem Vakhitov	March 12, 2016	1
Middleweight	85 kg (187.4 lb)	Simon Marcus	April 29, 2017	0
Welterweight	77 kg (169.8 lb)	Cedric Doumbe	December 10, 2016	1
Lightweight	70 kg (154.3 lb)	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	June 25, 2016	2
Featherweight	65 kg (143.3 lb)	Robin van Roosmalen	May 20, 2017	-
Women's Super Bantamweight	55.3 kg (121.9 lb)	Tiffany van Soest	December 10, 2016	0

Glory Heavyweight Championship

+95 kg (+209.4 lb)

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 Silva at Glory 33: New Jersey on September 9, 2016 in Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Schilt vacated the title after retiring due to a heart condition on June 26, 2013.^[11]
1	Semmy Schilt def. Errol Zimmerman	Glory 1: Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden	May 26, 2012

Glory Light Heavyweight Championship

-95 kg (-209.4 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current Interim	Pavel Zhuravlev def. Saulo Cavalari	Glory 43: New York New York, USA	July 14, 2017
Current	Artem Vakhitov	Glory 28: Paris Paris, 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
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.^[12]
1	Gökhan Saki def. Tyrone Spong	Glory 15: Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey	April 12, 2014

Glory Middleweight Championship

-85 kg (-187.4 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	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

-77 kg (-169.8 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	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.^[13]
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

-70 kg (-154.3 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	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. vs. Christian Baya at ?
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

-65 kg (-143.3 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Vacant	N/A	N/A
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	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

-55.3 kg (-122 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Tiffany van Soest def. Amel Dehby	Glory 36: Oberhausen Oberhausen, Germany	December 10, 2016

Tournament champions

Weight Class	Champion	Runner-up	Event	Date	Tournament Bracket
Glory 70kg 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 65kg Slam Tournament	Yuta Kubo	Masaaki Noiri	Glory 8: Tokyo	May 3, 2013	Glory 65kg Slam Tournament bracket
Glory 95kg 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

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 Silva	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 Silva	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

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

Road to Glory Tournament Champions

Weight Class	Champion	Runner-up	Event	Date
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	June 14, 2013

Notable fighters

Featherweight (-65 kg/143.3 lb)

Lightweight (-70 kg/154.3 lb)

Welterweight (-77 kg/169.8 lb)

Middleweight (-85 kg/187.4 lb)

Light Heavyweight (-95 kg/209.4 lb)

Heavyweight (+95 kg/209.4 lb)

References

↑ Dave Walsh. "Glory World Series Puts $1 Million USD on the Line in New Tournaments". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
↑ John Joe O'Regan (2012-10-25). "GLORY takes over DREAM for NYE show - Fighters Only". Fightersonlymag.com. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
↑ "News - Â‘ItÂ’s ShowtimeÂ’ promoter Simon Rutz retires from kickboxing business". Gloryworldseries.com. 2013-03-28. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
↑ "About Us". Gloryworldseries.com. 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
↑ Patrick Frater (13 September 2016). "Yao Ming, Liberty Global Invest in Kickboxing’s Glory Sports". Variety.com. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
↑ Dave Walsh. "promotions to share fighters". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
↑ "News - Andrew Whitaker Named New Glory Ceo". Gloryworldseries.com. 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2014-04-08.
↑ "Glory Appoints New CEO, Extends Spike TV Broadcast Deal". Sherdog.com. 2014-08-19. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
↑ Matthew Roth. "Glory 10 and Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. vs Bryan Vera results: Soooo...about last night". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
↑ Dave Walsh. "Sem Schilt Retires". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.
↑ "GLORY Statement on Gokokhan Saki". gloryworldseries.com. Retrieved 27 July 2015.
↑ Dave Walsh. "GLORY Welterweight Champion Joseph Valtellini Vacates Championship". LiverKick.com. Retrieved 12 June 2015.

External links

Kickboxing organizations
Governing bodies	WKA WAKO WMC IFMA ISKA IKF WBC Muaythai WPMF IWUF WKN
Asian promotions	Glory Glory of Heroes K-1 Kunlun Fight Lumpinee Stadium Rajadamnern Stadium Shoot Boxing Association Wu Lin Feng
European promotions	Enfusion FFC SUPERKOMBAT W5
Oceania promotions	King in the Ring
Defunct organizations	It's Showtime KICK PKA Strikeforce Global Fighting Championship

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