Glory (kickboxing)

World-wide kickboxing promotion

GLORY

Company type| Private
Industry| Kickboxing
Founded| 2012
Headquarters| London, United Kingdom

Key people

| Pierre Andurand (Chairman),
Scott Rudmann (Vice-Chairman),
Marshall Zelaznik (CEO),
Robbie Timmers, Gyp Tessier (Matchmakers)
Owner| GSUKCO Limited
Website| www.glorykickboxing.com

Glory (formerly Glory World Series) is an international kickboxing promotion founded in 2012. It is owned by Pierre Andurand, Yao Capital, Scott Rudmann and other investors.

## Background

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When K-1 began suffering from extreme financial difficulties in 2011, Total Sports Asia, TSA CEO Marcus Luer, Pierre Andurand, and Scott Rudmann of Nectar Capital attempted to buy the brand. K-1 was instead sold to Mike Kim and EMCOM Entertainment Inc.

In the aftermath, Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann and TSA decided to start a brand new kickboxing promotion and acquired United Glory, Golden Glory,[1] 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 Rudmann was named vice-chairman.[2] A number of people formerly involved with these three entities event became Glory consultants.[3]

Glory World Series signed most of the world's top kickboxers, such as Peter Aerts, Remy Bonjasky, Semmy Schilt, Gokhan Saki, Daniel Ghiţă, Albert Kraus, and Giorgio Petrosyan.

## History

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The company includes a mix of entrepreneurs and senior level executives from different environments.[4] The company's current investors include Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann and Nectar Capital and Yao Capital. Former investors have been Liberty Global, and TwinFocus Capital Partners.[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 August, 2014 Andrew Whitaker moved into an advisory role within GLORY and Jon J. Franklin was appointed as the new CEO. Under Franklin's leadership Glory was named the Number one kickboxing league in the world by Combat Press and one of the three most important global combat sports leagues by Fox Sports (along with the UFC and Bellator).[7]

In 2018, Glory announced that former CEO 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.[8]

On May 15, 2020, Glory announced Zelaznik had resigned as Glory CEO.[9]

### Financial hardships and change of ownership

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On May 26, 2020, Glory Sports International went into receivership, and soon after ownership of Glory was transferred to London-based GSUKCO Limited.[10]

Rudmann is the Executive Vice-Chairman, running the league since it was taken over by GSUKCO.[citation needed]

In a press release on October 2, 2023, Glory announced that Maurice Hols was named as the new Executive Director.[11] Citing "different vision of the future of the organization" with Executive Vice Chairman Rudmann, Hols resigned on February 19, 2024, after just a few months as Executive Director.[12]

In March 2024, it was announced by Glory that Zelaznik returned to the company and was appointed again as CEO.[13]

### Media coverage

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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.[14]

In February 2016, Glory CEO Jon J. Franklin announced a new multi-year deal with ESPN.[15]

Glory was broadcast on Veronica TV in the Netherlands from July, 2018 to February, 2020.[16][17][18]

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.[19] The first event to be broadcast as part of this partnership was Glory 63: Houston on February 1 and the last event was Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020.

Events from Glory 76 to Glory 80 Studio were available through pay-per-view.

28 June 2022 Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with Videoland in the Netherlands. The deal covered all Glory events starting from Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2.[20] The last event broadcast by Videoland was Glory 98 headlined by Jamal Ben Saddik vs Uku Jürjendal.[21]

On 16 February 2024 a multi-year broadcast deal with DAZN covering France and Belgium was announced.[22]

### Glory Rivals

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In January 2022 Glory announced a new series of events called Glory Rivals, jointly promoted with regional promotions.[23] The first Rivals event with Enfusion was scheduled for May 21, 2022, at the Lotto Arena in Antwerp, Belgium. The event was later cancelled due to the finances of Enfusion's local promoter partner Antwerp Fight Organization catching the attention of Belgian authorities.[24]

Glory Rivals 1 was instead held on June 11, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands. In the main event Luis Tavares defeated Florent Kaouachi by knockout in the third round.[25]

Glory Rivals 2 was held on September 17, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands.[26]

Glory Rivals 3 was organized at Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam on November 5, 2022. Ibrahim El Bouni defeated Muhammed Balli by knock-out in the first round.

Glory Rivals 4 took place on December 25 at Ryogoku Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan, in collaboration with Rise and Shoot boxing. Kento Haraguchi defeated Serhii Adamchuk by unanimous decision.

GLORY Rivals 5 was organized on January 28, 2023, at Zamna Tulum Hotel in Tulum, Mexico, in collaboration with War of Nations. Abraham Vidales defeated Tomás Aguirre by Unanimous Decision. On January 11, 2024, it was announced that Glory and RISE would hold joint tournaments, combine their rankings and unify their rankings.[27] A few days later, on February 6, the promotion put their lightweight and women's super bantamweight divisions on hold.[28]

## Roster

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Main article: List of current GLORY fighters

## Events

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### Glory events

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#  | Event  | Date  | Venue  | Location  | Attendance

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121  | Glory 100 | June 14, 2025 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
120  | Glory Underground | May 1, 2025 | Betr HQ  | Miami, USA  |
119  | Glory 99 | April 5, 2025 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands
118  | Glory 98 | February 22, 2025 | RTM Stage | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
117  | GLORY RISE Featherweight Grand Prix | December 21, 2024 | Makuhari Messe | Chiba, Japan  |
116  | Glory Collision 7 | December 7, 2024 | Gelredome | Arnhem, Netherlands  |
115  | Glory 96 | October 12, 2024 | RTM Stage | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
114  | Glory 95 | September 21, 2024 | Arena Zagreb | Zagreb, Croatia  |
114  | Glory 94 | August 31, 2024 | Lotto Arena | Antwerp, Belgium  |
112  | Glory 93 | July 20, 2024 | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
111  | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | June 8, 2024 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
110  | Glory 92 | May 18, 2024 | RTM Stage | Rotterdam, Netherlands
109  | Glory 91 | April 27, 2024 | Dôme de Paris | Paris, France  |
108  | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | March 9, 2024 | Gelredome | Arnhem, Netherlands  |
107  | Glory 90 | December 23, 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
106  | Glory Collision 6 | November 4, 2023 | Gelredome | Arnhem, Netherlands  |
105  | Glory 89 | October 7, 2023 | Arena Burgas | Burgas, Bulgaria  |
104  | Glory 88 | September 9, 2023 | Dôme de Paris | Paris, France  |
103  | Glory 87 | August 19, 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
102  | Glory Collision 5 | June 17, 2023 |
101  | Glory 86 | May 27, 2023 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany  |
100  | Glory 85 | April 29, 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
99  | Glory 84 | March 11, 2023 | Topsportcentrum Rotterdam |
98  | Glory 83 | February 11, 2023 | Grugahalle | Essen, Germany  |
97  | Glory Rivals 5 | January 28, 2023 | Zamna Tulum  | Tulum, Mexico  |
96  | Glory Rivals 4 | December 25, 2022 | Ryōgoku Kokugikan | Tokyo, Japan  |
95  | Glory 82 | November 19, 2022 | Maritim Hotel  | Bonn, Germany  |
94  | Glory Rivals 3 | November 5, 2022 | Sporthallen Zuid  | Amsterdam, Netherlands  |
93  | Glory Collision 4 | October 8, 2022 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands  |
92  | Glory Rivals 2 | September 17, 2022 | De Meent  | Alkmaar, Netherlands  |
91  | Glory 81 | August 20, 2022 | Castello Düsseldorf  | Düsseldorf, Germany  |
90  | Glory Rivals 1 | June 11, 2022 | Zwembad Hoornse Vaart  | Alkmaar, Netherlands  |
89  | Glory 80 Studio | May 14, 2022 | Sportcentrum Valken Huizen  | Arnhem, Netherlands  |
88  | Glory 80: Hasselt | March 19, 2022 | Trixxo Arena | Hasselt, Belgium  |
87  | Glory Collision 3 | October 23, 2021 | GelreDome | Arnhem, Netherlands  | 18,000
86  | Glory 78: Rotterdam | September 4, 2021 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
85  | Glory 77: Rotterdam | January 30, 2021 |
84  | Glory 76: Rotterdam | December 19, 2020 |
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, Illinois, United States  |
79  | Glory 71: Chicago | November 22, 2019 |
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, Florida, United States  |
75  | Glory 67: Orlando | July 5, 2019 | Silver Spurs Arena | Orlando, Florida, United States  |
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 Place | Houston, Texas, United States  |
70  | Glory 62: Rotterdam | December 1, 2018 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
69  | Glory 61: New York | November 2, 2018 | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, New York, United States  |
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 Arena | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States  |
65  | Glory 57: Shenzhen | August 25, 2018 | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center | Shenzhen, China  |
64  | Glory 56: Denver | August 10, 2018 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, United States  |
63  | Glory 55: New York | July 20, 2018 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, United States  |
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 | Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center | Long Beach, California, United States  |
59  | Glory 51: Rotterdam | March 3, 2018 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands  |
58  | Glory 50: Chicago | February 16, 2018 | UIC Pavilion | Chicago, Illinois, 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, United States  |
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, United States  |
51  | Glory 43: New York | July 14, 2017 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, New York, United States  |
50  | Glory 42: Paris | June 10, 2017 | AccorHotels Arena | Paris, France  |
49  | Glory 41: Holland | May 20, 2017 | Brabanthallen 's-Hertogenbosch | 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands  | 5,000
48  | Glory 40: Copenhagen | April 29, 2017 | Forum Copenhagen | Copenhagen, Denmark  | 2,500
47  | Glory 39: Brussels | March 25, 2017 | Forest 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, United States  |
44  | Glory 37: Los Angeles | January 20, 2017 | The Novo by Microsoft | Los Angeles, California, United States  |
43  | Glory 36: Oberhausen | December 10, 2016 | König Pilsener Arena | Oberhausen, Germany  | 13,000
42  | Glory 35: Nice | November 5, 2016 | Palais Nikaïa | Nice, France  |
41  | Glory 34: Denver | October 21, 2016 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, United States  |
40  | Glory 33: New Jersey | September 9, 2016 | Sun National Bank Center | Trenton, New Jersey, United States  |
39  | Glory 32: Virginia | July 22, 2016 | Ted Constant Convocation Center | Norfolk, Virginia, United States  |
38  | Glory 31: Amsterdam | June 25, 2016 | Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre | Amsterdam, Netherlands  | 3,500
37  | Glory 30: Los Angeles | May 13, 2016 | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario, California, United States  | 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, United States  | 2,000
33  | Glory 26: Amsterdam | December 4, 2015 | Amsterdam RAI Exhibition and Convention Centre | 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, United States  | 3,500
30  | Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1 | September 19, 2015 | SAP Center | San Jose, California, United States  | 11,000
29  | Glory 23: Las Vegas | August 3, 2015 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States  | 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, United States  | 1,500
26  | Glory 20: Dubai | April 3, 2015 | Dubai World Trade Centre | Dubai, United Arab Emirates  | 1,000
25  | Glory 19: Virginia | February 6, 2015 | Hampton Coliseum | Hampton, Virginia, United States  | 3,500
24  | Glory 18: Oklahoma | November 7, 2014 | Grand Casino Hotel Resort  | Shawnee, Oklahoma, United States  | 1,000
23  | Glory 17: Los Angeles | June 21, 2014 | The Forum | Inglewood, California, United States  | 4,000
22  | Glory 16: Denver | May 3, 2014 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, Colorado, United States  | 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, United States  | 4,500
17  | Glory 11: Chicago | October 12, 2013 | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, United States  | 1,500
16  | Glory 10: Los Angeles | September 28, 2013 | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario, California, United States  | 2,200[29]
15  | Glory 9: New York | June 22, 2013 | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, New York, United States  | 1,950
14  | 2013 Road to Glory: USA Heavyweight Tournament  | June 14, 2013 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino  | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States  |
13  | 2013 Road to Glory: USA 70 kg Tournament  | May 11, 2013 | The Rave | Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States  |
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 Sports 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, United States  |
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, United States  |
5  | Road to Glory: USA 95 kg Tournament | February 2, 2013 | Hard Rock Hotel and Casino  | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States  |
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

### United Glory events

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#  | Event  | Date  | Venue  | Location  | Attendance

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18  | United Glory 15: Glory World Series  | March 23, 2012 | Dynamo Sports Palace |  Moscow, Russia |
17  | United Glory 14: 2010-2011 World Series Finals  | May 28, 2011 | Moscow Forum Hall  |  Moscow, Russia |
16  | United Glory 13: 2010-2011 World Series Semifinals  | March 19, 2011 | Spiroudome |  Charleroi, Belgium |
15  | United Glory 12: 2010-2011 World Series Quarterfinals  | October 16, 2010 | Passenger Terminal  |  Amsterdam, Netherlands |
14  | United Glory: Upcoming Glory 7  | March 27, 2010 | Sportstudio H&A  |  Deventer, Netherlands |
13  | United Glory 11: A Decade of Fights  | October 17, 2009 | Passenger Terminal  |  Amsterdam, Netherlands |
12  | United Glory: Upcoming Glory 5  | June 27, 2009 | Sportstudio H&A  |  Deventer, Netherlands |
11  | United Glory 10: The Battle of Arnhem  | November 9, 2008 | Rijnhal |  Arnhem, Netherlands |
10  | United Glory 9: Swiss Las Vegas  | August 2, 2008 | Markthalle  |  Basel, Switzerland |
9  | United Glory 8  | July 6, 2008 | Triavium  |  Nijmegen, Netherlands |
8  | United Glory: Upcoming Glory 2  | February 24, 2008 | Zalencentrum de Kei  |  Ede, Netherlands |
7  | United Glory 7  | January 20, 2008 | De Flint  |  Utrecht, Netherlands |
6  | United Glory 6: Ede's Best Against the Rest  | November 17, 2007 | Reehorst Sports Hall  |  Ede, Netherlands |
5  | United Glory 5: Stronger  | September 9, 2007 | De Flint  |  Utrecht, Netherlands |
4  | United Glory 4: 20 Year Anniversary  | September 2, 2007 | Hof van Salland  |  Diepenveen, Netherlands |
3  | United Glory 3: Upside Down  | May 20, 2007 | De Flint  |  Utrecht, Netherlands |
2  | United Glory 2  | January 21, 2007 | De Flint  |  Utrecht, Netherlands |
1  | United Glory 1  | September 17, 2006 | Sporthal de Zielhorst  |  Utrecht, Netherlands |

## Champions

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### Current champions

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Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title defenses

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Heavyweight | Unlimited |  Rico Verhoeven | June 21, 2014 | 13
Light Heavyweight | 95 kg (209.4 lb) |  Sergej Maslobojev | June 15, 2025 | 0
Middleweight | 85 kg (187.4 lb) |  Donovan Wisse | September 4, 2021 | 6
Welterweight | 77 kg (169.8 lb) |  Chico Kwasi | April 27, 2024 | 3
Lightweight | 70 kg (154.3 lb) |  Tyjani Beztati | September 4, 2021 | 5
Featherweight | 65 kg (143.3 lb) |  Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | September 29, 2018 | 9
Women's Super Bantamweight | 55 kg (121.3 lb) |  Vacant |  |

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

### Glory Heavyweight Championship

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Weight limit: Unlimited

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Reign
(total)  | Defenses

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1  |  Semmy Schilt
def. Errol Zimmerman | Glory 1: Stockholm
Stockholm, Sweden | May 26, 2012  | 396 days  |
Schilt vacated the title after retiring due to a heart condition on June 26, 2013.[30]
2  |  Rico Verhoeven
def. Daniel Ghiță | Glory 17: Los Angeles
Inglewood, CA, U.S. | Jun 21, 2014  | 4035 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Errol Zimmerman at Glory 19: Virginia on Feb 6, 2015
2. def. Benjamin Adegbuyi at Glory 22: Lille on Jun 5, 2015
3. def. Benjamin Adegbuyi at Glory 26: Amsterdam on Dec 4, 2015
4. def. Mladen Brestovac at Glory 28: Paris on March 12, 2016
5. def. Anderson Braddock at Glory 33: New Jersey on Sep 9, 2016
6. def. Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory 49: Rotterdam on Dec 9, 2017
7. def. Mladen Brestovac at Glory 54: Birmingham on Jun 2, 2018
8. def. Guto Inocente at Glory 59: Amsterdam on Sep 29, 2018
9. def. Badr Hari at Glory 74: Arnhem on Dec 21, 2019
10. def. Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory: Collision 3 on Oct 23, 2021
11. def. interim champion Kevin Tariq Osaro at Glory: Collision 6 on Nov 4, 2023
12. def. Levi Rigters at Glory Collision 7 on Dec 7, 2024
13. def. Artem Vakhitov at Glory 100 on Jun 14, 2025

–  |  Kevin Tariq Osaro
def. Antonio Plazibat for interim title | Glory: Collision 5
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Jun 17, 2023  | –  |

### Glory Light Heavyweight Championship

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Weight limit: 95 kg (209.4 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Reign
(total)  | Defenses

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1  |  Gökhan Saki
def. Tyrone Spong | Glory 15: Istanbul
Istanbul, Turkey | Apr 12, 2014  | 471 days  |
Saki was stripped of the title due to inactivity on July 27, 2015.[31]
2  |  Saulo Cavalari
def. Zack Mwekassa | Bellator / Glory: Dynamite 1
San Jose, CA, U.S. | Sep 19, 2015  | 175 days  |
3  |  Artem Vakhitov | Glory 28: Paris
Paris, France | Mar 12, 2016  | 1,785 days  |

1. def. interim champion Zack Mwekassa at Glory 35: Nice on Nov 5, 2016
2. def. Saulo Cavalari at Glory 38: Chicago on Feb 24, 2017
3. def. Ariel Machado at Glory 47: Lyon on Oct 28, 2017
4. def. Danyo Ilunga at Glory 56: Denver on Aug 10, 2018
5. def. Donegi Abena at Glory 66: Paris on Jun 22, 2019

–  |  Zack Mwekassa
def. Mourad Bouzidi for interim title | Glory 31: Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands | Jun 25, 2016  | –  |
–  |  Pavel Zhuravlev
def. Saulo Cavalari for interim title | Glory 43: New York
New York City, NY, U.S. | Jul 14, 2017  | –  |

1. def. Myron Dennis at Glory 52: Los Angeles on Mar 31, 2018

Zhuravlev was stripped of his interim title when he left Glory for the FEA.
–  |  Alex Pereira
def. Donegi Abena for interim title | Glory 68: Miami
Miami, FL, U.S. | Sep 28, 2019  | –  |
4  |  Alex Pereira | Glory 77: Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Jan 30, 2021  | 217 days  |
5  |  Artem Vakhitov (2) | Glory 78: Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Sep 4, 2021  | 286 days
(2,071 days)  |
Vakhitov was stripped of the title on June 17, 2022, following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[32]
6  |  Sergej Maslobojev
def. Tarik Khbabez | Glory: Collision 4
Arnhem, Netherlands | Oct 8, 2022  | 126 days  |
7  |  Donegi Abena | Glory 83
Essen, Germany | Feb 11, 2023  | 329 days  |

1. def. Mohamed Touchassie at Glory: Collision 6 on Nov 4, 2023

–  |  Tarik Khbabez
def. Mohamed Amine for interim title | Glory: Collision 5
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Jun 17, 2023  | –  |
8  |  Tarik Khbabez | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix
Arnhem, Netherlands | Mar 9, 2024  | 462 days  |

1. def. Donegi Abena at Glory Collision 7 on Dec 7, 2024

9  |  Sergej Maslobojev (2)  | Glory 100
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Jun 14, 2025  | 24 days
(incumbent)

### Glory Middleweight Championship

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Weight limit: 85 kg (187.4 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Reign
(total)  | Defenses

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1  |  Artem Levin
def. Joe Schilling | Glory 17: Los Angeles
Inglewood, CA, U.S. | Jun 21, 2014  | 615 days  |

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

2  |  Simon Marcus | Glory 27: Chicago
Hoffman Estates, IL, U.S. | Feb 26, 2016  | 196 days  |

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

3  |  Jason Wilnis | Glory 33: New Jersey
Trenton, NJ, U.S. | Sep 9, 2016  | 232 days  |

1. def. Israel Adesanya at Glory 37: Los Angeles on Jan 20, 2017

4  |  Simon Marcus (2) | Glory 40: Copenhagen
Copenhagen, Denmark | Apr 29, 2017  | 168 days
(364 days)  |
5  |  Alex Pereira | Glory 46: China
Guangzhou, China | Oct 14, 2017  | 1,251 days  |

1. def. Yousri Belgaroui at Glory 49: Rotterdam on Dec 9, 2017
2. def. Yousri Belgaroui at Glory 55: New York on Jul 20, 2018
3. def. Simon Marcus at Glory 58: Chicago on Sep 14, 2018
4. def. Jason Wilnis at Glory 65: Utrecht on May 17, 2019
5. def. Ertuğrul Bayrak at Glory 74: Arnhem on Dec 21, 2019

Pereira vacated the title to compete in the Light Heavyweight Division.[33]
6  |  Donovan Wisse
def. Yousri Belgaroui | Glory 78: Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Sep 4, 2021  | 1403 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Juri De Sousa at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 on Aug 20, 2022
2. def. Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory: Collision 5 on Jun 17, 2023
3. def. Michael Boapeah at Glory: Collision 6 on Nov 4, 2023
4. def. Ulric Bokeme at Glory 92 on May 18, 2024
5. def. Sergej Braun at Glory 96 on Oct 12, 2024
6. def. Michael Boapeah at Glory 100 on Jun 14, 2025

### Glory Welterweight Championship

[edit]

Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Reign
(total)  | Defenses

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1  |  Marc de Bonte
def. Karapet Karapetyan | Glory 16: Denver
Broomfield, CO, U.S. | May 3, 2014  | 49 days  |
2  |  Joseph Valtellini | Glory 17: Los Angeles
Inglewood, CA, U.S. | Jun 21, 2014  | 348 days  |
Valtellini vacated the title suffering from Post-Concussion Syndrome on June 4, 2015.[34]
3  |  Nieky Holzken
def. Raymond Daniels | Glory 23: Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV, U.S. | Aug 7, 2015  | 491 days  |

1. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 26: Amsterdam on Dec 4, 2015
2. def. Yoann Kongolo at Glory 29: Copenhagen on Apr 16, 2016
3. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 34: Denver on Oct 21, 2016

4  |  Cédric Doumbé | Glory 36: Oberhausen
Oberhausen, Germany | Dec 10, 2016  | 258 days  |

1. def. Yoann Kongolo at Glory 39: Brussels on Mar 25, 2017
2. def. Nieky Holzken at Glory 42: Paris on Jun 10, 2017

5  |  Murthel Groenhart | Glory 44: Chicago
Hoffman Estates, IL, U.S. | Aug 25, 2017  | 175 days  |
6  |  Harut Grigorian | Glory 50: Chicago
Chicago, IL, U.S. | Feb 16, 2018  | 386 days  |

1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 54: Birmingham on Jun 2, 2018

7  |  Cédric Doumbé (2) | Glory 64: Strasbourg
Strasbourg, France | Mar 9, 2019  | 983 days (1,241 days)  |

1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 66: Paris on Jun 22, 2019
2. def. Karim Ghajji at Glory 76: Rotterdam on Dec 19, 2020
3. def. interim champion Murthel Groenhart at Glory 77: Rotterdam on Jan 30, 2021

–  |  Murthel Groenhart
def. Troy Jones for interim title | Glory 70: Lyon
Lyon, France | Oct 26, 2019  | –  |
Glory declared the title vacant on November 16, 2021, following Doumbé's retirement from kickboxing[35].
8  |  Endy Semeleer
def. Alim Nabiev | Glory 82
Bonn, Germany | Nov 19, 2022  | 525 days  |

1. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 85 on Apr 29, 2023
2. def. Jay Overmeer at Glory: Collision 5 on Jun 17, 2023
3. def. Anwar Ouled-Chaib at Glory 90 on Dec 23, 2023

9  |  Chico Kwasi | Glory 91
Paris, France | Apr 27, 2024  | 437 days
(incumbent)

1. drew with Tyjani Beztati at Glory 96 on Oct 12, 2024
2. def. Teodor Hristov at Glory 98 on Feb 22, 2025
3. drew with Tyjani Beztati at Glory Underground on May 1, 2025

### Glory Lightweight Championship

[edit]

Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Reign
(total)  | Defenses

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1  |  Davit Kiria
def. Andy Ristie | Glory 14: Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia | Mar 8, 2014  | 244 days  |
2  |  Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 18: Oklahoma
Oklahoma City, OK, U.S. | Nov 7, 2014  | 596 days  |

1. def. Andy Ristie at Glory 20: Dubai on Apr 3, 2015
2. def. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at Glory 25: Milan on Nov 6, 2015

3  |  Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong | Glory 31: Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands | Jun 25, 2016  | 1056 days  |

1. def. Marat Grigorian at Glory 36: Oberhausen on Dec 10, 2016
2. def. Dylan Salvador at Glory 39: Brussels on Mar 25, 2017
3. def. Christian Baya at Glory 50: Chicago on Feb 16, 2018
4. def. Tyjani Beztati at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018
5. def. Marat Grigorian at Glory 57: Shenzhen on Aug 25, 2018
6. def. Josh Jauncey at Glory 61: New York on Nov 2, 2018

4  |  Marat Grigorian | Glory 65: Utrecht
Utrecht, Netherlands | May 17, 2019  | 464 days  |

1. def. Tyjani Beztati at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on Oct 12, 2019
2. def. Elvis Gashi at Glory 73: Shenzhen on Dec 7, 2019

Grigorian vacated the title on August 23, 2020, when he signed for ONE Championship.[36]
5  |  Tyjani Beztati
def. Elvis Gashi | Glory 78: Rotterdam
Rotterdam, Netherlands | Sep 4, 2021  | 1403 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Josh Jauncey at Glory 80 Studio on May 14, 2022
2. def. Stoyan Koprivlenski at Glory: Collision 4 on Oct 8, 2022
3. def. Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 at Glory 84 on Mar 11, 2023
4. def. Kaito Ono at Glory 87 on Aug 19, 2023
5. def. Enriko Kehl at Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix on Mar 9, 2024

### Glory Featherweight Championship

[edit]

Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Reign
Total  | Defenses

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1  |  Gabriel Varga
def. Mosab Amrani | Glory 20: Dubai
Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Apr 3, 2015  | 217 days  |
2  |  Serhiy Adamchuk | Glory 25: Milan
Milan, Italy | Nov 6, 2015  | 259 days  |

1. def. Mosab Amrani at Glory 28: Paris on Mar 12, 2016

3  |  Gabriel Varga (2) | Glory 32: Virginia
Norfolk, VA, U.S. | Jul 22, 2016  | 91 days
(308 days)  |
4  |  Robin van Roosmalen | Glory 34: Denver
Denver, CO, U.S. | Oct 21, 2016  | 90 days  |
van Roosmalen was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for a scheduled title defense on January 19, 2017.[37]
5  |  Robin van Roosmalen (2)
def. Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Glory 41: Holland
's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands | May 20, 2017  | 497 days
(587 days)  |

1. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 45: Amsterdam on Sep 30, 2017
2. def. interim champion Kevin VanNostrand at Glory 52: Los Angeles on Mar 31, 2018

–  |  Kevin VanNostrand
def. Anvar Boynazarov for interim title | Glory 48: New York
New York City, NY, U.S. | Dec 1, 2017  | –  |
–  |  Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao
def. Kevin VanNostrand for interim title | Glory 55: New York
New York City, NY, U.S. | Jul 20, 2018  | –  |
6  |  Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Glory 59: Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands | Sep 29, 2018  | 2474 days
(incumbent)

1. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 63: Houston on Feb 1, 2019
2. def. Anvar Boynazarov at Glory 67: Orlando on Jul 5, 2019
3. draw. Kevin VanNostrand at Glory 72: Chicago on Nov 22, 2019
4. def. Serhiy Adamchuk at Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020
5. def. Abraham Vidales at Glory: Collision 4 on Oct 8, 2022
6. def. Ahmad Chikh Mousa at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023
7. def. David Mejia at Glory 89 on Oct 7, 2023
8. def. Kento Haraguchi at Glory 93 on Jul 20, 2024
9. def. Miguel Trindade at Glory 100 on Jun 14, 2025

### Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship

[edit]

Weight limit: 55 kg (121.3 lb)

No.  | Name  | Event  | Date  | Reign
(total)  | Defenses

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1  |  Tiffany van Soest
def. Amel Dehby | Glory 36: Oberhausen
Oberhausen, Germany | Dec 10, 2016  | 356 days  |

1. def. Meryem Uslu at Glory 44: Chicago on Aug 25, 2017

2  |  Anissa Meksen | Glory 48: New York
New York City, NY, U.S. | Dec 1, 2017  | 252 days  |

1. def. Amel Dehby at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018

3  |  Jady Menezes | Glory 56: Denver
Broomfield, CO, U.S. | Aug 10, 2018  | 84 days  |
4  |  Anissa Meksen (2) | Glory 61: New York
New York City, NY, U.S. | Nov 2, 2018  | 385 days
(637 days)  |

1. def. Tiffany van Soest at Glory 64: Strasbourg on Mar 9, 2019
2. def. Sofia Olofsson at Glory 66: Paris on Jun 22, 2019

5  |  Tiffany van Soest (2) | Glory 71: Chicago
Chicago, IL, U.S. | Nov 22, 2019  | 1,387 days
(1,743 days)  |

1. def. Aline Pereira at Glory 77: Rotterdam on Jan 30, 2021
2. def. Manazo Kobayashi at Glory 80 on Mar 19, 2022
3. def. Sarah Moussaddak at Glory: Collision 4 On Oct 8, 2022
4. def. Sarah Moussaddak at Glory 88 on Sep 9, 2023

Title was vacated when van Soest retired from the sport on September 9, 2023.[38]

### Tournament champions

[edit]

Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket

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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
Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament |  Tariq Osaro |  Murat Aygün | Glory 85 | April 29, 2023  |
Glory 4-man Heavyweight Tournament |  Bahram Rajabzadeh |  Uku Jürjendal | Glory 87 | August 19, 2023  |
Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix |  Rico Verhoeven |  Levi Rigters | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix | March 9, 2024  | Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket
Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix |  Donegi Abena |  Bahram Rajabzadeh | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix | June 8, 2024  | Glory Light Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket
Glory RISE Featherweight Grand Prix |  Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 |  Miguel Trindade | Glory RISE Featherweight Grand Prix | December 21, 2024  | GLORY RISE Featherweight Grand Prix bracket

### Contender Tournament champions

[edit]

Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket

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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

[edit]

Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket

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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 |  Richard Abraham  |  Francois Ambang  | 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 Middleweight 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

[edit]

Weight Class | Champion | Runner-up | Event | Date | Tournament Bracket

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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  |

## Multi-division champions

[edit]

Fighters who have won championships in multiple weight classes (excluding tournament champions).

* Robin van Roosmalen \- Won Glory Lightweight Championship on November 7, 2014, then Glory Featherweight Championship on October 21, 2016.
* Alex Pereira \- Won Glory Middleweight Championship on October 14, 2017, then Glory Light Heavyweight Championship on January 30, 2021.

## Hall of Fame

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Image  | ISO | Name  | Date of Induction  | Ref.  | Event of Induction  | ONE recognized accolades

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|  | Joseph Valtellini | 2021  |  |  | 2013 Glory Welterweight World Championship tournament runner-up.
Glory Welterweight Champion.
|  | Semmy Schilt | 2022  |  |  | Glory Heavyweight Championship (One time; First)
Glory 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament Champion
|  | Alex Pereira | 2023  |  |  | 2021 Glory Light Heavyweight Champion
2019 Glory interim Light Heavyweight Champion
2017 Glory Middleweight Champion (five defenses)
2014 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament Winner

## See also

[edit]

* Martial arts portal

* Golden Glory
* List of current kickboxing world champions

## References

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## External links

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* Official website
* Glory's channel on YouTube

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Kickboxing organizations

Governing bodies|

* WKA
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* WAKO
* WLF
* WMC
* WMF
* PKA
* IFMA
* ISKA
* IKF

Asian promotions|

* EML
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* Kunlun Fight
* ONE
* Rangsit Stadium
* RISE
* Lumpinee Stadium
* Rajadamnern Stadium
* Bangla Stadium
* Shoot Boxing
* Super Champ Muay Thai
* Thai Fight
* Pattaya Boxing World
* Wu Lin Feng

European promotions|

* ACA
* Colosseum Tournament
* DFS
* Enfusion
* FEA
* Glory
* GFC
* KOK
* KO Masters
* OSS Fighters
* TatNeft Cup

North American promotions|

* Karate Combat
* Lion Fight

Oceania promotions|

* King in the Ring

Defunct organizations|

* AJKF
* Bellator Kickboxing
* FFC
* GFC
* It's Showtime
* KICK
* Max Muay Thai
* Muay Hardcore
* Prison Fight
* Rebels
* Strikeforce
* WLC
* W5
* WCL

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