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 (Matchmaker)
Owner	GSUKCO Limited
Website	www.glorykickboxing.com

Glory, formerly ‘Glory World Series’ is an international combat sports league based in the United Kingdom. It is owned by Pierre Andurand, Yao Capital, Scott Rudmann and other investors.

 

Background[edit]

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[edit]

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.^[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]

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.

Media coverage[edit]

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.^[11]

In February 2016, Glory CEO Jon J. Franklin announced a new multi-year deal with ESPN.^[12]

Glory was broadcast on Veronica TV in the Netherlands from July, 2018 to February, 2020.^[13][14][15]

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.^[16] 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 covers all Glory events starting from Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2.^[17]
16 August 2022 Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with Viaplay in Poland.^[18][19]
5 October 2022 a multi-year partnership with it was announced that Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with TV3 in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.^[20]
16 February 2024 a multi-year broadcast deal with DAZN covering France and Belgium was announced.^[21]

Glory Rivals[edit]

In January 2022 Glory announced a new series of events called Glory Rivals, jointly promoted with Enfusion and RISE.^[22] 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.^[23]

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.^[24]

Glory Rivals 2 was held on September 17, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands.^[25]

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. 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.^[26] A few days later, on February 6, the promotion put their lightweight and women’s super bantamweight divisions on hold.^[27]

Roster[edit]

Events[edit]

Glory events[edit]

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
111	Glory 93	June 2024	Galați Stadium	Galați, Romania
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: Semeleer vs. Ouled-Chaib	December 23, 2023	RTM Stage	Rotterdam, Netherlands
106	Glory Collision 6: Verhoeven vs. Osaro	November 4, 2023	Gelredome	Arnhem, Netherlands
105	Glory 89: Petch vs. Mejia	October 7, 2023	Arena Burgas	Burgas, Bulgaria
104	Glory 88: Van Soest vs. Moussaddak	September 9, 2023	Dôme de Paris	Paris, France
103	Glory 87: Rajabzadeh vs. Jürjendal	August 19, 2023	Rotterdam Ahoy	Rotterdam, Netherlands
102	Glory Collision 5: Plazibat vs. Osaro	June 17, 2023	Rotterdam Ahoy	Rotterdam, Netherlands
101	Glory 86: Petch vs. Chikh Mousa	May 27, 2023	Grugahalle	Essen, Germany
100	Glory 85: Osaro vs. Aygün	April 29, 2023	Rotterdam Ahoy	Rotterdam, Netherlands
99	Glory 84: Beztati vs. Petch	March 11, 2023	Topsportcentrum	Rotterdam, The Netherlands
98	Glory 83: Maslobojev vs. Abena	February 11, 2023	Grugahalle	Essen, Germany
97	Glory Rivals 5: Vidales vs. Aguirre	January 28, 2023	Zamna	Tulum, Mexico
96	Glory Rivals 4: Adamchuk vs. Haraguchi	December 25, 2022	Ryōgoku Kokugikan	Tokyo, Japan
95	Glory 82: Plazibat vs. Catinas	November 19, 2022	Maritim Hotel	Bonn, Germany
94	Glory Rivals 3: El Bouni vs. Balli	November 5, 2022	Sporthallen Zuid	Amsterdam, Netherlands
93	Glory Collision 4: Hari vs. Overeem	October 8, 2022	GelreDome	Arnhem, Netherlands
92	Glory Rivals 2: Semeleer vs. Veseli	September 17, 2022	De Meent	Alkmaar, Netherlands
91	Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2	August 20, 2022	Castello	Düsseldorf, Germany
90	Glory Rivals 1: Tavares vs. Kaouachi	June 11, 2022	Zwembad Hoornse Vaart	Alkmaar, Netherlands
89	Glory 80 Studio	May 14, 2022	Sportcentrum Valken Huizen	Arnhem, The 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	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 Nikaïa	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[28]
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

United Glory events[edit]

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location	Attendance
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[edit]

Current champions[edit]

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title defenses
Heavyweight	Unlimited	Rico Verhoeven	June 21, 2014	11
Light Heavyweight	95 kg (209.4 lb)	Tarik Khbabez	March 9, 2024	0
Middleweight	85 kg (187.4 lb)	Donovan Wisse	September 4, 2021	3
Welterweight	77 kg (169.8 lb)	Endy Semeleer	November 19, 2022	3
Lightweight	70 kg (154.3 lb)	Tyjani Beztati	September 4, 2021	5
Featherweight	65 kg (143.3 lb)	Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao	September 29, 2018	6
Women’s Super Bantamweight	55 kg (121.3 lb)	Vacant

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

Glory Heavyweight Championship[edit]

Weight limit: Unlimited

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Interim	Kevin Tariq Osaro def. Antonio Plazibat	Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands	June 17, 2023
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 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 10. def. Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021, in Arnhem, Netherlands 11. def. Interim Champion Tariq Osaro at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023, in Arnhem, Netherlands
Schilt vacated the title after retiring due to a heart condition on June 26, 2013.[29]
1	Semmy Schilt def. Errol Zimmerman	Glory 1: Stockholm Stockholm, Sweden	May 26, 2012

Glory Light Heavyweight Championship[edit]

Weight limit: 95 kg (209.4 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Tarik Khbabez def. Donegi Abena	Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix Arnhem, Netherlands	March 9, 2024
Interim	Tarik Khbabez def. Mohamed Amine	Glory: Collision 5 Rotterdam, Netherlands	June 17, 2023
7	Donegi Abena def. Sergej Maslobojev	Glory 83 Essen, Germany	February 11, 2023	1. def. Mohamed Touchassie at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023, in Arnhem, Netherlands
6	Sergej Maslobojev def. Tarik Khbabez	Glory: Collision 4 Arnhem, Netherlands	October 8, 2022
Artem Vakhitov was stripped of the title following the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.[30].
5 (2nd reign)	Artem Vakhitov def. Alex Pereira	Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands	September 4, 2021
4	Alex Pereira def. Artem Vakhitov	Glory 77: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands	January 30, 2021
Pavel Zhuravlev was stripped of his interim 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
3	Artem Vakhitov def. Saulo Cavalari	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
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.[31]
1	Gökhan Saki def. Tyrone Spong	Glory 15: Istanbul Istanbul, Turkey	April 12, 2014

Glory Middleweight Championship[edit]

Weight limit: 85 kg (187.4 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Donovan Wisse def. Yousri Belgaroui	Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands	September 4, 2021	1. def. Juri De Sousa at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 on August 20, 2022, in Düsseldorf, Germany 2. def. Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 3. def. Michael Boapeah at Glory: Collision 6 on November 4, 2023, in Arnhem, Netherlands
Pereira vacated the title to compete in the Light Heavyweight Division.[32]
5	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. Ertuğrul 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[edit]

Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Endy Semeleer def. Alim Nabiev	Glory 82 Bonn, Germany	November 19, 2022	1. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 85 on April 29, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 2. def. Jay Overmeer at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 3. def. Anwar Ouled-Chaib at Glory 90 on December 23, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands
Glory declared the title vacant on November 16, 2021, following Doumbé’s retirement from kickboxing[33].
Interim	Murthel Groenhart def. Troy Jones	Glory 70: Lyon Lyon, France	October 26, 2019
7 (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. interim champion Murthel Groenhart at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021, in Rotterdam, Netherlands
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.[34]
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[edit]

Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Tyjani Beztati def. Elvis Gashi	Glory 78: Rotterdam Rotterdam, Netherlands	September 4, 2021	1. def. Josh Jauncey at Glory 80 Studio on May 14,2022 in Arnhem, Netherlands 2. def. Stoyan Koprivlenski at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022, in Arnhem, Netherlands 3. def. Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 at Glory 84 on March 11, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 4. def. Kaito Ono at Glory 87 on August 19, 2023, in Rotterdam, Netherlands 5. def. Enriko Kehl at Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix on March 9, 2024, in Arnhem, Netherlands
Grigorian vacated the title when he signed for ONE Championship.[35]
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, United Arab Emirates 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[edit]

Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao def. Robin van Roosmalen	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. 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 5. def. Abraham Vidales at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022, in Arnhem, Netherlands 6. def. Ahmad Chikh Mousa at Glory 86 on May 27, 2023, in Essen, Germany 7. def. David Mejia at Glory 89 on October 7, 2023, in Burgas, Bulgaria
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, USA
van Roosmalen was stripped of the title after failing to make weight for a scheduled title defense on January 19, 2017.[36]
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[edit]

Weight limit: 55 kg (121.3 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Title was vacated when van Soest retired from the sport on September 9, 2023.[37]
5 (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 2. def. Manazo Kobayashi at Glory 80 on March 19, 2022, in Hasselt, Belgium 3. def. Sarah Moussaddak at Glory: Collision 4 On October 8, 2022, in Arnhem, 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[edit]

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
Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix	Rico Verhoeven	Levi Rigters	Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix	March 9, 2024	Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix bracket

Contender Tournament champions[edit]

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[edit]

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	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
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.

Notable fighters[edit]

Featherweight[edit]

Lightweight[edit]

Welterweight[edit]

Middleweight[edit]

Light Heavyweight[edit]

Heavyweight[edit]

See also[edit]

• Golden Glory
• List of current kickboxing world champions

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• Official website
• Glory’s channel on YouTube