2016 in Glory

2016 in Glory
Information
First date	February 26
Last date	December 10
Events
Total events	10
Fights
Chronology
2015 in Glory 2016 in Glory 2017 in Glory

The year 2016 was the 5th year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing event. 2016 saw the promotion introduce its Women's Super Bantamweight division. The events were broadcast through television agreements with ESPN and other regional channels around the world.

List of events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	Glory 27: Chicago	February 26, 2016	Sears Centre	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
2	Glory 28: Paris	March 12, 2016	AccorHotels Arena	Paris, France
3	Glory 29: Copenhagen	April 16, 2016	Forum Copenhagen	Copenhagen, Denmark
4	Glory 30: Los Angeles	May 13, 2016	Citizens Business Bank Arena	Ontario, California, USA
5	Glory 31: Amsterdam	June 25, 2016	Amsterdam RAI	Amsterdam, Netherlands
6	Glory 32: Virginia	July 22, 2016	Ted Constant Convocation Center	Norfolk, Virginia, USA
7	Glory 33: New Jersey	September 9, 2016	Sun National Bank Center	Trenton, New Jersey, USA
8	Glory 34: Denver	October 21, 2016	1stBank Center	Broomfield, Colorado, USA
9	Glory 35: Nice	November 5, 2016	Palais Nikaïa	Nice, France
10	Glory 36: Oberhausen	December 10, 2016	König Pilsener Arena	Oberhausen, Germany

Glory 27: Chicago

Glory 27: Chicago
Promotion	Glory
Date	February 26, 2016
Venue	Sears Centre
City	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
Event chronology
Glory 26: Amsterdam Glory 27: Chicago Glory 28: Paris

Glory 27: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on February 26, 2016, at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA.

Background

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship between Artem Levin and Simon Marcus as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Middleweight Championship. ^[1]

Results

Glory 27: Chicago
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 85 kg	Simon Marcus	def.	Artem Levin (c)	DQ (Forfeit)	3	2:55	For the Glory Middleweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Dustin Jacoby	def.	Wayne Barrett	TKO (Max Knockdowns)	2	1:06	Middleweight Contender Tournament Final
Featherweight 65 kg	Giga Chikadze	def.	Kevin Vannostrand	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Dustin Jacoby	def.	Karl Roberson	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	2	2:56	Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 85 kg	Wayne Barrett	def.	Robert Thomas	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg	Joe Schilling	def.	Mike Lemaire	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Anderson Braddock	def.	Maurice Greene	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Guto Inocente	def.	Demoreo Dennis	KO (Spinning Heel Kick)	1	0:40
Welterweight 77 kg	Richard Abraham	def.	Pawel Jedrzejczyk	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Casey Greene	def.	Daniel Morales	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

^{[2] [3]}

2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Wayne Barrett		DEC
	Robert Thomas		3-0
						Wayne Barrett		2R.
						Dustin Jacoby		TKO
	Dustin Jacoby		TKO
	Karl Roberson		3R.

Glory 28: Paris

Glory 28: Paris
Promotion	Glory
Date	March 12, 2016
Venue	AccorHotels Arena
City	Paris, France
Event chronology
Glory 27: Chicago Glory 28: Paris Glory 29: Copenhagen

Glory 28: Paris was a kickboxing event held on March 12, 2016, at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.

Background

This event featured three world title fight for the Glory Heavyweight Championship between Rico Verhoeven and Mladen Brestovac as headliner, Glory Light Heavyweight Championship between Saulo Cavalari and Artem Vakhitov, and the Glory Featherweight Championship between Serhiy Adamchuk and Mosab Amrani. Also this event featured 4-Man Lightweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Lightweight Championship. ^[4]

Results

Glory 28: Paris
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Mladen Brestovac	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Marat Grigorian	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Lightweight Contender Tournament Final
Welterweight 77 kg	Cedric Doumbe	def.	Murthel Groenhart	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Marat Grigorian	def.	Anatoly Moiseev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Davit Kiria	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Artem Vakhitov	def.	Saulo Cavalari (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Xavier Vigney	def.	Freddy Kemayo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Serhiy Adamchuk (c)	def.	Mosab Amrani	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Featherweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Jason Wilnis	def.	Filip Verlinden	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Josh Jauncey	def.	Johan Tkac	TKO (Broken Nose)	2	3:00	Lightweight Contender Tournament Reserve Match
Featherweight 65 kg	Eddy Nait Slimani	def.	Maykol Yurk	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

^[5]

2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Sitthichai		DEC
	Davit Kiria		3-0
						Sitthichai		DEC
						Marat Grigorian		3-0
	Marat Grigorian		DEC
	Anatoly Moiseev		3-0

Glory 29: Copenhagen

Glory 29: Copenhagen
Promotion	Glory
Date	April 16, 2016
Venue	Forum Copenhagen
City	Copenhagen, Denmark
Event chronology
Glory 28: Paris Glory 29: Copenhagen Glory 30: Los Angeles

Glory 29: Copenhagen was a kickboxing event held on April 16, 2016, at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Background

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Welterweight Championship between Nieky Holzken and Yoann Kongolo as headliner, and 4-Man Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Heavyweight Championship. ^[6]

Results

Glory 29: Copenhagen
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken (c)	def.	Yoann Kongolo	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Welterweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Ismael Londt	def.	Jahfarr Wilnis	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
Lightweight 70 kg	Serhiy Adamchuk	def.	Mohammed El Mir	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jahfarr Wilnis	def.	Kirill Kornilov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Ismael Londt	def.	Anderson Braddock	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Zack Mwekassa	def.	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Meran Zangana	def.	Jonatan Oliveira	TKO (Max Knockdowns)	3	0:17
Heavyweight 120 kg	Tomáš Možný	def.	Cihad Kepenek	Decision (Extra round)	4	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Harut Grigorian	def.	Maximo Suarez	KO (Head Kick)	1	2:55
Lightweight 70 kg	Abdou Karim Chorr	def.	Rhassan Muhareb	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

^[7]

2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Anderson Braddock		3-0
	Ismael Londt		DEC
						Ismael Londt		DEC
						Jahfarr Wilnis		2-1
	Jahfarr Wilnis		DEC
	Kirill Kornilov		2-0

Glory 30: Los Angeles

Glory 30: Los Angeles
Promotion	Glory
Date	May 13, 2016
Venue	Citizens Business Bank Arena
City	Ontario, California, USA
Event chronology
Glory 29: Copenhagen Glory 30: Los Angeles Glory 31: Amsterdam

Glory 30: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on May 13, 2016, at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, USA.

Background

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship between Simon Marcus and Dustin Jacoby as headliner, and 4-Man Welterweight Qualification Tournament with the winner being granted entry into Welterweight Contender Tournament later this year. ^{[8] [9]} The event also marked the launch of Glory's first women's division with the beginning of a Grand Prix tournament to crown the promotion's first Bantamweight Championship. ^[10]

Results

Glory 30: Los Angeles
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 85 kg	Simon Marcus (c)	def.	Dustin Jacoby	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Middleweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Richard Abraham	def.	Francois Ambang	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Welterweight Qualification Tournament Final
Lightweight 70 kg	Marat Grigorian	def.	Djime Coulibaly	KO (Head Kick)	1	1:56
Welterweight 77 kg	Francois Ambang	def.	Daniel Morales	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Richard Abraham	def.	Casey Greene	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg	Jason Wilnis	def.	Joe Schilling	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Guto Inocente	def.	Brian Douwes	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Tiffany van Soest	def.	Esma Hasshass	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter Final
Middleweight 85 kg	Mike Lemaire	def.	Karl Roberson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Manny Mancha	def.	Warren Thompson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

^[11]

2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Casey Greene		3-0
	Richard Abraham		DEC
						Richard Abraham		DEC
						Francois Ambang		2-1
	Francois Ambang		DEC
	Daniel Morales		3-0

Glory 31: Amsterdam

Glory 31: Amsterdam
Promotion	Glory
Date	June 25, 2016
Venue	Amsterdam RAI
City	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Event chronology
Glory 30: Los Angeles Glory 31: Amsterdam Glory 32: Virginia

Glory 31: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on June 25, 2016, at the Amsterdam RAI in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Background

This event was originally scheduled to feature two world title fights for the Glory Lightweight Championship between Robin van Roosmalen and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong, and the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship between Artem Vakhitov and Mourad Bouzidi, but Vakhitov was out due to injury and Zack Mwekassa replaced him for the interim title. Also this event featured 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Welterweight Championship. ^{[12] [13] [14]}

Results

Glory 31: Amsterdam
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Robin van Roosmalen (c)	Decision (Split)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Murthel Groenhart	def.	Yoann Kongolo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Final
Heavyweight 120 kg	Ismael Londt	def.	Hesdy Gerges	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Yoann Kongolo	def.	Harut Grigorian	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Murthel Groenhart	def.	Karim Benmansour	TKO (2 knockdowns)	3	1:08	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Zack Mwekassa	def.	Mourad Bouzidi	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	1	1:47	For the interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym	def.	Eddy Nait Slimani	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Anatoly Moiseev	def.	Josh Jauncey	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Isis Verbeek	def.	Irina Mazepa	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter Final
Welterweight 77 kg	Eyevan Danenberg	def.	Maximo Suarez	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

^[15]

2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Murthel Groenhart		TKO
	Karim Benmansour		3R.
						Murthel Groenhart		DEC
						Yoann Kongolo		3-0
	Yoann Kongolo		DEC
	Harut Grigorian		2-1

Glory 32: Virginia

Glory 32: Virginia
Promotion	Glory
Date	July 22, 2016
Venue	Ted Constant Convocation Center
City	Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Event chronology
Glory 31: Amsterdam Glory 32: Virginia Glory 33: New Jersey

Glory 32: Virginia was a kickboxing event held on July 22, 2016, at the Ted Constant Convocation Center in Norfolk, Virginia, USA.

Background

This event featured world title fights for the Glory Featherweight Championship between Serhiy Adamchuk and Gabriel Varga as headliner. ^[16] Also this event featured 4-Man Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship. ^[17]

Results

Glory 32: Virginia
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight 65 kg	Gabriel Varga	def.	Serhiy Adamchuk (c)	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00	For the Glory Featherweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	def.	Ariel Machado	KO (Knee to Liver)	2	1:00	Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Brian Collette	def.	Myron Dennis	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	def.	Warren Thompson	KO (Punch)	1	0:12	Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Ariel Machado	def.	Pavel Zhuravlev	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg	Chi Lewis Parry	def.	Maurice Greene	KO (Right Uppercut)	2	2:30
Heavyweight 120 kg	Anderson Braddock	def.	Gordon Haupt	KO (Liver Kick)	1	1:22
Women's Super Bantamweight 595 kg	Funda Alkayis	def.	Vanessa de Waele	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix Reserve Match
Welterweight 77 kg	Francois Ambang	def.	Michael Stevens	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Giga Chikadze	def.	Chris Mauceri	KO (Liver Kick)	1	2:20
Catchweight 90 kg	Cedric Smith	def.	Roger Corbin	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

^{[18] [19]}

2016 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Pavel Zhuravlev		3-0
	Ariel Machado		DEC
						Ariel Machado		2R
						Zinedine Hameur-Lain		KO
	Warren Thompson		1R
	Zinedine Hameur-Lain		KO

Glory 33: New Jersey

Glory 33: New Jersey
Promotion	Glory
Date	September 9, 2016
Venue	Sun National Bank Center
City	Trenton, New Jersey, USA
Event chronology
Glory 32: Virginia Glory 33: New Jersey Glory 34: Denver

Glory 33: New Jersey was a kickboxing event held on September 9, 2016, at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, New Jersey, USA.

Background

This event featured two world title fights for the Glory Heavyweight Championship between Rico Verhoeven and Anderson Braddock, for the Glory Middleweight Championship between Simon Marcus and Jason Wilnis. ^[20] Also this event featured a 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament. ^[21]

Results

Glory 33: New Jersey
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Anderson Braddock	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	2	2:57	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Matt Embree	def.	Giga Chikadze	TKO (Punch)	2	1:28	Featherweight Contender Tournament Final
Heavyweight 120 kg	Guto Inocente	def.	Hesdy Gerges	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Matt Embree	def.	Lim Chi-bin	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	2	3:00	Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Featherweight 65 kg	Giga Chikadze	def.	Serhiy Adamchuk	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg	Jason Wilnis	def.	Simon Marcus (c)	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	3	1:14	For the Glory Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Chi Lewis-Parry	def.	Anthony McDonald	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	3:00
Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Jessica Gladstone	def.	Daniela Graf	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter Final
Welterweight 77 kg	Francois Ambang	def.	Daniel Morales	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Catchweight 63.5 kg	Kevin Vannostrand	def.	David Moore	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	2	0:35

^[22]

2016 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Serhiy Adamchuk		2-1
	Giga Chikadze		DEC
						Giga Chikadze		2R
						Matt Embree		KO
	Lim Chi-bin		2R
	Matt Embree		TKO

Glory 34: Denver

Glory 34: Denver
Promotion	Glory
Date	October 21, 2016
Venue	1stBank Center
City	Broomfield, Colorado, USA
Event chronology
Glory 33: New Jersey Glory 34: Denver Glory 35: Nice

Glory 34: Denver was a kickboxing event held on October 21, 2016, at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Colorado, USA.

Background

This event featured world title fights for the Glory Welterweight Championship between Nieky Holzken and Murthel Groenhart & the Glory Featherweight Championship between Gabriel Varga and Robin van Roosmalen. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Contender Tournament. ^[23]

Results

Glory 34: Denver
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken (c)	def.	Murthel Groenhart	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Welterweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Israel Adesanya	def.	Yousri Belgaroui	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Final
Middleweight 85 kg	Simon Marcus	def.	Dustin Jacoby	TKO (Injury)	2	0:01
Middleweight 85 kg	Israel Adesanya	def.	Robert Thomas	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 85 kg	Yousri Belgaroui	def.	Ariel Machado	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Featherweight 66 kg	Robin van Roosmalen	def.	Gabriel Varga (c)	TKO (Corner Stoppage)	4	3:00	For the Glory Featherweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Saulo Cavalari	def.	Brian Douwes	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Thongchai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Casey Greene	KO (Punch)	2	2:58
Welterweight 77 kg	Richard Abraham	def.	Mike Mathetha	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Juston Houghton	def.	Jonathon Wyderko	Decision (Split)	3	3:00

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2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Yousri Belgaroui		DEC
	Ariel Machado		3-0
						Yousri Belgaroui		DEC
						Israel Adesanya		3-0
	Israel Adesanya		DEC
	Robert Thomas		3-0

Glory 35: Nice

Glory 35: Nice
Promotion	Glory
Date	November 5, 2016
Venue	Palais Nikaïa
City	Nice, France
Event chronology
Glory 34: Denver Glory 35: Nice Glory 36: Oberhausen

Glory 35: Nice was a kickboxing event held on November 5, 2016, at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, France.

Background

This event featured world title fights For the Unification of the Light Heavyweight Championship between Artem Vakhitov and Zack Mwekassa as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Heavyweight Championship and the last quarter-finals bout of the Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix.

Results

Glory 35: Nice
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Artem Vakhitov (c)	def.	Zack Mwekassa (ic)	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	2	2:23	For the Unification of the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Mladen Brestovac	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Pavel Zhuravlev	def.	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	TKO (Punches)	1	1:58
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mladen Brestovac	def.	Jahfarr Wilnis	TKO (Head Kick)	1	2:06	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Hesdy Gerges	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg	Nicolas Wamba	def.	Nordine Mahieddine	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Karim Benmansour	def.	Eyevan Danenberg	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Amel Dehby	def.	Ji-Waen Lee	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix Quarter Final
Lightweight 70 kg	Christian Baya	def.	Josh Jauncey	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9	def.	Stanislav Reniță	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Cedric Castagna	def.	Vang Moua	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Benjamin Adegbuyi		DEC
	Hesdy Gerges		3-0
						Benjamin Adegbuyi		DEC
						Mladen Brestovac		3-0
	Jahfarr Wilnis		R1
	Mladen Brestovac		TKO

Glory 36: Oberhausen

Glory 36: Collision
Promotion	Glory
Date	December 10, 2016
Venue	König Pilsener Arena
City	Oberhausen, Germany
Event chronology
Glory 35: Nice Glory 36: Collision Glory 37: Los Angeles

Glory 36: Oberhausen is a kickboxing event held on December 10, 2016, at the König Pilsener Arena in Oberhausen, Germany.

Background

This event featured the highly anticipated Heavyweight showdown between GLORY Heavyweight champion, Rico Verhoeven and Badr Hari, promoted as "Glory Collision".

The event also featured two world title fights the first was for the Glory Welterweight Championship between Nieky Holzken and Cédric Doumbé and the second was for the Lightweight Championship between Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong and Marat Grigorian. Also this event featured a 4-Man Lightweight Contender Tournament and the Semi-Finals/Final of the Women's Super Bantamweight.

Davit Kiria has withdrawn from the event, for unknown reasons.^{[ citation needed ]} Dylan Salvador has replaced him against Anatoly Moiseev in GLORY 36 lightweight 'Contender' tournament.

Results

Glory: Collision
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven	def.	Badr Hari	TKO (Arm Injury)	2	1:22
Welterweight 77 kg	Cédric Doumbé	def.	Nieky Holzken (c)	Decision (Split)	5	3:00	For the Glory Welterweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jamal Ben Saddik	def.	Ismael Londt	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Tiffany van Soest	def.	Amel Dehby	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix Final
Glory 36: Oberhausen
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c)	def.	Marat Grigorian	Decision (Split)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Dylan Salvador	def.	Hysni Beqiri	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Lightweight Contender Tournament Final
Featherweight 65 kg	Fabio Pinca	def.	Mosab Amrani	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Hysni Beqiri	def.	Antonio Gomez	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Lightweight 70 kg	Dylan Salvador	def.	Anatoly Moiseev	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Michael Duut	def.	Danyo Ilunga	Decision (Extra Round)	4	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Harut Grigorian	def.	Danijel Solaja	TKO (Punches)	1	1:01
Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Amel Dehby	def.	Isis Verbeek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi Final
Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Tiffany van Soest	def.	Jessica Gladstone	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Women's Super Bantamweight Grand Prix Semi Final
Lightweight 70 kg	Tyjani Beztati	def.	Andrej Brühl	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Anatoly Moiseev		3r.
	Dylan Salvador		DEC
						Dylan Salvador		DEC
						Hysni Beqiri		3r.
	Hysni Beqiri		DEC
	Antonio Gomez		3r.

See also

• 2016 in K-1
• 2016 in Kunlun Fight

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