| 2017 in Glory | |
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| Information | |
| First date | January 20, 2017 |
| Last date | December 9, 2017 |
| Events | |
| Total events | 15 |
The year 2017 was the sixth year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing event. The year started with Glory 37: Los Angeles. The events were broadcast through television agreements with ESPN and other regional channels around the world.
The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2017:
| Glory 37: Los Angeles | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | January 20, 2017 | |||
| Venue | The Novo by Microsoft | |||
| City |  Los Angeles, California, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 37: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on January 20, 2017 at The Novo by Microsoft in Los Angeles, California, US.
This event featured two world title fight for the Middleweight Championship between Jason Wilnis and Israel Adesanya as headliner, also the show featured 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament.
Robin van Roosmalen missed weight and was stripped of the Featherweight Championship. Only Embree has fought for the vacant Featherweight Championship.
| Glory 37 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight 85 kg |  Jason Wilnis (c) | def. |  Israel Adesanya | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Middleweight Championship |
| Welterweight 77 kg |  Yoann Kongolo | def. |  Karim Benmansour | KO (Punches) | 3 | 2:57 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Guto Inocente | def. |  D'Angelo Marshall | Decision (Extra Round) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Karim Benmansour | def. |  Alan Scheinson | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Yoann Kongolo | def. |  Konstantin Khuzin | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Featherweight 65 kg | Robin van Roosmalen | def. |  Matt Embree | TKO (Punches) | 4 | 2:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jhonata Diniz | def. |  Tomáš Možný | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Warren Thompson | def. | Mike Lemaire | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Zoila Frausto | def. |  Daniela Graf | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg |  Giga Chikadze | def. | Victor Pinto | KO (Liver Kick) | 1 | 2:03 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Konstantin Khuzin | 3r. | ||||||||
| Yoann Kongolo | DEC | ||||||||
| Yoann Kongolo | TKO | ||||||||
| Karim Benmansour | 3r. | ||||||||
| Karim Benmansour | DEC | ||||||||
| Alan Scheinson | 3r. | ||||||||
| Glory 38: Chicago | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | February 24, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Sears Centre | |||
| City | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 38: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on February 24, 2017 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US.
This event featured a world title fight for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship between Artem Vakhitov and Saulo Cavalari as headliner, and 4-Man Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
The Superfight Series was originally expected to be co-headlined by Cătălin Moroșanu and Chi Lewis-Parry. However, Lewis-Parry pulled out of the Fight, so Moroșanu faced Maurice Greene.
Zack Mwekassa was pulled from the tournament by the Illinois State Athletic Commission early on Friday morning for undisclosed medical issues and Zinedine Hameur-Lain faced Brian Collette.
| Glory 38 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Artem Vakhitov (c) | def. | Saulo Cavalari | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:43 | For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Ariel Machado | def. | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:43 | Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Antoine Pinto | def. | Richard Abraham | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Ariel Machado | def. |  Danyo Ilunga | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | def. | Brian Collette | KO (Punch) | 2 | 2:46 | Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Benjamin Adegbuyi | def. | Anderson Silva | Decision (Extra Round) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Cătălin Moroșanu | def. | Maurice Greene | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:23 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Murthel Groenhart | def. |  Thongchai | KO (Punches) | 3 | 1:45 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg |  Daniel Morales | def. |  Paweł Jędrzejczyk | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Niclas Larsen | def. | Łukasz Pławecki | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Brian Collette | 2r. | ||||||||
| Zinedine Hameur-Lain | KO | ||||||||
| Zinedine Hameur-Lain | 1r. | ||||||||
| Ariel Machado | TKO | ||||||||
| Danyo Ilunga | 3r. | ||||||||
| Ariel Machado | DEC | ||||||||
| Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | March 11, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Grantham Meres Leisure Centre | |||
| City |  Grantham, England | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on March 11, 2017 at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham, England.
| Road to Glory UK | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 65 kg | Mo Abdurahman | def. | Bailey Sugden | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Final |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Jamie Bates | def. | Kev Ward | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | William Goldie-Galloway | def. | Vinny Church | KO (Punches) | 2 | 2:17 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Mo Abdurahman | def. | Joe Himsworth | Ko (Punch) | 2 | 2:00 | Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Bailey Sugden | def. | Adrian Maxim | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Catchweight 72.5 kg | Ammari Diedrick | def. | Marcus Powell | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Joe Himsworth | def. | Gary Laws | TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule) | 1 | 2:24 | Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Mo Abdurahman | def. | Matthew Gordon | TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule) | 2 | 2:30 | Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Adrian Maxim | def. |  Matteo de Rosa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Bailey Sugden | def. | Andrew Liddell | TKO (Knee to the Body) | 3 | 1:40 | Featherweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Glory 39: Brussels | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | March 25, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Vorst National | |||
| City |  Brussels, Belgium | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 39: Brussels was a kickboxing event held on March 25, 2017 at the Vorst National in Brussels, Belgium.
This event featured two world title fight for the Glory Welterweight Championship between Cedric Doumbe and Yoann Kongolo as Glory 39 headliner, for the Glory Lightweight Championship between Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong and Dylan Salvadoras Superfight Series headliner Also this event featured 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament.
Hysni Beqiri had to withdraw from Glory 39, because of an injury in a car accident. Anton Petrov filled in for Beqiri against Marat Grigorian.
French veteran Karim Benmansour no longer competed at Glory 39 as he required additional time off to recover from surgery. Therefore, Harut Grigorian faced a new opponent, Pavol Garaj.
Due to visa issue, Anvar Boynazarov no longer competed in the Glory 39 featherweight contender tournament. His slot was filled by Nafi Bilalovski.
Chi Lewis-Parry had to withdraw due to illness, the fight with Hesdy Gerges was off.
| Glory 39 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Cedric Doumbe (c) | def. | Yoann Kongolo | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Welterweight Championship |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | def. |  Serhiy Adamchuk | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Jamal Ben Saddik | def. | Guto Inocente | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Serhiy Adamchuk | def. | Nafi Bilalovski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | def. | Aleksei Ulianov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c) | def. | Dylan Salvador | TKO (Knee to the Body) | 4 | 2:58 | For the Glory Lightweight Championship |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Marat Grigorian | def. |  Anton Petrov | TKO (Leg Kick) | 2 | 1:59 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Meng Qinghao | def. | Killian Moulun | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Harut Grigorian | def. | Pavol Garaj | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Tyjani Beztati | def. |  Sabri Henia | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 2:05 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | DEC | ||||||||
| Aleksei Ulianov | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | DEC | ||||||||
| Serhiy Adamchuk | 4-1 | ||||||||
| Serhiy Adamchuk | DEC | ||||||||
| Nafi Bilalovski | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Glory 40: Copenhagen | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | April 29, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Forum Copenhagen | |||
| City | Copenhagen, Denmark | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 40: Copenhagen was a kickboxing event held on April 29, 2017 at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.
This event featured a world title fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship between Jason Wilnis and Simon Marcus as headliner, and 4-Man Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Middleweight Championship.
| Glory 40 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight 85 kg | Simon Marcus | def. | Jason Wilnis (c) | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Middleweight Championship |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Yousri Belgaroui | def. | Alex Pereira | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Niclas Larsen | def. | Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Alex Pereira | def. |  Burim Rama | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 3 | 1:42 | Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Yousri Belgaroui | def. |  Agron Preteni | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Jamie Bates | def. | Richard Abraham | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mohammed El-Mir | def. |  Simón Santana | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Freddy Kemayo | def. | Imad Hadar | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:21 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Josh Jauncey | def. |  Antonio Gómez | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 1:05 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Yuhang Xie | def. | Chris Mauceri | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Alex Pereira | DEC | ||||||||
| Burim Rama | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Yousri Belgaroui | DEC | ||||||||
| Alex Pereira | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Yousri Belgaroui | DEC | ||||||||
| Agron Preteni | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Glory 41: Holland | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | May 20, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Brabanthallen | |||
| City | Den Bosch, Netherlands | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 41: Holland was a kickboxing event held on May 20, 2017 at the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, Netherlands.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
| Glory 41 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Hesdy Gerges | def. |  Tomáš Hron | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | D'Angelo Marshall | def. | Anderson Silva | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Chenglong Zhang | def. |  Wilson Sanches Mendes | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | D'Angelo Marshall | def. | Mohamed Abdallah | TKO (2 knockdowns) | 1 | 0:48 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Anderson Silva | def. |  Giannis Stoforidis | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:24 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Rico Verhoeven | def. | Ismael Lazaar | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Robin van Roosmalen | def. | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | Decision (Majority) | 5 | 3:00 | For the vacant Glory Featherweight Championship |
| Welterweight 77 kg |  Murthel Groenhart | def. | Alan Scheinson | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Mourad Bouzidi | def. | Michael Duut | DQ (3 Point Deductions) | 2 | 2:18 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Tyjani Beztati | def. | Youssef Assouik | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Zakaria Zouggary | def. |  Yetkin Ozkul | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Anderson Silva | 2r. | ||||||||
| Giannis Stoforidis | TKO | ||||||||
| Anderson Silva | 5-0 | ||||||||
| D'Angelo Marshall | DEC | ||||||||
| D'Angelo Marshall | 1r. | ||||||||
| Mohamed Abdallah | TKO | ||||||||
| Glory 42: Paris | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | June 10, 2017 | |||
| Venue | AccorHotels Arena | |||
| City | Paris, France | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 42: Paris was a kickboxing event held on June 10, 2017 at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
| Glory 42 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Cedric Doumbe (c) | def. | Nieky Holzken | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Welterweight Championship |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Christian Baya | def. | Massaro Glunder | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Murthel Groenhart | def. | Harut Grigorian | KO (Punch) | 2 | 0:20 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Massaro Glunder | def. | Niclas Larsen | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:18 | Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Christian Baya | def. | Anatoly Moiseev | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Yoann Kongolo | def. | Yohan Lidon | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Nicolas Wamba | def. | Jhonata Diniz | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | def. | Freddy Kemayo | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 2:35 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Serhiy Adamchuk | def. | Dylan Salvador | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 70 kg | Marat Grigorian | def. | Antonio Gómez | KO (Knee to the Body) | 2 | 2:02 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg |  Rémy Vectol | def. | Francois Ambang | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Christian Baya | DEC | ||||||||
| Anatoly Moiseev | 3-2 | ||||||||
| Christian Baya | DEC | ||||||||
| Massaro Glunder | 4-1 | ||||||||
| Massaro Glunder | TKO | ||||||||
| Niclas Larsen | 1r. | ||||||||
| Glory 43: New York | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | July 14, 2017 | |||
| Venue | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | |||
| City | New York City, New York, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 43: New York was a kickboxing event held on July 14, 2017 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, US.
This event featured a fight between No. 1 heavyweight contender Benjamin Adegbuyi and Guto Inocente as headliner, and a light heavyweight pairing between Pavel Zhuravlev and Saulo Cavalari For the Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship as Superfight Series headliner.
This event also featured a 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Featherweight Championship.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
| Glory 43 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Guto Inocente | def. | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Kevin VanNostrand | def. | Giga Chikadze | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Elvis Gashi | def. | Josh Jauncey | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 2:59 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Kevin VanNostrand | def. | Mo Abdurahman | TKO (2 Knockdowns) | 1 | 1:50 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Giga Chikadze | def. | Aleksei Ulianov | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Pavel Zhuravlev | def. | Saulo Cavalari | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | For the Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Bailey Sugden | def. | Arthur Sorsor | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Joe Taylor | def. | Ariel Sepúlveda | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 2:55 | |
| Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Anissa Meksen | def. | Jady Menezes | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Itay Gershon | def. | Rafał Dudek | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Chenchen Li | def. | Terrance Hill | KO (Punch) | 1 | 1:45 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Kevin VanNostrand | TKO | ||||||||
| Mo Abdurahman | 1r. | ||||||||
| Kevin VanNostrand | DEC | ||||||||
| Giga Chikadze | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Giga Chikadze | DEC | ||||||||
| Aleksei Ulianov | 2-1 | ||||||||
| Glory 44: Chicago | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | August 25, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Sears Centre | |||
| City | Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 44: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on August 25, 2017 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US.
This event features the rematch between Cedric Doumbe and Murthel Groenhart for the Glory Welterweight Championship as Glory 44: Chicago headliner, and a Women's Super Bantamweight pairing between Tiffany van Soest and Funda Alkayis for the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship as Superfight Series headliner as well as Cătălin Moroșanu looking to have yet another crazy brawl. Also on the fight card is Chicago-native Richard Abraham against Daniel Morales.
This event also features a 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Welterweight Championship.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
| Glory 44 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Murthel Groenhart | def. | Cedric Doumbe (c) | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Welterweight Championship |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Harut Grigorian | def. | Antoine Pinto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Richard Abraham | def. | Daniel Morales | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Antoine Pinto | def. | Zach Bunnell | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Harut Grigorian | def. | Karim Benmansour | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Tiffany van Soest (c) | def. | Meryem Uslu | TKO (Punches) | 4 | 0:36 | For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Michał Turyński | def. | Cătălin Moroșanu | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Dustin Jacoby | def. | Sean Choice | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:18 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Robert Thomas | def. | Warren Thompson | KO (Punches) | 3 | 2:36 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Nate Richardson | def. | Rafał Dudek | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Victor Pinto | def. | Adrian Maxim | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Harut Grigorian | DEC | ||||||||
| Karim Benmansour | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Harut Grigorian | DEC | ||||||||
| Antoine Pinto | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Antoine Pinto | DEC | ||||||||
| Zach Bunnell | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Glory 45: Amsterdam | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | September 30, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Sporthallen Zuid | |||
| City | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 45: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on September 30, 2017 at the Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
This event features a fight between Robin van Roosmalen and Serhiy Adamchuk for the Glory Featherweight Championship as Glory 45: Amsterdam headliner, and a Welterweight pairing between Nieky Holzken and Yoann Kongolo as co-headliner. Heavyweights Hesdy Gerges and Mladen Brestovac headline the SuperFight Series.
This event also features a 4-Man Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.
An injury suffered during training has forced former welterweight champion Nieky Holzken out of the bout against Alim Nabiev.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
| Glory 45 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 65 kg | Robin van Roosmalen (c) | def. | Serhiy Adamchuk | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the Glory Featherweight Championship |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Michael Duut | def. | Manny Mancha | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:12 | Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Mladen Brestovac | def. | Hesdy Gerges | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 0:36 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Manny Mancha | def. | Imad Hadar | TKO (Arm Injury) | 2 | 1:22 | Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Michael Duut | def. |  Dragoș Zubco | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:36 | Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Middleweight 85 kg | Yousri Belgaroui | def. | Jason Wilnis | TKO (Doctor Stopage) | 1 | 2:47 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Zakaria Zouggary | def. | Massaro Glunder | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 | Tyjani Beztati | def. | Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Eyevan Danenberg | def. | Wellington Uega | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 2 | 1:50 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Kevin Hessling | def. | Stoyan Koprivlenski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Michael Duut | KO | ||||||||
| Dragoș Zubco | 1r. | ||||||||
| Michael Duut | KO | ||||||||
| Manny Mancha | 1r. | ||||||||
| Manny Mancha | TKO | ||||||||
| Imad Hadar | 2r. | ||||||||
| Road to Glory UK 70 kg Tournament | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | October 7, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Grantham Meres Leisure Centre | |||
| City | Grantham, England | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Road to Glory UK 70 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on October 7, 2017 at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham, England.
| Road to Glory UK | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Giannis Skordilis | def. | Marcel Adeyemi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Final |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Bailey Sugden | def. | Jorge Rodríguez Dávila | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Giannis Skordilis | def. | Alex Bublea | TKO | 2 | Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Semi-Finals | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Marcel Adeyemi | def. | Sam Omomogbe | TKO | 2 | Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Semi-Finals | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Reece Rowell | vs. | Adam Hatfield | Draw (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Dawid Blaszke | def. | Karl Johnston | TKO | 1 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Alex Bublea | def. | Kyle Todd | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Giannis Skordilis | def. | Joe Johnson | TKO (Doctor Stopage) | 2 | 1:40 | Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sam Omomogbe | def. | John Cairns | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Marcel Adeyemi | def. |  Irtaza Haider | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Road to Glory Tournament Quarter-Finals |
| Glory 46: China | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | October 14, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Guangzhou Gymnasium | |||
| City | Guangzhou, China | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 46: China was a kickboxing event held on October 14, 2017 at the Guangzhou Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
| Glory 46 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight 85 kg | Alex Pereira | def. | Simon Marcus (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Middleweight Championship |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Chenglong Zhang | def. |  Masaya Kubo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Qualification Tournament Final |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Junior Tafa | def. | Quanchao Luo | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 1:34 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Chenglong Zhang | def. | Quade Taranaki | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Masaya Kubo | def. | Chenchen Li | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 2:50 | Featherweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Rico Verhoeven | def. | Antônio Silva | TKO (Head Kick and Punches) | 2 | 0:47 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Zhou Wei | def. | Andre Walker | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 75 kg | Alan Scheinson | def. | Shanghai Gao | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Catchweight 60 kg | Hongxing Kong | def. | Yang Sun | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 0:36 | Professional Sanda |
| Catchweight 53 kg | Liu Jia | vs. | Zaza Sor. Aree | No Contest (Accidental Elbow) | 2 | 1:10 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | def. | Lei Xie | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Pascal Schroth | def. | Qinghao Meng | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| ' Chenglong Zhang | DEC | ||||||||
| Quade Taranaki | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Chenglong Zhang | DEC | ||||||||
| Masaya Kubo | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Chenchen Li | 1r. | ||||||||
| Masaya Kubo | KO | ||||||||
| Glory 47: Lyon | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | October 28, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Palais des Sports de Gerland | |||
| City | Lyon, France | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 47: Lyon was a kickboxing event held on October 28, 2017 at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
| Glory 47 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Artem Vakhitov (c) | def. | Ariel Machado | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Abdellah Ezbiri | def. |  Anvar Boynazarov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Cedric Doumbe | def. | Yohan Lidon | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Abdellah Ezbiri | def. | Azize Hlali | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Anvar Boynazarov | def. | Fabio Pinca | KO (Punch) | 2 | 1:50 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Featherweight 65 kg | Dylan Salvador | def. | Massaro Glunder | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Abdarhmane Coulibaly | def. | Florent Kaouachi | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Anissa Meksen | def. | Funda Alkayis | TKO (Foot Injury) | 3 | 0:17 | Contender Bout |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Ahaggan Yassine | def. |  Maxim Vorovski | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg |  Alim Nabiev | def. | Jimmy Vienot | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Fabio Pinca | 2r. | ||||||||
| Anvar Boynazarov | KO | ||||||||
| Anvar Boynazarov | 0-5 | ||||||||
| Abdellah Ezbiri | DEC | ||||||||
| Aziz Hlali | 0-5 | ||||||||
| Abdellah Ezbiri | DEC | ||||||||
| Glory 48: New York | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | December 1, 2017 | |||
| Venue | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | |||
| City | New York City, New York, US | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 48: New York was a kickboxing event held on December 1, 2017 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, US.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
| Glory 48: New York | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kevin VanNostrand | def. | Anvar Boynazarov | KO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 1:06 | For the Interim Glory Featherweight Championship |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Robert Thomas | def. | Mike Lemaire | KO (Punch) | 3 | 0:18 | Middleweight Qualification Tournament Final |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Thiago Silva | def. | John King | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Robert Thomas | def. | Wayne Barrett | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Mike Lemaire | def. | Matt Baker | Decision (Extra Round) | 4 | 3:00 | Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Women's Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Anissa Meksen | def. | Tiffany van Soest (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Chris Camozzi | def. | Kyle Weickhardt | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg |  Elvis Gashi | def. | Nate Richardson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg |  Ivan Galaz | def. | Paul Banasiak | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Itay Gershon | def. | Justin Houghton | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Mike Lemaire | DEC | ||||||||
| Matt Baker | 3-0 | ||||||||
| Mike Lemaire | 3r. | ||||||||
| Robert Thomas | KO | ||||||||
| Wayne Barrett | 0-3 | ||||||||
| Robert Thomas | DEC | ||||||||
| Glory 49: Rotterdam | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Glory | |||
| Date | December 9, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Rotterdam Ahoy | |||
| City | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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Glory 49: Rotterdam was a kickboxing event held on December 9, 2017 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
| Glory Redemption | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Rico Verhoeven (c) | def. | Jamal Ben Saddik | KO (Punches) | 5 | 1:10 | For the Glory Heavyweight Championship |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Danyo Ilunga | def. | Michael Duut | KO (Punch) | 3 | 2:26 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Bailey Sugden | def. | Zhang Chenglong | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | def. | Zakaria Zouggary | KO (Head Kick) | 3 | 2:10 | Contender Bout |
| Superfight Series | |||||||
| Middleweight 85 kg | Alex Pereira (c) | def. | Yousri Belgaroui | TKO (Doctor Stopage) | 3 | 1:54 | For the Glory Middleweight Championship |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Alim Nabiev | def. | Nieky Holzken | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | D'Angelo Marshall | def. | Ismael Londt | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Anderson Silva | def. | Brian Douwes | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Eyevan Danenberg | def. | Jamie Bates | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Glory 49: Rotterdam | |||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Stoyan Koprivlenski | def. | Tyjani Beztati | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Christian Baya | def. |  Samo Petje | KO (Punch To the body) | 1 | 1:26 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Omar Moreno | def. | Anying Wang | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Stoyan Koprivlenski | def. | Maykol Yurk | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 2:47 | Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Tyjani Beztati | def. | Niclas Larsen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Tyjani Beztati | DEC | ||||||||
| Niclas Larsen | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Tyjani Beztati | 5-0 | ||||||||
| Stoyan Koprivlenski | DEC | ||||||||
| Stoyan Koprivlenski | KO | ||||||||
| Maykol Yurk | 1r. | ||||||||
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