2021 in Glory

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2021 in Glory
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First dateJanuary 30
Last dateOctober 23
Events
Total events3
Fights
Total fights29
Title fights7

The year 2021 was the tenth year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. Glory 77: Rotterdam was available on Pay-per-view through Glory and official distribution partnerships with FITE TV, Spike Netherlands, Sport Extra and La Sueur,. [1] [2] [3] [4] Later events were streamed on the Glory Fights Pay-per-view platform. [5] [6]

Contents

Glory 2021 Awards

The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2021: [7] [8]

List of events

#Event TitleDateArenaLocation
1 Glory 77: Rotterdam January 30, 2021 Rotterdam Ahoy Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands
2 Glory 78: Rotterdam September 4, 2021 Rotterdam Ahoy Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands
3 Glory: Collision 3 October 23, 2021 GelreDome Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arnhem, Netherlands

Glory 77: Rotterdam

Glory 77: Rotterdam
Information
Promotion Glory
DateJanuary 30, 2021
Venue Rotterdam Ahoy
City Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands
AttendanceNone (behind closed doors)
Event chronology
Glory 76: Rotterdam Glory 77: Rotterdam Glory 78: Rotterdam

Glory 77: Rotterdam was a kickboxing event held by Glory on January 30, 2021 at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. [9]

Background

The main event was initially set to feature the Glory Heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven who was supposed to defend his Glory Heavyweight Championship against his longtime foe Jamal Ben Saddik in a trilogy bout, [10] [11] [12] but Ben Saddik was forced off the card on January 19 due to a back injury. [13] Instead, the event will be headlined by a 4-man heavyweight tournament. Rico Verhoeven will face Hesdy Gerges in the first semi-final of the tournament and Glory newcomer Tarik Khbabez will square off with Levi Rigters in the second semi-final of the tournament. [14] Rigters stepped in on short notice to face Khbabez who was set to make his GLORY debut against Antonio Plazibat. [15] However, Plazibat pulled out two weeks before the event due to an injury sustained during his camp. [16]

The co-main event of the evening featured the Glory light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov against the Glory middleweight champion and the interim Glory light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira for the undisputed Glory Light Heavyweight Championship. [17]

Cédric Doumbé fought Murthel Groenhart in a trilogy bout to unify the Glory Welterweight Championship. [18] Groenhart was previously scheduled to face Cedric Doumbe to unify the title at glory 76, but Groenhart was forced off the card with an injury. [19]

The Glory Super Bantamweight champion Tiffany van Soest made her first title defense, of her second title reign, against the #2 ranked Glory super bantamweight Aline Pereira. [20]

In the second light heavyweight bout of the card, the #2 ranked Luis Tavares was scheduled to fight the #4 ranked Donegi Abena. [21]

Former K-1 fighter Raul Cătinaș was expected to make his GLORY debut against Martin Pacas in a heavyweight bout. [22] However, Cătinaș pulled out on January 13 due to testing positive for COVID-19. [23] Promotional newcomer Muhammed Balli stepped in to fight Pacas on just two weeks notice. [24]

A lightweight bout between Itay Gershon and Guerric Billet was scheduled for the preliminary card. [25] However, Gershon was unable to compete due to COVID-19 travel restrictions in Israel, [26] the bout was cancelled .

Results

Glory 77
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rico Verhoeven def. Flag of Morocco.svg Tarik Khbabez TKO (Retirement)13:00Heavyweight Tournament Final
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Pereira (ic)def. Flag of Russia.svg Artem Vakhitov (c)Decision (Split)53:00For the undisputed Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg Flag of France.svg Cédric Doumbé (c)def. Flag of Suriname.svg Murthel Groenhart (ic)KO (Punch)22:52For the undisputed Glory Welterweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of Morocco.svg Tarik Khbabez def. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Levi Rigters Decision (Majority)33:00Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals B
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rico Verhoeven def. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hesdy Gerges Decision (Unanimous)33:00Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals A
Super Bantamweight 55 kg Flag of the United States.svg Tiffany van Soest (c)def. Flag of Brazil.svg Aline Pereira Decision (Unanimous)53:00For the Glory Super Bantamweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Flag of Cape Verde.svg Luis Tavares def. Flag of Suriname.svg Donegi Abena Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Preliminary card
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of Slovakia.svg Martin Pacasdef. Flag of the Netherlands.svg Muhammed BalliKO (Head Kick and Punches)32:23Heavyweight Tournament Reserve Fight

[27]

2021 Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rico Verhoeven UD
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Hesdy Gerges [28] 3r.
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rico Verhoeven TKO
Flag of Morocco.svg Tarik Khbabez 1r.
Flag of Morocco.svg Tarik Khbabez MD
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Levi Rigters 3r.

Glory 78: Rotterdam

Glory 78: Rotterdam
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Promotion Glory
DateSeptember 4, 2021
Venue Rotterdam Ahoy
City Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rotterdam, Netherlands

Glory 78: Rotterdam was a kickboxing event held by Glory on September 4, 2021 at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Background

The main event saw former It's Showtime and K-1 Heavyweight champion Badr Hari in a three-round heavyweight bout against Arkadiusz Wrzosek. [29]

Alex Pereira made his first title defense in a rematch with Artem Vakhitov, following their close fight at Glory 77. [30]

The #1 ranked middleweight Donovan Wisse and the #2 ranked middleweight Yousri Belgaroui fought for the vacant Glory Middleweight Championship. [31]

A lightweight bout between the #2 ranked Tyjani Beztati and the #3 ranked Elvis Gashi served to crown the new Glory Lightweight champion. [32]

Two ranked heavyweights, Antonio Plazibat and Tarik Khbabez, fought at the event. The pair was originally scheduled to fight at GLORY 77, before Plazibat withdrew due to injuries sustained in training. [33]

Former Enfusion heavyweight champion Levi Rigters is faced the #10 ranked Glory heavyweight Tomáš Možný. [34]

Former K-1 fighter Raul Cătinaș made his GLORY debut against the #6 ranked Glory heavyweight Nordine Mahieddine in a heavyweight bout. [35] Cătinaș returned to kickboxing after a 5-year hiatus. [36]

The #2 ranked light heavyweight Luis Tavares was scheduled to fight Sergej Maslobojev. [37] A month before the bout, Maslobojev withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Felipe Micheletti. [38]

It was announced that the #2 ranked welterweight Dmitry Menshikov would fight the #1 ranked Mohamed Mezouari. [39] Menshikov later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Vedat Hoduk. [40]

Itay Gershon fought Guerric Billet. [41]

Results

Glory 78
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of Poland.svg Arkadiusz Wrzosekdef. Flag of Morocco.svg Badr Hari KO (Head Kick)21:30
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Flag of Russia.svg Artem Vakhitov def. Flag of Brazil.svg Alex Pereira (c)Decision (Majority)53:00For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Plazibat def. Flag of Morocco.svg Tarik Khbabez KO (Punches)22:14
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Levi Rigters def. Flag of Slovakia.svg Tomáš Možný TKO (4 Knckdowns Rule)31:02
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Luis Tavares def. Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Micheletti Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of France.svg Nordine Mahieddine def. Flag of Romania.svg Raul CătinașDecision (Unanimous)33:00
Welterweight 77 kg Flag of Morocco.svg Hamicha def. Flag of Turkey.svg Vedat HodukTKO (Punch to the Body)11:20
Superfight Series
Middleweight 84 kg Flag of Suriname.svg Donovan Wisse def. Flag of Tunisia.svg Yousri Belgaroui TKO (Doctor Stoppage)32:10For the vacant Glory Middleweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg Flag of Morocco.svg Tyjani Beztati def. Flag of the United States.svg Elvis Gashi Decision (Unanimous)53:00For the vacant Glory Lightweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg Flag of Israel.svg Itay Gershon- Flag of France.svg Guerric Billet Draw (Split)33:00
Lightweight 70 kg Flag of Morocco.svg Mohammed Hendouf def. Flag of Brazil.svg Robson MinotoTKO (Punch to the Body)31:30

[42]

Glory: Collision 3

Glory: Collision 3
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Promotion Glory
DateOctober 23, 2021
Venue GelreDome
City Flag of the Netherlands.svg Arnhem, Netherlands

Glory: Collision 3 was an kickboxing event held by Glory on October 23, 2021 at the GelreDome in Arnhem, Netherlands.

Background

A Glory Heavyweight Championship bout between the current champion Rico Verhoeven and promotional newcomer Alistair Overeem (2010 K-1 World Grand Prix Champion) was scheduled as the event headliner. [43] However, Overeem later withdrew due to injuries. [44]

Instead the promotion booked the trilogy fight between Verhoeven and Jamal Ben Saddik. [45] The latter was set to make his comeback against the mandatory challenger for the Glory Heavyweight Championship Benjamin Adegbuyi, [46] [47] [48] who got a new opponent Antonio Plazibat. Plazibat was booked against James McSweeney, who also received a new opponent - Gokhan Saki, who makes his return to kickboxing. [49]

Two fights were added on September 9: a welterweight bout between Alim Nabiev and Troy Jones, as well as a light heavyweight bout between Sergej Maslobojev and Donegi Abena. [50]

Three more fights were added to the card on September 11: a lightweight bout between Stoyan Koprivlenski and Bruno Gazani, a middleweight bout between Ertuğrul Bayrak and Matěj Peňáz, as well as a light heavyweight bout between Michael Duut and John King. [51]

Mohamed Mezouari was scheduled to face Eyevan Danenberg in a welterweight bout. Danenberg returned to kickboxing, following a two-year absence from the sport. [52] Danenberg later withdrew from the bout and was replaced by Maximo Suarez. Suarez later withdrew from the bout as well, and was replaced by Samo Dbili. [53]

Results

Glory: Collision 3
Weight ClassMethodRoundTimeNotes
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Rico Verhoeven (c)def. Flag of Morocco.svg Jamal Ben Saddik TKO (Punches)40:56For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of Turkey.svg Gökhan Saki def. Flag of England.svg James McSweeney KO (Leg Kicks)22:13
Welterweight 77 kg Flag of Morocco.svg Hamicha def. Flag of France.svg Samuel DbiliTKO (3 Knockdows Rule)12:27
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Flag of Lithuania.svg Sergej Maslobojev def. Flag of Suriname.svg Donegi Abena Decision (Split)33:00
Heavyweight 120 kg Flag of Croatia.svg Antonio Plazibat def. Flag of Romania.svg Benjamin Adegbuyi KO (Punches)20:24
Light Heavyweight 95 kg Flag of the Netherlands.svg Michael Duut def. Flag of the United States.svg John KingTKO (Knee to the Body)21:07
Glory 79
Welterweight 77 kg Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Alim Nabiev def. Flag of the United States.svg Troy Jones Decision (Unanimous)33:00
Featherweight 65 kg Flag of Russia.svg Aleksei Ulianov def. Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy Adamchuk Decision (Split)33:00
Middleweight 85 kg Flag of Turkey.svg Serkan Ozcaglayan def. Flag of the United States.svg Matt BakerTKO (Punches)10:58
Lightweight 70 kg Flag of Bulgaria.svg Stoyan Koprivlenski def. Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Gazani Decision (Unanimous)33:00

[54]

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