The year 2018 was the seventh year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. The year started with Glory 50: Chicago. The events were broadcast through television agreements with ESPN, Fight Network, and other regional channels around the world.
Glory 2018 Awards The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2018: Glory Fighter of the Year 2018: Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Glory Fight of the Year 2018: Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Jahfarr Wilnis Glory Knockout of the Year 2018: Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao vs. Abdellah Ezbiri Glory Newcomer of the Year 2018: Asa Ten Pow
List of events # Event Title Date Arena Location1 Glory 50: Chicago UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois, US2 Glory 51: Rotterdam Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands 3 Glory 52: Los Angeles Long Beach Arena Los Angeles, US4 Glory 53: Lille Zénith de Lille Lille, France 5 Glory 54: Birmingham Genting Arena Birmingham, England6 Glory 55: New York The Theater at Madison Square Garden New York City, US7 Glory 56: Denver 1stBank Center Broomfield, US8 Glory 57: Shenzhen Shenzhen Bay Sports Center Shenzhen, China9 Glory 58: Chicago Sears Centre Hoffman Estates, US10 Glory 59: Amsterdam Johan Cruyff Arena Amsterdam, Netherlands11 Glory 60: Lyon Palais des Sports de Gerland Lyon, France12 Glory 61: New York Hammerstein Ballroom New York City, US13 Glory 62: Rotterdam Rotterdam Ahoy Rotterdam, Netherlands
Glory 50: Chicago
Glory 50: Chicago was a kickboxing event held by Glory on February 16, 2018, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, US.
Background This event featured a trilogy fight for the Glory Welterweight Championship between the champion Murthel Groenhart and Harut Grigorian as headliner.
This event also featured a 4-Man Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot for a Glory Championship.
The GLORY 50 SuperFight Series co-headline bout was originally scheduled to be a rematch between heavyweights Cătălin Moroșanu and Giannis Stoforidis. An injury to Moroșanu forced him from the card.
Anthony McDonald pulled from his fight against Haze Wilson due to high blood pressure.
Due to a cut suffered in the semi-finals Guto was unable to fight in the finals. Junior Tafa stepped in to face Benjamin Adegbuyi.
Results Glory 50 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesWelterweight 77 kg Harut Grigorian def. Murthel Groenhart (c)TKO (Referee Stoppage)12:06For the Glory Welterweight ChampionshipHeavyweight 120 kg Benjamin Adegbuyidef. Junior TafaTKO (Low kicks)20:34Heavyweight Contender Tournament FinalWelterweight 77 kg Richard Abrahamdef. Malik Watson-SmithDecision (Unanimous)33:00Heavyweight 120 kg Benjamin Adegbuyidef. D'Angelo MarshallKO (Punch)10:36Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-finalsHeavyweight 120 kg Guto Inocentedef. Junior TafaDecision (Unanimous)33:00Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals Superfight SeriesLightweight 70 kg Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c)def. Christian BayaDecision (Unanimous)53:00For the Glory Lightweight ChampionshipWelterweight 77 kg Omar Morenodef. Casey GreeneDecision (Extra Round - Unanimous)43:00Welterweight 77 kg Omari Boyd def. Daniel MoralesDecision (Split)35:00Catchweight 68 kg Diego Llamasdef. Justin HoughtonTKO (Referee Stoppage)11:40
2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket
Glory 51: Rotterdam
Glory 51: Rotterdam "Bad Blood" was a kickboxing event held on March 3, 2018, at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Background The event featured the long-awaited rematch between the champion Badr Hari and Hesdy Gerges as Glory 51 headliner and a number one contender fight between Alim Nabiev and the former Glory Welterweight Champion Cedric Doumbe as Superfight Series headliner.
This event also featured a 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Welterweight Championship.
Results Glory 51 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesHeavyweight 120 kg Badr Harivs Hesdy GergesNo Contest33:00Originally a decision win for Hari. Later changed to a No Contest after both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.title=Kickbokser Badr Hari negentien maanden geschorst wegens dopinggebruikWelterweight 77 kg Eyevan Danenbergdef. Thongchai SitsongpeenongDecision (Unanimous)33:00Welterweight Contender Tournament FinalHeavyweight 120 kg Tomáš Možný def. Daniel ŠkvorDecision (Unanimous)33:00Welterweight 77 kg Eyevan Danenbergdef. Jimmy VienotDecision (Split)33:00 Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-finalsWelterweight 77 kg Thongchai Sitsongpeenongdef. Alan ScheinsonDecision (Split)33:00 Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals Superfight SeriesWelterweight 77 kg Alim Nabiev def. Cedric DoumbeDecision (Split)33:00Welterweight 77 kg Mohammed Jaraya def. Miles SimsonDecision (Unanimous)33:00Welterweight Contender Tournament ReserveLightweight 70 kg Tyjani Beztatidef. Anil CabriKO (Head Kick)12:17Featherweight 65 kg Massaro Glunderdef. Victor PintoDecision (Unanimous)33:00Middleweight 85 kg Kevin van Heeckerendef. Bas van der KroonKO (Punches)12:48 PrelimsLight Heavyweight 95 kg Raymon Bontedef. Kristaps ZileDecision (Unanimous)33:00Heavyweight +95 kg Jeffrey van Overbeekdef. Nidal BchiriDecision (Split)33:00
2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket
Glory 52: Los Angeles
Glory 52: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on March 31, 2018, at the Long Beach Arena in Los Angeles, California, US.
Background The GLORY 52 co-main event bout was originally scheduled to be match between Lightweights Marat Grigorian and Stoyan Koprivlenski. Grigorian had to withdraw due to a neck injury, whilst Koprivlenski took on Josh Jauncey instead.
Robert Thomas suffered a concussion during training and was forced to withdraw from Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament. Following this shake-up, the remaining three middleweight tournament contenders were rebooked.
Simon Marcus remained on the card, and met Zack Wells in the Glory 52 co-headline bout.
Yousri Belgaroui and Jason Wilnis were originally scheduled to compete in the middleweight contender tournament, but instead squared off as part of Glory 53 SuperFight Series from Lille, France.
Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus: Performance of the Night: Josh Jauncey
Results Glory 52 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesFeatherweight 65 kg Robin van Roosmalen (c)def. Kevin VanNostrand (ic)Decision (Unanimous)53:00For the unification of Glory Featherweight ChampionshipMiddleweight 85 kg Simon Marcus def. Zack WellsTKO (Punches)11:03 Middleweight 85 kg Mike Lemairedef. Chris CamozziDecision (Unanimous)33:00 Lightweight 70 kg Josh Jaunceydef. Stoyan KoprivlenskiDecision (Split)33:00 Superfight SeriesLight Heavyweight 95 kg Pavel Zhuravlev (ic)def. Myron DennisDecision (Unanimous)33:00 For the Interim Glory Light Heavyweight ChampionshipWomen's Catchweight 53 kg Anissa Meksendef. Ashley NicholsDecision (Unanimous)33:00 Middleweight 85 kg Troy Jonesdef. Paul BanasiakDecision (Unanimous)33:00Featherweight 65 kg Zakaria Zouggarydef. Bailey SugdenDecision (Unanimous)33:00 Prelims Jermaine Sotodef. Alex HighleyDecision (split)33:00 Arthur Estrazulasdef. Chris BonillaTKO3 Gerrica Triasdef. Natalie MorganDecision (unanimous)33 Jose Palaciosdef. Sovankesa SomDecision (split)33:00 Charles Rodriguezdef. Brian BrunsDecision (unanimous)33:00
Glory 53: Lille
Glory 53: Lille was a kickboxing event held on May 12, 2018, at the Zénith de Lille in Lille, France.
Background Eyevan Danenberg suffered an injury during training and was forced to withdraw from his fight against Cedric Doumbe. Thongchai Sitsongpeenong stepped in to face Doumbe.
Also a severe hand injury forced Mohammed Jaraya to withdraw from his showdown with Alan Scheinson, Anghel Cardoş stepped in on a short notice to face Scheinson.
Jason Wilnis was forced to withdraw for medical reasons, Dawid Kasperski stepped in on a week's notice to take on Yousri Belgaroui.
Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus: Performance of the Night: Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao
Results Glory 53 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesLightweight 70 kg Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c)def. Tyjani BeztatiDecision (Unanimous)53:00For the Glory Lightweight ChampionshipHeavyweight 120 kg Jahfarr Wilnisdef. Jamal Ben SaddikDecision (Unanimous)33:00Super Bantamweight 55 kg Anissa Meksen (c)def. Amel DehbyDecision (Unanimous)53:00For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship Light Heavyweight 93 kg Zinedine Hameur-Laindef. Michael DuutTKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)21:14Featherweight 66 kg Petchpanomrung Kiatmookaodef. Abdellah EzbiriKO (Head Kick)21:40 Superfight SeriesWelterweight 77 kg Cedric Doumbedef. Thongchai SitsongpeenongKO (Punch)10:33Middleweight 85 kg Yousri Belgaroui def. Dawid KasperskiTKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)21:16 Featherweight 66 kg Serhiy Adamchukdef. Victor PintoDecision (Unanimous)33:00Featherweight Contender Tournament FinalLightweight 70 kg Alan Scheinsondef. Anghel CardoșDecision (Unanimous)33:00 Featherweight 66 kg Serhiy Adamchukdef. Azize HlaliDecision (Unanimous)33:00Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-finalsFeatherweight 66 kg Victor Pintodef. Buray Bozaryilmaz Decision (Majority)33:00Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals PrelimsHeavyweight +95 kg Valentin Ponthieux-Anicetdef. Quentin DomingosTKO30:23Catchweight 72 kg Jannes Vercaemstdraw. Paul GuislainDecision 33:00Lightweight 70 kg Sidy Barrydef. Badr HoudoeDecision (Split)33:00
2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket
Glory 54: Birmingham
Glory 54: Birmingham was a kickboxing event held on June 2, 2018, at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, England.
Background Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus: Performance of the Night: Harut Grigorian
Results Glory 54 Weight Class Method Round Time NotesHeavyweight 120 kg Rico Verhoeven (c)def. Mladen Brestovac Decision (Unanimous)53:00For the Glory Heavyweight ChampionshipWelterweight 77 kg Harut Grigorian (c)def. Alim NabievDecision (Unanimous)53:00For the Glory Welterweight ChampionshipFeatherweight 65 kg Bailey Sugdenvs. Aleksei UlianovNo Contest (Accidental Headbutt)21:10Featherweight 65 kg Zhang Chenglongdef. Adrian MaximDecision (Unanimous)33:00 Superfight SeriesLight Heavyweight 95 kg Danyo Ilungadef. Fraser WeightmanDecision (Unanimous)33:00Lightweight 70 kg Josh Jauncey def. Christian BayaDecision (Split)33:00Welterweight 77 kg Adam Hatfielddef. Richard AbrahamDecision (Split)33:00 Lightweight 70 kg Marat Grigoriandef. Liu XuDecision (Unanimous)33:00Lightweight 70 kg Elvis Gashidef. William Goldie-GallowayDecision (Unanimous)33:00Welterweight 77 kg Mark Timmsdef. Dawid BlaszkeDecision (Unanimous)33:00Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finalsWelterweight 77 kg Jamie Batesdef. Tommy KingDecision (Unanimous)33:00Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals PrelimsWelterweight 77 kg Kevin Warddef. Wilker BarrosDecision (Split)33:00Bantamweight 55 kg Christi Breretondef. Nicola KayeDecision (Unanimous)33:00Lightweight 70 kg Vinny Churchdef. Ben WoollissDecision (Split)33:00
Glory 55: New York
Glory 55: New York was a kickboxing event held on July 20, 2018, at Hulu Theater in New York City, New York, US.
Background The GLORY 55 main event bout was originally scheduled to be a rematch for the Glory Featherweight Championship between the champion Robin van Roosmalen and Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao. Van Roosmalen had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury, Kiatmookao instead fought Kevin VanNostrand for the Glory Featherweight interim-title.
Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus: Performance of the Night: Alex Pereira
Results