2016 in Glory

2016 in Glory
Information
First date February 26
Last date N/A
Events
Total events N/A
Fights
Chronology

2015 in Glory 2016 in Glory 2017 in Glory

The year 2016 is the 5th year in the history of the Glory starting with Glory 27: Chicago. The events are broadcasts 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 United States Hoffman Estates, Illinois, USA
2 Glory 28: Paris March 12, 2016 AccorHotels Arena France Paris, France
3 Glory 29: Copenhagen April 16, 2016 Forum Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen, Denmark
4 Glory 30: Los Angeles May 13, 2016 Citizens Business Bank Arena United States Ontario, California, USA
5 Glory 31: Amsterdam June 25, 2016 Amsterdam RAI Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands

Glory 27: Chicago

Glory 27: Chicago
Information
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

Main Card
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Middleweight Canada Simon Marcus def. Russia Artem Levin (c) DQ (forfeit) 3 2:55 For the Middleweight Championship
Middleweight United States Dustin Jacoby def. United States Wayne Barrett TKO 2 1:06 Middleweight Contender Tournament Final
Featherweight Georgia (country) Giga Chikadze def. United States Kevin Vannostrand Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Middleweight United States Dustin Jacoby def. United States Karl Roberson TKO (2 knockdowns) 2 2:56 Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Middleweight United States Wayne Barrett def. Canada Robert Thomas Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
Superfight Series
Middleweight United States Joe Schilling def. United States Mike Lemaire Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Heavyweight Brazil Anderson Silva def. United States Maurice Greene Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Heavyweight Brazil Guto Inocente def. United States Demoreo Dennis KO 1 0:40
Welterweight United States Richard Abraham def. Poland Pawel Jedrzejczyk Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
Welterweight United States Casey Greene def. Mexico Daniel Morales Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00

    [2][3]

    2016 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket

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

    Glory 28: Paris

    Glory 28: Paris
    Information
    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

    Main Card
    Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
    Heavyweight Netherlands Rico Verhoeven (c) def. Croatia Mladen Brestovac Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Heavyweight Championship
    Lightweight Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong def. Armenia Marat Grigorian Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight Contender Tournament Final
    Welterweight France Cedric Doumbe def. Netherlands Murthel Groenhart Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
    Lightweight Armenia Marat Grigorian def. Russia Anatoly Moiseev Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
    Lightweight Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong def. Georgia (country) Davit Kiria Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
    Superfight Series
    Light Heavyweight Russia Artem Vakhitov def. Brazil Saulo Cavalari (c) Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Light Heavyweight Championship
    Heavyweight United States Xavier Vigney def. France Freddy Kemayo Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
    Featherweight Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk (c) def. Morocco Mosab Amrani Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Featherweight Championship
    Middleweight Netherlands Jason Wilnis def. Belgium Filip Verlinden Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
    Lightweight Canada Josh Jauncey def. France Johan Tkac TKO (broken nose) 2 3:00 Lightweight Contender Tournament Reserve Match
    Featherweight France Eddy Nait Slimani def. Brazil Maykol Yurk Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00

      [5]

      2016 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket

      Semi-finals Final
            
      Thailand Sitthichai DEC
      Georgia (country) Davit Kiria 3-0
      Thailand Sitthichai DEC
      Armenia Marat Grigorian 3-0
      Armenia Marat Grigorian DEC
      Russia Anatoly Moiseev 3-0

      Glory 29: Copenhagen

      Glory 29: Copenhagen
      Information
      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

      Main Card
      Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
      Welterweight Netherlands Nieky Holzken (c) def. Switzerland Yoann Kongolo Decicion (unanimous) 5 3:00 For the Welterweight Championship
      Heavyweight Suriname Ismael Londt def. Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis Decision (split) 3 3:00 Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
      Lightweight Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk def. Denmark Mohammed El Mir Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
      Heavyweight Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis def. Russia Kirill Kornilov Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
      Heavyweight Suriname Ismael Londt def. Brazil Anderson Silva Decision (majority) 3 3:00 Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
      Superfight Series
      Light Heavyweight Democratic Republic of the Congo Zack Mwekassa def. France Zinedine Hameur-Lain Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00
      Welterweight Sweden Meran Zangana def. Brazil Jonatan Oliveira TKO 3 0:17
      Heavyweight Slovakia Tomas Mozny def. Turkey Cihad Kepenek Extra round decision (unanimous) 4 3:00
      Welterweight Armenia Harut Grigorian def. Spain Maximo Suarez TKO 1 2:55
      Lightweight Sweden Abdou Karim Chorr def. Denmark Rhassan Muhareb Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00

        [7]

        2016 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

        Semi-finals Final
              
        Brazil Anderson Silva 3-0
        Netherlands Ismael Londt DEC
        Netherlands Ismael Londt DEC
        Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis 2-1
        Netherlands Jahfarr Wilnis DEC
        Russia Kirill Kornilov 2-0

        Glory 30: Los Angeles

        Glory 30: Los Angeles
        Information
        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 is an upcoming kickboxing event to be held on May 13, 2016 at the Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California, USA.

        Background

        This event will feature 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]

        Fight Card

        Main Card
        Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
        Middleweight Canada Simon Marcus (c) vs. United States Dustin Jacoby For the Middleweight Championship
        Welterweight United States TBD vs. United States TBD Welterweight Qualification Tournament Final
        Lightweight Armenia Marat Grigorian vs. France Djime Coulibaly
        Welterweight United States Francois Ambang vs. United States Daniel Morales Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi Final
        Welterweight United States Casey Greene vs. United States Richard Abraham Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi Final
        Superfight Series
        Middleweight United States Joe Schilling vs. Netherlands Jason Wilnis
        Heavyweight Brazil Guto Inocente vs. Netherlands Brian Douwes
        Middleweight United States Mike Lemaire vs. United States Karl Roberson
        Light Heavyweight United States Manny Mancha vs. United States Warren Thompson
        Women's Super Bantamweight United States Tiffany van Soest vs. Morocco Esma Hasshass

          [10]

          2016 Glory Welterweight Qualification Tournament bracket

          Semi-finals Final
                
          United States Casey Greene
          United States Richard Abraham
           
           
          United States Francois Ambang
          United States Daniel Morales

          Glory 31: Amsterdam

          Glory 31: Amsterdam
          Information
          Promotion Glory
          Date June 25, 2016
          Venue Amsterdam RAI
          City Amsterdam, Netherlands
          Event chronology

          Glory 30: Los Angeles Glory 31: Amsterdam TBA

          Glory 31: Amsterdam is an upcoming kickboxing event to be held on June 25, 2016 at the Amsterdam RAI in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

          Background

          This event will 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. Also this event will feature 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Welterweight Championship.[11][12]

          Fight Card

          Main Card
          Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
          Lightweight Netherlands Robin van Roosmalen (c) vs. Thailand Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong For the Lightweight Championship
          Welterweight United States TBD vs. United States TBD Welterweight Contender Tournament Final
          Heavyweight Netherlands Ismael Londt vs. Egypt Hesdy Gerges
          Welterweight Switzerland Yoann Kongolo vs. Armenia Harut Grigorian Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
          Welterweight Netherlands Murthel Groenhart vs. France Karim Benmansour Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi Final
          Superfight Series
          Light Heavyweight Russia Artem Vakhitov (c) vs. Tunisia Mourad Bouzidi For the Light Heavyweight Championship
          Featherweight Morocco Mosab Amrani vs. France Eddy Nait Slimani

            [13]

            2016 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

            Semi-finals Final
                  
            Netherlands Murthel Groenhart
            France Karim Benmansour
             
             
            Switzerland Yoann Kongolo
            Armenia Harut Grigorian

            See also

            References

            1. ↑ "GLORY 27 CHICAGO ON FEBRUARY 26TH: LEVIN VS MARCUS III". GLORY. 6 January 2016.
            2. ↑ "Glory 27 Chicago". GLORY. Retrieved 2016-01-07.
            3. ↑ "GLORY 27 live stream results, 'Levin vs Marcus 3' ESPN3 play-by-play updates". MMAmania.com. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
            4. ↑ "GLORY BRINGS THREE WORLD TITLE FIGHTS TO FRANCE". GLORY. 2 February 2016.
            5. ↑ "Glory 28 Paris". GLORY. Retrieved 2016-02-07.
            6. ↑ "Glory announces ESPN partnership and Glory 29 Copenhagen". © 2016 Vox Media, Inc. 26 February 2016.
            7. ↑ "Glory 29 Copenhagen". GLORY. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
            8. ↑ "ONE-NIGHT, FOUR-MAN WELTERWEIGHT QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT SET FOR GLORY 30 LOS ANGELES TO DETERMINE NEXT CONTENDER". GLORY. 13 April 2016.
            9. ↑ "GLORY 30 LOS ANGELES: MARAT GRIGORIAN VS. DJIMÉ GLORY 30 SUPERFIGHT SERIES: TIFFANY VAN SOEST VS. ESMA HASSHASS". GLORY. 3 May 2016.
            10. ↑ "Glory 30 Los Angeles". GLORY. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
            11. ↑ "TWO WORLD TITLES ON THE LINE AT GLORY 31 AMSTERDAM AND GLORY 31 SUPERFIGHT SERIES ON JUNE 25". GLORY. 18 April 2016.
            12. ↑ "CO-HEADLINE BOUT, WELTERWEIGHT CONTENDER TOURNAMENT SET FOR GLORY 31 AMSTERDAM ON JUNE 25". GLORY. 4 May 2016.
            13. ↑ "Glory 31 Amsterdam". GLORY. Retrieved 2016-05-02.
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