2018 in Glory

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.

2018 in Glory
Information
First date	February 16, 2018
Last date	December 1, 2018
Events
Total events	13
Fights
Title fights	17
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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 62)
• Glory Knockout of the Year 2018: Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao vs. Abdellah Ezbiri (Glory 53)
• Glory Newcomer of the Year 2018: Asa Ten Pow

List of events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	Glory 50: Chicago	February 16, 2018	UIC Pavilion	Chicago, Illinois, US
2	Glory 51: Rotterdam	March 3, 2018	Rotterdam Ahoy	Rotterdam, Netherlands
3	Glory 52: Los Angeles	March 31, 2018	Long Beach Arena	Los Angeles, US
4	Glory 53: Lille	May 12, 2018	Zénith de Lille	Lille, France
5	Glory 54: Birmingham	June 2, 2018	Genting Arena	Birmingham, England
6	Glory 55: New York	July 20, 2018	The Theater at Madison Square Garden	New York City, US
7	Glory 56: Denver	August 10, 2018	1stBank Center	Broomfield, US
8	Glory 57: Shenzhen	August 25, 2018	Shenzhen Bay Sports Center	Shenzhen, China
9	Glory 58: Chicago	September 15, 2018	Sears Centre	Hoffman Estates, US
10	Glory 59: Amsterdam	September 29, 2018	Johan Cruyff Arena	Amsterdam, Netherlands
11	Glory 60: Lyon	October 20, 2018	Palais des Sports de Gerland	Lyon, France
12	Glory 61: New York	November 2, 2018	Hammerstein Ballroom	New York City, US
13	Glory 62: Rotterdam	December 1, 2018	Rotterdam Ahoy	Rotterdam, Netherlands

Glory 50: Chicago

Glory 50: Chicago
Promotion	Glory
Date	February 16, 2018
Venue	UIC Pavilion
City	Chicago, Illinois, US
Event chronology
Glory 49: Rotterdam 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	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Harut Grigorian	def.	Murthel Groenhart (c)	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	1	2:06	For the Glory Welterweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Junior Tafa	TKO (Low kicks)	2	0:34	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
Welterweight 77 kg	Richard Abraham	def.	Malik Watson-Smith	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	D'Angelo Marshall	KO (Punch)	1	0:36	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Guto Inocente	def.	Junior Tafa	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals
Superfight Series
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c)	def.	Christian Baya	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Omar Moreno	def.	Casey Greene	Decision (Extra Round - Unanimous)	4	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Omari Boyd	def.	Daniel Morales	Decision (Split)	3	5:00
Catchweight 68 kg	Diego Llamas	def.	Justin Houghton	TKO (Referee Stoppage)	1	1:40

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2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Guto Inocente		DEC
	Junior Tafa		5-0
						Junior Tafa		2R.
						Benjamin Adegbuyi		TKO
	Benjamin Adegbuyi		KO
	D'Angelo Marshall		1R.

Glory 51: Rotterdam

Glory 51: Rotterdam
Promotion	Glory
Date	March 3, 2018
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy
City	Rotterdam, Netherlands

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	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Badr Hari	vs	Hesdy Gerges	No Contest	3	3:00	Originally a decision win for Hari. Later changed to a No Contest after both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs.[2]
Welterweight 77 kg	Eyevan Danenberg	def.	Thongchai Sitsongpeenong	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Final
Heavyweight 120 kg	Tomáš Možný	def.	Daniel Škvor	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Eyevan Danenberg	def.	Jimmy Vienot	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Thongchai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Alan Scheinson	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals
Superfight Series
Welterweight 77 kg	Alim Nabiev	def.	Cedric Doumbe	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Mohammed Jaraya	def.	Miles Simson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Reserve
Lightweight 70 kg	Tyjani Beztati	def.	Anil Cabri	KO (Head Kick)	1	2:17
Featherweight 65 kg	Massaro Glunder	def.	Victor Pinto	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Kevin van Heeckeren	def.	Bas van der Kroon	KO (Punches)	1	2:48

2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Thongchai Sitsongpeenong		DEC
	Alan Scheinson		3-2
						Thongchai Sitsongpeenong		5-0
						Eyevan Danenberg		DEC
	Eyevan Danenberg		DEC
	Jimmy Vienot		3-2

Glory 52: Los Angeles

Glory 52: Los Angeles
Promotion	Glory
Date	March 31, 2018
Venue	Long Beach Arena
City	Los Angeles, California, US

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	Notes
Featherweight 65 kg	Robin van Roosmalen (c)	def.	Kevin VanNostrand (ic)	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the unification of Glory Featherweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Simon Marcus	def.	Zack Wells	TKO (Punches)	1	1:03
Middleweight 85 kg	Mike Lemaire	def.	Chris Camozzi	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Josh Jauncey	def.	Stoyan Koprivlenski	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Superfight Series
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Pavel Zhuravlev (ic)	def.	Myron Dennis	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	For the Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Women's Catchweight 53 kg	Anissa Meksen	def.	Ashley Nichols	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Troy Jones	def.	Paul Banasiak	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Zakaria Zouggary	def.	Bailey Sugden	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

Glory 53: Lille

Glory 53: Lille
Promotion	Glory
Date	May 12, 2018
Venue	Zénith de Lille
City	Lille, France

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	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c)	def.	Tyjani Beztati	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jahfarr Wilnis	def.	Jamal Ben Saddik	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Anissa Meksen (c)	def.	Amel Dehby	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	def.	Michael Duut	TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)	2	1:14
Featherweight 66 kg	Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao	def.	Abdellah Ezbiri	KO (Head Kick)	2	1:40
Superfight Series
Welterweight 77 kg	Cedric Doumbe	def.	Thongchai Sitsongpeenong	KO (Punch)	1	0:33
Middleweight 85 kg	Yousri Belgaroui	def.	Dawid Kasperski	TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)	2	1:16
Featherweight 66 kg	Serhiy Adamchuk	def.	Victor Pinto	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Featherweight Contender Tournament Final
Lightweight 70 kg	Alan Scheinson	def.	Anghel Cardoș	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 66 kg	Serhiy Adamchuk	def.	Azize Hlali	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals
Featherweight 66 kg	Victor Pinto	def.	Buray Bozaryilmaz	Decision (Majority)	3	3:00	Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals

2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Victor Pinto		DEC
	Buray Bozaryilmaz		3-1
						Victor Pinto		5-0
						Serhiy Adamchuk		DEC
	Serhiy Adamchuk		DEC
	Azize Hlali		5-0

Glory 54: Birmingham

Glory 54: Birmingham
Promotion	Glory
Date	June 2, 2018
Venue	Genting Arena
City	Birmingham, England

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	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Mladen Brestovac	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Harut Grigorian (c)	def.	Alim Nabiev	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Welterweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Bailey Sugden	vs.	Aleksei Ulianov	No Contest (Accidental Headbutt)	2	1:10
Featherweight 65 kg	Zhang Chenglong	def.	Adrian Maxim	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Superfight Series
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Danyo Ilunga	def.	Fraser Weightman	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Josh Jauncey	def.	Christian Baya	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Adam Hatfield	def.	Richard Abraham	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Marat Grigorian	def.	Liu Xu	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Elvis Gashi	def.	William Goldie-Galloway	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Mark Timms	def.	Dawid Blaszke	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Jamie Bates	def.	Tommy King	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals

Glory 55: New York

Glory 55: New York
Promotion	Glory
Date	July 20, 2018
Venue	Hulu Theater
City	New York City, New York, US

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

Glory 55
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 85 kg	Alex Pereira (c)	def.	Yousri Belgaroui	KO (Punch)	1	2:28	For the Glory Middleweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao	def.	Kevin VanNostrand	Decision (Split)	5	3:00	For the interim Glory Featherweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Junior Tafa	def.	Anthony McDonald	TKO (3 Knockdown Rule)	1	2:20
Featherweight 65 kg	Victor Pinto	def.	Nate Richardson	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Elvis Gashi	def.	Nick Chasteen	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Superfight Series
Welterweight 77 kg	Cedric Doumbe	def.	Alan Scheinson	TKO (Punches)	2	1:38
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Tiffany van Soest	def.	Sofia Olofsson	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Itay Gershon	def.	Trevor Ragin	TKO (Punch)	2	0:36
Featherweight 65 kg	Asa Ten Pow	def.	Justin Greskiewicz	TKO (3 Knockdown Rule)	1	2:59
Middleweight 85 kg	Jacob Rodriguez	def.	Joe Taylor	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

Glory 56: Denver

Glory 56: Denver
Promotion	Glory
Date	August 10, 2018
Venue	1stBank Center
City	Broomfield, US

Glory 56: Denver was a kickboxing event held on August 10, 2018, at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, US.

Background

This event featured two world title fights for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship a rematch between the champion Artem Vakhitov and Danyo Ilunga and for the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship between the champion Anissa Meksen and Jady Menezes.

Results

Glory 56
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Artem Vakhitov (c)	def.	Danyo Ilunga	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Jady Menezes	def.	Anissa Meksen (c)	Decision (Split)	5	3:00	For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Serhiy Adamchuk	def.	Anvar Boynazarov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Massaro Glunder	def.	Quade Taranaki	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg	Simon Marcus	def.	Jason Wilnis	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	D'Angelo Marshall	def.	Antonio Dvorak	TKO (Punch)	1	2:14
Lightweight 70 kg	Justin Houghton	def.	Troy Sheridan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Myron Dennis	def.	Steve Paprocki	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	1	1:49
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Chris Camozzi	def.	John King	TKO (Punches)	2	2:48
Middleweight 85 kg	Ryot Waller	def.	Zack Wells	KO (Punches)	3	0:57

Glory 57: Shenzhen

Glory 57: Shenzhen
Promotion	Glory
Date	August 25, 2018
Venue	Shenzhen Bay Sports Center
City	Shenzhen, China

Glory 57: Shenzhen was a kickboxing event held on August 25, 2018, at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen, China.

Background

Zinedine Hameur-Lain withdrew from his scheduled appearance against Felipe Micheletti, and both fighters were rebooked at a later date.

Bonus awards:

The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:

• Performance of the Night: Liu Xu

Results

Glory 57
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c)	def.	Marat Grigorian	Decision (Split)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Cedric de Keirsmaeker	def.	Kaiyin Zang	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Khayal Dzhaniev	def.	Julio Lobo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Chenglong Zhang	vs.	Nafi Bilalovski	No Contest (Accidental Foul)	1	2:43
Featherweight 65 kg	Asa Ten Pow	def.	Yuhang Xie	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Superfight Series
Lightweight 70 kg	Liu Xu	def.	Wensheng Zhang	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Lightweight Qualification Tournament Final
Featherweight 65 kg	Chenchen Li	def.	Masaya Kubo	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Jia Liu	def.	Zaza Sor. Aree	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Wensheng Zhang	def.	Li Deng	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Lightweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals
Lightweight 70 kg	Liu Xu	def.	Chao Wang	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Lightweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals
Prelims
Lightweight 70 kg	Wensheng Zhang	def.	Lei Feng	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Lightweight Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals
Lightweight 70 kg	Li Deng	def.	Alimu	TKO (3 Knockdowns)	1	2:51	Lightweight Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals
Lightweight 70 kg	Chao Wang	def.	Tiehan Xu	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Lightweight Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals
Lightweight 70 kg	Liu Xu	def.	Junchen Zhao	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Lightweight Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals

2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Lei Feng

1-4

Wensheng Zhang

DEC

Wensheng Zhang

DEC

Li Deng

3-2

Li Deng

TKO

Alimjan Tursun

1r

Wensheng Zhang

1-4

Liu Xu

DEC

Tiehan Xu

1-4

Chao Wang

DEC

Chao Wang

0-5

Liu Xu

DEC

Liu Xu

DEC

Junchen Zhao

4-1

Glory 58: Chicago

Glory 58: Chicago
Promotion	Glory
Date	September 14, 2018
Venue	Sears Centre
City	Hoffman Estates, US

Glory 58: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on September 14, 2018, at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, US.

Background

The bout between welterweight Alan Scheinson and Malik Watson-Smith was canceled due to visa issues on Scheinson's part.

Troy Jones won the 4-man Welterweight Qualification Tournament as Mike Lemaire could not continue due to his injuries and Justin Moss who won earlier in the evening did not receive medical clearance to fight Jones.

Bonus awards:

The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:

• Performance of the Night: Alex Pereira

Results

Glory 58
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 85 kg	Alex Pereira (c)	def.	Simon Marcus	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Jahfarr Wilnis	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Omari Boyd	def.	Richard Abraham	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Anvar Boynazarov	def.	Bailey Sugden	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg	Junior Tafa	def.	Haze Wilson	TKO (Punch)	1	1:35
Middleweight 85 kg	Matt Baker	def.	Thomas Jenkins	KO (Punches)	3	1:55
Welterweight 77 kg	Troy Jones	def.	Casey Greene	KO (Head Kick)	1	1:00	Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Mike Lemaire	def.	Omar Moreno	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals

Glory 59: Amsterdam

Glory 59: Amsterdam
Promotion	Glory
Date	September 29, 2018
Venue	Johan Cruyff Arena
City	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Glory 59: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on September 29, 2018, at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:

• Performance of the Night:

Results

Glory 59
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Guto Inocente	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao (ic)	def.	Robin van Roosmalen (c)	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the unification of Glory Featherweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jamal Ben Saddik	def.	D'Angelo Marshall	TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)	1	0:57
Welterweight 77 kg	Tyjani Beztati	def.	Christian Baya	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Superfight Series
Welterweight 77 kg	Murthel Groenhart	def.	Mohammed Jaraya	TKO (Punches)	2	1:05
Welterweight 77 kg	Alim Nabiev	def.	Eyevan Danenberg	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Michael Duut	def.	Mourad Bouzidi	KO (Punch)	3	2:56
Heavyweight 120 kg	Roel Mannaart	def.	Daniel Škvor	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Aleksei Ulianov	def.	Zakaria Zouggary	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

Glory 60: Lyon

Glory 60: Lyon
Promotion	Glory
Date	October 20, 2018
Venue	Palais des Sports de Gerland
City	Lyon, France

Glory 60: Lyon was a kickboxing event held on October 20, 2018, at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France.

Background

Glory welterweight champion Harut Grigorian was unable to compete due to acute gastroenteritis that has forced him from the fight card. Therefore, Cédric Doumbé took on Muay Thai fighter Jimmy Vienot. Vienot was scheduled to fight earlier in that evening, but has seized a short notice opportunity to headline opposite the former champion. His original opponent, Dmitry Menshikov, met Samuel Dbili as part of SuperFight Series.

Bonus awards:

The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:

• Performance of the Night:

Results

Glory 60
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Cédric Doumbé	def.	Jimmy Vienot	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Donegi Abena	def.	Stéphane Susperregui	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Yousri Belgaroui	def.	Yassine Ahaggan	KO (Knee to the Body)	1	1:22
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Sofia Olofsson	def.	Cindy Silvestre	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Abdellah Ezbiri	def.	Victor Pinto	KO (Spinning Back Kick)	1	1:03
Superfight Series
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Felipe Micheletti	def.	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	TKO (Retirement)	1	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Bruno Chaves	def.	Mamadou Lamine Sene	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	3:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Matěj Peňáz	def.	Mehdi Bouanane	TKO (Doctor Stoppage)	2	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Dmitry Menshikov	def.	Samuel Dbili	TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule)	1	2:59
Lightweight 70 kg	Michael Palandre	def.	Mohamed Soumah	TKO (Arm Injury)	2	0:50

Glory 61: New York

Glory 61: New York
Promotion	Glory
Date	November 2, 2018
Venue	Hammerstein Ballroom
City	New York City, US

Glory 61: New York was a kickboxing event held on November 2, 2018, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, US.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:

• Performance of the Night: Anissa Meksen

Results

Glory 61
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c)	def.	Josh Jauncey	Decision (Unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Anissa Meksen	def.	Jady Menezes (c)	TKO (Punches)	2	0:39	For the Glory Super Bantamweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Chris Camozzi	def.	Myron Dennis	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Omari Boyd	def.	Alan Scheinson	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Superfight Series
Featherweight 65 kg	Kevin VanNostrand	vs.	Massaro Glunder	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Asa Ten Pow	def.	Niko Tsigaras	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Charles Rodriguez	def.	Malik Watson-Smith	TD (Unanimous)	2	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Justin Houghton	def.	Vince McGuinness	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Super Bantamweight 55 kg	Chommanee Sor Taehiran	def.	Ashley Nichols	Decision (Split)	3	3:00

Glory 62: Rotterdam

Glory 62: Rotterdam
Promotion	Glory
Date	December 8, 2018
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy
City	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Event chronology
Glory 62: Rotterdam Glory 63: Houston

Glory 62: Rotterdam was a kickboxing event held on December 8, 2018 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Background

Glory's No.1-ranked heavyweight Benjamin Adegbuyi of Romania has been named the No. 1 seed in the tournament draw. Seed No. 2 has been assigned to Jamal Ben Saddik of Morocco.^[3] Heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven talks acting career and could be stripped of belt.^[4]

On November 15, it was announced that Mohammed Jaraya had suffered a hand injury and was pulling out of his bout with Robbie Hageman. Jaraya was replaced by Dmitrii Menshikov.

Bonus awards:

The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fighter of the Night:
• Knockout of the Night:

Results

Glory 62
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jamal Ben Saddik	def.	Benjamin Adegbuyi	KO (Punches)	1	1:54	Heavyweight Tournament Final
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Luis Tavares	def.	Artur Gorlov	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jamal Ben Saddik	def.	Guto Inocente	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Tournament Semi-finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Jahfarr Wilnis	KO (Head Kick)	3	2:39	Heavyweight Tournament Semi-finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Guto Inocente	def.	Mohamed Abdallah	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jahfarr Wilnis	def.	Tomáš Možný	Decision (Split)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jamal Ben Saddik	def.	Junior Tafa	TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule)	1	2:55	Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Arkadiusz Wrzosek	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals
Superfight Series
Lightweight 70 kg	Marat Grigorian	def.	Christian Baya	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Tyjani Beztati	def.	Stoyan Koprivlenski	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Dmitry Menshikov	def.	Robbie Hageman	TKO (Punches)	1	1:53
Welterweight 77 kg	Hamicha	def.	Miles Simson	KO (Head Kick)	1	1:53
Heavyweight 120 kg	Roel Mannaart	def.	Kirill Kornilov	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Tournament Reserve
Prelims
Middleweight 85 kg	Ertugrul Bayrak	def.	Donovan Wisse	Decision (Split)	3	3:00

Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Benjamin Adegbuyi

DEC

Arkadiusz Wrzosek

5-0

Benjamin Adegbuyi

KO

Jahfarr Wilnis

DEC

Jahfarr Wilnis

3R.

Tomaš Mozny

4-1

Benjamin Adegbuyi

1R.

Jamal Ben Saddik

TKO

Jamal Ben Saddik

KO

Junior Tafa

1R.

Jamal Ben Saddik

DEC

Guto Inocente

DEC

Guto Inocente

5-0

Mohamed Abdallah

4-1

See also

• 2018 in Glory of Heroes
• 2018 in Kunlun Fight
• 2018 in K-1
• 2018 in ONE Championship
• 2018 in Romanian kickboxing