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.

Glory 2017 Awards

The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2017:

• Glory Fighter of the Year 2017: Rico Verhoeven
• Glory Fight of the Year 2017: Chenglong Zhang vs. Masaya Kubo
• Glory Knockout of the Year 2017: Rico Verhoeven against Jamal Ben Saddik
• Glory Knockout Kick of the Year 2017: Stoyan Koprivlenski against Maykol Yurk
• Glory Upset of the Year 2017: Elvis Gashi against Josh Jauncey
• Glory Newcomer of the Year 2017: Anissa Meksen
• Glory Comeback of the Year 2017: Kevin Van Nostrand against Anvar Boynazarov

List of events

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	Glory 37: Los Angeles	January 20, 2017	The Novo by Microsoft	Los Angeles, California, US
2	Glory 38: Chicago	February 24, 2017	Sears Centre	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US
3	Road to Glory UK 1	March 11, 2017	Grantham Meres Leisure Centre	Grantham, England
4	Glory 39: Brussels	March 25, 2017	Vorst National	Brussels, Belgium
5	Glory 40: Copenhagen	April 29, 2017	Forum Copenhagen	Copenhagen, Denmark
6	Glory 41: Holland	May 20, 2017	Brabanthallen	Den Bosch, Netherlands
7	Glory 42: Paris	June 10, 2017	AccorHotels Arena	Paris, France
8	Glory 43: New York	July 14, 2017	The Theater at Madison Square Garden[1]	New York City, New York, US
9	Glory 44: Chicago	August 25, 2017	Sears Centre	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US
10	Glory 45: Amsterdam	September 30, 2017	Sporthallen Zuid	Amsterdam, Netherlands
11	Road to Glory UK 2	October 7, 2017	Grantham Meres Leisure Centre	Grantham, England
12	Glory 46: China	October 14, 2017	Guangzhou Gymnasium	Guangzhou, China
13	Glory 47: Lyon	October 28, 2017	Palais des Sports de Gerland	Lyon, France
14	Glory 48: New York	December 1, 2017	The Theater at Madison Square Garden	New York City, New York, US
15	Glory 49: Rotterdam	December 9, 2017	Rotterdam Ahoy	Rotterdam, Netherlands

Glory 37: Los Angeles

Glory 37: Los Angeles
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	January 20, 2017
Venue	The Novo by Microsoft
City	Los Angeles, California, US
Event chronology
Glory 36: Oberhausen Glory 37: Los Angeles Glory 38: Chicago

Glory 37: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on January 20, 2017 at The Novo by Microsoft in Los Angeles, California, US.

Background

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.

Results

Glory 37
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

2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Konstantin Khuzin		3r.
	Yoann Kongolo		DEC
						Yoann Kongolo		TKO
						Karim Benmansour		3r.
	Karim Benmansour		DEC
	Alan Scheinson		3r.

Glory 38: Chicago

Glory 38: Chicago
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	February 24, 2017
Venue	Sears Centre
City	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US
Event chronology
Glory 37: Los Angeles Glory 38: Chicago Road to Glory UK

Glory 38: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on February 24, 2017 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US.

Background

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.

Result

Glory 38
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

2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

	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

Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	March 11, 2017
Venue	Grantham Meres Leisure Centre
City	Grantham, England
Event chronology
Glory 38: Chicago Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament Glory 39: Brussels

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.

Results

Road to Glory UK
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

Glory 39: Brussels
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	March 25, 2017
Venue	Vorst National
City	Brussels, Belgium
Event chronology
Road to Glory UK Glory 39: Brussels Glory 40: Copenhagen

Glory 39: Brussels was a kickboxing event held on March 25, 2017 at the Vorst National in Brussels, Belgium.

Background

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.

Results

Glory 39
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

2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket

	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

Glory 40: Copenhagen
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	April 29, 2017
Venue	Forum Copenhagen
City	Copenhagen, Denmark
Event chronology
Glory 39: Brussels Glory 40: Copenhagen Glory 41: Holland

Glory 40: Copenhagen was a kickboxing event held on April 29, 2017 at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Background

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.

Fight Card

Glory 40
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

2017 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket

	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

Glory 41: Holland
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	May 20, 2017
Venue	Brabanthallen
City	Den Bosch, Netherlands
Event chronology
Glory 40: Copenhagen Glory 41: Holland Glory 42: Paris

Glory 41: Holland was a kickboxing event held on May 20, 2017 at the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, Netherlands.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fighter of the Night: Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao
• Knockout of the Night: D'Angelo Marshall

Results

Glory 41
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

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2017 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

	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

Glory 42: Paris
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	June 10, 2017
Venue	AccorHotels Arena
City	Paris, France
Event chronology
Glory 41: Holland Glory 42: Paris Glory 43: New York

Glory 42: Paris was a kickboxing event held on June 10, 2017 at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fighter of the Night: Yoann Kongolo
• Knockout of the Night: Massaro Glunder

Results

Glory 42
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

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2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket

	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

Glory 43: New York
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	July 14, 2017
Venue	The Theater at Madison Square Garden
City	New York City, New York, US
Event chronology
Glory 42: Paris Glory 43: New York Glory 44: Chicago

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.

Background

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:

• Fighter of the Night: Elvis Gashi
• Knockout of the Night: Chenchen Li

Results

Glory 43
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

2017 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament 2 bracket

	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

Glory 44: Chicago
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	August 25, 2017
Venue	Sears Centre
City	Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US
Event chronology
Glory 43: New York Glory 44: Chicago Glory 45: Amsterdam

Glory 44: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on August 25, 2017 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US.

Background

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:

• Fighter of the Night: Harut Grigorian
• Knockout of the Night: Robert Thomas

Fight card

Glory 44
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

2017 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament 2 bracket

	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

Glory 45: Amsterdam
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	September 30, 2017
Venue	Sporthallen Zuid
City	Amsterdam, Netherlands
Event chronology
Glory 44: Chicago Glory 45: Amsterdam Glory 46: China

Glory 45: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on September 30, 2017 at the Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Background

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:

• Fighter of the Night: Michael Duut
• Knockout of the Night: Mladen Brestovac

Fight card

Glory 45
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

2017 Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament 2 bracket

	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

Road to Glory UK 70 kg Tournament
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	October 7, 2017
Venue	Grantham Meres Leisure Centre
City	Grantham, England
Event chronology
Glory 45: Amsterdam Road to Glory UK 70 kg Tournament Glory 46: China

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.

Results

Road to Glory UK
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

Glory 46: China
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	October 14, 2017
Venue	Guangzhou Gymnasium
City	Guangzhou, China
Event chronology
Glory 45: Amsterdam Glory 46: China Glory 47: Lyon

Glory 46: China was a kickboxing event held on October 14, 2017 at the Guangzhou Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China.

Background

Bonus awards:

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

• Fighter of the Night: Chenglong Zhang
• Knockout of the Night: Masaya Kubo

Fight card

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

2017 Featherweight Qualification Tournament bracket

	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

Glory 47: Lyon
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	October 28, 2017
Venue	Palais des Sports de Gerland
City	Lyon, France
Event chronology
Glory 46: China Glory 47: Lyon Glory 48: New York

Glory 47: Lyon was a kickboxing event held on October 28, 2017 at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fighter of the Night: Abdellah Ezbiri
• Knockout of the Night: Anvar Boynazarov

Results

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

2017 Featherweight Contender Tournament 3 bracket

	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

Glory 48: New York
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	December 1, 2017
Venue	The Theater at Madison Square Garden
City	New York City, New York, US
Event chronology
Glory 47: Lyon Glory 48: New York Glory 49: Rotterdam

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.

Background

Bonus awards:

The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:

• Fighter of the Night: Robert Thomas
• Knockout of the Night: Kevin Vannostrand

Results

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

2017 Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket

	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

Glory 49: Rotterdam
Information
Promotion	Glory
Date	December 9, 2017
Venue	Rotterdam Ahoy
City	Rotterdam, Netherlands
Event chronology
Glory 48: New York Glory 49: Rotterdam Glory 50: Chicago

Glory 49: Rotterdam was a kickboxing event held on December 9, 2017 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Background

Bonus awards:

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

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

Results

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

2017 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament 2 bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	Tyjani Beztati		DEC
	Niclas Larsen		5-0
						Tyjani Beztati		5-0
						Stoyan Koprivlenski		DEC
	Stoyan Koprivlenski		KO
	Maykol Yurk		1r.