2015 in Glory explained

The year 2015 was the 4th year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. 2015 starts with, and ends with . The events were broadcast through television agreements with Spike TV and other regional channels around the world.

List of events

	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
1	Glory 19: Virginia		Hampton Coliseum	Hampton, Virginia, USA
2	Glory 20: Dubai		Dubai World Trade Centre	Dubai, UAE
3	Glory 21: San Diego		Valley View Casino Center	San Diego, California, USA
4	Glory 22: Lille		Stade Pierre-Mauroy	Lille, France
5	Glory 23: Las Vegas		Hard Rock Hotel and Casino	Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
6	Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1		SAP Center	San Jose, California, USA
7	Glory 24: Denver		Magness Arena	Denver, Colorado, USA
8	Glory 25: Milan		PalaIper	Milan, Italy
9	Glory 26: Amsterdam		Amsterdam RAI	Amsterdam, Netherlands

Glory 19: Virginia

Glory 19: Virginia was a kickboxing event held on February 6, 2015 at the Hampton Coliseum in Hampton, Virginia, USA.^{[1] [2]}

Background

The event was originally announced and scheduled to be held on December 19, 2014. However, in late November 2014, the promotion announced it would be delayed until February 2015.^[3]

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Heavyweight Championship of Rico Verhoeven vs. Errol Zimmerman as headliner and middleweight fight of Joe Schilling vs. Robert Thomas as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Welterweight Championship.^[4]

Glory 19 had average of 542,000 and peak of 825,000 viewers on Spike TV.^[5]

Results

Glory 19: Virginia
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Errol Zimmerman	TKO (knee injury)	2	2:17	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken	def.	Raymond Daniels	TKO (punches)	3	1:25	Welterweight Contender Tournament Final
Middleweight 85 kg	Joe Schilling	def.	Robert Thomas	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Cedric Smith	def.	James Hurley	TKO	2	0:56
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken	def.	Alexander Stetsurenko 1	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Raymond Daniels	def.	Jonatan Oliveira	TKO (referee stoppage)	2	2:15	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Lightweight 70 kg	Andy Ristie	def.	Steve Moxon	TKO (referee stoppage)	1	2:43
Heavyweight 120 kg	Xavier Vigney	def.	Everett Sims	TKO	1	1:44
Lightweight 70 kg	Josh Jauncey	def.	Max Baumert	TKO (doctor stoppage)	3	0:37
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Brian Collette	def.	Myron Dennis	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Francois Ambang	def.	Stephen Richards	KO	2	2:14

^[6]
1 Artur Kyshenko was replaced with Murthel Groenhart, and later Alexander Stetsurenko.

2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 20: Dubai

Glory 20: Dubai was a kickboxing event held on April 3, 2015 at the Dubai World Trade Centre in Dubai, UAE.

Background

This event featured two world title fights for the Glory Lightweight Championship of Robin van Roosmalen vs. Andy Ristie as headliner and inaugural Glory Featherweight Championship of Gabriel Varga vs. Mosab Amrani as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Middleweight Championship.^[7]

Glory 20 had average of 359,000 viewers on Spike TV.^[8]

Results

Glory 20: Dubai
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Robin van Roosmalen (c)	def.	Andy Ristie	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Simon Marcus	def.	Jason Wilnis	Decision (split)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Final
Featherweight 65 kg	Gabriel Varga	def.	Mosab Amrani	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Featherweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Jason Wilnis	def.	Alex Pereira	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 85 kg	Simon Marcus	def.	Wayne Barrett	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Saulo Cavalari 1	def.	Artem Vakhitov	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Mourad Bouzidi	def.	Dustin Jacoby 2	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 85 kg	Chi Lewis Parry	def.	Yong Soo Park	KO	1	0:25
Middleweight 85 kg	Samir Boukhidous	def.	Mikhail Chalykh	TKO	1	2:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Chad Sugden	def.	Atakan Arslan	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Anatoly Moiseev	def.	Max Baumert 3	KO	1	0:38

^{[9] [10]
1} Andrei Stoica was replaced with Saulo Cavalari.^[11]
2 Pat Barry was replaced with Dustin Jacoby.
³ Elias El Rayess was replaced with Max Baumert.

2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 21: San Diego

Glory 21: San Diego was a kickboxing event held on May 8, 2015 at the Valley View Casino Center in San Diego, California, USA.

Background

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship of Artem Levin vs. Simon Marcus as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Heavyweight Qualification Tournament which will grant the winner entry into the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament to be held later.^[12]

Glory 21 had average of 488,000 and peak of 797,000 viewers on Spike TV.^[13]

Results

Glory 21: San Diego
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 85 kg	Artem Levin (c)	draw	Simon Marcus	Decision (majority)	5	3:00	For the Glory Middleweight Championship
Heavyweight 120 kg	Xavier Vigney	def.	Chi Lewis Parry	KO	2	1:50	Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Final
Welterweight 77 kg	Raymond Daniels	def.	Justin Baesman	KO	1	0:51
Heavyweight 120 kg	Chi Lewis Parry	def.	Demoreo Dennis	KO	1	1:40	Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Xavier Vigney	def.	Maurice Jackson	KO	1	1:32	Heavyweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg	Mike Lemaire	def.	Casey Greene	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Giga Chikadze	def.	Ken Tran	KO	3	2:19
Heavyweight 120 kg	Maurice Greene	def.	Ashley Epps	KO	1	2:12
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Manny Mancha	def.	Andre Walker	KO	3	0:19
Welterweight 77 kg	Omari Boyd	def.	Chris Carradus	Decision (majority)	3	3:00

^[14]

2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket

Glory 22: Lille

Glory 22: Lille was a kickboxing event held on June 5, 2015 at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille, France.^[15]

Background

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Heavyweight Championship of Rico Verhoeven vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi as headliner and light heavyweight fight of Zack Mwekassa vs. Carlos Brooks. Also this event featured 4-Man Lightweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Lightweight Championship.^[15]

Glory 22, started airing at 16:00 ET on Friday in the United States, had average of 152,000 on Spike TV.^[16]

Results

Glory 22: Lille
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Benjamin Adegbuyi	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Josh Jauncey	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Lightweight Contender Tournament Final
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Zack Mwekassa	def.	Carlos Brooks	KO	1	1:58
Lightweight 70 kg	Josh Jauncey	def.	Djimè Coulibaly1	TKO	3	2:59	Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Lightweight 70 kg	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	def.	Davit Kiria	KO	2	2:09	Lightweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jamal Ben Saddik	def.	Mamoudou Keta2	KO	1	1:59
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Mourad Bouzidi	def.	Filip Verlinden	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Yoann Kongolo	def.	Cédric Doumbé3	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Serhiy Adamchuk4	def.	Marat Grigorian	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Shane Oblonsky	def.	Thomas Adamandopoulos	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00

^[17]
1 Niclas Larsen was replaced with Crice Boussoukou, and later Djimè Coulibaly.
² Freddy Kemayo was replaced with Mamoudou Keta.
³ Karim Ghajji was replaced with Cédric Doumbé.
⁴ Djimè Coulibaly was replaced with Serhiy Adamchuk.

2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 23: Las Vegas

Glory 23: Las Vegas was a kickboxing event held on August 7, 2015 at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Background

This event featured world title fight for the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship of Nieky Holzken vs. Raymond Daniels as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Qualification Tournament for a chance to win a spot in the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament to be held later.^[18]

Glory 23 had average of 295,000 viewers on Spike TV.^[19]

Results

Glory 23: Las Vegas
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken	def.	Raymond Daniels	TKO (cut)	3	1:36	For the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg	Dustin Jacoby	def.	Casey Greene	TKO (punches)	2	1:19	Middleweight Qualification Tournament Final
Heavyweight 120 kg	Xavier Vigney	def.	Daniel Sam	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Casey Greene	def.	Quinton O'Brien	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Middleweight 85 kg	Dustin Jacoby	def.	Ariel Sepulveda	KO (punches)	1	2:59	Middleweight Qualification Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jamal Ben Saddik	vs.	Anderson Silva	No Contest (overturned)	3	2:55	Originally a TKO win for Ben Saddik; overturned after he tested positive for at least one prohibited substance.[20]
Middleweight 85 kg	Matt Baker	def.	Edward Hyman	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Chad Sugden	def.	Murthel Groenhart	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Featherweight 65 kg	Anvar Boynazarov	def.	Giga Chikadze	Decision (split)	3	3:00

^[21]

2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket

Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1

Results

Dynamite 1
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Liam McGeary (c)	def.	Tito Ortiz	Submission (Inverted Triangle Choke)	1	4:41	For the Bellator Light Heavyweight Championship.
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Phil Davis	def.	Francis Carmont	KO (Punches)	1	2:15	Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Final
KB Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Saulo Cavalari	def.	Zack Mwekassa	Decision (Majority)	5	3:00	For the vacant Glory Light Heavyweight Championship
MMA Lightweight 70 kg	Josh Thomson	def.	Mike Bronzoulis	Submission (Arm Triangle Choke)	3	0:39
KB Catchweight 79 kg	Paul Daley	def.	Fernando Gonzalez	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
KB Women's 57 kg	Keri Anne Taylor-Melendez	def.	Hadley Griffith	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Phil Davis	def.	Emanuel Newton	Submission (Kimura)	1	4:39	Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
MMA Light Heavyweight 93 kg	Muhammed Lawal	def.	Linton Vassell	Decision (Unanimous)	2	5:00	Bellator Light Heavyweight Tournament Semi-Finals
Preliminary Card

Glory 24: Denver

Glory 24: Denver was a kickboxing event held on October 9, 2015 at the Magness Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA.

Background

This event featured a fight between Joe Schilling and Jason Wilnis as headliner with the winner expected to get a title shot against Glory Middleweight Champion Artem Levin.

This event also featured a 4-Man Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Heavyweight Championship.

This was the last GLORY event that aired on Spike and marked the end of the 2-year agreement with Spike.

Results

Glory 24: Denver
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight 85 kg	Joe Schilling	def.	Jason Wilnis	TKO	2	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Jahfarr Wilnis	Decision (split)	3	3:00	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final
Middleweight 85 kg	Dustin Jacoby	def.	Wayne Barrett	KO	3	1:40
Heavyweight 120 kg	Benjamin Adegbuyi	def.	Mladen Brestovac	TKO	3	1:47	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jahfarr Wilnis	def.	Ben Edwards	TKO (2 knockdowns)	2	1:36	Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Middleweight 85 kg	Robert Thomas	def.	David Radeff	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Casey Greene	def.	Francois Ambang	KO	2	1:38
Featherweight 65 kg	Kevin Vannostrand	def.	Justin Houghton	Decision (split)	3	3:00
Heavyweight 120 kg	Jason Lee	def.	Steve Paprocki	KO	2	2:59
Middleweight 85 kg	Zack Wells	def.	Chris Trammell	KO	1	1:56

^{[22] [23]}

2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 25: Milan

Glory 25: Milan was a kickboxing event held on November 6, 2015 at the PalaIper in Milan, Italy.

Background

This event featured a title fight for the Glory Lightweight Championship between Robin van Roosmalen and Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong as headliner, a fight between Giorgio Petrosyan and Josh Jauncey as co-headliner, and a title fight for the Glory Featherweight Championship between Gabriel Varga and Serhiy Adamchuk in superfight series.

This event also featured a 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Welterweight Championship.

Results

Glory 25: Milan
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight 70 kg	Robin van Roosmalen (c)	def.	Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Lightweight Championship
Welterweight 77 kg	Murthel Groenhart	def.	Karim Ghajji	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Final
Lightweight 70 kg	Giorgio Petrosyan	def.		Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Karim Ghajji	def.	Yoann Kongolo	Decision (majority)	3	3:00	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Welterweight 77 kg	Murthel Groenhart	def.	Nicola Gallo	TKO (cut)	2	1:03	Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Featherweight 65 kg	Serhiy Adamchuk	def.	Gabriel Varga (c)	Decision (unanimous)	5	3:00	For the Glory Featherweight Championship
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Artem Vakhitov	def.	Danyo Ilunga	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00
Middleweight 85 kg	Vittorio Iermano	def.	Samir Boukhidous	TKO	2	2:30
Welterweight 77 kg	Stefano Bruno	def.	Hosam Radwan	TKO	2	2:37	Welterweight Contender Tournament Reserve Match
Lightweight 70 kg		def.	Teo Mikelić	Decision (unanimous)	3	3:00

^{[25] [26]}

International broadcasting

align=center	Country	align=center	Broadcaster
Bulgaria	Ring
	Fight Channel
	Kombat Sport
align=left
align=left		Spike
align=left		Sky Sport
align=left		Sport TV
align=left		Digi Sport 1
	Combat Channel
United States	ESPN3

Glory 26: Amsterdam

Glory 26: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on December 4, 2015 at the Amsterdam RAI in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Background

This event featured a two title fights for the Glory Welterweight Championship between Nieky Holzken and Murthel Groenhart as headliner, and for the Glory Heavyweight Championship between Rico Verhoeven and Benjamin Adegbuyi as co-headliner.

This event also featured a 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Featherweight Championship.

Results

Glory 26: Amsterdam
Weight Class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight 77 kg	Nieky Holzken (c)	def.		Decision (Split)	5	3:00	For the Glory Welterweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Mosab Amrani	def.	Maykol Yurk	KO (Liver Kick)	1	1:51	Featherweight Contender Tournament Final
Heavyweight 120 kg	Rico Verhoeven (c)	def.	Benjamin Adegbuyi	KO (Punch)	1	2:12	For the Glory Heavyweight Championship
Featherweight 65 kg	Mosab Amrani	def.	Lim Chi-bin	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	1	1:32	Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Featherweight 65 kg	Maykol Yurk	def.	Shane Oblonsky	TKO (2 Knockdowns)	2	1:30	Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-Finals
Superfight Series
Heavyweight 120 kg	Thomas Vanneste	def.	Errol Zimmerman	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Mourad Bouzidi	def.	Danyo Ilunga	Decision (Split)	3	3:00
Light Heavyweight 95 kg	Zinedine Hameur-Lain	def.	Fred Sikking	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Welterweight 77 kg	Yoann Kongolo	def.	Karapet Karapetyan	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00
Lightweight 70 kg	Parviz Abdullayev	def.	Aziz Kallah	Decision (Unanimous)	3	3:00

^{[27] [28]}

2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket

See also

• 2015 in K-1
• 2015 in Kunlun Fight

Notes and References

1. Web site: February showdown for heavyweight rivals Verhoeven and Zimmerman. GLORY. 26 November 2014.
2. Web site: GLORY 19 on Friday, February 6th . GLORY. 22 December 2014.
3. Web site: GLORY 19 delayed from December to February 2015 . MMAfighting.com . 26 November 2014.
4. Web site: Joe Schilling fights at GLORY 19. Glory World Series Ltd. 7 January 2015.
5. Web site: Glory 19 draws 542,000 viewers on Spike TV. MMAPayout.com. 2015-02-12.
6. Web site: Glory 19 Virginia. GLORY. 2015-02-21.
7. Web site: MIDDLEWEIGHT TITLE FIGHT HEADLINES GLORY 21 . Glory World Series Ltd. 23 February 2015.
8. Web site: Glory Kickboxing 20 draws 359,000 viewers on Good Friday. MMAPayout.com. 2015-04-10.
9. Web site: GLORY 20: Van Roosmalen vs. Ristie Results . mmanuts.com . April 6, 2015. April 6, 2015.
10. Web site: Glory 20 Dubai. GLORY. 2015-02-21.
11. Web site: Artem Vakhitov Signs New Deal With Glory. gloryworldseries.com. 29 January 2015.
12. Web site: Glory 21 Announcement. Liverkick.com. 23 February 2015. 18 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150722012356/http://liverkick.com/index.php/item/3430-glory-21-announcement. 22 July 2015. dead. dmy-all.
13. Web site: GLORY 21 Draws Strong Ratings on Spike TV for Levin vs. Marcus II. Liverkick.com. 2015-05-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20150514235021/http://liverkick.com/index.php/item/3528-glory-21-draws-strong-ratings-on-spike-tv-for-levin-vs-marcus-ii. 2015-05-14. dead.
14. Web site: Glory 21 San Diego. GLORY. 2015-02-24.
15. Web site: GLORY 22 Card and Information Leaked. LiverKick.com. 25 April 2015. 18 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150427225046/http://liverkick.com/index.php/item/3507-glory-22-card-and-information-leaked. 27 April 2015. dead. dmy-all.
16. Web site: GLORY 22 ratings: Daytime card in France draws 152,000 viewers to Spike TV. 9 June 2015 . mmamania.com. 2015-08-06.
17. Web site: Glory 22 Lille. GLORY. 2015-04-27.
18. Web site: GLORY 23: All-American Middleweight Tournament in Place. GLORY. 26 June 2015.
19. Web site: Glory 23 posts only 295,000 viewers. MMAPayout.com. 2015-08-11.
20. http://boxing.nv.gov/uploadedFiles/boxingnvgov/content/results/2015_Results/08-07-15KB_REVISED.pdf REVISED ***KICKBOXING SHOW RESULTS
21. Web site: Glory 23 Las Vegas. GLORY. 2015-06-23.
22. Web site: Glory 24 Denver. GLORY. 2015-08-21.
23. Web site: GLORY 24 live stream results: 'Schilling vs. Wilnis' play-by-play live updates. 9 October 2015 . mmamania.com. 2015-10-18.
24. Web site: Kickboxing Glory 25 - Tickets. ticketone.it. TicketOne. 21 October 2015.
25. Web site: Glory 25 Milan. GLORY. 2015-10-18.
26. Web site: GLORY 25 live stream results, Van Roosmalen vs Sittichai ESPN play-by-play updates. 6 November 2015 . mmamania. 2015-11-08.
27. Web site: Glory 26 Amsterdam. GLORY. 2015-10-18.
28. Web site: GLORY 26 live stream results, 'Holzken vs. Groenhart' ESPN3 play-by-play updates. 4 December 2015 . MMAMania.com. 2015-12-04.