van Roosmalen with the belt (photo via GLORY)

By FCF Staff

DENVER – GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, begins the new year with new faces when the 2017 campaign kicks off in the beating heart of California.

The Novo – part of the L.A. LIVE entertainment complex in Downtown Los Angeles – hosts GLORY 37 Los Angeles and GLORY 37 SuperFight Series on Friday, Jan. 20.

GLORY 37 Los Angeles, to be broadcast on ESPN Networks, is headlined by a fresh featherweight match-up pitting newly crowned champion Robin “Pokerface” van Roosmalen (36-6, 20 KO) up against overnight sensation Matt “Matics” Embree (39-7, 18 KO).

After a highly successful run at lightweight, including a stint as champion, Van Roosmalen dropped down for his featherweight debut at GLORY 34 SuperFight Series in October, defeating then-champion Gabriel Varga in a dominant performance to capture GLORY gold once again. At just 27 years old, Van Roosmalen is the first fighter to hold titles in two separate GLORY weight classes.

The 27-year-old challenger, hailing from Toronto, Canada, made his GLORY debut just one month earlier at GLORY 33 New Jersey, where Embree tore through the four-man contender tournament, knocking out both Chibin Lim and Giga Chikadze in a single night.

GLORY 37 Los Angles is expected to include a four-man welterweight contender tournament and additional bouts for both GLORY 37 Los Angeles and GLORY 37 Super Fight Series – streaming live and exclusively on UFC Fight Pass – will be announced shortly.

Tickets for GLORY 37 Los Angeles and GLORY 37 Super Fight Series go on sale this Monday, Nov. 7 at 10 a.m. PT and are priced at $150, $120, $100, and $75. Tickets will be available for purchase at AXS.com and at the STAPLES Center Box Office.

Beginning tomorrow, GLORY newsletter subscribers and social media (Twitter, Facebook, Instagram) followers will have the opportunity to purchase tickets early for GLORY 37 Los Angeles and GLORY 37 Super Fight Series.

To access the exclusive pre-sale at AXS.com via code, starting at 10 a.m. PT on Saturday, Nov. 5 and running until tickets go on sale to the public on Monday, users will need to subscribe to the GLORY newsletter, follow GLORY on Twitter, like GLORY on Facebook, or follow GLORY on Instagram for more details.

Then on Friday, Feb. 24, the organization returns to Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates, Ill*. for GLORY 38 Chicago and GLORY 38 SuperFight Series.

Fight card and ticketing information for GLORY 38 Chicago and GLORY 38 SuperFight Series will be announced shortly.

For more information, visit glorykickboxing.com.