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GLORY 21: Simon Marcus Talks Rematch With Artem Levin, Says Competing Under GLORY Rules is “Catapulting” Skills to Greater Heights
By Kelsey Mowatt
Anyone who has followed kickboxing intently over the years likely understood, that at some point, the stars would align, and Simon Marcus would face Artem Levin for a second time. While the road to their first encounter… Read More
GLORY’s Wayne Barrett Talks Artem Levin, Loss to Joe Schilling and Training With the Blackzilians
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although it remains to be seen who Wayne Barrett will face next for GLORY, the rising kickboxer continues to view his next fight as another step on a path to middleweight champ, Artem Levin.
On… Read More
GLORY 17: “Bazooka Joe” Valtellini Talks Marc De Bonte, Champ’s “Comfort Zone”, and Future of Kickboxing
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Joseph Valtellini is coming off a stoppage loss to Nieky Holzken in December, the punishing welterweight has been tapped to fight newly crowned, GLORY champ Marc De Bonte on June 21st. The title shot… Read More
GLORY 16 (Photos): Errol Zimmerman Wins Heavyweight Tourney, Marc De Bonte Takes Welterweight Title
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from GLORY’s latest event Saturday in Broomfield, Colorado, which saw Errol Zimmerman win the night’s four man heavyweight tournament.
The heavyweight needed less than six minutes total to win the tourney, as Zimmerman… Read More
GLORY 14 Zagreb Weigh-In Results: “Cro Cop” and Bonjasky Ready for War
By FCF Staff
Mirko “Cro Cop” and Remy Bonjasky both made weight for their heavyweight headliner tomorrow night at GLORY 14, which will go down in Zagreb, Croatia.
“Cro Cop” came in at 242.4 pounds for the kickboxing bout, and… Read More
GLORY 11: Spong Stops Corbett, Verhoeven Takes Heavyweight Tourney
By FCF Staff
Here are the main card results from last night’s GLORY 11 kickboxing event in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, which was broadcast on SPIKE.
Daniel Ghita and Rico Verhoeven advanced to the finals of the night’s heavyweight tournament, and… Read More
Finding GLORY
Cory Schafer, president of the ISKA, one of the world’s largest and longest standing sanctioning and regulatory bodies for martial arts and combative sports, talks with Full Contact Fighter about the return of elite level kickboxing to the U.S.; the… Read More
GLORY 9: Tyrone Spong Takes Light-Heavyweight Tourney
By FCF Staff
Here are the results from Saturday’s GLORY 9 card in New York City, which saw kickboxing star Tyrone Spong win the promotion’s latest light-heavyweight tourney, by scoring wins over Micahel Duut, Filip Verlinden and Danyo Ilunga.
Up… Read More
Fighters on Weight for GLORY 7 Milan, Giorgio Petrosyan Promises to Make Hafid El Boustati “Eat His Words”
By GLORY (via press release)
Milan, Italy (April 19, 2013) – Giorgio Petrosyan (77-1-1, 35 KO’s) and Hafid El Boustati (67-7-3, 19 KO’s) came face to face at today’s official GLORY 7 MILAN weigh-ins, which saw all the fighters make… Read More
UFC Vet Dustin Jacoby Wins First Road to GLORY Tourney on 48 Hours Notice
By Glory Sports International (via press release)
TULSA, Okla. (Feb. 2, 2013) – After accepting the opportunity to fight just one day before the event, 24-year-old Dustin Jacoby (9-3) of Arenzville, Illin. rose to the occasion, defeating three consecutive opponents,… Read More
ROAD TO GLORY USA Hits Los Angeles With Stacked Middleweight Tournament On Feb. 9
By Glory Sports International (via press release)
LOS ANGELES, Calif.(Jan. 23, 2013) – GLORY, the world’s new premiere kickboxing league, will bring it’s ROAD TO GLORY USA fight series, intent on discovering America’s next great fighting superstars, to Hollywood Park… Read More
Renowned GLORY Trainer Cor Hemmers on Former Student Alistair Overeem: “He’ll Give Everything” to Win UFC Title, “Big Chance” Heavyweight Will Become UFC Champ
By Kelsey Mowatt
Alistair Overeem may have lost his opportunity to challenge for the UFC heavyweight title last May, but if everything goes according to plan, the decorated fighter will return to action next month at a time when the… Read More
Weigh In Results: GLORY 4 Tokyo – Heavyweight Grand Slam
Courtesy of GLORY
All 16 of the superstar heavyweights taking part in the highly-anticipated GLORY 4 Tokyo – Heavyweight Grand Slam, one-night, single-elimination kickboxing tournament hit the scales today, one day before the event at Saitama Super Arena, live on… Read More
GLORY Ambassador Cor Hemmers Sees Opportunity to Make Kickboxing “The Biggest Sport (in) the World”
As NYE Show Arrives, “I’m Happy That DREAM is Coming Back With Us”
By Kelsey Mowatt
After a year that has been plagued by cancelled shows and high profile injuries, Glory Sports International is doing its part to add another… Read More
CBS Sports Network To Air GLORY 4 Tokyo – Heavyweight Grand Slam on New Year’s Eve
By Glory Sports International (via Press Release)
NEW YORK, NY (Dec. 26, 2012) — GLORY 4 Tokyo – Heavyweight Grand Slam, a one night single-elimination kickboxing competition featuring 16 of the world’s hardest hitting KO artists,… Read More
Interview With Glory Fighter Remy Bonjasky
Team Blackzilians Heavyweight Superstar Tyrone Spong Signs With Glory World Series
By FCF Staff
Heavyweight kickboxing KO artist and Team Blackzilians member Tyrone “The King of the Ring” Spong (68-6-1, 42 KO’s) of Amsterdam, Netherlands has signed a multi-fight, two-year exclusive deal with Glory, according to a press release issued by… Read More
Alistair Overeem and Golden Glory Continue Relief Efforts in Japan
LFA 118 Announced For Southern California
By press release
LFA CEO Ed Soares announced today that the promotion will return to southern California in November. LFA 118 will be the second of two shows the promotion will host in a span of seven days. LFA… Read More
‘Shogun’ Rua to Think About Fighting Future, Reports Incurring Elbow Injury at UFC 255
By FCF Staff
Following his stoppage loss to Paul Craig at UFC 255, Maurucio ‘Shogun’ Rua is reporting he incurred an elbow injury not long into the fight. In addition, the legend says he’s going to take some time to consider… Read More