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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.
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GLORY 9: Fighters on Weight For NYC Event
By GLORY (via press release)
New York, N.Y. (June 21, 2013) – All 30 fighters, including superstars Tyrone “King of the Ring” Spong (69-6-1, 43 KOs) of Boca Raton, Fla. via Suriname and Daniel “The Savage Samurai” Ghita (46-9,… Read More
Opinion: UFC 161 and the Climb of Dan Henderson
By Jesse Heitz
For nearly 16 years, Dan Henderson has been a staple of Mixed Martial Arts. He’s had legendary battles with the likes of: Quinton “Rampage” Jackson, Wanderlei “The Axe Murderer” Silva, Fedor “The Last Emperor” Emelianenko, Mauricio “Shogun”… Read More
GLORY 6 Istanbul: Gokhan Saki Fired Up For Rematch With Rival Heavyweight Daniel Ghita
By GLORY (via press release)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (April 4, 2013) – The fighters’ training camps have winded down for the long-awaited rematch between heavyweight superstar rivals Gokhan Saki (79-16, 55 KOs) of the Netherlands and Daniel Ghita (46-8, 35 KOs)… Read More
Peter Aerts Versus Jamal Ben Saddik Amongst Latest Additions To GLORY 8 Tokyo
By GLORY (via press release)
SINGAPORE (April 1, 2013) – GLORY, the world’s new premier kickboxing league, today announced the addition of three Superfights, including a heavyweight showdown between legendary champio! n Peter Aerts (102-30-1, 77 KOs) of The Netherlands… Read More
Exclusive Interview: GLORY’s Remy Bonjasky Talks Life After K-1 and Upcoming Showdown with Tyrone Spong
By Hal Coleman
Rewind the clocks back to December 2008. Remy Bonjasky had just returned to the top of the kickboxing world, reclaiming his throne at the annual K-1 World Grand Prix eight-man elimination tournament where only the best of… Read More
Heavyweight Superstars Gokhan Saki and Daniel Ghita To Rematch At GLORY 6 Istanbul
By Glory Sports International (via press release)
ISTANBUL, Turkey (Feb. 11, 2013) – For the second time in their careers, heavyweight superstar rivals Gokhan Saki (79-16, 55 KOs) of the Netherlands and Daniel Ghita (46-8, 35 KOs) of Romania will… Read More
GLORY 4: Semmy Schilt Blasts Way to Grand Slam Tourney Win
By FCF Staff
Semmy Schilt continued to pad his decorated resume today in Tokyo, Japan, as the massive Dutch heavyweight won four fights at GLORY 4 to take the promotion’s Grand Slam Tournament. As a result of his multiple wins,… 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 CEO Says New Year’s Eve Show Will Launch Glory Kickboxing Into The American Mainstream
Says GLORY is in discussion with Showtime about a future TV deal in The U.S.
“These are the biggest, baddest guys in the world in stand-up fighting.”
By Joshua Molina
Monday’s big New Year’s Eve show from Saitama Super Arena… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown:” DREAM Glory New Year’s Eve Show a True Mega Event
By Joshua Molina
If you love fighting, suspense and drama, there’s only one place to be on New Year’s Eve.
Watching DREAM 18 and Glory 4 live on Internet Pay Per View, or, for the first time ever, on the… Read More
Marloes Coenen vs. Fiona Muxlow Added To DREAM 18 New Year’s Eve MMA Event
By Glory Sports International (via Press Release)
TOKYO, Japan (Dec. 26, 2011) – Women’s superstar Marloes Coenen (20-5) of the Netherlands has been added to the stacked DREAM 18 MMA card at Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan on New… Read More
GLORY Announces Seven New Signings: Kevin Ross, Eddie Walker and Joseph Valtellini Amongst Additions
By Glory Sports International (via press release)
Singapore (Dec. 20, 2012) – GLORY announced today that it has signed seven new athletes from six different countries to its ever-growing powerhouse roster of elite stand-up fighters.
Four-time Muay Thai champion and… Read More
DREAM 18: Tatsuya Kawajiri Set To Face Michihiro Omigawa On New Year’s Eve
By FCF Staff
Tatsuya ‘Crusher’ Kawajiri (31-7-2) formerly the world’s No. 1 lightweight, will enter the ring riding a four-fight win streak and face Judo specialist Michihiro Omigawa (13-12-1) in a featherweight (145 pounds/66 kilograms) bout on the DREAM 18… Read More
GLORY Pushes London Date, Featuring Tyrone Spong vs. Remy Bonjasky, Back To March 23
By FCF Staff
Just days after it announced a date of Feb. 16 for its event at London’s 5,000-capacity Excel Arena, Glory has announced a new date of Saturday, March 23 for the card headlined by a heavyweight showdown between… Read More
Opening Round Matchups Official For GLORY 4 Tokyo – Heavyweight Grand Slam 16-Man Tourney on New Year’s Eve
Courtesy of GLORY
The opening round matches for the highly-anticipated GLORY 4 TOKYO – Heavyweight Grand Slam, one-night, 16-man kickboxing tournament at Saitama Super Arena on New Year’s Eve, were determined via a random draw in the Japanese capital today.… Read More
Tyrone Spong Returns To Kickboxing Ring To Face Legend Remy Bonjasky In GLORY Main Event In London Feb. 16
By FCF Staff
Just two weeks after his highly-anticipated MMA debut, live on NBC Sports Network for upstart promotion World Series of Fighting, Tyrone Spong will return to the kickboxing ring where he is a bona fide superstar and champion,… Read More
Opinion: The End of Rich Franklin?
By Jesse Heitz
Over the past few years, we’ve seen a saddening, yet inevitable transformation within the sport of MMA. The familiar faces of the old guard have all but disappeared from the cages and rings that we’ve grown accustomed… Read More
Glory Sports International Presents “DREAM 18 Special NYE 2012”
By Glory Sports International
TOKYO, Japan (Oct. 25, 2012) – TOKYO, Japan (Sept. 24, 2012) – Glory Sports International (GSI), owner and operator of the Glory World Series, announced today that it will be responsible for presenting… Read More
GLORY World Series Adds Six New Fights To Brussels Event Featuring Remy Bonjasky Return on Oct. 6
By FCF Staff
Six new matchups, including a heavyweight collision between Gokhan Saki (76-15, 53 KO’s), who is of Turkish origin fighting for the Netherlands, and Mourad Bouzidi (65-18-2, 33 KO’s) of Tunisia have been confirmed for the GLORY 2… Read More