The year 2022 was the eleventh year in the history of Glory, an international

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promotion. Glory 80 and Glory 80 Studio were available exclusively through the Glory Fights Pay-per-view platform. Later events were broadcast on various streaming services and television channels around the world and also streamed on the Glory Fights Pay-per-view platform.

List of events

Glory 2022 Awards

The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2022: *Glory Fighter of the Year 2022:

Antonio Plazibat Antonio Plazibat (born 12 December 1993) is a Croatian professional kickboxer, who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of Glory. Plazibat is a former K-1 Heavyweight Champion. At the amateur level, Plazibat captured medals at both ...

*Glory Fight of the Year 2022:

Sergej Maslobojev Sergej Maslobojev (born 22 May 1987) is a Lithuanians, Lithuanian mixed martial artist, Boxer (boxing), boxer and kickboxer, currently signed with Glory (kickboxing), GLORY, where he is the current Glory (kickboxing)#Glory Light Heavyweight Cham ...

vs. Tarik Khbabez *Glory Knockout of the Year 2022:

vs. Raul Cătinaș *Glory Newcomer of the Year 2022: Endy Semeleer

Glory 80

''Glory 80'' was a

event held by Glory on March 19, 2022, at the

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, Belgium.

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A Glory Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion

Artem Vakhitov Artem Olegovich Vakhitov (; born April 4, 1991) is a Russian kickboxer who competes in the Light heavyweight division of Glory. Having begun practicing Muay Thai at eleven years old, Vakhitov first came to prominence due to a ...

and title challenger

Luis Tavares Luis Tavares (born 8 September 1991) is a Dutch-Cape Verdean kickboxer. He is the former Enfusion Heavyweight and Super Heavyweight champion. He was ranked as a top ten light heavyweight kickboxer by Combat Press as between May 2017 and April ...

was booked as the event headliner. Tavares withdrew from the bout a week before it was supposed to take place and was replaced by Tarik Khbabez, who faced Vakhitov in a catchweight bout. The bout was cancelled on March 12, as Vakhitov himself withdrew. A Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship between the champion Tiffany van Soest and title challenger

Manazo Kobayashi Manazo Kobayashi (小林愛三) (born 18 February 1996) is a Japanese kickboxer and Nak Muay. She is the former RISE and WPMF World Flyweight champion. As of May 2021, Combat Press ranks her as the tenth best female kickboxer in the world. Bio ...

was announced for the event. RISE Women's Flyweight champion Kobayashi joined as part of the organizations cross-promotion agreement. Former

K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993 by karateka Kazuyoshi Ishii. Originally under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG), K-1 was considered to be the largest Kickboxing organization in the worl ...

and It's Showtime Heavyweight champion

Badr Hari Badr Hari (Arabic: بدر هاري; born 8 December 1984) is a Moroccan-Dutch professional kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter. Born in Amsterdam, Hari made his professional kickboxing debut in 2000, and quickly rose to fame with his aggressive and ...

was booked to rematch Arkadiusz Wrzosek. The two previously met at Glory 78, with Wrzosek winning by knockout. A heavyweight bout between Levi Rigters and two-time Glory heavyweight title challenger Jamal Ben Saddik was scheduled for the main card. A lightweight bout between Guerric Billet and promotional newcomer Nordin Ben Moh was scheduled for the event. The #1 ranked Glory middleweight Ertuğrul Bayrak was booked to face the #4 ranked Serkan Ozcaglayan. During Hari vs. Wrzosek

Legia Warszawa Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning a record 15 champions titles, a record 2 ...

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started a riot and the rest of the event was cancelled over security concerns.

Results

Glory 80 Studio

''Glory 80 Studio'', also known as ''Glory 80+'', was a

event held by Glory on May 14, 2022, at the Sportcentrum Valkenhuizen in

Arnhem Arnhem ( ; ; Central Dutch dialects, Ernems: ''Èrnem'') is a Cities of the Netherlands, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality situated in the eastern part of the Netherlands, near the German border. It is the capita ...

, Netherlands.

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Three fights were announced for the card on April 7, 2022: A Glory Lightweight Championship between the champion Tyjani Beztati and title challenger Josh Jauncey; a heavyweight bout between

and Tarik Khbabez; a heavyweight bout between

OSS Fighters The OSS Fighters is a Romanian kickboxing gym and promotion. The company was founded in 2018, being one of the largest kickboxing promotions in Romania, alongside the Dynamite Fighting Show and the Colosseum Tournament. It also promotes mixed ...

' Tariq Osaro and Rhys Brudenell.

Results

Glory Rivals 1

''Glory Rivals 1'' was a

event held by Glory in partnership with

Enfusion Enfusion is a Dutch kickboxing promotion company based in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Labelled as one of the top kickboxing organizations in the world. It produces events worldwide, which showcase twelve kickboxing weight classes (12 male and 6 female ...

on June 11, 2022, at the Zwembad Hoornse Vaart in

Alkmaar Alkmaar () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in the Netherlands, located in the Provinces of the Netherlands, province of North Holland. Alkmaar is well known fo ...

, Netherlands.

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Results

Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2

''Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2'' was a kickboxing event held by Glory on August 20, 2022, at the Castello in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second-largest city in the state after Cologne and the List of cities in Germany with more than 100,000 inhabitants, seventh-largest city ...

, Germany.

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A heavyweight bout between former two-time Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger and three-time tournament winner

Benjamin Adegbuyi Benjamin Adekunle Miron Adegbuyi (born January 24, 1985) is a Romanian kickboxer and professional boxer. He is a two-time Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger and three-time winner of heavyweight tournament. Adegbuyi is also Superkombat ...

and also former two-time Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger and 2018 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix winner Jamal Ben Saddik served as the event headliner. The pairing previously met in 2018 prior at Glory 62: Rotterdam. A Glory Light Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between

and

was originally booked for Glory 81. However, the bout was scrapped due to Tavares testing positive for an unspecified banned substance at Glory Rivals 1.

Results

Glory Rivals 2

''Glory Rivals 2'' is a scheduled kickboxing event held jointly by Glory and

on September 17, 2022, at the De Meent in

, Netherlands.

Background

The event was headlined by a welterweight bout between promotional newcomers Endy Semeleer and Robin Ciric. Ciric withdrew from the fight in August 29, and was replaced by Shkodran Veseli.

Fight Card

Glory: Collision 4

''Glory: Collision 4'' was a

event held by Glory on October 8, 2022, at the GelreDome in

, Netherlands.

Background

The main event is scheduled to be a bout between

and former

champion

Alistair Overeem Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch former professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight Champion, K-1 World Grand Prix Champion, and was the first fight ...

in a trilogy bout.

was expected to face the winner of Jamal Ben Saddik and

for the interim Glory Heavyweight Championship. On September 1, Glory confirmed that the bout would not take place, as the fighters refused to face each other. A Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship between the champion Tiffany van Soest and title challenger Sarah Moussaddak was booked for the event. A Glory Light Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between

and former 2015 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix Heavyweight Tournament Winner Tarik Khbabez took place at the event. Maslobojev was initially expected to face

, who withdrew from the fight on August 10.

Fight Card

Glory Rivals 3

''Glory Rivals 3'' was kickboxing event held by Glory in partnership with

on November 5, 2022, at the Sporthallen Zuid in

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, Netherlands.

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The event was headlined by a light heavyweight bout between Ibrahim El Bouni and Muhammed Balli. A welterweight bout between Robin Ciric and Jay Overmeer was booked as the co-main event.

Results

Glory 82

''Glory 82'' was a kickboxing event held by Glory on November 19, 2022, at the Maritim Hotel in

Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

, Germany.

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A heavyweight bout between former K-1 Heavyweight Champion

and former two-time

K-1 World Grand Prix K-1 World Grand Prix, also known as the K-1 ''WORLD'' GP, is an elimination kickboxing tournament that was originally held annually from 1993 by the K-1 organization, under the ownership of the Fighting and Entertainment Group (FEG). Each year, ...

finalist and SUPERKOMBAT star Raul Cătinaș was booked as the main event. Cătinaș returned in 2021 after a 6-year hiatus. The event was co-headlined by a vacant Glory Welterweight Championship bout between

Alim Nabiev Alim Nabiev (born October 10, 1994) is an Azerbaijani Kickboxing, kickboxer, who has been professionally competing since 2010. He is the former World Muaythai Council, WMC World Light Heavyweight champion. He is ranked as the third best welterwe ...

and Endy Semeleer, who were the second and third ranked divisional contenders respectively when the fight was announced.

Results

Glory Rivals 4

''Glory Rivals 4'' will be a kickboxing event held by Glory in partnership with RISE and

Shoot boxing , commonly written as Shootboxing, is a combat sport. Shoot boxing is also a stand-up fighting promotion company based in Tokyo, Japan. The organization was founded by former kickboxer Caesar Takeshi in 1985. Shootboxing, the combat sport, ...

on December 25, 2022, at the

Ryōgoku Kokugikan , also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall or Kokugikan Arena, is the name bestowed to two different indoor sporting arenas located in Tokyo. The first ''Ryōgoku Kokugikan'' opened its doors in 1909 and was located on the premises of the Ekōin temple i ...

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, Japan.

Background

The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between former RISE lightweight champion

Kento Haraguchi Haraguchi Kento (原口健飛, born 9 April 1998) is a Japanese kickboxer and former boxer, currently competing in the super lightweight division of RISE. He is the current ISKA Oriental Rules World Light Welterweight (-65 kg) champion, ...

and the former Glory featherweight champion

Serhiy Adamchuk Serhii Adamchuk (born February 7, 1990) is a Ukrainian kickboxer. A professional competitor since 2008, Adamchuk is a former Glory featherweight champion and three time featherweight title challenger. Combat Press ranked him as a top ten feat ...

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Glory 2022 Awards

Glory 80

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Glory 80 Studio

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Glory Rivals 1

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Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2

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Glory Rivals 2

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Glory: Collision 4

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Glory Rivals 3

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Glory 82

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Glory Rivals 4

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