The year 2023 is the 12th year in the history of Glory, an international

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promotion. The events are broadcast on various channels such as Videoland,

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and Go3. Events are also streamed

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on the Glory Fights platform and on Antena Play.

Glory 2023 Awards

The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2023: *Glory Fighter of the Year 2023: Donovan Wisse *Glory Fight of the Year 2023: Ahmad Chikh Mousa vs. Berjan Peposhi *Glory Knockout of the Year 2023:

Nordine Mahieddine Nordine Mahieddine (born 11 December 1989) is an Algerian-French kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He also competed for SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship and World Fighting League. Between July 2021 and Septe ...

vs. Abdarhmane Coulibaly *Glory Breakout Fighter of the Year 2023: Bahram Rajabzadeh *Glory Newcomer of the Year 2023: Ștefan Lătescu

List of events

Glory Rivals 5

''Glory Rivals 5'' was a kickboxing event held by Glory in partnership with War of Nation on January 28, 2023, in

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, Mexico.

Background

The event was headlined by a featherweight bout between Abraham Vidales and promotional newcomer Tomás Aguirre.

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Glory 83

''Glory 83'' was a kickboxing event held by Glory on February 11, 2023, in

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, Germany.

Background

Two championships bouts were booked for the event:

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 ...

made his maiden Glory Light Heavyweight Championship defense against

Donegi Abena Donegi Abena (born February 23, 1998) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer Kickboxing ( ) is a full-contact hybrid martial art and boxing type based on punching and kicking. Kickboxing originated in the 1950s to 1970s. The fight takes place ...

, while Donovan Wisse was expected to make his second Glory Middleweight Championship defense against César Almeida. However, Almeida missed weight and the bout was changed to a three-round, non-title match. A welterweight bout between Joilton Lutterbach and Dynamite Fighting Show's Diaguely Camara, ranked No.1 light heavyweight in France, took place at the event. A lightweight bout between former

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 ...

top contender Chris Wunn and promotional newcomer and current SUPERKOMBAT World Super Lightweight Champion Jonathan Mayezo was scheduled for the event. A lightweight bout between undefeated promotional newcomer and former Colosseum Tournament super lightweight and lightweight double-world champion

Sorin Căliniuc Sorin Mihai Căliniuc (born 12 July 1996) is a Romanian professional kickboxing, kickboxer and amateur boxing, Olympic boxer, and former Kenpō, kempo practitioner. He currently competes in the Lightweight division for Glory (kickboxing), Glory. ...

and former SUPERKOMBAT World Middleweight Championship challenger (also former

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World Light Middleweight Champion) Arman Hambaryan took place at the event.

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Glory 84

''Glory 84'' was a kickboxing event held by Glory on March 11, 2023, in

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, Netherlands.

Background

A Glory Lightweight Championship bout between current champion Tyjani Beztati and current Glory Featherweight Champion

Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 (เพชรพนมรุ้ง เกียรติหมู่เก้า, pronounced "Kiatmuukao"; born 26 May 1995) is a Muay Thai fighter and kickboxer from Thailand. Hailing from Buriram in the northeast of Thail ...

is expected to headline the event. A light heavyweight bout between former Glory Light Heavyweight title challenger Tarik Khbabez (also the 2015 Superkombat Heavyweight World Grand Prix Winner) and Kristpas Zile is expected to take place at the event. A welterweight bout between former WFL Welterweight Champion

Jay Overmeer Jay Overmeer (born December 1, 1996) is a Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the welterweight division of Glory. As of December 2022, he is ranked as the tenth best welterweight kickboxer in the world by Beyond Kickboxing and Combat Press. ...

and Superkombat World Grand Prix II light heavyweight tournament winner

Jamie Bates Jamie Bates (born 14 September 1989) is an English Glory kickboxer fighting out of Annfield Plain, County Durham, England. He was ranked #5 in the world from 2020 to 2023 by Combat Press, and was ranked #2 in Glory in 2020. He is currently ...

is expected to place as the co-main event. A middleweight bout between former two-time WFL Middleweight Champion Ertuğrul Bayrak and former

Golden Fighter Championship The Golden Fighter Championship (GFC) is a Romanian kickboxing, Muay Thai and mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion founded in 2015 and based in Timișoara, Romania, owned by Alin Fălcuşan. It is the third largest kickboxing promotion in Romania ...

top contender Michael Boapeah was scheduled for the event. A welterweight bout between undefeated promotional newcomer and former Colosseum Tournament world welterweight champion

Ștefan Orza Ștefan Răzvan Orza (born 12 April 2001) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and kempo practitioner, and former freestyle wrestler and mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for Glory. A professional comp ...

and former KOK world welterweight champion (also a promotional newcomer) Chico Kwasi.

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Glory 85

''Glory 85'' was a kickboxing event held by Glory on April 29, 2023.

Background

The event had a four-man heavyweight tournament which served as a qualifier for the upcoming 2023 GLORY Grand Prix. Moreover, the winner of this tournament challenged for the Interim Heavyweight Championship against top ranked contender

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 ...

Four Man Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

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Glory 86

''Glory 86'' was a

event held by Glory on May 27, 2023.

Background

A Glory Featherweight Championship bout between champion

and the #4 ranked featherweight contender Ahmad Chikh Mousa headlined the event. A heavyweight bout between former Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger

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 Sofian Laidouni took place as the co-main event.

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Glory: Collision 5

''Glory: Collision 5'' is an upcoming

event held by Glory on June 17, 2023.

Background

The event will host an Interim Heavyweight Championship fight between

and the winner of the Glory 85 four-man tournament.

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Glory 87

''Glory 87'' was a kickboxing event held by Glory on August 19, 2023.

Background

The event saw a four-man heavyweight tournament which served as a qualifier for the upcoming 2023 GLORY Grand Prix.

Four Man Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

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Glory 88

''Glory 88'' was a

event produced by Glory that took place on September 9, 2023.

Background

The event was headlined by a heavyweight bout between

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and

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, which furthermore served as a qualifier for the Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix.

entered the ring and announced withdrawal from fight due to earthquake in

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Glory: House of Glory

''Glory: House of Glory'' was a realityshow broadcast on Videoland in the Netherlands. The show aired between 26 August and 7 October 2023.

Background

House of Glory is a Dutch reality television show produced by Glory Kickboxing and Videoland. The show follows a group of kickboxers as they train and compete to become the next challenger for the Glory welterweight champion. The show is filmed in a luxurious penthouse in

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, and features a variety of challenges, both physical and mental that the participants have to go through in teams.

Rico Verhoeven Rico Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch professional kickboxer, former professional boxer and mixed martial artist who currently competes in the heavyweight division of GLORY, where he is the reigning Glory Heavyweight Champion. A profes ...

and

were featured as coaches.

Participants

Source: * Soufiane Abdelkhalek * Tycho Brakel * Robin Ciric * Mike Frenken * Oualid Gherbi * Samir Kasrioui * Cedric de Keirsmaeker * Figueiredo Landman * Nick Morsink * Jente Nnamadim * Anwar Ouled-Chaib * Ismail Ouzgni * Guillaume Pinas * Andy Ristie * Don Sno * Gino van Steenis

Results

Bracket

Glory 89

''Glory 89'' was a

event produced by Glory that took place on October 7, 2023.

Background

The event was headlined by a title bout between Glory featherweight champion Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 and the promotional newcomer David Mejia. A lightweight rematch between former Glory Lightweight Championship challenger Stoyan Koprivlenski and former Colosseum Tournament World Lightweight Champion

served as the co-headliner.

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Glory: Collision 6

''Glory: Collision 6'' is a

event held by Glory on November 4, 2023.

Background

The event will host a Heavyweight Championship fight between reigning champion

and interim champion Tariq Osaro.

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Glory 90

''Glory 90'' is a

event held by Glory on December 23, 2023 in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Background

The event will host a Welterweight Championship fight between reigning champion Endy Semeleer and challenger Anwar Ouled-Chaib.

Fight Card

References

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Official website
Glory (kickboxing) by year 2023 in kickboxing 2023 in Dutch sport

Glory 2023 Awards

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Glory Rivals 5

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Glory 83

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Glory 84

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Glory 85

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Four Man Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

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Glory 86

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Glory: Collision 5

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Glory 87

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Four Man Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

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Glory 88

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Glory: House of Glory

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Glory 89

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Glory: Collision 6

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Glory 90

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