# 2018 in Glory

The year 2018 was the seventh year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing promotion. The year started with Glory 50: Chicago. The events were broadcast through television agreements with ESPN, Fight Network, and other regional channels around the world.

## Glory 2018 Awards

The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2018:
* Glory Fighter of the Year 2018: Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong
* Glory Fight of the Year 2018: Benjamin Adegbuyi vs. Jahfarr Wilnis (Glory 62)
* Glory Knockout of the Year 2018: Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao vs. Abdellah Ezbiri (Glory 53)
* Glory Newcomer of the Year 2018: Asa Ten Pow

## List of events

| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | Glory 50: Chicago | February 16, 2018 | UIC Pavilion | Chicago, Illinois, US |
| 2 | Glory 51: Rotterdam | March 3, 2018 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 3 | Glory 52: Los Angeles | March 31, 2018 | Long Beach Arena | Los Angeles, US |
| 4 | Glory 53: Lille | May 12, 2018 | Zénith de Lille | Lille, France |
| 5 | Glory 54: Birmingham | June 2, 2018 | Genting Arena | Birmingham, England |
| 6 | Glory 55: New York | July 20, 2018 | The Theater at Madison Square Garden | New York City, US |
| 7 | Glory 56: Denver | August 10, 2018 | 1stBank Center | Broomfield, US |
| 8 | Glory 57: Shenzhen | August 25, 2018 | Shenzhen Bay Sports Center | Shenzhen, China |
| 9 | Glory 58: Chicago | September 15, 2018 | Sears Centre | Hoffman Estates, US |
| 10 | Glory 59: Amsterdam | September 29, 2018 | Johan Cruyff Arena | Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 11 | Glory 60: Lyon | October 20, 2018 | Palais des Sports de Gerland | Lyon, France |
| 12 | Glory 61: New York | November 2, 2018 | Hammerstein Ballroom | New York City, US |
| 13 | Glory 62: Rotterdam | December 1, 2018 | Rotterdam Ahoy | Rotterdam, Netherlands |

## Glory 50: Chicago

Glory 50: Chicago was a kickboxing event held by Glory on February 16, 2018, at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago, Illinois, US.

### Background

This event featured a trilogy fight for the Glory Welterweight Championship between the champion Murthel Groenhart and Harut Grigorian as headliner.
This event also featured a 4-Man Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot for a Glory Championship.
The GLORY 50 SuperFight Series co-headline bout was originally scheduled to be a rematch between heavyweights Cătălin Moroșanu and Giannis Stoforidis. An injury to Moroșanu forced him from the card.
Anthony McDonald pulled from his fight against Haze Wilson due to high blood pressure.
Due to a cut suffered in the semi-finals Guto was unable to fight in the finals. Junior Tafa stepped in to face Benjamin Adegbuyi.

### Results

Glory 50 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Harut Grigorian | def. | Murthel Groenhart (c) | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 1 | 2:06 | For the Glory Welterweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Benjamin Adegbuyi | def. | Junior Tafa | TKO (Low kicks) | 2 | 0:34 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Richard Abraham | def. | Malik Watson-Smith | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Benjamin Adegbuyi | def. | D'Angelo Marshall | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:36 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Guto Inocente | def. | Junior Tafa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c) | def. | Christian Baya | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Lightweight Championship |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Omar Moreno | def. | Casey Greene | Decision (Extra Round - Unanimous) | 4 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Omari Boyd | def. | Daniel Morales | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 68 kg | Diego Llamas | def. | Justin Houghton | TKO (Referee Stoppage) | 1 | 1:40 | |

### 2018 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Guto Inocente | Guto Inocente | DEC | | | |
| Junior Tafa | Junior Tafa | 5-0 | | | |
| Junior Tafa | Junior Tafa | 5-0 | Junior Tafa | Junior Tafa | 2R. |
| | | | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Benjamin Adegbuyi | TKO |
| Benjamin Adegbuyi | Benjamin Adegbuyi | KO | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Benjamin Adegbuyi | TKO |
| D'Angelo Marshall | D'Angelo Marshall | 1R. | | | |

## Glory 51: Rotterdam

Glory 51: Rotterdam "Bad Blood" was a kickboxing event held on March 3, 2018, at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

### Background

The event featured the long-awaited rematch between the champion Badr Hari and Hesdy Gerges as Glory 51 headliner and a number one contender fight between Alim Nabiev and the former Glory Welterweight Champion Cedric Doumbe as Superfight Series headliner.
This event also featured a 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Welterweight Championship.

### Results

Glory 51 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Badr Hari | vs | Hesdy Gerges | No Contest | 3 | 3:00 | Originally a decision win for Hari. Later changed to a No Contest after both fighters tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs. |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Eyevan Danenberg | def. | Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Tomáš Možný | def. | Daniel Škvor | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Eyevan Danenberg | def. | Jimmy Vienot | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | def. | Alan Scheinson | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Alim Nabiev | def. | Cedric Doumbe | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Mohammed Jaraya | def. | Miles Simson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Contender Tournament Reserve |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Tyjani Beztati | def. | Anil Cabri | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 2:17 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Massaro Glunder | def. | Victor Pinto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Kevin van Heeckeren | def. | Bas van der Kroon | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:48 | |

### 2018 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | DEC | | | |
| Alan Scheinson | Alan Scheinson | 3-2 | | | |
| Alan Scheinson | Alan Scheinson | 3-2 | Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | 5-0 |
| | | | Eyevan Danenberg | Eyevan Danenberg | DEC |
| Eyevan Danenberg | Eyevan Danenberg | DEC | Eyevan Danenberg | Eyevan Danenberg | DEC |
| Jimmy Vienot | Jimmy Vienot | 3-2 | | | |

## Glory 52: Los Angeles

Glory 52: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on March 31, 2018, at the Long Beach Arena in Los Angeles, California, US.

### Background

The GLORY 52 co-main event bout was originally scheduled to be match between Lightweights Marat Grigorian and Stoyan Koprivlenski. Grigorian had to withdraw due to a neck injury, whilst Koprivlenski took on Josh Jauncey instead.
Robert Thomas suffered a concussion during training and was forced to withdraw from Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament. Following this shake-up, the remaining three middleweight tournament contenders were rebooked.
Simon Marcus remained on the card, and met Zack Wells in the Glory 52 co-headline bout.
Yousri Belgaroui and Jason Wilnis were originally scheduled to compete in the middleweight contender tournament, but instead squared off as part of Glory 53 SuperFight Series from Lille, France.
Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:
* Performance of the Night: Josh Jauncey

### Results

Glory 52 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Robin van Roosmalen (c) | def. | Kevin VanNostrand (ic) | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the unification of Glory Featherweight Championship |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Simon Marcus | def. | Zack Wells | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:03 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Mike Lemaire | def. | Chris Camozzi | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Josh Jauncey | def. | Stoyan Koprivlenski | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Pavel Zhuravlev (ic) | def. | Myron Dennis | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | For the Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Women's Catchweight 53 kg | Anissa Meksen | def. | Ashley Nichols | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Troy Jones | def. | Paul Banasiak | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Zakaria Zouggary | def. | Bailey Sugden | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |

## Glory 53: Lille

Glory 53: Lille was a kickboxing event held on May 12, 2018, at the Zénith de Lille in Lille, France.

### Background

Eyevan Danenberg suffered an injury during training and was forced to withdraw from his fight against Cedric Doumbe. Thongchai Sitsongpeenong stepped in to face Doumbe.
Also a severe hand injury forced Mohammed Jaraya to withdraw from his showdown with Alan Scheinson, Anghel Cardoş stepped in on a short notice to face Scheinson.
Jason Wilnis was forced to withdraw for medical reasons, Dawid Kasperski stepped in on a week's notice to take on Yousri Belgaroui.
Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:
* Performance of the Night: Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao

### Results

Glory 53 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c) | def. | Tyjani Beztati | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Lightweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jahfarr Wilnis | def. | Jamal Ben Saddik | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Anissa Meksen (c) | def. | Amel Dehby | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | def. | Michael Duut | TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) | 2 | 1:14 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | def. | Abdellah Ezbiri | KO (Head Kick) | 2 | 1:40 | |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Cedric Doumbe | def. | Thongchai Sitsongpeenong | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:33 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Yousri Belgaroui | def. | Dawid Kasperski | TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) | 2 | 1:16 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Serhiy Adamchuk | def. | Victor Pinto | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Final |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Alan Scheinson | def. | Anghel Cardoș | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Serhiy Adamchuk | def. | Azize Hlali | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Victor Pinto | def. | Buray Bozaryilmaz | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 3:00 | Featherweight Contender Tournament Semi-finals |

### 2018 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Victor Pinto | Victor Pinto | DEC | | | |
| Buray Bozaryilmaz | Buray Bozaryilmaz | 3-1 | | | |
| Buray Bozaryilmaz | Buray Bozaryilmaz | 3-1 | Victor Pinto | Victor Pinto | 5-0 |
| | | | Serhiy Adamchuk | Serhiy Adamchuk | DEC |
| Serhiy Adamchuk | Serhiy Adamchuk | DEC | Serhiy Adamchuk | Serhiy Adamchuk | DEC |
| Azize Hlali | Azize Hlali | 5-0 | | | |

## Glory 54: Birmingham

Glory 54: Birmingham was a kickboxing event held on June 2, 2018, at the Genting Arena in Birmingham, England.

### Background

Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:
* Performance of the Night: Harut Grigorian

### Results

Glory 54 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Rico Verhoeven (c) | def. | Mladen Brestovac | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Heavyweight Championship |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Harut Grigorian (c) | def. | Alim Nabiev | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Welterweight Championship |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Bailey Sugden | vs. | Aleksei Ulianov | No Contest (Accidental Headbutt) | 2 | 1:10 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Zhang Chenglong | def. | Adrian Maxim | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Danyo Ilunga | def. | Fraser Weightman | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Josh Jauncey | def. | Christian Baya | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Adam Hatfield | def. | Richard Abraham | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Marat Grigorian | def. | Liu Xu | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Elvis Gashi | def. | William Goldie-Galloway | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Mark Timms | def. | Dawid Blaszke | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Jamie Bates | def. | Tommy King | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals |

## Glory 55: New York

Glory 55: New York was a kickboxing event held on July 20, 2018, at Hulu Theater in New York City, New York, US.

### Background

The GLORY 55 main event bout was originally scheduled to be a rematch for the Glory Featherweight Championship between the champion Robin van Roosmalen and Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao. Van Roosmalen had to withdraw due to a shoulder injury, Kiatmookao instead fought Kevin VanNostrand for the Glory Featherweight interim-title.
Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:
* Performance of the Night: Alex Pereira

### Results

Glory 55 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Alex Pereira (c) | def. | Yousri Belgaroui | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:28 | For the Glory Middleweight Championship |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao | def. | Kevin VanNostrand | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | For the interim Glory Featherweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Junior Tafa | def. | Anthony McDonald | TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) | 1 | 2:20 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Victor Pinto | def. | Nate Richardson | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Elvis Gashi | def. | Nick Chasteen | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Cedric Doumbe | def. | Alan Scheinson | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:38 | |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Tiffany van Soest | def. | Sofia Olofsson | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Itay Gershon | def. | Trevor Ragin | TKO (Punch) | 2 | 0:36 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Asa Ten Pow | def. | Justin Greskiewicz | TKO (3 Knockdown Rule) | 1 | 2:59 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Jacob Rodriguez | def. | Joe Taylor | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |

## Glory 56: Denver

Glory 56: Denver was a kickboxing event held on August 10, 2018, at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, US.

### Background

This event featured two world title fights for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship a rematch between the champion Artem Vakhitov and Danyo Ilunga and for the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship between the champion Anissa Meksen and Jady Menezes.

### Results

Glory 56 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Artem Vakhitov (c) | def. | Danyo Ilunga | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Jady Menezes | def. | Anissa Meksen (c) | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Serhiy Adamchuk | def. | Anvar Boynazarov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Massaro Glunder | def. | Quade Taranaki | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Middleweight 85 kg | Simon Marcus | def. | Jason Wilnis | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | D'Angelo Marshall | def. | Antonio Dvorak | TKO (Punch) | 1 | 2:14 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Justin Houghton | def. | Troy Sheridan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Myron Dennis | def. | Steve Paprocki | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 1:49 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Chris Camozzi | def. | John King | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:48 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Ryot Waller | def. | Zack Wells | KO (Punches) | 3 | 0:57 | |

## Glory 57: Shenzhen

Glory 57: Shenzhen was a kickboxing event held on August 25, 2018, at the Shenzhen Bay Sports Center in Shenzhen, China.

### Background

Zinedine Hameur-Lain withdrew from his scheduled appearance against Felipe Micheletti, and both fighters were rebooked at a later date.
Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:
* Performance of the Night: Liu Xu

### Results

Glory 57 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c) | def. | Marat Grigorian | Decision (Split) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Lightweight Championship |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Cedric de Keirsmaeker | def. | Kaiyin Zang | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Khayal Dzhaniev | def. | Julio Lobo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Chenglong Zhang | vs. | Nafi Bilalovski | No Contest (Accidental Foul) | 1 | 2:43 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Asa Ten Pow | def. | Yuhang Xie | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Liu Xu | def. | Wensheng Zhang | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Qualification Tournament Final |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Chenchen Li | def. | Masaya Kubo | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Jia Liu | def. | Zaza Sor. Aree | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Wensheng Zhang | def. | Li Deng | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Liu Xu | def. | Chao Wang | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals |
| Prelims ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Wensheng Zhang | def. | Lei Feng | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Li Deng | def. | Alimu | TKO (3 Knockdowns) | 1 | 2:51 | Lightweight Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Chao Wang | def. | Tiehan Xu | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Liu Xu | def. | Junchen Zhao | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Lightweight Qualification Tournament Quarter-finals |

### 2018 Glory Lightweight Qualification Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Lei Feng | Lei Feng | 1-4 | | | | | | |
| Wensheng Zhang | Wensheng Zhang | DEC | | | | | | |
| Wensheng Zhang | Wensheng Zhang | DEC | Wensheng Zhang | Wensheng Zhang | DEC | | | |
| | | | Li Deng | Li Deng | 3-2 | | | |
| Li Deng | Li Deng | TKO | Li Deng | Li Deng | 3-2 | | | |
| Alimjan Tursun | Alimjan Tursun | 1r | | | | | | |
| Alimjan Tursun | Alimjan Tursun | 1r | | | | Wensheng Zhang | Wensheng Zhang | 1-4 |
| | | | | | | Liu Xu | Liu Xu | DEC |
| Tiehan Xu | Tiehan Xu | 1-4 | | | | | | | Liu Xu | Liu Xu | DEC |
| Chao Wang | Chao Wang | DEC | | | | | | |
| Chao Wang | Chao Wang | DEC | Chao Wang | Chao Wang | 0-5 | | | |
| | | | Liu Xu | Liu Xu | DEC | | | |
| Liu Xu | Liu Xu | DEC | Liu Xu | Liu Xu | DEC | | | |
| Junchen Zhao | Junchen Zhao | 4-1 | | | | | | |

## Glory 58: Chicago

Glory 58: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on September 14, 2018, at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, US.

### Background

The bout between welterweight Alan Scheinson and Malik Watson-Smith was canceled due to visa issues on Scheinson's part.
Troy Jones won the 4-man Welterweight Qualification Tournament as Mike Lemaire could not continue due to his injuries and Justin Moss who won earlier in the evening did not receive medical clearance to fight Jones.
Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:
* Performance of the Night: Alex Pereira

### Results

Glory 58 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Alex Pereira (c) | def. | Simon Marcus | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Middleweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Benjamin Adegbuyi | def. | Jahfarr Wilnis | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Omari Boyd | def. | Richard Abraham | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Anvar Boynazarov | def. | Bailey Sugden | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Junior Tafa | def. | Haze Wilson | TKO (Punch) | 1 | 1:35 | |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Matt Baker | def. | Thomas Jenkins | KO (Punches) | 3 | 1:55 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Troy Jones | def. | Casey Greene | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 1:00 | Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Mike Lemaire | def. | Omar Moreno | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Welterweight Qualification Tournament Semi-finals |

## Glory 59: Amsterdam

Glory 59: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on September 29, 2018, at the Johan Cruyff Arena in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

### Background

Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:
* Performance of the Night:

### Results

Glory 59 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Rico Verhoeven (c) | def. | Guto Inocente | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Heavyweight Championship |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao (ic) | def. | Robin van Roosmalen (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the unification of Glory Featherweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jamal Ben Saddik | def. | D'Angelo Marshall | TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) | 1 | 0:57 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Tyjani Beztati | def. | Christian Baya | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Murthel Groenhart | def. | Mohammed Jaraya | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:05 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Alim Nabiev | def. | Eyevan Danenberg | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Michael Duut | def. | Mourad Bouzidi | KO (Punch) | 3 | 2:56 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Roel Mannaart | def. | Daniel Škvor | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Aleksei Ulianov | def. | Zakaria Zouggary | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |

## Glory 60: Lyon

Glory 60: Lyon was a kickboxing event held on October 20, 2018, at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France.

### Background

Glory welterweight champion Harut Grigorian was unable to compete due to acute gastroenteritis that has forced him from the fight card. Therefore, Cédric Doumbé took on Muay Thai fighter Jimmy Vienot. Vienot was scheduled to fight earlier in that evening, but has seized a short notice opportunity to headline opposite the former champion. His original opponent, Dmitry Menshikov, met Samuel Dbili as part of SuperFight Series.
Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:
* Performance of the Night:

### Results

Glory 60 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Cédric Doumbé | def. | Jimmy Vienot | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Donegi Abena | def. | Stéphane Susperregui | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Yousri Belgaroui | def. | Yassine Ahaggan | KO (Knee to the Body) | 1 | 1:22 |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Sofia Olofsson | def. | Cindy Silvestre | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Abdellah Ezbiri | def. | Victor Pinto | KO (Spinning Back Kick) | 1 | 1:03 |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Felipe Micheletti | def. | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | TKO (Retirement) | 1 | 3:00 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Bruno Chaves | def. | Mamadou Lamine Sene | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 |
| Middleweight 85 kg | Matěj Peňáz | def. | Mehdi Bouanane | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Dmitry Menshikov | def. | Samuel Dbili | TKO (3 Knockdowns Rule) | 1 | 2:59 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Michael Palandre | def. | Mohamed Soumah | TKO (Arm Injury) | 2 | 0:50 |

## Glory 61: New York

Glory 61: New York was a kickboxing event held on November 2, 2018, at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City, US.

### Background

Bonus awards:
The following fighter has been awarded $5,000 bonus:
* Performance of the Night: Anissa Meksen

### Results

Glory 61 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong (c) | def. | Josh Jauncey | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | For the Glory Lightweight Championship |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Anissa Meksen | def. | Jady Menezes (c) | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:39 | For the Glory Super Bantamweight Championship |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Chris Camozzi | def. | Myron Dennis | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Omari Boyd | def. | Alan Scheinson | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Featherweight 65 kg | Kevin VanNostrand | vs. | Massaro Glunder | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Featherweight 65 kg | Asa Ten Pow | def. | Niko Tsigaras | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Charles Rodriguez | def. | Malik Watson-Smith | TD (Unanimous) | 2 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Justin Houghton | def. | Vince McGuinness | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Super Bantamweight 55 kg | Chommanee Sor Taehiran | def. | Ashley Nichols | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |

## Glory 62: Rotterdam

Glory 62: Rotterdam was a kickboxing event held on December 8, 2018 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

### Background

Glory's No.1-ranked heavyweight Benjamin Adegbuyi of Romania has been named the No. 1 seed in the tournament draw. Seed No. 2 has been assigned to Jamal Ben Saddik of Morocco. Heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven talks acting career and could be stripped of belt.
On November 15, it was announced that Mohammed Jaraya had suffered a hand injury and was pulling out of his bout with Robbie Hageman. Jaraya was replaced by Dmitrii Menshikov.
Bonus awards:
The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
* Fighter of the Night:
* Knockout of the Night:

### Results

Glory 62 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jamal Ben Saddik | def. | Benjamin Adegbuyi | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:54 | Heavyweight Tournament Final |
| Light Heavyweight 95 kg | Luis Tavares | def. | Artur Gorlov | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jamal Ben Saddik | def. | Guto Inocente | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Semi-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Benjamin Adegbuyi | def. | Jahfarr Wilnis | KO (Head Kick) | 3 | 2:39 | Heavyweight Tournament Semi-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Guto Inocente | def. | Mohamed Abdallah | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jahfarr Wilnis | def. | Tomáš Možný | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Jamal Ben Saddik | def. | Junior Tafa | TKO (2 Knockdowns Rule) | 1 | 2:55 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Benjamin Adegbuyi | def. | Arkadiusz Wrzosek | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Quarter-finals |
| Superfight Series ||||||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Marat Grigorian | def. | Christian Baya | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Tyjani Beztati | def. | Stoyan Koprivlenski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Dmitry Menshikov | def. | Robbie Hageman | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:53 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Hamicha | def. | Miles Simson | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 1:53 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Roel Mannaart | def. | Kirill Kornilov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | Heavyweight Tournament Reserve |
| Prelims ||||||||
| Middleweight 85 kg | Ertugrul Bayrak | def. | Donovan Wisse | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | |

### Glory Heavyweight Tournament bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| Benjamin Adegbuyi | Benjamin Adegbuyi | DEC | | | | | | |
| Arkadiusz Wrzosek | Arkadiusz Wrzosek | 5-0 | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Benjamin Adegbuyi | KO | | | |
| Jahfarr Wilnis | Jahfarr Wilnis | DEC | Jahfarr Wilnis | Jahfarr Wilnis | 3R. | | | |
| Tomaš Mozny | Tomaš Mozny | 4-1 | | | | Benjamin Adegbuyi | Benjamin Adegbuyi | 1R. |
| Jamal Ben Saddik | Jamal Ben Saddik | TKO | | | | Jamal Ben Saddik | Jamal Ben Saddik | KO |
| Junior Tafa | Junior Tafa | 1R. | Jamal Ben Saddik | Jamal Ben Saddik | DEC | | | |
| Guto Inocente | Guto Inocente | DEC | Guto Inocente | Guto Inocente | 5-0 | | | |
| Mohamed Abdallah | Mohamed Abdallah | 4-1 | | | | | | |