The year 2015 is the 4th year in the history of the Glory, an international

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promotion. 2015 starts with Glory 19: Virginia, and ends with Glory 26: Amsterdam. The events were broadcasts through television agreements with

Spike TV Paramount Network is an American basic cable television channel owned by the MTV Entertainment Group unit of Paramount Media Networks. The network's headquarters are located at the Paramount Pictures studio lot in Los Angeles. The channel was o ...

and other regional channels around the world.

List of events

Glory 19: Virginia

''Glory 19: Virginia'' was a

event held on February 6, 2015 at the

Hampton Coliseum Hampton Coliseum is a multi-purpose arena in Hampton, Virginia. Construction began on May 24, 1968. The venue held its first event on December 1, 1969, with the nearby College of William & Mary playing North Carolina State University in a colle ...

in Hampton, Virginia, USA.

Background

The event was originally announced and scheduled to be held on December 19, 2014. However, in late November 2014, the promotion announced it would be delayed until February 2015. This event featured world title fight for the Glory Heavyweight Championship of

Rico Verhoeven Ricardo Verhoeven (born 10 April 1989) is a Dutch professional kickboxer who currently competes in the heavyweight division of GLORY, where he is the reigning Glory Heavyweight Champion. A professional since 2004, he also competed in the K-1, ...

vs.

Errol Zimmerman Errol Zimmerman (born April 20, 1986) is a Curaçaoan-Dutch kickboxer, representing the Hemmers Gym in Breda, Netherlands. He is K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Amsterdam and SUPERKOMBAT Fight Club tournaments champion. Zimmerman is also former Glo ...

as headliner and middleweight fight of

Joe Schilling Joseph Francis Schilling (born January 13, 1984) is an American professional Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist who most recently competed for Bellator Kickboxing in the Middleweight division, and in the Middleweight division for Bella ...

vs. Robert Thomas as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Welterweight Championship. Glory 19 had average of 542,000 and peak of 825,000 viewers on

Results

Artur Kyshenko Artur Kyshenko ( Ukrainian: Артур Кишенко, born November 14, 1986) is a Ukrainian middleweight kickboxer, fighting out of Kyshenko Gym. He is the 2015 Kunlun Fight 80 kg Tournament World Champion and K-1 World MAX 2008 Finalist. ...

was replaced with

Murthel Groenhart Murthel Cyrill Dwyth Groenhart (born October 10, 1986) is a Dutch-Surinamese mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. Groenhart is the 2012 K-1 World MAX World Championship Tournament Champion and former Glory Welterweight Champion. Career ...

, and later

Alexander Stetsurenko Alexander Yuryevich Stetsurenko (russian: Александр Юрьевич Стецуренко; born April 20, 1983) is a Russian welterweight kickboxer. He is a three time Tatneft Cup tournament winner, Kunlun Fight tournament winner and W5 ...

2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 20: Dubai

''Glory 20: Dubai'' was a

event held on April 3, 2015 at the

Dubai World Trade Centre The Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) ( ar, مركز دبي التجاري العالمي), historically called Sheikh Rashid Tower, is a 38-storey and a height 184 m skyscraper in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, which was erected in 1979. It is a purp ...

Dubai, UAE Dubai (, ; ar, دبي, translit=Dubayy, , ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai, the most populated of the 7 emirates of the United Arab Emirates.The Government and Politics of ...

Background

This event featured two world title fights for the Glory Lightweight Championship of

Robin van Roosmalen Robin van Roosmalen (born 1 October 1989) is a retired Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, currently signed with Bellator MMA, competing in their Featherweight division. He is the former Glory Featherweight Champion and former Glory Lig ...

vs.

Andy Ristie Andy Ristie (born March 17, 1982) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer who competes in the lightweight division. After an unremarkable beginning to his career, he came to prominence with a lengthy and entertaining winning streak in the It's Showtim ...

as headliner and inaugural Glory Featherweight Championship of

Gabriel Varga Gabriel Varga (born May 16, 1985) is a Canadian kickboxer who competes in the Lightweight division of Karate Combat. He is the former Bellator KB Featherweight champion, the former two time Glory Featherweight champion and the former WKN ligh ...

vs.

Mosab Amrani Mosab "Jaguar" Amrani (born 25 October 1987 in Amsterdam, Netherlands), is a Moroccan-Dutch middleweight-super welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam for Team Amrani. Biography/Career Born in Amsterdam, Mosab began most of ...

as co-headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Middleweight Championship. Glory 20 had average of 359,000 viewers on

Results

Andrei Stoica Andrei Cătălin Stoica (born May 1, 1987) is a Romanian kickboxer competing in the Light Heavyweight division of the ONE Championship where he is a former ONE Light Heavyweight Championship title challenger. He was the first t ...

was replaced with

Saulo Cavalari Saulo Cavalari (born 23 May 1989) is a Brazilian light heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of Thai Brasil team in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. He has competed in K-1 and is currently signed to GLORY, where he is a forme ...

.
² Pat Barry was replaced with

Dustin Jacoby Dustin Jacoby (born April 4, 1988) is an American mixed martial artist and kickboxer who currently competes in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. In kickboxing, he has competed for GLORY, and in MMA, he has competed also for Bellator, World Se ...

.
³ Elias El Rayess was replaced with Max Baumert.

2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 21: San Diego

''Glory 21: San Diego'' was a

event held on May 8, 2015 at the

Valley View Casino Center Pechanga Arena (historically known as the San Diego Sports Arena) is an indoor arena built in 1966 and located in the Midway area of San Diego, California. The arena seats 12,000 for indoor football, 12,920 for ice hockey, indoor soccer a ...

in San Diego, California, USA.

Background

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship of

Artem Levin Artem Valeryevich Levin (russian: Артё́м Вале́рьевич Ле́вин; born December 8, 1986), also known as Artem "The Lion" Levin, is a Russian middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer fighting out of Prokopyevsk. He is the former Glory ...

vs.

Simon Marcus Simon Marcus (born 5 November 1986), also known as The One, is a Canadian mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer, who competes in the Light Heavyweight and Cruiserweight divisions. He is currently signed with Unified MMA. He was ...

as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Heavyweight Qualification Tournament which will grant the winner entry into the Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament to be held later. Glory 21 had average of 488,000 and peak of 797,000 viewers on

Results

2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket

Glory 22: Lille

''Glory 22: Lille'' was a

event held on June 5, 2015 at the

Stade Pierre-Mauroy The Stade Pierre-Mauroy, also known as the Decathlon Arena – Stade Pierre-Mauroy for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-use retractable roof stadium in Villeneuve-d'Ascq (Métropole Européenne de Lille), France, that opened in August 2012. It has ...

Lille, France Lille ( , ; nl, Rijsel ; pcd, Lile; vls, Rysel) is a city in the northern part of France, in French Flanders. On the river Deûle, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France region, the prefecture of the Nord ...

Background

This event featured world title fight for the Glory Heavyweight Championship of

vs.

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 Wo ...

as headliner and light heavyweight fight of

Zack Mwekassa Zack Mwekassa (born 20 January 1984) is a Congolese boxer and kickboxer who fights in GLORY. He is a former Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Champion As of 1 October 2017, he is ranked the #4 light-heavyweight in the world by CombatPress.com. ...

vs. Carlos Brooks. Also this event featured 4-Man Lightweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Lightweight Championship. Glory 22, started airing at 16:00 ET on Friday in the United States, had average of 152,000 on

Results

¹ Niclas Larsen was replaced with Crice Boussoukou, and later Djimè Coulibaly.
²

Freddy Kemayo Freddy Kemayo (born May 6, 1982) is a French heavyweight kickboxer. He is a three-time French Kickboxing Champion. Biography and career Kemayo joined Faucon Gym in 1999 and has been training there under Bingo and Richard Roudy ever since. In 200 ...

was replaced with Mamoudou Keta.
³

Karim Ghajji Karim Ghajji (born January 16, 1981), is a Moroccan-French kickboxer and B-boy. He is a former Glory Welterweight Championship challenger. Combat Press ranked him in the welterweight top ten between September 2014 and April 2018. Biography an ...

was replaced with

Cédric Doumbé Cédric Doumbé (born August 30, 1992) is a Cameroonian-born French professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer, currently fighting in the Welterweight division. In kickboxing, he is a former two-time Glory Welterweight Champion. Do ...

.
⁴ Djimè Coulibaly was replaced with

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 feath ...

2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 23: Las Vegas

''Glory 23: Las Vegas'' was a

event held on August 7, 2015 at the

Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hard Rock Cafe, Inc. is a British-based multinational chain of theme restaurants, memorabilia shops, casinos and museums founded in 1971 by Isaac Tigrett and Peter Morton in London. In 1979, the cafe began covering its walls with rock and ro ...

Las Vegas, Nevada, USA The Las Vegas Valley is a major metropolitan area in the southern part of the U.S. state of Nevada, and the second largest in the Southwestern United States. The state's largest urban agglomeration, the Las Vegas Metropolitan Statistical Area is ...

Background

This event featured world title fight for the vacant Glory Welterweight Championship of

Nieky Holzken Nicolaas Hubertus Holzken (born December 16, 1983) is a Dutch super middleweight kickboxer and professional boxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the Lightweight division. He is the former Glory Welterweight Champion. ...

vs. Raymond Daniels as headliner. Also this event featured 4-Man Middleweight Qualification Tournament for a chance to win a spot in the Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament to be held later. Glory 23 had average of 295,000 viewers on

Results

2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket

Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1

Results

Glory 24: Denver

''Glory 24: Denver'' was a

event held on October 9, 2015 at the

Magness Arena Magness Arena is a multi-purpose collegiate sports arena in Denver, Colorado. It was built from 1997 to 1999 as part of the Daniel L. Ritchie Center, the sports complex at the University of Denver. It is home to the Denver Pioneers ice hockey an ...

Denver, Colorado, USA Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the United S ...

Background

This event featured a fight between

and

Jason Wilnis Jason Wilnis (born 10 December 1990) is a Dutch professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer of Surinamese descent competing in the Middleweight division. He is the last It's Showtime 85MAX champion and former Glory Middleweight Cham ...

as headliner with the winner expected to get a title shot against Glory Middleweight Champion

. This event also featured a 4-Man Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Heavyweight Championship. This was the last GLORY event that aired on

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and marked the end of the 2-year agreement with Spike.

Results

2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 25: Milan

''Glory 25: Milan'' was a

event held on November 6, 2015 at the

PalaIper The Arena di Monza (formerly the Candy Arena, PalaCandy, PalaIper) is an indoor sporting arena in Monza, Italy. It is home to the Vero Volley Monza (Serie A1) and Saugella Team Monza (Serie A1), volleyball teams. In 2011, it hosted matches fo ...

Milan, Italy Milan ( , , Lombard language, Lombard: ; it, Milano ) is a city in northern Italy, capital of Lombardy, and the List of cities in Italy, second-most populous city proper in Italy after Rome. The city proper has a population of about 1.4 ...

Background

This event featured a title fight for the Glory Lightweight Championship between

and

Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong ( Thai: สิทธิชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง, ; born September 23, 1991) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer who is currently signed to ONE Championship. Sitthichai is a former Lumpinee Stadiu ...

as headliner, a fight between

Giorgio Petrosyan Gevorg "Giorgio" Petrosyan ( hy, Գևորգ Պետրոսյան; born December 10, 1985) is an Armenian-Italian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Nicknamed "The Doctor" and noted for his supreme technical skills, ringsmanship ...

and Josh Jauncey as co-headliner, and a title fight for the Glory Featherweight Championship between

and

in superfight series. This event also featured a 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Welterweight Championship.

Results

2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

International broadcasting

Glory 26: Amsterdam

''Glory 26: Amsterdam'' was a

event held on December 4, 2015 at the Amsterdam RAI in

Amsterdam, Netherlands Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban are ...

Background

This event featured a two title fights for the Glory Welterweight Championship between

and

as headliner, and for the Glory Heavyweight Championship between

and

as co-headliner. This event also featured a 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Featherweight Championship.

Results

2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket

References

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List of events

Glory 19: Virginia

Background

Results

2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 20: Dubai

Background

Results

2015 Glory Middleweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 21: San Diego

Background

Results

2015 Glory Heavyweight Qualification Tournament bracket

Glory 22: Lille

Background

Results

2015 Glory Lightweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 23: Las Vegas

Background

Results

2015 Glory Middleweight Qualification Tournament bracket

Bellator/Glory: Dynamite 1

Results

Glory 24: Denver

Background

Results

2015 Glory Heavyweight Contender Tournament bracket

Glory 25: Milan

Background

Results

2015 Glory Welterweight Contender Tournament bracket

International broadcasting

Glory 26: Amsterdam

Background

Results

2015 Glory Featherweight Contender Tournament bracket

See also

References