Glory, formerly Glory World Series, is an international

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based in

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, which is owned by

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. It is one of the largest kickboxing promotion companies in the world, and features some of the highest-level fighters in the sport on its roster. The company also has international offices in

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, United States, and

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, Netherlands. Glory produces events worldwide that showcase seven

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(six men's divisions and one women's division). As of 2022, Glory has held over 80 events. The first event was held in 2012 in

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Background

When

K-1 K-1 is a professional kickboxing promotion established in 1993, well known worldwide mainly for its heavyweight division fights and Grand Prix tournaments. In January 2012, K-1 Global Holdings Limited, a company registered in Hong Kong, acquired ...

began suffering from extreme financial difficulties in 2011, Total Sports Asia, TSA CEO Marcus Luer,

, and Scott Rudmann of Nectar Capital attempted to buy the brand. K-1 was instead sold to Mike Kim and EMCOM Entertainment Inc. In the aftermath, Pierre Andurand, TSA, and the other investors decided to start a brand new kickboxing promotion and acquired

United Glory Glory, formerly Glory World Series, is an international kickboxing promotion based in Singapore, which is owned by Pierre Andurand. It is one of the largest kickboxing promotion companies in the world, and features some of the highest-level figh ...

Golden Glory Golden Glory was a Muay Thai, kickboxing and mixed martial arts camp and management team, based in the Netherlands. Description Golden Glory was founded in 1999 by Bas Boon, and Frederico Lapenda. Golden Glory's professional MMA and kickboxin ...

, and It's Showtime to secure a top event production team and contracts to each promotion's top fighters. Forming the Glory World Series, Pierre Andurand was named Chairman and Scott Rudmann was named vice-chairman. A number of people formerly involved with these three entities event became Glory consultants. Glory World Series signed most of the world's top kickboxers, such as

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Remy Bonjasky Remy Kenneth Bonjasky (born January 10, 1976) is a Surinamese-Dutch former kickboxer. He is a three-time K-1 World Grand Prix heavyweight champion, winning the title in 2003, 2004, and 2008. Bonjasky has been known for his flying kicks, knee atta ...

Semmy Schilt Sem "Semmy" Schilt (; born 27 October 1973) is a Dutch former kickboxer, Ashihara karateka and mixed martial artist. He stands 212 cm and weighs 171 kg. He is a four-time K-1 World Grand Prix Champion and one-time Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam ...

, Gokhan Saki,

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Albert Kraus Albert “The Hurricane” Kraus (born August 3, 1980) is a Dutch welterweight kickboxer. He was the first K-1 World MAX Tournament Champion in 2002 and also the first SUPERKOMBAT Middleweight Champion. Kraus has also held four separate world ti ...

, and

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 ...

History

Glory Sports International has its offices in the Netherlands, Malaysia, Singapore, and the US. The company includes a mix of entrepreneurs and senior level executives from different environments. The company's investors include Yao Capital,

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, and

TwinFocus Capital Partners TwinFocus Capital Partners LLC is a multi family office based in Boston, Massachusetts. The company was started in 2006 by twin brothers Paul and Wesley Karger. Today, TwinFocus has a 25-person team and represents more than 40 family office clien ...

. In February 2013, Glory announced that former

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Executive VP Andrew Whitaker had been hired as the global CEO of Glory Sports International. In 2018, Glory announced that former CEO of Glory Sports International,

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had moved to the role of Chief Development Officer, and former

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executive

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had been hired as the new CEO. On May 15, 2020, Glory announced Zelaznik had resigned as Glory CEO. On May 26, 2020, Glory Sports International went into receivership, and soon after ownership of Glory was transferred to London-based GSUKCO Limited.

Media coverage

In June 2013, after having its first U.S. event in New York, Glory 9: New York on June 22, 2013,

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signed a multi-year agreement to broadcast Glory kickboxing events; their partnership began with Glory 11: Chicago on October 12 of that year. The broadcast deal with Spike was extended in May 2014 to cover 2015. In February 2016, Glory CEO

announced a new multi-year deal with

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. Beginning in 2019, Glory initiated a partnership with the

for the former's events to be exclusively carried in the U.S by

UFC Fight Pass UFC Fight Pass is an American subscription-based video streaming service owned by the UFC's parent company, Zuffa, that launched in December 2013. History Fight Pass showcases live and on-demand mixed martial arts, submission grappling, kickboxi ...

. The first event to be broadcast as part of this partnership was Glory 63: Houston on February 1 and the last event was Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020. Glory 75 and later events have been available exclusively through pay-per-view. 28 June 2022 Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with Videoland in the Netherlands. The deal covers all Glory events starting from Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2. 16 August 2022 Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with

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in Poland. 5 October 2022 Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with

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in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.

Glory Rivals

In January 2022 Glory announced a new series of events called Glory Rivals, jointly promoted with

Enfusion Enfusion is a Dutch kickboxing promotion company based in Alkmaar, Netherlands. It produces events worldwide, which showcase twelve kickboxing weight classes (7 male and 5 female). Enfusion held its first event in 2013 in the Zwembad Sporthal i ...

and

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. The first Rivals event with Enfusion was scheduled for May 21, 2022, at the Lotto Arena in

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, Belgium. The event was later cancelled due to the finances of Enfusion's local promoter partner Antwerp Fight Organization catching the attention of Belgian authorities. Glory Rivals 1 was instead held on June 11, 2022 in Alkmaar, Netherlands. In the main event Luis Tavares defeated Florent Kaouachi by knockout in the third round. Glory Rivals 2 is scheduled for September 17, 2022 in Alkmaar, Netherlands. The main event is set to see Robin Ciric up against Endy Semeleer at welterweight.

Events

Champions

Current champions

''Indicates former interim champions.''
''Indicates current lineal and interim champions.''

Glory Heavyweight Championship

''Weight limit: Unlimited''

Glory Light Heavyweight Championship

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Glory Middleweight Championship

''Weight limit: ''

Glory Welterweight Championship

''Weight limit: ''

Glory Lightweight Championship

''Weight limit: ''

Glory Featherweight Championship

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Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship

''Weight limit: ''

Tournament champions

Contender Tournament champions

Qualification Tournament winners

Road to Glory Tournament champions

Multi-division champions

Fighters who have won

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in multiple weight classes (excluding tournament champions). *

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 ...

- Won Glory Lightweight Championship on November 7, 2014, then Glory Featherweight Championship on October 21, 2016. *

Alex Pereira Alexsandro Pereira (born 7 July 1987) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. He currently competes in the Middleweight division in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current UFC Middlewe ...

- Won Glory Middleweight Championship on October 14, 2017, then Glory Light Heavyweight Championship on January 30, 2021.

Notable fighters

Featherweight

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 ...

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 ...

* Lim Chi-Bin *

Abdellah Ezbiri Abdellah Ezbiri (born 1986) is a French kickboxer. He is the former I.S.K.A. K-1 Rules World Champion anW.K.N.K-1 Rules European Super Lightweight Champion. As of 1 November 2018, he is ranked the #7 featherweight in the world by Combat Press. ...

Massaro Glunder Massaro Glunder-Timisela is a Netherlands, Dutch-Moluccan professional kickboxer. He is a former World version W5, W5 72.5 kg Intercontinental champion. Glunder was ranked in the Featherweight top ten by Combat Press from October 2015 until ...

* Liam Harrison *

Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao (born May 26, 1995), also known as Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 (เพชรพนมรุ้ง เกียรติหมู่9), is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. Originally from Buriram, in the northeast of Thailand, Petpa ...

Yuta Kubo is retired Japanese lightweight kickboxer. He won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 at Lightweight in 2011. In June 2020, Kubo announced his retirement from kickboxing, and transition into coaching at his own gym: "PURGE TOKYO". He's als ...

Masaaki Noiri is a Japanese kickboxer who competes in the lightweight and welterweight divisions. He began practicing karate as a young boy and had great success in both full contact karate and amateur kickboxing in his early teens, which included winning the ...

Fabio Pinca Fabio Pinca (born June 14, 1984) is an Italian-French Muay Thai kickboxer and mixed martial artist. Pinca is currently signed to ONE Championship. In 2010, Pinca became the first winner of the annual Thai Fight tournament. Biography Fabio Pin ...

* Saenchai PKSaenchaimuaythaigym *

Dylan Salvador Dylan Salvador (born 20 May 1993) is a French mixed martial artist and former Muay Thai kickboxer. A professional competitor since 2011, Salvador is a former two-weight WAKO World champion, having held the low-kick titles at light welterweigh ...

* Lee Sung-Hyun * Tim Thomas *

Kevin VanNostrand Kevin Louis VanNostrand (born April 16, 1987) is an American kickboxer and former Glory (kickboxing)#Glory Heavyweight Championship, Interim Glory Featherweight Champion. A professional kickboxer since 2015, he started martial arts at the age 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 ...

Sergio Wielzen Sergio Wielzen (born November 1, 1987 in Suriname) is a Surinamese-Dutch super lightweight Muay Thai kickboxer formerly fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Black Label and FF Carbin. Medio 2015 he switched to Sityodtong Muay Thai & Kickbox ...

Lightweight

Chingiz Allazov Chingiz Ayazovich Allazov ( be, Чынгiз Аяз аглы Аллазаў, born 10 June 1993) is a Georgian-born Belarusian kickboxer of Azerbaijani descent, currently signed with ONE Championship. He is a former K-1 Super Welterweight Champio ...

Dzhabar Askerov Dzhabar Askerov ( lez, Аскеров Жаббар Мегьамедан хва) (russian: Джабар Аскеров; born January 24, 1986) is a Russian Welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Melbourne, Australia and representing Russia. He is ...

Shemsi Beqiri Shemsi Beqiri (born 3 May 1986) is a Swiss Albanian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. Early life A Swiss Albanian, Beqiri was born to Kosovar Albanian parents in Vitina, SFR Yugoslavia (now Kosovo) on May 3, 1986, and, at the ...

* Alessandro Campagna *

Sanny Dahlbeck Sanny Dahlbeck is a Swedish welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Odenplan Fightgym, Stockholm, Sweden. Being a southpaw fighter, he is particularly known for his powerful left punch and his overall finishing abilities. Career Dahlbeck has bee ...

Johann Fauveau Johann Fauveau (born March 15, 1982) is a French Muay Thai kickboxer. He is a three time French Muaythai Champion. In May 2012, he became World Champion ISKA of Kickboxing K1. Early life Johann Fauveau is Jewish. His nickname "Young Perez" is r ...

Marat Grigorian Marat Grigorian ( hy, Մարատ Գրիգորյան; born 29 May 1991) is an Armenian-Belgian kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship, where he competes in the featherweight division. Grigorian has previously competed for Glory and is a ...

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Ky Hollenbeck Ky Conrad Hollenbeck (born June 17, 1987) is an American Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. He won national and North American titles as an amateur in his teens before turning professional in 2007 and beating Billy Eva ...

Davit Kiria Davit Kiria ( ka, დავით ქირია) (born February 9, 1988), also spelled as David Kyria, is a Georgian kickboxer who competes in the Featherweight and Lightweight divisions of ONE Championship. Also an Ashihara karate stylist, ...

Anatoly Moiseev Anatoly Moiseev ( rus, Анатолий Моисеев) is a Russian people, Russian Lightweight kickboxer. He was the 71 kg-World Association of Kickboxing Organizations, WAKO Russian and world champion, winning both titles in 2011, and the ...

Steve Moxon Steve Moxon (born 9 November 1987) is an Australian kickboxer who competes in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. Steve Moxon is a 2 x World Champion. Known for his speed and knockout power, Moxon captured the ISKA South Pacific ...

* Łukasz Pławecki *

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 ...

* Simón Santana *

Yoshihiro Sato is a Japanese kickboxer competing in K-1 at middleweight (−70 kg). He is the former world champion of Muay Thai in WKA and WPKC, and he won the Japanese national tournament of K-1 twice in 2006 and 2007. His official nickname is "Mugen ...

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 ...

Warren Stevelmans Warren "Chaka Zulu" Stevelmans (born 16 May 1983) is a South African kickboxer, fighting out of Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He is the K-1 MAX Netherlands 2008 tournament champion. Biography and career Despite being born in South Africa, ...

Jordan Watson Jordan Watson (born 4 December 1987) is an English Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the middleweight division. A powerful kicker, Watson began training in Muay Thai at six years old with Richard Smith at Bad Company, Leeds, UK and first ...

Bruno Gazani Bruno Felipe Gomes Gazani (born January 10, 1986) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer. He currently competes in the Lightweight division of GLORY. As of July 31, 2022, he is #9 in the GLORY lightweight rankings. Kickboxing career Early year ...

Welterweight

* Marc de Bonte *

Roberto Cocco Roberto Cocco (born May 16, 1977) is an Italian super middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer and boxer, fighting out of Dojo Miura in his home town of Turin, Italy. He is a former three time I.S.K.A. kickboxing world champion and one time World Kickb ...

* Raymond Daniels *

Murat Direkçi Murat Direkci (born 17 July 1975 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian- Turkish middleweight kickboxer, fighting out of Universal Gym, Antwerp, Belgium. Early life Direkci was born in Antwerp, Belgium as the youngest son of three siblings to a fa ...

Cedric Doumbe Cedric () is a masculine given name invented by Walter Scott in the 1819 novel ''Ivanhoe''.Sir Walter Scott, Graham Tulloch (ed.), ''Ivanhoe'', vol. 8 of The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels, Edinburgh University Press, 1998, , "explanator ...

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 ...

Harut Grigorian Harut Grigorian ( hy, Հարութ Գրիգորյան; born 24 March 1989) is an Armenian-born Belgian kickboxer and former Glory Welterweight Champion. He has also competed in the It's Showtime and K-1 promotions. He was ranked in the Combat ...

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 ...

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. ...

* Paweł Jędrzejczyk *

Karapet Karapetyan Karapet Karapetyan ( hy, Կարապետ Կարապետյան; born 28 November 1982), also known as Karapet Papijan is an Armenian-Dutch kickboxer who competes in the super middleweight and light heavyweight divisions. A professional since 200 ...

Yoann Kongolo Yoann Bernard Kongolo is a Swiss boxer and Muay Thai kickboxer of DR Congo descent who competes in the light heavyweight division of the Glory. He has also competed for SUPERKOMBAT. He was ranked in the welterweight top 10 by Combat Press ...

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. ...

Yohan Lidon Yohan Lidon (born March 28, 1983) is a French Muay Thai kickboxer. He is a 3-time world champion in Muay Thai and kickboxing - including being the first ever It's Showtime 73MAX world champion. As of July 2021, he is the #9 ranked welterweight ...

Thiago Michel Thiago Michel Pereira Silva, a.k.a. Thiago Michel (born May 15, 1984) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer and mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter formally competed for Bellator Fighting Championships in their season six lightweight tournament. ...

Alim Nabiev Alim Nabiev (born October 10, 1994) is an Azerbaijani kickboxer, who has been professionally competing since 2010. He is the former WMC World Light Heavyweight champion. He is ranked as the third best welterweight in the world by Combat Press ...

Antoine Pinto Antoine Pinto (born February 16, 1991), also known as Antoine Siangboxing, is a French Muay Thai kickboxer who trains in Thailand. Pinto is best known as the youngest foreign fighter to have competed at the prestigious Lumpinee Stadium at 14 an ...

Thongchai Sitsongpeenong Thongchai Sitsongpeenong ( Thai: ธงชัย ศิษย์สองพี่น้อง, ; born January 22, 1996) is a Thai Muay Thai kickboxer. As of June 2016, he is ranked #9 at Rajadamnern Stadium at 160 lbs and #10 by World B ...

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 ...

Chad Sugden Chad Sugden (born 27 April 1994) is a British professional boxer and former kickboxer. As a boxer, he challenged for the British light-heavyweight title in 2020. As a kickboxer, he held the ISKA World and Intercontinental title at 72.5 kg. ...

Alex Tobiasson Harris Alex Tobiasson Harris is a Swedish Muay Thai kickboxer training at Fighter Muay Thai in Gothenburg, Sweden. He is the current WMC World Super Middleweight champion. Biography A technical Thai boxer with a leaning towards flamboyance, Harris won ...

Joseph Valtellini Joseph John Valtellini (born May 3, 1985) is a Canadian retired Muay Thai kickboxer who competed in the super middleweight division. Nicknamed "Bazooka Joe", Valtellini is a strong and explosive fighter possessing considerable punching power and ...

Middleweight

Israel Adesanya Israel Mobolaji Odunayo Oluwafemi Temitayo Owolabi Adesanya (born 22 July 1989) is a New Zealand professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer, and former boxer with multiple championships in all three disciplines. As a mixed martial artist, h ...

Wayne Barrett Wayne Barrett (July 11, 1945 – January 19, 2017) was an American journalist. He worked as an Investigative journalism, investigative reporter and Managing editor, senior editor for ''The Village Voice'' for 37 years, until he was laid off ...

Yousri Belgaroui Yousri Belgaroui (born 2 June 1992) is a Tunisian-Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the middleweight division of Glory, where he is former three-time Glory Middleweight Championship challenger. He was ranked as a top t ...

Chris Camozzi Christopher Allen Camozzi (born November 20, 1986) is an American professional Glory kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competes in the Light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Camozzi has formerly competed in th ...

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 ...

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 ...

Melvin Manhoef Melvin Manhoef (born 11 May 1976) is a retired Surinamese-born Dutch mixed martial artist and kickboxer. In kickboxing, he is a former It's Showtime Middleweight Champion, and in MMA he was the Cage Rage Light Heavyweight Champion. In mixed mar ...

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 ...

L'houcine Ouzgni L'houcine "Aussie" Ouzgni (born 10 March 1983) is a Dutch-Moroccan Light Heavyweight/Middleweight Muay Thai kickboxing, kickboxer fighting out of Amsterdam, Netherlands for Top Team Beverwijk. Aussie is a firm fan favorite in the Netherlands due ...

Sahak Parparyan Sahak "Hak" Parparyan ( hy, Սահակ Պարպարյան; born 4 September 1988) is an Armenian heavyweight- cruiserweight kickboxer, who is sometimes referred to as Sahak "Hak" Avetisyan. He is currently fighting out of the Van Os Gym in Alkmaar ...

Agron Preteni Agron Preteni (born 1990 in Split, Croatia, Split) is a Croatian Cruiserweight kickboxer. Biography and career Preteni is the best fighter in junior category in his ''Pit Bull'' gym but also in Croatia. He has won many international titles, in ...

Karl Roberson Karl William Roberson (born October 4, 1990) is an American former kickboxer and mixed martial artist who competed in the Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Early life and education Raised in Neptune Township, New Jers ...

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 ...

Kengo Shimizu , is a Japanese middleweight kickboxer competing in RISE. He is the former SHOOTBOXING and RISE Heavyweight champion. Kyokushin Karate career Started doing Kyokushin Karate at the age of 16, joining Kyokushin Kaikan Tokyo Itabashi Dojo. Achi ...

Bogdan Stoica Bogdan Cristian Stoica (born January 28, 1990) is a Romanian professional kickboxer and boxer, and former wushu practitioner. He is currently signed to ONE Championship. Stoica is also one-time SUPERKOMBAT Cruiserweight Champion, one-tim ...

Filip Verlinden Filip Verlinden (born 26 December 1982) is a Belgian kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Verlinden was introduced to the sport at an early age and came to prominence in 2008 when he won the WKA European Super C ...

Steve Wakeling Stephen Wakeling (born 4 October 1983) is an English Middleweight Muay Thai kickboxer, fighting out of Kent, England. He is former British, European and four time World Muay Thai champion. Early life Wakeling's parents were both Muay Thai figh ...

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 ...

* Donovan Wisse *

Amir Zeyada Amir "The Sphinx" Zeyada (born February 15, 1984) is an Egyptian people, Egyptian-Dutch people, Dutch Cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of the Chakuriki Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands, where he is trai ...

Light Heavyweight

Donegi Abena Donegi Abena (born February 23, 1998) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer, currently competing in the Light Heavyweight division of Glory. A professional competitor since 2015, Abena is a one-time Glory Light Heavyweight title challenger. He is r ...

Randy Blake Randy “Boom Boom” Blake (born November 25, 1986) is an American kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Known for his speed and kicking ability, he began his martial arts training in karate at the age of se ...

Mourad Bouzidi Mourad "The Silent Power" Bouzidi ( ar, مراد بوزيدي) (born November 23, 1984) is Dutch– Tunisian heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of Dojo Kamakura/Team Aerts in The Hague, Netherlands. He is the current Dutch Heavyweight W.F.C ...

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 ...

Nathan Corbett Nathan "Carnage" Corbett (born 23 October 1979) is a retired Australian Muay Thai kickboxer, color commentator for Lion Fight Promotions on CBS Sports and feature author at Fightmag. He is a former 11-time Muay Thai World Champion. Hailing out ...

Abdarhmane Coulibaly Abdarhmane Coulibaly (born 29 September 1985 in Mézières-sur-Seine) is a French Muay Thai kickboxer. He has competed for GLORY, SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship and Kunlun Fight. Kickboxing Coulibaly is set to fight Turpal Tokaev at W5 ...

Michael Duut Michael Duut (born 22 January 1990) is a light heavyweight kickboxer from the Netherlands. He is known for his aggressive fighting style. He is the 2017 Glory Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament Winner,fight of the year 2016 winner. He is ...

Zinedine Hameur-Lain Zinedine Hameur-Lain (born May 26, 1986), is an Algerian-French kickboxer, currently signed with Glory. He is the WBC Muaythai World Champion. He has also fought in SUPERKOMBAT. He was ranked as a top five light heavyweight kickboxer in the worl ...

Danyo Ilunga Danyo "Dibuba" Ilunga (born January 31, 1987) is a Congolese-German Muay Thai kickboxer currently competing in GLORY. Ilunga is a four-time kickboxing and Muay Thai world champion - most notably being the former It's Showtime 95MAX World Champi ...

Igor Jurković Igor Jurković (born 15 July 1985) is a Croatian heavyweight kickboxer fighting out of Poreč, Croatia. He was 6 times Croatian national champion 2004, 2005, 2006 in Thai boxing, and kickboxing champion 2005 in full contact, 2005 and 2006 in low ...

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 ...

Steve McKinnon Steve "The Smashing Machine" Mckinnon (born 23 November 1976 in Scotland) is a WBC Hall of Fame, 8 time world champion Australian, Heavyweight kickboxer, fighting out of the Bulldog Gym in Sydney. He competed in Glory and is the former WBC Mu ...

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. ...

Nenad Pagonis Nenad Pagonis ( sr-cyr, Ненад Пагонис; born 28 July 1987) is a Serbian Cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight kickboxer fighting out of Mike's Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands and Team Pagonis in Novi Sad, Serbia. In 2010 he became World ...

Koichi Pettas Koichi Watanabe ( ja, コウイチ) (26 October 1980 - 7 April 2018), better known as Koichi Pettas or simply KOICHI, was a Japanese heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1, It's Showtime and GLORY. Biography and career Koichi gained recogniti ...

Gökhan Saki Gökhan Saki (born 18 October 1983Thiago Silva Thiago Emiliano da Silva (born 22 September 1984) is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Chelsea and captains the Brazil national team. Considered one of the best defenders of his generation, he is known f ...

Tyrone Spong Tyrone Clinton Spong (born 3 September 1985) is a Surinamese-Dutch professional boxer and mixed martial artist and former kickboxer. As a boxer, he held the WBC and WBO Latino heavyweight titles in 2018. In kickboxing, he is the former WFCA cr ...

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 ...

Stéphane Susperregui Stéphane Ippo Susperregui (born 31 August 1984) is a French kickboxer. He is the current WKN World Oriental Rules Heavyweight and former WKA K-1 World Heavyweight champion. He is ranked as the fifth best light heavyweight in the world by Comba ...

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 is ranked as the second best light heavyweight by Combat Press as of September 2022, and second ...

Makoto Uehara Makoto Uehara ( ja, 上原誠; born November 14, 1984) is a Japanese Shidokan Karateka and heavyweight kickboxer competing in K-1. He is the former RISE Heavyweight and Light Heavyweight champion. Biography and career He faced Hiromi Amada ...

Artem Vakhitov Artyom Olegovich Vakhitov ( rus, Артё́м Оле́гович Вахитов; born April 4, 1991) is a Russian Muay Thai kickboxer who competes in the cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions. Having begun practicing Muay Th ...

* Pavel Zhuravlev

Heavyweight

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 ...

Jamal Ben Saddik Jamal Ben Saddik (; born October 3, 1990) is a Belgian-Moroccan professional kickboxer. He is a former two-time Glory Heavyweight Championship challenger and 2018 Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix tournament winner. Combat Press ranked him as a to ...

Antonio Plazibat Antonio Plazibat (born 12 December 1993) is a Croatian professional kickboxer, who currently competes in the Heavyweight division of Glory. Plazibat was the 2014 FFC Futures Light Heavyweight tournament winner, the 2017 K-1 WGP Heavyweight Worl ...

Mladen Brestovac Mladen Brestovac (born October, 1983) is a Croatian heavyweight Muay Thai kickboxer, currently signed to Final Fight Championship, where he is the current FFC Heavyweight champion, and GLORY. He previously competed in K-1 and SUPERKOMBAT. He ...

Brian Douwes Brian "Bad Ass" Douwes (born 21 November 1987 in Beverwijk) is a Dutch kickboxer fighting out of Team Spirit, formerly known as Top Team Beverwijk in Beverwijk. He competed in K-1, Enfusion Live, Superkombat and Glory. As of 1 May 2017, he is ...

* Ben Edwards *

Mirko Filipović Mirko Filipović (; born 10 September 1974), better known by his ring name Mirko Cro Cop, is a retired Croatian professional mixed martial artist, kickboxer and amateur boxer. He is mostly known for his time in Pride Fighting Championships. Cro C ...

Hesdy Gerges Hesdy Gerges (born February 20, 1984) is a Dutch kickboxer and mixed martial artist, fighting out of the Vos Gym in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He held the It's Showtime World Heavyweight title between 2010 and 2012. Gerges has competed in the K-1, ...

Badr Hari Badr Hari (born 8 December 1984) is a Moroccan-Dutch kickboxer. He is a former K-1 Heavyweight World Champion (2007–2008), It's Showtime Heavyweight World Champion (2009–2010) and ''K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 and 2009'' finalist. Born an ...

Guto Inocente Carlos Augusto "Guto" Inocente Filho (born May 29, 1986) is a Brazilian professional mixed martial artist and kickboxer currently signed to ONE Championship. A professional MMA competitor since 2005, Inocente formerly competed for the UFC and S ...

Singh Jaideep Jaideep Singh (born 21 August 1987) is an Indian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist Mixed martial arts (MMA), sometimes referred to as cage fighting, no holds barred (NHB), and ultimate fighting, and originally referred to ...

Jérôme Le Banner Jérôme Philippe Le Banner (; born December 26, 1972) is a French kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and professional wrestler. Le Banner fought for most of his career in K-1 and became known for his aggressive fighting style and knockout power. ...

Ismael Londt Ismael Londt (born 12 July 1985) is a Surinamese-Dutch kickboxer signed to the ONE Championship. He is the former SUPERKOMBAT Heavyweight Champion, and two time SUPERKOMBAT Grand Prix Heavyweight tournament winner. He was ranked as a top ten h ...

D'Angelo Marshall D'Angelo Marshall (born 20 September 1990) is a Curaçaoans in the Netherlands, Curaçaoan-Dutch Kickboxing, kickboxer, currently signed with Glory (kickboxing), Glory. He won 2013 SUPERKOMBAT World Grand Prix III, 2015 SUPERKOMBAT Special Editio ...

Cătălin Moroșanu Cătălin Moroșanu (30 June 1984) is a retired Romanian kickboxer, chanbara practitioner and professional rugby player. He is best known for his time in the Superkombat Fighting Championship (SUPERKOMBAT), where he competed in the heavyweight d ...

Alistair Overeem Alistair Cees Overeem (born 17 May 1980) is a Dutch professional heavyweight mixed martial artist and kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is a former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion, Dream Heavyweight C ...

Daniel Sam Daniel Anthony Sam (born 13 August 1981) is an English super heavyweight kickboxer and is currently ranked UK number 1 in the heavyweight division of Muay Thai. He has fought on the top kickboxing promotions including Enfusion, SUPERKOMBAT, ...

* Antônio Silva *

Anderson Silva Anderson da Silva (; born 14 April 1975) is a Brazilian-American mixed martial artist and boxer. He is a former UFC Middleweight Champion and holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. This started in 2006 and ...

Giannis Stoforidis Giannis Stoforidis ( Greek: Γιάννης Στοφοριδης; born 8 May 1989) is a Greek kickboxer currently fighting in ONE Championship. He has also fought in the SUPERKOMBAT Fighting Championship, Glory, Enfusion and OSS Fighters. Kickb ...

Ewerton Teixeira Ewerton Teixeira (born February 13, 1982) is a Brazilian professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist, and Kyokushin Kaikan karateka. Teixeira obtained his first K-1 title in 2008 at K-1 World Grand Prix 2008 in Fukuoka by beating Keijiro Maeda ...

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, ...

Nicolas Wamba Nicolas Wamba-Barzic (born 12 February 1988), is a French heavyweight boxer and former kickboxer, former WKN World Super Heavyweight Kickboxing Champion, managed by ''WKN Top Team''. As of 2017, he was ranked the #17 heavyweight in the world by ...

Jahfarr Wilnis Jahfarr Wilnis (born February 26, 1986) is a Dutch Surinamese kickboxer, currently competing in the heavyweight division of Glory. He is the 2015 Kunlun Fight Super Heavyweight Tournament winner and the former Enfusion Heavyweight World Champi ...

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 ...

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