Glory 14 Co-Main Event Change and Updated Fight Card

Glory 14, set for Zagreb, Croatia has undergone changes to their co-main event. Originally set for Nieky Holzken vs. Marc De Bont, the bout will now feature Andie Ristie vs. Ky Hollenbeck.  Both fighters wield an unpredictable style, making for an interesting and exciting matchup.

Andie Ristie last defeated both Robin Van Roosmalen and Giorgio Petrosyan in Glory's Lightweight Tournament in New York City. His convincing knock-out victories against these fighters, though viewed as possible, were not expected. Ristie definitely made a solid statement with his performance.

Ky Hollenbeck last defeated Warren Stevelmans by using his unorthodox style to outpoint the South African fighter.

Updated Fight Card:

GLORY 14

Mirco Cro Cop vs. Remy Bonjasky

Andie Ristie vs. Ky Hollenbeck

GLORY 14 Middleweight Contender Tournament
Jason Wilnis vs. Sahak Paparyan
Robert Thomas vs. Dustin Jacoby

Super Fight Series
Michael Duut vs. Igor Jukovic

Shemsi Beqiri vs. Murthel Groenhart
Karapet Kareptyan vs. Artur Kyshenko

Warren Stevelmans replaces Shemsi Beqiri against Ky Hollenbeck at Glory 12 this weekend

Ky Hollenbeck and Shemsi Beqiri were set to face off in the tournament reserve bout of the Glory 12 lightweight tournament this weekend in New York, but Beqiri has withdrawn from the bout for reasons unknown. Stepping in to replace Beqiri is Warren Stevelmans. 

Hollenbeck will look to win his second bout in as many fights after returning from ACL surgery. He returned from his surgery at Glory 10 on short notice to defeat Albert Kraus by decision. Stevelmans has fought a who's who in his career, but is currently on a three fight losing streak. His last appearance for Glory was a decision loss to Albert Kraus at Glory 5. 

Glory 12 takes place this Saturday at the theater at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.

Ky Hollenbeck vs. Shemsi Beqiri and Jamal Ben Saddik vs. Ben Edwards official for Glory 12

Glory has confirmed two more fights for Glory 12 including their main event. Jamal Ben Saddik vs. Ben Edwards will take top billing at Glory 12 in the night's main event. The tournament reserve bout will feature Ky Hollenbeck vs. Shemsi Beqiri. The winner of Hollenbeck and Bequiri would replace any of the winning fighters in the Glory lightweight tournament if they can't continue in the tournament for whatever reason, most likely injury.

Saddik will be looking to avoid a three fight losing streak against Edwards. He has lost his last two fights by (T)KO to Daniel Ghita and Peter Aerts. Edwards will be making his Glory debut and will be looking to build on his current three fight win streak.

Hollenbeck will look to compete for the second time since returning from ACL surgery. His first fight back took place at Glory 10 when he stepped up to face Albert Kraus on short notice, winning a unanimous decision. Beqiri will be looking to end a two fight skid after losing a unanimous decision to Robin van Roosmalen.

As previously announced the Glory 12 lightweight tournament will feature Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Andy Ristie, and Robin van Roosmalen vs. Davit Kiria. Glory 12 will take place Saturday November 23rd in New York.

Fight Card:

Glory Lightweight Tournament

Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Andy Ristie

Robin van Roosmalen vs. Davit Kiria

Glory Lightweight Tournament Reserve Bout

Ky Hollenbeck vs. Shemsi Beqiri

Super Fights

Jamal Ben Saddik vs. Ben Edwards

Match ups for Glory 12 lightweight tournament announced

Glory 12 takes place November 23rd in New York, it was previously announced that their would be a 4-man lightweight (154lb) tournament taking place on the night. Giorgio Petrosyan was the only announced fight until now, joining him will be Andy Ristie, Davit Kiria, and Robin van Roosmalen. All three of the newly announced fighters were in action this paste weekend at Glory 10 with all three of them securing their spot in the tournament with victories. 

Ristie defeated Niclas Larsen, Kiria defeated Murthel Groenhart, and van Roosmalen defeated Shemsi Beqiri. The match ups for the tournament semi-finals will be Giorgio Petrosyan vs. Andy Ristie, a fight Risite has been asking for, and Robin van Roosmalen vs. Davit Kiria.

Glory 10 Results and Recap: Schilling stuns Levin to win 4-man tournament

Glory 10 took place last night in Ontario, CA and the night’s story was Joe Schilling shocking the world by winning the 4-man middleweight tournament. There was a lot of attention surrounding the tournament since its announcement and with Schilling’s original opponent, Steve Wakeling, not able to secure a visa to fight in tournament many expected a Schilling vs. Artem Levin finale. That is exactly what they got, but many didn’t expect Schilling to defeat Levin, but he did just that. Before Levin and Schilling met in the final Levin defeated Jason Wilnis by unanimous decision and Schilling defeated Kengo Shimizu by unanimous decision.

In the final Levin looked good early in the fight but in the second round Levin was knocked by Schilling after a superman punch and a knee landed. The third round was close, and after three rounds the fight was ruled a majority draw and they proceeded to an extra round. In the extra round things started off right until Schilling scored a flash knockdown on Levin, which Levin protested. The tide of the fight shifted and when it was over Schilling was declared the winner.

Results:

Glory Middleweight Tournament Final

Joe Schilling def. Artem Levin via Extra Round Decision

Glory Middleweight Tournament Semi-Finals

Artem Levin def. Jason Wilnis via Unanimous Decision

Joe Schilling def. Kengo Shimizu via Unanimous Decision

Tournament Reserve Bout

Wayne Barrett def. Robby Plotkin via (T)KO at 2:26 of Rd. 1

Super Fights

Robin van Roosmalen def. Shemsi Beqiri via Unanimous Decision

David Kiria def. Murthel Groenhart via Unanimous Decision

Brian Collette def. Randy Blake via Unanimous Decision

Ky Hollenbeck def. Albert Kraus via Unanimous Decision

Hinata Watanabe def. Johann Fauveau via (T)KO at 0:48 of Rd. 3 

Karapet Karapetyan def. Aleksandr Stetcurenko via Unanimous Decision

Jahfarr Wilnis def. Brice Guidon via KO

Niclas Larsen def. Andy Ristie via Unanimous Decision

Jerome Le Banner out of Glory 10 with injury

Kickboxing legend Jerome Le Banner will not be fighting at Glory 10 after suffering a neck injury. Glory announced earlier today. Le Banner was set to face Sergei Kharitonov in the Glory 10 main event, but with the injury to Le Banner the entire fight has been removed from the fight card and Kharitonov will compete at a later event.

With the removal of Le Banner and Kharitonov the bout between Robin van Roosmalen and Shemsi Beqiri has been promoted to the main event. Filling in the co-main event slot will be Murthel Groenhart vs. Davit Kiria.  

Glory 10 takes place September 28th at the Citizens Bank Arena in Ontario, CA.

Glory 10 set for Ontario, CA with 4-man middleweight tournament

Glory 10 has officially been announced by Glory. Although it is being dubbed as Glory 10: Los Angeles it will actually take place in Ontario, Calfiornia at Citizens Bank Arena on September 28th. The night's main event is expected to be a bout between Kickboxing legend Jerome Le Banner and Sergei Kharitonov.

The event will also feature a one night four man middleweight tournament with Artem Levin, Steve Wakeling, Joe Schilling, and Jason Wilnis. The semi-final match ups for the tournament have not been announced yet.

The only other super fight announced for the event thus far will feature Robin van Roosmalen vs. Shemsi Beqiri.

Fight Card:
Jerome Le Banner vs. Sergei Kharitonov
Robin van Roosmalen vs. Shemsi Bequiri

4-Man Middleweight Tournament
Artem Levin 
Jason Wilnis
Steve Wakeling 
Joe Schilling

Results and Recap: Glory 3

Glory 3 took place in Italy this yesterday and the 154lb tournament did not disappoint. In the quarterfinals of the tournament Giorgio Petrosyan defeated Ky Hollenebck, Sanny Dahlbeck defeated Yoshihiro Sato, and Robin van Roosmalen defeated Tim Thomas by (T)KO to advance to the semi-finals, while Davit Kiria defeated Shemsi Beqiri by decision to punch his ticket to the semi-finals.

In the tournament semi-finals Giorgio Petrosyan out pointed Davit Kiria en route to a decision victory. Despite Kiria’s aggression, Petrosyan was too slick and used a slick counter attack to continuously score. In the other semi-final bout it seemed Sanny Dahlbeck had the antidote for Robin van Roosmalen’s relentless attack and through most of the first round Dhalbeck was able to keep van Roosmalen at bay. With a few second left at the end of the first van Roosmalen was able to get inside and knock Dahlbeck down. The second round played much like the first as van Roosmalen was having trouble getting inside on Dahlbeck, but once again as the round was coming to an end he was able to get inside and unleash a flurry of punches and knock Dahlbeck down again. The bout finally ended in the third round when van Roosmalen knocked Dahlbeck down with body shot and he was unable to continue. 

In the tournament finals Giorgio Petrosyan out pointed van Roosmalen en route to a decision victory to take home the tournament crown and the $300,000 prize. Despite his efforts van Roosmalen was unable to get inside on Petrosyan and land his powerful strikes. Petrosyan proved once again why he is considered the best Kickboxer in the world. 

Full Results: 

Tournament Quarter Finals 

Giorgio Petrosyan def. Ky Hollenbeck via (T)KO (Injury) in Rd. 2 

Davit Kiria def. Shemsi Beqiri via Decision 

Sanny Dahlbeck def. Yoshihiro Sato via (T)KO in Rd. 2 

Robin van Roosmalen def. Tim Thomas via (T)KO in Rd. 2 

Tournament Semi-Finals 

Giorgio Petrosyan def. Davit Kiria via Decision 

Robin van Roosmalen def. Sanny Dahlbeck via (T)KO in Rd. 3 

Tournament Final 

Giorgio Petrosyan def. Robin van Roosmalen via Decision 

Tournament Reserve Bouts 

Warren Stevelmans def. Dzhabar Askerov via Decision 

Alessandro Campagna def. Fabio Pinca via Decision 

Super Fights 

Alka Matewa def. Marco Re via Decision 

Jordan Watson def. Mustapha Haida via Decision 

Under Card Bouts 

Julian Imeri def. Emannuele Raini via Decision 

Ricardo Lecca def. Giuseppe D’Amuri via KO in Rd. 1

GLORY Final 8 draws: Ky Hollenbeck faces Giorgio Petrosyan

The draws for the GLORY Final 8 (@GLORY_WS) took place today and it American Ky Hollenbeck will undoubtedly have the biggest task of his fighting career as he will face Giorgio Petrosyan in the first fight of the night. All of the action will take at GLORY 3 in Rome on November 3^rd. The three other opening round match-ups of the Final 8 will feature Shemsi Beqiri vs. Davit Kiria (@DavitKiria), Robin van Roosmalen (@RobinvRoosmalen) vs. Tim Thomas and Albert Kraus vs. Sanny Dahlbeck (@SannyDahlbeck).

Hollenbeck has made his name taking on all challengers regardless of experience or name. He established himself in 2011 as a top fighter not only in the America, but the world with wins over the likes of Vuyisile Colossa, Jordan Watson and Gregory Choplin. A win over Giorgio Petrosyan would be huge for the San Francisco based fighter.

Glory World Series Final 8 set for November 3rd in Rome, Italy

Glory officially announced the "Final 8" of the Glory World Series today. The event will take place November 3rd in Rome, Italy. Competing in the "Final 8" one night tournament will be Giorgio Petrosyan, Albert Kraus, Robin van Roosmalen, Shemsi Beqiri, Ky Hollenbeck, Tim Thomas, Davit Kiria and Sanny Dahlbeck.

American Ky Hollenbeck will be looking to prove that America belongs on the world stage. Hollenbeck has made his name by besting some high level international talent such as Gregory Choplin, Jordan Watson and Vuyisile Colossa. If Hollenbeck wins the Glory World Series or let alone makes it to the finals against this stacked field of fighters, it would be safe to say that he would hands down be the best American fighter.