Paul "Semtex" Daley, who was slated to be one of Bellator’s most prized free agent acquisitions, found himself unable to compete in the promotion’s welterweight tournament due to visa complications stemming from a barroom brawl in his native England. However, the 29 year old heavy hitter has none the less remained active; Daley is set to headline Cage Contender’s February 23rd MMA card in Dublin, Ireland before making the transition back to the kickboxing ring on March 23rd. Read More »
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GLORY have announced a date and venue for their "ROAD TO GLORY USA" middleweight tournament. The one-night, eight-man tourney is set to take place at the Hollywood Park Casino in Los Angeles, on Feb. 9. Read More »
Photo gallery: GLORY 4
We have an extensive photo gallery from GLORY 4's one-night single-elimination 16-man heavyweight kickboxing tournament that took place New Year's Eve in Saitama, Japan. Read More »
New Year’s Eve special: DREAM 18 and GLORY 4 results
GLORY Sports International put together a DREAM 18 and GLORY 4 special 2012 New Year's Eve MMA/kickboxing event Monday at Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan. Read More »
CBS Sports Network set to air ‘GLORY 4 Tokyo’ on New Years Eve
Glory Sports International have announced that the 'GLORY 4 Tokyo' NYE event will air on CBS Sports Network in the U.S. The 16-man tournament will be televised on Monday, Dec. 31, 2012 at 10:00 p.m. EST. Read More »
GLORY 4 Tokyo: Jhonata Diniz steps in to replace Aoki against Daniel Ghita on NYE
Brazilian heavyweight Jhonata Diniz has stepped in as a replacement for Fabiano ‘Cyclone’ Aoki, and now faces Daniel Ghita at the GLORY 4 Tokyo event on New Years Eve. Read More »
DREAM 18: Aoki vs. McKee, Fernandes vs. Maeda and Manhoef vs. Kang added to NYE special
Three new bouts have been confirmed for the DREAM 18 New Year's Eve fight card. The event will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan. Read More »
GLORY begins a search for Martial Arts talent with new ‘ROAD TO GLORY’ fight series
GLORY have announced their new fight series named “ROAD TO GLORY”, which has been created to help find a new generation of Martial Arts fighters and superstars from around the world. Read More »
Tyrone Spong and Remy Bonjasky collide at Glory 5
Glory 5 will be held at the Excel Arena in London, England on Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013. It boasts a historic first meeting which will headline the biggest kickboxing card to ever be staged in the UK. Read More »
GSI announce top 8 seeds for ‘GLORY 4 Tokyo: Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament’
GLORY Sports International has announced the top 8 seeds for their GLORY 4 Tokyo: Heavyweight Grand Slam, 16-man, single-elimination tournament at the Saitama Super Arena on Dec. 31. Read More »
GLORY open corporate office in Tokyo to help pioneer operations in Japan
GLORY Sports International have announced the opening of a new corporate office in Tokyo, Japan. They have also announced a newly established subsidiary entity, GLORY Sports Japan KK. Read More »
GLORY 3 Rome results: Giorgio Petrosyan wins lightweight tourney and $300,000 grand prize
Georgio Petrosyan manages to battle his way through three opponents to take home the GLORY 3 Rome ‘Final 8’ lightweight tournament championship and grand prize of $300,000. Read More »
‘DREAM 18: Special NYE 2012′ confirmed for Dec. 31 in Saitama, Japan
Glory Sports International announced today that they will be presenting a 'DREAM 18 – Special NYE 2012' show. The event will take place at the Saitama Super Arena in Japan on Dec. 31. Read More »
GLORY 3 Rome: Four opening-round bouts drawn for ‘Final 8′ tournament on Nov. 3
The draw results to determine the opening matches for the GLORY 3 Rome 'Final 8' one-night tournament have been confirmed. Read More »
K-1 U.S. Grand Prix in Los Angeles – results
K-1, the professional kickboxing promotion known for assembling the world's top strikers, held the U.S. leg of their 2012 World Grand Prix Saturday night at the L.A. Sports Arena in Los Angeles, Calif. Read More »
Kickboxer Tyrone Spong signs with GLORY
Heavyweight kickboxing KO artist and former Ernesto Hoost protégé Tyrone “The King of the Ring” Spong (68-6-1, 42 KO’s) of Amsterdam, Netherlands has signed a multi-fight, two-year exclusive deal with GLORY to compete in the world’s premiere kickboxing league. He is slated to make his GLORY debut at the GLORY World Series mega-event in Tokyo, Japan on a December date to be announced soon. Read More »
Spike TV and K-1 join forces in a new multi-platform partnership
It was announced today that Spike TV and K-1, the world's premier kickboxing organization, have agreed to a strategic partnership. The first fights to stream live on Spike.com will beginning Saturday, September 8 at the U.S. World Grand Prix Championships in Los Angeles. Read More »
Remy Bonjasky vs. Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva headlines ‘GLORY 2 Brussels’ in October
The headline bout for GLORY's upcoming event in Belgium has been announced as returning kickboxing legend Remy Bonjasky (75-14) squares off against Brazilian standout Anderson ‘Braddock’ Silva (32-7). The event will take place at the Vorst National Arena in Brussels, Belgium, on Oct. 6. Read More »
GLORY announces 16-Man Grand Slam heavyweight tournament for December
Japan's premier stand-up fighting league, GLORY World Series, have announced a 16-Man Grand Slam heavyweight tournament set to take place in Tokyo, Japan in December. Today they revealed the names of the first 13 fighters who have accepted an invitation to compete in the tournament. Read More »
More on the takeover of It’s Showtime by Glory Sports International
As was reported Sunday, Glory Sports International has purchased the European kickboxing promotion It's Showtime. Now It's Showtime founder Simon Rutz has released a lengthy statement explaining his reasons for selling the promotion which was founded in 1989. Read More »
Kickboxing: GLORY World Series International has acquired the ‘It’s Showtime’ promotion
GLORY SPORTS INTERNATIONAL (GSI), the owner and rights holder of the GLORY World Series (www.gloryworldseries.com) championship kickboxing promotion and other related businesses, has agreed to terms with Dutch-based competitor, ‘It’s Showtime,’ led by the renowned European fight manager and kickboxing promoter Simon Rutz. Read More »
Monday Morning Fights: Cung Le, Mark Hunt, Gary Goodridge, Mirko Cro Cop
What better way to start off a Monday than by watching a few of MMA's top strikers showcasing their skills in these stand-up K-1 classics. Read More »