The first event of Glory in 2021 will be live on FITE on January 30th! Glory 77 have outdone themselves with this event! On January 30th you'll get to see some of your favorites collide in intense and exciting fights - 4 of them for titles on the line, two of the titles are for Undisputed champion! All of this in one night!
After the injury of Jamal Ben Saddik the long awaited fight between Jamal and Rico is not going to happen at Glory 77 but now the event is headlined by a four man heavyweight tournament featuring the Glory heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven, Hesdy Gerges, Levi Rigters and Tarik Khbabez.
The four man heavyweight tournament will be at two stages. There are two fights in stage one. In the first one Rico Verhoeven and Hesdy Gerges settle their rivalry inside the GLORY 77 ring. In the second one Levi Rigters takes on Tarik Khbabez.
The second part of the tournament is also and the main event of the evening. The Winner from first match faces off the Winner of second match finishing the entire lineup with a bang! This part is the most interesting one. Why? Because the Heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven is not against one heavyweight fighter but against three of them. If Rico wins over Hesdy Gerges we will have the opportunity to see a Heavyweight champion to fight twice in one night. Depends on how difficult the first fights for the two finalist will be they will have different chances to win the Glory heavyweight championship. This is the tournament that everything is possible.
Artem Vakhitov faces off one of the scariest man of kickboxing Alex Pereira to defend his Undisputed Light Heavyweight title! This appears to be the toughest challenge of Vakhitov's career up to now. Who will come out on top?
The second Undisputed Welterweight Championship Bout is between Welterweight Champion Cédric Doumbé and Interim Champion Murthel Groenhart. It's long waited fight and everybody is trilled who will be the new Undisputed Welterweight Champion.
The third title on the line is in a Super Bantamweight Championship Bout! The Super Bantamweight Champion Tiffany Van Soest defends her new Glory belt for the first time against Aline Pereira.
Tune in on January 30th and enjoy a full and intense fight card that will surely put you at the edge of your seat!
6 Champions, 3 Title Fights, 1 Special Night.The main event features a four man heavyweight tournament including Glory heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven, as well as Hesdy Gerges, Levi Rigters and Tarik Khbabez. New York, January 15, 2021 - FITE, FITE, the premiere global platform for sports and entertainment, is excited to present the first GLORY PPV show of the new year, live from the Netherlands on Jan. 30th at a newly adjusted and earlier start time of 2pm ET. This moves the FREE preliminary Glory pre-show featuring heavyweights, Raul Catinas …
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