GLORY 17 Los Angeles & Last Man Standing Fight Card Updates

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GLORY 17 Los Angeles on June 21 Announced



GLORY, the world's premier kickboxing league has announced GLORY 17 LOS ANGELES from the Forum, Presented by Chase, in Inglewood, California on Saturday, June 21st.

GLORY 17 will include the GLORY Last Man Standing Middleweight tournament available on Pay-Per-View. This will be an 8-man tournament and GLORY has announced six of the names so far including Joe Schilling, Simon Marcus, Alex Pereira, Bogdan Stoica, Melvin Manhoef and Wayne Barrett.

Doors open at 3:30 pm, with the first undercard bout beginning at 3:35 pm. The live broadcast of GLORY 17 LOS ANGELES kicks off on SPIKE TV at 5:00 pm (all times PST).

Stay tuned for more details!

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GLORY Announces 'Last Man Standing' PPV for June 21


GLORY, the world's premier kickboxing league, today announced its inaugural Pay-Per-View (PPV) event, GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING, to be broadcast live from the Forum, Presented by Chase, in Inglewood, California on Saturday, June 21st at 10:00 pm ET.

GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING features eight of the word's best middleweights colliding in a one-night, winner-take-all tournament to determine who will be crowned GLORY Middleweight World Champion. "The GLORY fans tell us they have been waiting for the return of live combative tournaments on a scale they know GLORY understands. We are experienced with these multi-fighter formats overseas and now with the eight man tournament on Pay-Per-View, we will finally bring it to them," said Andrew Whitaker, GLORY Sports International CEO. "This is a thrill-packed event where the winner will have to fight three times in one adrenalin-fueled night."

Seven top-ranked middleweight tournament contenders -- Joe Schilling (USA), Wayne Barrett (USA), Alex Pereira (BRA), Filip Verlinden (BEL), Bogdan Stoica (ROM), Simon Marcus (CAN), and Melvin Manhoef (NED) -- have been confirmed so far, with the final competitor to be announced at a later date.

GLORY has partnered with iN DEMAND, cable's leading PPV sports and event distributor, to deliver GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING to providers across the U.S. and Caribbean. "We are thrilled to welcome GLORY Kickboxing into our stable of top notch event providers for the cable PPV audience," said Mark Boccardi, SVP Programming & Business Development, iN DEMAND. "The league has established itself as a world-championship-level events producer, featuring some of the most skilled ring combat athletes in the world. These great fighters, combined with the unique format of 'GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING' are sure to deliver a powerful action-packed night on PPV."

Additional partnerships are pending with other PPV providers throughout North America and will be announced shortly.

GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING (SRP $34.95) will immediately follow GLORY 17 LOS ANGELES, which airs at 8:00 pm ET.

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Complete LAST MAN STANDING lineup:


Artem "The Lion" Levin (RUS)
Joe schilling (USA)
Wayne Barrett (USA)
Melvin Manhoef (NL)
Filip Verlinden official Fanpage (BEL)
Simon ''Bad Bwoy'' Marcus (CAN)
Alex "Po Atan" Pereira (BRA)
Bogdan Stoica (ROM)

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TWO WORLD TITLE FIGHTS ANNOUNCED FOR GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING

LIVE on Pay-Per-View from The Forum, Presented by Chase on Saturday, June 21st


GLORY, the world’s premier kickboxing league, today announced two World Title fights for its inaugural Pay-Per-View (PPV) event, GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING, to be broadcast live from the Forum, Presented by Chase, in Inglewood, California on Saturday, June 21st at 10:00 pm ET.

In a rematch that pits the #1 and #2 ranked GLORY heavyweights against each other, Romanian technician Daniel Ghita (50-10-0, 39 KO) battles rising Dutch superstar Rico Verhoeven (43-9-0, 10 KO) for the GLORY Heavyweight Championship. Their previous encounter at GLORY 11 CHICAGO resulted in a decision victory for Verhoeven, earning him the title of GLORY Heavyweight Tournament World Champion.

Another World Title is on the line as newly crowned GLORY Welterweight Champion Marc De Bonte (87-11-1, 28 KO) of Belgium defends his belt against proven contender 'Bazooka' Joe Valtellini (11-2-0, 10 KO) of Canada.

GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING also features eight of the word's best middleweights -- Artem Levin (RUS) Joe Schilling (USA), Wayne Barrett (USA), Alex Pereira (BRA), Filip Verlinden (BEL), Bogdan Stoica (ROM), Simon Marcus (CAN), and Melvin Manhoef (NED) -- colliding in a one-night, winner-take-all tournament to determine who will be crowned GLORY Middleweight World Champion.

GLORY has partnered with all of the major PPV sports and event distributors to deliver GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING (SRP $34.95) to cable and satellite providers across the U.S., Canada and the Caribbean. Contact your local cable or satellite provider or go to gloryworldseries.com for more details on how to order.

GLORY: LAST MAN STANDING will immediately follow GLORY 17 LOS ANGELES, which airs at 8:00 pm ET on SPIKE TV.

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GLORY 17 Los Angeles - Fight Card


Main Event:

Mirko Cro Cop Filipovic (CRO) vs. Sergey Kharitonov (RUS)

Co-Main Event:

Andy Ristie (SUR) vs. Ky Hollenbeck (USA)

Featherweight Contender Tournament:

Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai (THA) vs. Miguel Torres (USA)
Gabriel Varga (CAN) vs. Shane Oblonsky (USA)

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No sooner had Marc De Bonte (87-11-1, 28 KO) won the GLORY Welterweight Championship on Saturday night at GLORY 16 DENVER he had already been challenged by Canadian contender ‘Bazooka’ Joe Valtellini (11-2-0, 10 KO).

“That was a great fight. Both guys put it on the line and it could have gone either way. I’d like to congratulate De Bonte and I can't wait for the opportunity to face him for the belt,” he told reporters as the result was announced.

“I'm ready, any time and any place. Whenever GLORY wants to give me the opportunity, it's my dream and nothing will stop me from winning that belt.”

Valtellini’s comments were relayed to De Bonte at the post-fight press conference. “Bring it on,” said the new champion, and today the match was made.

Bout agreements have been signed for De Bonte to defend the World Welterweight Championship against Valtellini on June 21.

The fight will take place on the LAST MAN STANDING pay-per-view card.

Also on that card is the World Heavyweight Championship fight between Rico Verhoeven (43-9-0, 10 KO) and Daniel Ghita (50-10-0, 39 KO).

“I’m crazy excited. I have been standing still for six months, my last fight was with Peter Aerts on December 21 so I am ready to go. Let’s get it on,” says Verhoeven.

Ghita is also looking forward to settling the rivalry between himself and Verhoeven. “I’m #1 in the rankings and I intend to prove that I am the best heavyweight in the world by taking the title on June 21st,” he said.

Heavyweight and Welterweight are not the only two titles, which will be on the line at LAST MAN STANDING. The event also hosts an eight-man Middleweight Championship Tournament.

Artem Levin (RUS), Joe Schilling (USA), Wayne Barrett (USA), Alex Pereira (BRA), Filip Verlinden (BEL), Bogdan Stoica (ROM), Simon Marcus (CAN), and Melvin Manhoef (NED) will clash in a one-night, winner-takes-all tournament to decide who takes the Middleweight belt.

“I’ve been in kickboxing for a long time, over two decades, and I can tell you there has never been a day like June 21,” says Cor Hemmers, GLORY matchmaker and Head of Talent Operations.

“It is the most stacked card in kickboxing history - GLORY 17 LOS ANGELES and LAST MAN STANDING will see three champions crowned, new contenders emerge and rankings impacted in every weight class.”