On Friday, Nov. 7, GLORY hosted its 18th event, dubbedĀ Return to Glory, from the Grand Casino Hotel and Resort in Shawnee, Okla.
In the night’s main event, lightweight title holder Davit Kiria took on Dutch powerhouse Robin van Roosmalen. Kiria captured gold at GLORY 14 in March with a knockout of Andy Ristie. It marked the Georgian fighter’s fifth win inside the GLORY ring. Van Roosmalen, meanwhile, bounced back from a loss to Ristie with decision win overĀ Marat Grigorian in April. The 24-year-old defeated Kiria last November and looked to do so again with the title on the line.
The co-main event featured hard-hitting middleweightĀ Wayne Barrett and Holland’s Jason Wilnis. Barrett was last in action in June, falling short in the promotion’sĀ Last Man Standing tournament.
The card alsod feature a four-man, light heavyweight contender tournament. The bracket featured a match-up of knockout artists asĀ Brian Collette andĀ Zack Mwekassa locked horns, whileĀ Saulo Cavalari met Artem Vakhitov in the other half of the ladder.
The night’s main card aired live on Spike TV at 9 p.m. ET.
Robin van Roosmalen def. Davit Kiria by majority decision (48-46, 48-46, 47-47) – lightweight title
Jason Wilnis def. Wayne Barrett by unanimous decision (29-26×3)
Saulo Cavalari def. Danyo Ilunga by unanimous decision (30-27×3) – light heavyweight contender tournament semifinal
Zack Mwekassa def. Brian Collette by knockout. Round 2, 0:45 – light heavyweight contender tournament semifinal
Benjamin Adegbuyi def. Hesdy Gerges by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)
Randy Blake def. Warren Thompson by unanimous decision (30-26 x3)
Robert Thomas def. Mike Lemaire by knockout. Round 3, 1:06
Josh Jauncey def. Jae-Gil Noh by knockout. Round 2, 1:14
Omari Boyd def. Ian Alexander by knockout. Round 3, 2:17