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GLORY Heavyweight Grand Prix Tournament Draw | Live This Wednesday at 12 PM GMT


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This Wednesday, January 31, will see the official draw deciding the first-round matchups and brackets for the upcoming historic GLORY Heavyweight Grand Prix on March 9.


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Taking place live from the Harbour Club in Amsterdam, the special draw, which is presented by Unibet, will be broadcast live across GLORY social media channels starting from 1pm CET | 12pm GMT | 7am ET.


All participants will discover their opponents for the first round of this eight-man one-night tournament in this unique format that will require strategy and quick thinking. Some fighters may choose to chase a particular rival, others may select a certain route to the final, but only one thing is for certain: anything can happen this Wednesday!



Tune in to watch the drama and stories unfold, first explosive face-offs, and see who will face who in the opening round of the GLORY Heavyweight Grand Prix.


The eight entrants for the GLORY Heavyweight Grand Prix are:

  • Rico Verhoeven (61-10, 20 KO), the Netherlands

  • Levi Rigters (15-1, 7 KO), the Netherlands

  • Tariq ‘Cookie’ Osaro (25-3-1, 13 KO), Nigeria

  • Nordine Mahieddine (28-15, 13 KO), Algeria

  • Sofian Laïdouni (35-2-1, 17 KO), France

  • Uku Jürjendal (20-8, 16 KO), Estonia

  • Bahram Rajabzadeh (65-1, 58 KO), Azerbaijan

  • Nabil Khachab (25-18, 13 KO), Morocco


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The GLORY Heavyweight Grand Prix will take place March 9 live from the GelreDome football stadium in Arnhem, the Netherlands. Eight of the best heavyweights on the planet will compete in this one-night tournament where the winner will walk away with a life changing $500,000 and the title of ‘GLORY Grand Prix Champion’.



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