Glory Kickboxing has added five fights to its Oct. 23 “Collision 3”
card, including several with potential title implications. Joining
the lineup are: Donegi Abena (24-8) vs. Sergej Maslobojov (31-5),
Alim Nabiyev (51-8) vs. Troy Jones
(13-2), Stoyan
Koprivlenski (11-4) vs. Bruno Gazani (66-7-1), Ertugrul Bayrak
(18-6) vs. Matej Penaz
(23-3), and Michael Duut (43-13) vs. John King
(9-6-1).
Abena comes into “Collision 3” riding a three-fight losing streak
and looking to turn things around after a 2-0 start in Glory. His
opponent, Maslobojov, has won his first two with the promotion, his
last being a TKO at Glory 75. Maslobojov looks to notch another win
and keep moving up the light heavyweight ladder.
In the welterweight division, Nabiyev is 5-2 in Glory and looks to
make a statement with a rebound following his loss to Cedric
Dombue. Jones has a fantastic record in Glory at 5-1 and is looking
for a shot at the title with a win over Nabiyev.
Koprivlenski, who is the No. 5 ranked lightweight, is an even 4-4
in Glory with his last loss coming to Josh
Jauncey. Gazani is a perfect 3-0 in Glory coming out on top of
two close split decisions.
2-1 Bayrak is looking for redemption after his last loss to
Alex
Pereira, who has departed Glory for the UFC. He has a win over
now-champion Donovan Wisse. Penaz, on the other hand, looks to make
a splash and earn a title shot and a rematch with Wisse, who
defeated him at Glory 64.
Glory staple Michael Duut is 6-9 with the promotion and looking to
snap a string of three straight losses. King is new to the
promotion compared to Duut. His 1-2 record in Glory has him coming
off a 10-second knockout of Tom Matlon at Glory 72.
Glory 79, titled “Collision 3,” takes place on Oct. 23 at GelreDome
in Arnhem, Netherlands. The event is headlined by MMA veteran and
former K-1 World Grand Prix champion Alistair
Overeem, who returns to kickboxing and challenges Rico
Verhoeven for the Glory heavyweight title. Tickets go on sale
Sept. 14.