2017 in Glory

The year 2017 was the sixth year in the history of Glory, an international kickboxing event. The year started with Glory 37: Los Angeles. The events were broadcast through television agreements with ESPN and other regional channels around the world.

Glory 2017 Awards
The following fighters won the GLORY Kickboxing year-end awards for 2017:
 * Glory Fighter of the Year 2017: Rico Verhoeven
 * Glory Fight of the Year 2017: Chenglong Zhang vs. Masaya Kubo
 * Glory Knockout of the Year 2017: Rico Verhoeven against Jamal Ben Saddik
 * Glory Knockout Kick of the Year 2017: Stoyan Koprivlenski against Maykol Yurk
 * Glory Upset of the Year 2017: Elvis Gashi against Josh Jauncey
 * Glory Newcomer of the Year 2017: Anissa Meksen
 * Glory Comeback of the Year 2017: Kevin Van Nostrand against Anvar Boynazarov

Glory 37: Los Angeles
Glory 37: Los Angeles was a kickboxing event held on January 20, 2017 at The Novo by Microsoft in Los Angeles, California, US.

Background
This event featured two world title fight for the Middleweight Championship between Jason Wilnis and Israel Adesanya as headliner, also the show featured 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament.

Robin van Roosmalen missed weight and was stripped of the Featherweight Championship. Only Embree has fought for the vacant Featherweight Championship.

Glory 38: Chicago
Glory 38: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on February 24, 2017 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US.

Background
This event featured a world title fight for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship between Artem Vakhitov and Saulo Cavalari as headliner, and 4-Man Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.

The Superfight Series was originally expected to be co-headlined by Cătălin Moroșanu and Chi Lewis-Parry. However, Lewis-Parry pulled out of the Fight, so Moroșanu faced Maurice Greene.

Zack Mwekassa was pulled from the tournament by the Illinois State Athletic Commission early on Friday morning for undisclosed medical issues and Zinedine Hameur-Lain faced Brian Collette.

Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament
Road to Glory UK 65 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on March 11, 2017 at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham, England.

Glory 39: Brussels
Glory 39: Brussels was a kickboxing event held on March 25, 2017 at the Vorst National in Brussels, Belgium.

Background
This event featured two world title fight for the Glory Welterweight Championship between Cedric Doumbe and Yoann Kongolo as Glory 39 headliner, for the Glory Lightweight Championship between Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong and Dylan Salvadoras Superfight Series headliner Also this event featured 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament.

Hysni Beqiri had to withdraw from Glory 39, because of an injury in a car accident. Anton Petrov filled in for Beqiri against Marat Grigorian.

French veteran Karim Benmansour no longer competed at Glory 39 as he required additional time off to recover from surgery. Therefore, Harut Grigorian faced a new opponent, Pavol Garaj.

Due to visa issue, Anvar Boynazarov no longer competed in the Glory 39 featherweight contender tournament. His slot was filled by Nafi Bilalovski.

Chi Lewis-Parry had to withdraw due to illness, the fight with Hesdy Gerges was off.

Glory 40: Copenhagen
Glory 40: Copenhagen was a kickboxing event held on April 29, 2017 at the Forum Copenhagen in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Background
This event featured a world title fight for the Glory Middleweight Championship between Jason Wilnis and Simon Marcus as headliner, and 4-Man Middleweight Contender Tournament to earn a title shot for the Glory Middleweight Championship.

Glory 41: Holland
Glory 41: Holland was a kickboxing event held on May 20, 2017 at the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, Netherlands.

Background
Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
 * Fighter of the Night: Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao
 * Knockout of the Night: D'Angelo Marshall

Glory 42: Paris
Glory 42: Paris was a kickboxing event held on June 10, 2017 at the AccorHotels Arena in Paris, France.

Background
Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
 * Fighter of the Night: Yoann Kongolo
 * Knockout of the Night: Massaro Glunder

Glory 43: New York
Glory 43: New York was a kickboxing event held on July 14, 2017 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, US.

Background
This event featured a fight between No. 1 heavyweight contender Benjamin Adegbuyi and Guto Inocente as headliner, and a light heavyweight pairing between Pavel Zhuravlev and Saulo Cavalari For the Interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship as Superfight Series headliner.

This event also featured a 4-Man Featherweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Featherweight Championship.

Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
 * Fighter of the Night: Elvis Gashi
 * Knockout of the Night: Chenchen Li

Glory 44: Chicago
Glory 44: Chicago was a kickboxing event held on August 25, 2017 at the Sears Centre in Hoffman Estates, Illinois, US.

Background
This event features the rematch between Cedric Doumbe and Murthel Groenhart for the Glory Welterweight Championship as Glory 44: Chicago headliner, and a Women's Super Bantamweight pairing between Tiffany van Soest and Funda Alkayis for the Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship as Superfight Series headliner as well as Cătălin Moroșanu looking to have yet another crazy brawl. Also on the fight card is Chicago-native Richard Abraham against Daniel Morales.

This event also features a 4-Man Welterweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Welterweight Championship.

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
 * Fighter of the Night: Harut Grigorian
 * Knockout of the Night: Robert Thomas

Glory 45: Amsterdam
Glory 45: Amsterdam was a kickboxing event held on September 30, 2017 at the Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Background
This event features a fight between Robin van Roosmalen and Serhiy Adamchuk for the Glory Featherweight Championship as Glory 45: Amsterdam headliner, and a Welterweight pairing between Nieky Holzken and Yoann Kongolo as co-headliner. Heavyweights Hesdy Gerges and Mladen Brestovac headline the SuperFight Series.

This event also features a 4-Man Light Heavyweight Contender Tournament to earn a shot at the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship.

An injury suffered during training has forced former welterweight champion Nieky Holzken out of the bout against Alim Nabiev.

Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
 * Fighter of the Night: Michael Duut
 * Knockout of the Night: Mladen Brestovac

Road to Glory UK 70 kg Tournament
Road to Glory UK 70 kg Tournament was a kickboxing event held on October 7, 2017 at the Grantham Meres Leisure Centre in Grantham, England.

Glory 46: China
Glory 46: China was a kickboxing event held on October 14, 2017 at the Guangzhou Gymnasium in Guangzhou, China.

Background
Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
 * Fighter of the Night: Chenglong Zhang
 * Knockout of the Night: Masaya Kubo

Glory 47: Lyon
Glory 47: Lyon was a kickboxing event held on October 28, 2017 at the Palais des Sports de Gerland in Lyon, France.

Background
Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
 * Fighter of the Night: Abdellah Ezbiri
 * Knockout of the Night: Anvar Boynazarov

Glory 48: New York
Glory 48: New York was a kickboxing event held on December 1, 2017 at The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York, US.

Background
Bonus awards: The following fighters were awarded $5,000 bonuses:
 * Fighter of the Night: Robert Thomas
 * Knockout of the Night: Kevin Vannostrand

Glory 49: Rotterdam
Glory 49: Rotterdam was a kickboxing event held on December 9, 2017 at Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands.

Background
Bonus awards: The following fighters will be awarded $5,000 bonuses:
 * Fighter of the Night:
 * Knockout of the Night: