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GLORY 30 Los Angeles: Marat Grigorian vs. Djimé GLORY 30 SuperFight Ser...

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  • May 3, 2016

Friday, May 13 - Citizens Business Bank Arena

GLORY 30 Los Angeles - Live on ESPN3 at 9:30 p.m. PT

GLORY 30 SuperFight Series - Live on UFC FIGHT PASS at 7 p.m. PT

Rebooking what was once an opening round tournament match-up at GLORY 28 Paris, aggressive Belgian lightweight Marat Grigorian (45-9-2, 26 KO) will face French finisher Djimé (51-13-4, 18 KO) in the co-headline bout of GLORY 30 Los Angeles.

GLORY 30 Los Angeles is headlined by GLORY Middleweight World Champion Simon "Bad Bwoy" Marcus (43-2-2, 24 KO) making his first title defense against No. 3 ranked Dustin "The Hanyak" Jacoby (9-6, 7 KO), who enters the bout riding a five-fight winning streak, all five coming by way of knockout.

Plus, the one-night, four-man Welterweight Qualification Tournament, with the winner being granted entry into GLORY's Welterweight Contender Tournament later this year

GLORY 30 Los Angeles airs live on ESPN3, Friday, May 13 at 9:30 p.m. PT, with a replay two days later on ESPN2, Sunday, May 15 at 6 p.m. PT. For Spanish-language viewers, the card will air on ESPN Deportes at 7 p.m. PT on Friday, June 3.

The full five-fight card for GLORY 30 Los Angeles can be found below:

GLORY 30 Los Angeles

Middleweight Title Headline Bout: Simon Marcus (c) vs. Dustin Jacoby

Lightweight Co-Headline Bout: Marat Grigorian vs. Djimé

Welterweight Tournament Final Bout: Winner of Bout A vs. Winner of Bout B

Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final Bout B: Francois Ambang vs. Daniel Morales

Welterweight Tournament Semi-Final Bout A: Casey Greene vs. Richard Abraham

Kicking off GLORY 30 SuperFight Series on UFC FIGHT PASS, newly-signed striking sensation Tiffany "Time Bomb" van Soest (14-2-1, 5 KO) comes home to California for her GLORY debut. Dutch-stylist Esma "Fight Queen" Hasshass (9-2, 3 KO), fighting out of Morocco, steps in on short notice to replace Van Soest's original opponent in the super bantamweight (122 lb / 55.5 kg) bout.

In the GLORY 30 SuperFight Series headline bout, top middleweight contender and hometown favorite Joe "Stitch 'Em Up" Schilling (21-6, 12 KO) returns to the site of his classic one-night tournament title at GLORY 10, facing 25-year-old Dutch-kickboxing phenom Jason "Psycho" Wilnis (27-6-1, 7 KO).

Due to an injury sustained during training, Chi Lewis-Parry has been forced to withdraw from his fight with UFC veteran Guto Inocente (30-7, 17 KO). In his place, Dutch heavyweight Brian "Bad Ass" Douwes will make his GLORY debut and face Inocente in the co-headline bout of GLORY 30 SuperFight Series.

GLORY 30 SuperFight Series airs live on UFC FIGHT PASS at 7 p.m. PT.

The full five-fight card for GLORY 30 SuperFight Series can be found below:

GLORY 30 SuperFight Series

Middleweight Headline Bout: Joe Schilling vs. Jason Wilnis

Heavyweight Co-Headline Bout: Brian Douwes vs. Guto Inocente

Middleweight Bout: Mike Lemaire vs. Karl Roberson

Light-Heavyweight Bout: Manny Mancha vs. Warren Thompson

Super Bantamweight Bout: Tiffany van Soest vs. Esma Hasshass

Tickets for GLORY 30 Los Angeles and GLORY 30 SuperFight Series are on-sale now, priced at $152, $97, $77, $62 and $37. Tickets are available for purchase via AXS.com and at the Citizens Business Bank Arena box office.

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