After a groundbreaking year, GLORY returns for its final event of 2023 on Saturday, December 23, with GLORY 90 taking place at the RTM Stage at the Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands.
Endy Semeleer (35-1, 17 KO) will put his GLORY welterweight title on the line against ‘House of GLORY’ winner Anwar Ouled-Chaib (3-0) in the main event.
Semeleer is regarded as the best welterweight on the planet today and now faces a dangerous test in the shape of Ouled-Chaib, who beat top ten ranked GLORY fighter Robin Ciric on his way to win the hit reality TV show.
In the co-main event, local fan favourite Nabil Khachab (26-4-1, 4 KO) finally gets his opportunity to enter the GLORY Grand Prix as he goes up against Serbia’s Nikola Filipovic (11-2, 6 KO) in a qualifying fight.
The big Moroccan replaced the injured Nordine Mahieddine and now the winner of Khachab & Filipovic will punch his ticket into the historic eight-man one-night $500,000 heavyweight tournament set for early 2024.
Former welterweight Murthel Groenhart (70-26-3, 40 KO) returns for his 100th professional fight as he takes on Bulgaria’s Teodor Hristov (15-3, 7 KO), who is fresh off an emphatic debut victory this past October.
Chile’s Ivan Galaz (58-10-1, 15 KO) and Morocco’s Iliass Hammouche (33-6, 7 KO) will finally square-off on December 23 after their bout was cancelled last month at GLORY COLLISION 6.
Number one ranked Enriko Kehl (52-15-2, 30 KO) will be aiming undeniably book his spot as the next title challenger against champion Tyjani Beztati. The German meets the dangerous Arman Hambaryan (58-8-2, 27 KO) of Armenia.
Rounding out the main card, Berjan Peposhi (28-4, 16 KO) welcomes exciting new signing Miguel Trindade (57-6, 24 KO) of Portugal into GLORY. Peposhi replaces Jan Kaffa who had to withdraw from the bout due to an injury. Cameroon’s Brice Kombou (18-3, 3 KO) clashes with Morocco’s Mohamed Touchassie (15-1, 12 KO) in an electric fight to kick-off the main card.
The free GLORY 90 prelims will include a heavyweight collision between Turkey’s Cihad Kepenek (21-6, 15 KO) and Polish slugger Michał Blawdziewicz (11-6-1, 5 KO) meanwhile a pair of female debutants will meet in the opening fight of the night as budding Dutch Nina van Dalum (13-6, 1 KO) meets Portuguese newly signed GLORY-talent Debora Evora (27-9-1, 2 KO).
Tickets for GLORY 90 are on sale right now: click here to buy tickets.
GLORY 90 will be available to watch live exclusively on Videoland in the Netherlands and worldwide through GLORYFights.com & various broadcast partners around the globe.
GLORY 90 Fight Card
Main Event
GLORY Welterweight Title
Champion Endy Semeleer (35-1, 17 KO) vs. Anwar Ouled-Chaib (3-0)
Co-Main Event
GLORY Heavyweight Grand Prix Qualifier
#8 Nabil Khachab (26-4-1, 4 KO) vs. #10 Nikola Filipovic (11-2, 6 KO)
Welterweight
#7 Murthel Groenhart (70-26-3, 40 KO) vs. Teodor Hristov (15-3, 7 KO)
Middleweight
#6 Ivan Galaz (58-10-1, 15 KO) vs. #10 Iliass Hammouche (33-6, 7 KO)
Lightweight
#1 Enriko Kehl (52-15-2, 30 KO) vs. #9 Arman Hambaryan (58-8-2, 27 KO)
Featherweight
#7 Berjan Peposhi (28-4, 16 KO) vs. Miguel Trindade (57-6, 24 KO)
Middleweight
#7 Brice Kombou (18-3, 3 KO) vs. #9 Mohamed Touchassie (15-1, 12 KO)
Free Preliminary Card
Heavyweight
Cihad Kepenek (21-6, 15 KO) vs. Michał Blawdziewicz (11-6-1, 5 KO)
Super Bantamweight
Nina van Dalum (13-6, 1 KO) vs. Debora Evora (27-9-1, 2 KO)
