GLORY 99: Last Heavyweight Standing takes place this Saturday, April 5, live from the Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. All thirty-two behemoths weigh-in earlier today in Amsterdam and topped the scale at combined 3,750 kg (8,269 lb), the equivalent of fourteen grizzly bears or seventeen silverback gorillas.
This event will kick-off the year-long Last Heavyweight Standing tournament. ‘The Goliath’ Jamal Ben Saddik (36-9, 26 KO) will take on ‘The Gladiator’ Cristian Ristea (44-25, 13 KO) in the main event of the evening, pitting two of the tournaments most devastating fighters against one another.
In the co-main event of the evening, the wild & unpredictable Bahram Rajabzadeh (70-4, 62 KO) returns for another tournament and will face Dutch veteran Brian Douwes (42-26-1, 31 KO), who holds career wins over Rico Verhoeven & Tarik Khbabez.
Other feature fights include, Nico ‘Big Sexy’ Horta (23-10, 3 KO) welcoming the debuting Rade Opačić (21-6, 16 KO), former interim champ Tariq Osaro (26-4-1, 13 KO) goes up against ‘Mr. Tournament’ himself Benjamin Adegbuyi (35-8, 20 KO) and the heaviest fighter of the night Nabil Kachab (29-5-1, 4 KO) will be facing one of the lightest in the Serbian Milos Cvjetićanin (11-3, 8 KO).
Winners from each bout will qualify for the next stage of the Last Heavyweight Standing tournament – four separate four-man one-night tournaments, which will take place at GLORY 100 held across two events June 13 & June 14.
GLORY 99 Last Heavyweight Standing will be available to watch live on DAZN in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, United States, & the United Kingdom. For full global broadcast options, please visit GLORYKickboxing.com.
GLORY 99: Last Heavyweight Standing Weigh-Ins Results
Main Event
Jamal Ben Saddik (119.6 kg/262 lb) vs. Cristian Ristea (103.4 kg/227 lb)
Co-Main Event
Brian Douwes (111.9 kg/245 lb) vs. Bahram Rajabzadeh (97.4 kg/214 lb)
Tariq Osaro (130.7 kg/287 lb) vs. Benjamin Adegbuyi (120.9 kg/265 lb)
Rade Opačić (116.5 kg/256 lb) vs. Nico Horta (133.5 kg/293 lb)
Nabil Khachab (161.8 kg/355 lb) vs. Miloš Cvjetićanin (103.1 kg 227 lb)
Sofian Laïdouni (109 kg/240 lb) vs. Oleh Pryimachov (110.4 kg/243 lb)
Asadulla Nasipov (111.8 kg/245 lb) vs. Murat Aygün (122 kg/269 lb)
Nicolas Wamba (117.4 kg/259 lb) vs. Mory Kromah (100.5 kg/220 lb)
Sina Karimian (104.4 kg/229 lb) vs. Tomáš Možný (134.9 kg/297 lb)
Alin Nechita (102.8 kg/225 lb) vs. Ahmed Krnjić (123.5 kg/271 lb)
Ionut Iancu (143.3 kg/316 lb) vs. Cihad Kepenek (105.9 kg/233 lb)
Yuri Farcas (110.3 kg/243 lb) vs. Iraj Azizipour (123.7 kg/273 lb)
Asdren Gashi (120.7 kg/266 lb) vs. Nidal Bchiri (122.1 kg/269 lb)
Miroslav Vujovic (110.7kg/243 lb) vs. Colin George (122.1kg/269 lb)
Nathan Cook (118.7 kg/260 lb) vs. Anis Bouzid (107.7 kg/237 lb)
Petr Romankevich (107.3 kg/237 lb) vs. Luigj Gashi (122.7 kg/270 lb)