Khbabez enters the Grand Prix

GLORY Light Heavyweight champion Tarik Khbabez (58-10-1, 28 KO) has officially entered the eight-man one-night GLORY Light Heavyweight Grand Prix set for June 8 at the Ahoy Rotterdam in the Netherlands.

The 32-year-old Moroccan, who is no stranger to the tournament structure, became the undisputed champion of the division following a decision victory over Donegi Abena earlier this year in a thrilling five-round battle.

The world number one joins a field of the world’s best light heavyweights who will all go head-to-head in what is described as the toughest and most exciting tournaments in combat sports today.

The eight participants who are confirmed are:

·      GLORY champion Tarik Khbabez (58-10-1, 28 KO), Morocco.

·      Former champion Donegi Abena (27-10, 7 KO), Suriname.

·      Former champion Sergej Maslobojev (38-6, 23 KO), Lithuania.

·      Undefeated in GLORY, Stefan Latescu (17-2, 8 KO), Romania.

·      Veteran fighter Bogdan Stoica (58-14, 40 KO), Romanian.

·      Top French light heavyweight, Pascal Toure (20-6, 7 KO), France.

·      ‘Mister Cool’ Ibrahim El Bouni (41-9-1, 22 KO), Morocco.

·      The wild & unpredictable Bahram Rajabzadeh (67-2, 59 KO), Azerbaijan.

Tickets are available to purchase right now from GLORYKickboxing.com.

The GLORY Light Heavyweight Grand Prix will be available live exclusively on Videoland in the Netherlands, Bally Live in North America, DAZN in France & Belgium, and worldwide on TrillerTV.com..