First date May 26, 2012 Total events 4 | Last date December 31, 2012 2012 in Glory 2013 in Glory | |
The year 2012 is the 1st year in the history of the Glory, an international kickboxing event. 2012 starts with Glory 1: Stockholm, and ends with Dream 18 & Glory 4: Tokyo. The events are broadcasts through television agreements with regional channels around the world.
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Glory 1: Stockholm
Glory 1: Stockholm was a kickboxing event held on May 26, 2012 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden.
Background
This event featured world title fight for the inaugural Glory Heavyweight championship between Semmy Schilt and Errol Zimmerman as headliner, Also this event featured qualification bouts for the Glory 70kg Slam Tournament.
Glory 2: Brussels
Glory 2: Brussels was a kickboxing event held on October 6, 2012 at the Forest National in Brussels, Belgium.
Background
This event featured a super fight between Remy Bonjasky and Anderson Silva as headliner, Also this event featured featured non-tournament super fight series.
Glory 3: Rome
Glory 3: Rome was a kickboxing event held on November 3, 2012 at the PalaLottomatica in Rome, Italy.
Background
This event featured the Glory 70kg Slam Tournament final 8 Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and Final. Albert Kraus has withdrew from the tournament due to the flu and was replaced by Yoshihiro Sato.
2012 70kg Slam Tournament bracket
1 Albert Kraus withdrew from the tournament due to the flu and was replaced by Yoshihiro Sato.
Dream 18/Glory 4: Tokyo
GLORY Sports International presents Dream 18 & Glory 4 Tokyo ~ Special 2012 ~ New Year's Eve was a mixed martial arts and kickboxing hybrid event held on December 31, 2012 at the Saitama Super Arena in Saitama, Japan.
Background
ONE Fighting Championship partnered with Glory Sports International for this event.
The GLORY kickboxing event featured a one-night, single-elimination 16-man Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam Tournament. The winner brought home a $400,000 first-place prize and the runner-up a $100,000 second-place prize. Semmy Schilt, the number one seed, defeated Daniel Ghiță, the number three seed, in the first round via knockout to win the tournament.