Glory Redemption PPV and Glory 49 live results and discussion

Glory is live today with a triple-header of big action. The three shows all take place live from Rotterdam and include some of Glory’s major names in action. Headlining the evening is a world title fight pitting Heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven against one of the relatively few men who hold a win over him, the big Jamal Ben Saddik.

Other highlights of the cards include a rematch of Glory’s 2016 fight of the year between Danyo Ilunga and Michael Duut, a Middleweight title fight with champion Alex Pereira defending against Yousri Belgaroui, the latest from one of Glory’s all-time biggest stars Nieky Holzken, and a potential Heavyweight barn-burner between Ismael Londt and D’Angelo Marshall. There’s a lot of action to be had – get a more complete preview of the show here.

Glory 49 and Glory Redemption take place today, Saturday, December 9. Action begins at 11:00 a.m. ET on ESPN3, moves to Fight Pass at 1:30 p.m. ET, then wraps up with the PPV on Fight Pass starting at 4:00 p.m. ET. Get the full fight card below, with results as they take place.

GLORY: REDEMPTION (4:00 p.m. ET, PPV on Fight Pass)
Heavyweight World Title Bout: Rico Verhoeven def. Jamal Ben Saddik (KO, R5)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Danyo Ilunga def. Michael Duut (KO, R3)
Featherweight Bout: Bailey Sugden def. Chenglong Zhang (UD)
Featherweight No. 1 Contender Bout: Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao def. Zakaria Zouggary (KO, R3)

GLORY 49 SuperFight Series (1:30 p.m. ET, Fight Pass)
Middleweight World Title Bout: Alex Pereira def. Yousri Belgaroui (TKO, R3)
Welterweight Bout: Alim Nabiyev def. Nieky Holzken (UD)
Heavyweight Bout: D’Angelo Marshall def. Ismael Londt (UD)
Heavyweight Bout: Anderson Silva def. Brian Douwes (UD)
Welterweight Bout: Eyevan Danenberg def. Jamie Bates (UD)

GLORY 49 Rotterdam (11:00 a.m. ET, ESPN3)
Lightweight Tournament Final Bout: Stoyan Koprivlenski def. Tyjani Beztati (UD)
Lightweight Bout: Christian Baya def. Samo Petje (KO, R1)
Welterweight Bout: Omar Moreno def. Anying Wang (UD)
Lightweight Tournament Semifinal Bout B: Tyjani Beztati def. Niclas Larsen (UD)
Lightweight Tournament Semifinal Bout A: Stoyan Koprivlenski def. Maykol Yurk (KO, R1)