GLORY 87 Results & Highlights: Heavyweight tournament winner crowned

GLORY 87 is live! The fight card tonight delivers a GLORY lightweight title fight between champion Tyjani Beztati and Kaito Ono and a four man one night heavyweight tournament to decide an entrant to the forthcoming GLORY heavyweight grand-prix. You can follow all the action here on Bloody Elbow!

Heavyweight tournament bracket

GLORY 87 Results and Highlights

– Bahram Rajabzadeh 🇦🇿 def. Uku Jürjendal 🇪🇪 by unanimous decision (30-27×5) Rajabzadeh wins Glory Heavyweight tournament

Tyjani Beztati 🇲🇦 def. Kaito Ono 🇯🇵 by unanimous decision (50-45×5)

Michael Boapeah 🇬🇭 def. Sergej Braun 🇩🇪 via unanimous decision (30-27×4, 29-28)

Murthel Groenhart 🇳🇱 def. Cihad Akipa 🇩🇪 via unanimous decision (30-27×4, 29-28)

Jan Kaffa 🇳🇱 def. Mohamed el Hammouti 🇲🇦 via  split decision (29-28×4, 28-29)

Uku Jurjendal 🇪🇪 def. Martin Terpstra 🇳🇱 via TKO (two knockdown rule), Round 1, 2:23;

– Bahram Rajabzadeh 🇦🇿 def. Mohamed Amine 🇲🇦 via TKO (two knockdown rule), Round 2, 2:59

Imad Hadar 🇲🇦 def. Maksymilian Bratkowicz 🇵🇱 via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26×4)

Nichola Filipovic 🇷🇸 def. Cristian Ristea 🇷🇴 via split decision (30-27, 29-28×3, 28-29)

• – Bahram Rajabzadeh 🇦🇿 def. Uku Jürjendal 🇪🇪 by unanimous decision (30-27×5) Rajabzadeh wins Glory Heavyweight tournament
• – Tyjani Beztati 🇲🇦 def. Kaito Ono 🇯🇵 by unanimous decision (50-45×5); For Beztati’s Glory lightweight championship
• – Murthel Groenhart 🇳🇱 def. Cihad Akipa 🇩🇪 via unanimous decision (30-27×4, 29-28) Welterweight
• – Michael Boapeah 🇬🇭 def. Sergej Braun 🇩🇪 via unanimous decision (30-27×4, 29-28) Middleweight
• – Jan Kaffa 🇳🇱 def. Mohamed el Hammouti 🇲🇦 via  split decision (29-28×4, 28-29); Featherweight
• – Uku Jurjendal 🇪🇪 def. Martin Terpstra 🇳🇱 via TKO (two knockdown rule), Round 1, 2:23; Heavyweight tournament semi-final
• – Bahram Rajabzadeh 🇦🇿 def. Mohamed Amine 🇲🇦 via TKO (two knockdown rule), Round 2, 2:59 Heavyweight tournament semi-final
• – Imad Hadar 🇲🇦 def. Maksymilian Bratkowicz 🇵🇱 via unanimous decision (30-25, 30-26×4); Middleweight
• – Nichola Filipovic 🇷🇸 def. Cristian Ristea 🇷🇴 via split decision (30-27, 29-28×3, 28-29); Heavyweight tournament reserve

Start time and date

GLORY 87 took place on Saturday, August 19, 2023 at the Rotterdam Ahoy in Rotterdam, Netherlands. The event began at 8 p.m. local time, which is 2 p.m. ET.

Live streams

US, UK and Australian viewers can purchase and watch this event through the GLORY FIGHT! app for $10.99. Viewers in Canada can see the event on The Fight Network. For other territories check out the following page.

The prelims will air for free on YouTube. You can watch that stream below.

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