Several Bouts Added to Glory 38: Chicago
Glory, the world’s leading kickboxing promotion, announced on
Friday that several bouts have been tacked onto Glory 38: Chicago
next month. The action will take place at Sears Centre Arena in
Hoffman Estates, just outside Chicago, on Feb. 24.
Chicago native Richard Abraham (11-3, 4 KOs) will collide with fellow welterweight Antoine Pinto (130-36-1, 77 KOs) in the Glory 38 co-featured bout. Rounding out the main card will be a four-man one-night light heavyweight contender tournament; Danyo Illunga (57-10, 44 KOs) will oppose Ariel Machado (43-8, 33 KOs) in the one bracket, while Zack Mwekassa (15-4, 13 KOs) will compete against an opponent to be named.
Headlining the Glory 38 main card will be the light heavyweight
championship as Artem Vakhitov (17-5, 7 KOs) will defend his crown
against Saulo Cavalari (60-4, 49 KOs). The event will air live on
ESPN3 beginning at 10:30 p.m. ET/7:30 p.m. PT.
The Glory 38 SuperFight Series undercard is set to be anchored by a heavyweight clash between Benjamin Adegbuyi (27-4, 16 KOs) and Anderson “Braddock” Silva (40-15-1, 25 KOs). The co-headliner will also serve up heavyweights at Catalin “The Carpathian Death” Morosanu (42-10, 25 KOs) will take on Maurice Greene (4-3, 2 KOs), who replaces the injured Chi Lewis-Parry.
Rounding out the undercard will be Murthel Groenhart (63-22-3, 36 KOs) against Thongchai (135-32, 46 KOs); Pawel Jedrzejczyk (21-7-1, 6 KOs) versus Daniel Morales; and Lukasz Plawecki (12-9, 5 KOs) taking on Niclas Larsen (40-7-1, 20 KOs).
The Glory 38 SuperFight Series undercard will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
Chicago native Richard Abraham (11-3, 4 KOs) will collide with fellow welterweight Antoine Pinto (130-36-1, 77 KOs) in the Glory 38 co-featured bout. Rounding out the main card will be a four-man one-night light heavyweight contender tournament; Danyo Illunga (57-10, 44 KOs) will oppose Ariel Machado (43-8, 33 KOs) in the one bracket, while Zack Mwekassa (15-4, 13 KOs) will compete against an opponent to be named.
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The Glory 38 SuperFight Series undercard is set to be anchored by a heavyweight clash between Benjamin Adegbuyi (27-4, 16 KOs) and Anderson “Braddock” Silva (40-15-1, 25 KOs). The co-headliner will also serve up heavyweights at Catalin “The Carpathian Death” Morosanu (42-10, 25 KOs) will take on Maurice Greene (4-3, 2 KOs), who replaces the injured Chi Lewis-Parry.
Rounding out the undercard will be Murthel Groenhart (63-22-3, 36 KOs) against Thongchai (135-32, 46 KOs); Pawel Jedrzejczyk (21-7-1, 6 KOs) versus Daniel Morales; and Lukasz Plawecki (12-9, 5 KOs) taking on Niclas Larsen (40-7-1, 20 KOs).
The Glory 38 SuperFight Series undercard will be streamed live on UFC Fight Pass starting at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT.
