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57-441: When K-1 began suffering from extreme financial difficulties in 2011, Total Sports Asia, TSA CEO Marcus Luer, Pierre Andurand , and Scott Rudmann of Nectar Capital attempted to buy the brand. K-1 was instead sold to Mike Kim and EMCOM Entertainment Inc. In the aftermath, Pierre Andurand, Scott Rudmann and TSA decided to start a brand new kickboxing promotion and acquired United Glory, Golden Glory , and It's Showtime to secure

114-922: A MSc in Computer Science from Columbia University , and a MSc in Mathematical and Theoretical Physics from the University of Oxford , and an MSc in Astrophysics from Queen Mary University of London . A keen swimmer in his youth, Andurand was a member of the French National Junior Swimming Team in 1993 and 1994. After graduation Andurand was recruited by Goldman Sachs to work as an oil trader for its commodities trading unit in Singapore . After Goldman Sachs he joined Bank of America Singapore as

171-613: A 25% return. In 2014, the fund generated a 38% return net of all fees by forecasting a sharp decline in crude oil prices. By 2016 Andurand had turned bullish on oil, amid a bear market that saw oil at a 12-year low of $ 30 a barrel. He returned 22% that year. The firm has $ 2 billion in assets under management as of June 2022, across a number of separate funds. The biggest fund, the Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced Fund, returned 162% to June 2022, having returned 87% in 2021;

228-623: A 65% stake. Sporting News' former owner American City Business Journals retained 35%. Perform Group was de-listed from the London Stock Exchange in November 2014 when Access Industries increased its stake in the company from 42.5% to 77%. In December 2014 Perform and the WTA announced a 10-year media deal, under which they would jointly form WTA Media to manage and distribute its media rights. In February 2016, Perform Group and

285-463: A Principal in oil trading. He then joined Vitol in Singapore as a trading manager. Andurand then moved to London in 2004 and was made a partner. He was rumoured to be one of the most successful traders in the company, earning him a bonus payment of $ 20 million at the end of one particularly successful year's trading. In October 2007, Andurand co-founded the hedge-fund investment group BlueGold. He

342-488: A buy-out. In September 2016, Glory Sports International announced a Series B financing round with Yao Capital, the investment firm founded by Chinese basketball star Yao Ming , acquiring a significant strategic stake in the company; Liberty Global also participated in the syndicate. Existing Glory shareholders, including TwinFocus Capital Partners of Boston, also participated in the financing round. In August 2011, Andurand married Evgenia Slusarenko, before they agreed to

399-506: A content deal with DAZN, which added television simulcasts of his podcast and The Pat McAfee Show to the service, as well as contributions to shoulder content for DAZN's NFL rights. DAZN and McAfee terminated their broadcast partnership in May 2020. In March 2020, DAZN announced that it would expand into 200 additional countries worldwide, with an initial focus on giving wider distribution to its boxing and original content portfolio. With

456-499: A divorce in 2016. In July 2019, he married Elena Sereda. DAZN DAZN ( / d ə ˈ z oʊ n / ; pronounced "da zone") is a British over-the-top sports streaming and entertainment platform. Founded in 2007 as Perform Group via the merger of Premium TV Limited and Inform Group, it is owned by Access Industries , the investment group founded by Sir Len Blavatnik , and is headquartered in London , England . Shay Segev

513-464: A five-year deal with KSI and Misfits Boxing, and a multi-year agreement with All Elite Wrestling (AEW) to carry its programming in 42 Asian and European territories. In February 2023, DAZN announced that it had acquired the global rights to the NFL's Game Pass service outside of the U.S. and China under a 10-year deal beginning in the 2023 NFL season ; it will be sold as a standalone subscription service on

570-551: A four-event deal with KSI 's Misfits Boxing, carrying cards under the branding "MF & DAZN: X Series". In June 2022, DAZN announced a global broadcasting deal with British boxer Anthony Joshua , beginning with his 20 August rematch against Oleksandr Usyk in Saudi Arabia . The deal was reported to be valued at £100 million per-year, with Joshua also becoming a brand ambassador for DAZN. In July 2022, Segev stated that there were plans to add more interactive features to

627-563: A mix of entrepreneurs and senior level executives from different environments. The company's current investors include Pierre Andurand , Scott Rudmann and Nectar Capital and Yao Capital . Former investors have been Liberty Global , and TwinFocus Capital Partners . In February 2013, Glory announced that former WWE Executive VP Andrew Whitaker had been hired as the global CEO of Glory Sports International. In August, 2014 Andrew Whitaker moved into an advisory role within GLORY and Jon J. Franklin

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684-490: A multi-year agreement to broadcast Glory kickboxing events; their partnership began with Glory 11: Chicago on October 12 of that year. The broadcast deal with Spike was extended in May 2014 to cover 2015. In February 2016, Glory CEO Jon J. Franklin announced a new multi-year deal with ESPN . Glory was broadcast on Veronica TV in the Netherlands from July, 2018 to February, 2020. Beginning in 2019, Glory initiated

741-541: A new show, Da Pull Up , hosted by Akin "Ak" Reyes and Barak Bess, and premiered the first episode of 40 Days - docuseries chronicling the lead-up to Canelo Álvarez's bout against Daniel Jacobs . In May 2019, the service announced an expansion into Brazil as its ninth market, acquiring rights to the Copa Sudamericana and Campeonato Brasileiro Série C , and other international football competitions among other properties. In July 2019, DAZN also reached

798-571: A new yearly option at a discount. DAZN launched in Spain in February 2019, becoming its eighth market. The service went live with a roster of exclusive premium sport content including MotoGP , Moto 2 and Moto3 (2019–2022), EuroLeague , EuroCup and Premier League . Other rights included FA Cup , EFL Cup , Coppa Italia and Supercoppa Italiana , EFL Championship , UFC , Golden Boy, Matchroom Boxing and PDC Darts . On March 8, 2019, DAZN signed

855-479: A partnership with the UFC for the former's events to be exclusively carried in the U.S by UFC Fight Pass . The first event to be broadcast as part of this partnership was Glory 63: Houston on February 1 and the last event was Glory 75: Utrecht on February 29, 2020. Events from Glory 76 to Glory 80 Studio were available through pay-per-view. 28 June 2022 Glory announced a multi-year broadcast deal with Videoland in

912-479: A range of other sports entertainment, including the sale of tickets and merchandise, sports non-fungible tokens (NFTs), gaming and betting. DAZN Moments launched on 24 March 2022, however, DAZN would later published a notice on their dedicated website stating that the service would be terminated on 30 November 2023, with no further purchases or sales available. DAZN Moments would no longer be held by customers after 14 March 2024. DAZN's NFTs launched in tandem with

969-410: A reorganization, with its sports data business spun into a second company known as Perform Content (which was later sold to Vista Equity Partners and merged with STATS LLC in 2019 to form Stats Perform , and its consumer properties (including DAZN itself, as well as several co-owned sports news websites) retained as DAZN Group and was later reported that this was in preparation for a potential sale of

1026-659: A significant minority stake in the leading football portal Goal after TPG's Integrated Media Company (IMC) acquired a majority stake in 2020. Perform Group was created in 2007 through the merger of Premium TV Limited, an event sport broadcasting network, and the Inform Group, a digital sports rights agency. In February 2011, Perform acquired Goal.com . In 2011 and 2013 the company bought sports data companies RunningBall and Opta Sports respectively. In 2013, Perform Group combined its U.S. businesses with The Sporting News to form Sporting News Media, in which it took

1083-654: A syndication deal to carry content from Pac-12 Network on the service in Canada. In May 2018, DAZN announced that it had acquired exclusive Canadian rights to the UEFA Champions League and Europa League, beginning in the 2018–19 season and replacing TSN . In April 2019, DAZN announced that it had acquired Canadian rights to the Premier League , replacing Sportsnet and TSN, under a three-year deal. In May 2018, DAZN announced its expansion into

1140-538: A syndication deal with Eurosport in Austria, Germany, Italy, and Spain, allowing DAZN subscribers to access live and on-demand sports programming from Eurosport in these regions. In addition, DAZN sub-licensed 45 Bundesliga matches from Eurosport in Germany and Austria over the next two seasons — with 39 exclusive to the service. In July 2019, former Indianapolis Colts punter and WWE personality Pat McAfee signed

1197-428: A three-year, six-fight deal with Gennady Golovkin , under which it would broadcast two fights per-year. The contract also includes two cards per-year from Golovkin's GGG Promotions beginning in 2020. The deal began with his June 2019 bout against Canadian boxer Steve Rolls . Golovkin's promoter explained that the choice of a Canadian boxer was intended to help encourage DAZN subscriptions in the country. Golovkin cited

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1254-559: A top event production team and contracts to each promotion's top fighters. Forming the Glory World Series , Pierre Andurand was named Chairman and Rudmann was named vice-chairman. A number of people formerly involved with these three entities event became Glory consultants. Glory World Series signed most of the world's top kickboxers, such as Peter Aerts , Remy Bonjasky , Semmy Schilt , Gokhan Saki , Daniel Ghiţă , Albert Kraus , and Giorgio Petrosyan . The company includes

1311-547: Is DAZN's CEO as of January 2021. The non-executive directors are Lincoln Benet, John Gleasure and Guillaume D’Hauteville. The DAZN platform was founded in 2015 and broadcasts live and on-demand sport in over 200 countries worldwide with a strong domestic presence in Italy , Spain , Germany , Japan , France , Portugal , Belgium , Taiwan , the United States and Canada , where it has key domestic broadcast rights. It

1368-483: Is a French businessman and hedge fund manager. His funds have approximately $ 2bn in assets under management and have produced cumulative returns of between 900 and 1,300% for investors since 2008. He is also the majority shareholder of the international kickboxing league Glory . Andurand was born in the French city of Aix-en-Provence . At eight years old, he moved with his family to the French island of Réunion , off

1425-437: Is considered to be Europe's largest digital sports broadcaster with over 75 programming rights. As of 2023, the service has 20 million paid subscribers globally. Outside of streaming, DAZN has since expanded into in-play betting , gaming , e-commerce , merchandise and ticketing with being originally involved in content distribution, subscription, advertising and sponsorship, and technology and production and also owns

1482-408: The B.League , Nippon Professional Baseball , La Liga , and the Premier League from Softbank . In February 2018, DAZN acquired Canadian broadcast rights to the 2018 Commonwealth Games and subsumed Major League Soccer 's digital out-of-market service MLS Live — with live and on-demand streaming of matches featuring U.S. teams. Roku support was also added that month. In March, DAZN reached

1539-696: The COVID-19 pandemic resulting in widespread suspension of international sport, DAZN stated in late March 2020 that it would not pay rightsholders for content that had not been delivered under their contracts. In May 2020, the Financial Times reported that DAZN was seeking further investments in order to secure the future of the business, which had been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. In September 2020, DAZN extended their carriage agreement with Eurosport through August 2023, and added Switzerland to

1596-781: The COVID-19 pandemic . In December 2018, DAZN was estimated to be worth £3 billion: it was described by the Evening Standard as one of the United Kingdom's few tech " unicorns ". DAZN launched in Italy in August 2018, with an acquisition of exclusive rights to 114 Serie A matches beginning in the 2018–19 season and other domestic rights on launch including the European Rugby Champions Cup , Showtime Championship Boxing , UFC programming, and

1653-557: The Canelo Álvarez vs. Billy Joe Saunders fight reportedly failed to generate a profit. In April 2022, DAZN launched "DAZN Bet" in the UK and signed a strategic partnership with Pragmatic Group to develop its sports betting product. Shay Segev, Dazn CEO, said: "The convergence of sports media and betting is the future.” In May 2022, DAZN signed a deal to carry Red Bull TV , including live and on-demand content. That same month, DAZN signed

1710-572: The FIBA announced a partnership to distribute and sell broadcasting rights to its basketball competitions. In February 2016, Perform Group announced its acquisition of exclusive worldwide media rights to Japanese J.League football under a 10-year, ¥210 billion (US$ 2 billion) contract, succeeding the league's ¥5 billion deal with SKY Perfect . Under the new contract, all matches from the three J.League divisions ( J1 , J2 , and J3 ) would be broadcast under its new DAZN brand from 2017. The league described

1767-498: The Miami Marlins as the highest-valued contract with a single athlete in sport known at the time. In November 2018, Major League Baseball announced a three-year content partnership with DAZN, which includes on-demand highlights, and ChangeUp—a live nightly studio program featuring look-ins and analysis. Just before the start of the 2020 season, DAZN cancelled MLB-related programming due to financial stresses caused by

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1824-554: The National Football League in Canada, including NFL Game Pass and access to NFL RedZone . In August 2017, the company reached a deal to sublicense content from beIN Sports Canada , including selected UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League matches, as well as other international sports rights. On 20 November 2017, DAZN acquired Canadian rights to International Basketball Federation (FIBA) events. In February 2018, DAZN sub-licensed Japanese rights to

1881-741: The World Boxing Super Series , as well as the AFC Champions League , the Chilean Primera Division , J-League and other content. DAZN's broadcast team for its U.S. boxing events is led by "Sugar" Ray Leonard and Brian Kenny on play-by-play, with LZ Granderson as ringside reporter, and Michael Buffer as ring announcer. Buffer appeared in a U.S. marketing campaign for the service, contrasting its business model to pay-per-views . In September 2018, DAZN's parent company Perform Group underwent

1938-550: The World Rally Championship . In September, DAZN announced that in order to improve the accessibility of its Serie A rights, it would begin to offer a subscription-based linear channel on Sky Italia's satellite service. In January 2019, DAZN acquired the rights to broadcast the 2019 AFC Asian Cup in Canada and the United States. In March 2019, DAZN doubled its U.S. monthly cost, but also introduced

1995-526: The $ 750m Andurand Commodities Fund was up 41% in the same period. In an interview with the Financial Times, Andurand said the Covid-19 had become his singular area of focus since early 2020, when he spent two weeks studying the early spread of the disease. Andurand claimed it was clear to him from February that the virus was going to spread to the rest of the world, that it was contagious, and that

2052-499: The 2021–22 and 2022–23 seasons. In July 2021, the company agreed an eight-year deal for the rights of Japan’s Women Empowerment League. In October 2021, DAZN launched its proprietary video player, Mercury. In November 2021, the company launched DAZN X, its innovation hub. In December 2021, DAZN was awarded with the 2021 Apple TB App of the Year award. In 2022, DAZN began diversifying its platform beyond sports streaming to include

2109-773: The African coast. He spent six years there before returning to Aix en Provence. At the age of seventeen he moved to the city of Toulouse to attend the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (National Institute of Applied Sciences) where he got his Msc. in Applied Mathematics before moving to École des Hautes Études Commerciales de Paris (HEC School of Management in Paris), where he achieved an MSc. in International Finance. He also holds

2166-625: The Lotto Arena in Antwerp , Belgium. The event was later cancelled due to the finances of Enfusion's local promoter partner Antwerp Fight Organization catching the attention of Belgian authorities. Glory Rivals 1 was instead held on June 11, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands. In the main event Luis Tavares defeated Florent Kaouachi by knockout in the third round. Glory Rivals 2 was held on September 17, 2022, in Alkmaar, Netherlands. Glory Rivals 3

2223-400: The Netherlands. The deal covers all Glory events starting from Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 . On 16 February 2024 a multi-year broadcast deal with DAZN covering France and Belgium was announced. In January 2022 Glory announced a new series of events called Glory Rivals, jointly promoted with regional promotions. The first Rivals event with Enfusion was scheduled for May 21, 2022, at

2280-414: The United States and the signing of a broadcasting deal with Matchroom Boxing . The deal with Matchroom was signed for an initial two years with the option for a six-year extension. Matchroom’s Chairman, Eddie Hearn , said that the deal was a "groundbreaking deal in the history of boxing". In the same month, former ESPN president John Skipper as executive chairman of Perform Group. He later became

2337-675: The agreement. In October 2020, it reached a deal to sell stakes in Goal , Spox , VoetbalZone to Integrated Media Company (IMC), a portfolio of TPG Capital , and in December 2020 it sold Sporting News to PAX Holdings. In January 2021, former Entain CEO Shay Segev was named the new CEO of DAZN, after having acted alongside founder James Rushton for the previous six months. In March 2021, former Walt Disney Direct-to-Consumer & International executive Kevin A. Mayer became

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2394-524: The broadcaster's "global vision" as an influence on the decision. On March 13, 2019, DAZN re-organized the Perform Media division into DAZN Media with handling of advertising and sponsorship sales for DAZN's global operations, including the "DAZN+" program (which coordinates "personalised communications" between its partners and subscribers), and DAZN Player (formerly ePlayer), the group's syndicated video content service. In April 2019, DAZN premiered

2451-625: The chairman of DAZN, replacing John Skipper. That month, DAZN secured the exclusive broadcasting rights of Serie A TIM in Italy and LaLiga rights in Spain. DAZN announced a five-year agreement with Matchroom Sport in June 2021. It also announced a four-year global broadcasting deal for the UEFA Women's Champions League (outside of China, the Middle East, and North Africa) under which it will partner with YouTube to simulcast 61 matches during

2508-494: The contract as the largest broadcast rights deal in the history of Japanese sport. In March 2023, DAZN extended its deal with J.League to 2033. In August 2016, Perform Group launched DAZN in Austria , Germany , Japan and Switzerland . It described by media at the time as being the " Netflix for sport". In July 2017, DAZN announced that it would expand into Canada, after having acquired over-the-top streaming rights to

2565-645: The first chief executive officer of DAZN. In June 2018, DAZN announced a five-year streaming rights deal with the Viacom -owned mixed martial arts promotion Bellator and included the U.S. and all other regions currently served by DAZN. The rights include seven exclusive events per-year, as well as all events televised by Paramount Network . DAZN officially launched in the U.S. in September 2018, ahead of its first boxing event of Anthony Joshua vs Alexander Povetkin on 22 September. Its launch content also included

2622-603: The latter in order to help fund the DAZN operations. In October 2018, DAZN announced that it had signed a five-year, 11-fight deal with Mexican boxer Canelo Álvarez valued at a minimum of $ 365 million, beginning with his then-upcoming bout against Rocky Fielding in December for the WBA super middleweight title. Álvarez was previously aligned with HBO , which had announced that it would discontinue boxing broadcasts. The contract overtook Giancarlo Stanton 's $ 325 million contract with

2679-482: The new CEO. On May 15, 2020, Glory announced Zelaznik had resigned as Glory CEO. On May 26, 2020, Glory Sports International went into receivership, and soon after ownership of Glory was transferred to London-based GSUKCO Limited. Rudmann is the Executive Vice-Chairman, running the league since it was taken over by GSUKCO. In a press release on October 2, 2023, Glory announced that Maurice Hols

2736-520: The platform, such as "watch parties", alternative broadcasts of events, and sports betting integration. In September 2022, DAZN announced that it would acquire sports broadcaster Eleven Group , expanding its position in parts of Asia and Europe, and in global sports streaming rights and technologies. The acquisition was later finalized in February 2023. Details of the acquisition were included in DAZN Group's published accounts, stating that Eleven

2793-424: The potential death toll made lockdowns inevitable. He positioned his funds to bet against the oil price, in the belief that energy would be one of the hardest-hit sectors. In mid-2021 Andurand again turned bullish on oil amid a recovery in demand and a tail-off in supply growth. His Andurand Commodities Discretionary Enhanced Fund ended with annual gains of 87% in 2021, following gains of 154% in 2020. The same fund

2850-408: Was acquired on a share-only basis, while £35m in funding was provided to Eleven subject to an annual interest rate of 14%. In 2022, the company launched DAZN Store in Germany, its online e-commerce platform for fan merchandise. That same year, DAZN reported revenues of $ 2.3 billion, over 70% increase from 2021, making it the highest grossing sports app in the world. In January 2023, DAZN signed

2907-4995: Was announced that Glory and RISE would hold joint tournaments, combine their rankings and unify their rankings. A few days later, on February 6, the promotion put their lightweight and women's super bantamweight divisions on hold.   Indicates former interim champions.   Indicates current lineal and interim champions. Weight limit: Unlimited 1. def. Errol Zimmerman at Glory 19: Virginia on Feb 6, 2015 2. def. Benjamin Adegbuyi at Glory 22: Lille on Jun 5, 2015 3. def. Benjamin Adegbuyi at Glory 26: Amsterdam on Dec 4, 2015 4. def. Mladen Brestovac at Glory 28: Paris on March 12, 2016 5. def. Anderson Braddock at Glory 33: New Jersey on Sep 9, 2016 6. def. Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory 49: Rotterdam on Dec 9, 2017 7. def. Mladen Brestovac at Glory 54: Birmingham on Jun 2, 2018 8. def. Guto Inocente at Glory 59: Amsterdam on Sep 29, 2018 9. def. Badr Hari at Glory 74: Arnhem on Dec 21, 2019 10. def. Jamal Ben Saddik at Glory: Collision 3 on Oct 23, 2021 11. def. interim champion Kevin Tariq Osaro at Glory: Collision 6 on Nov 4, 2023 Weight limit: 95 kg (209.4 lb) 1. def. interim champion Zack Mwekassa at Glory 35: Nice on Nov 5, 2016 2. def. Saulo Cavalari at Glory 38: Chicago on Feb 24, 2017 3. def. Ariel Machado at Glory 47: Lyon on Oct 28, 2017 4. def. Danyo Ilunga at Glory 56: Denver on Aug 10, 2018 5. def. Donegi Abena at Glory 66: Paris on Jun 22, 2019 1. def. Myron Dennis at Glory 52: Los Angeles on Mar 31, 2018 1. def. Mohamed Touchassie at Glory: Collision 6 on Nov 4, 2023 Weight limit: 85 kg (187.4 lb) 1. draw with Simon Marcus at Glory 21: San Diego on May 8, 2015 1. def. Dustin Jacoby at Glory 30: Los Angeles on May 13, 2016 1. def. Israel Adesanya at Glory 37: Los Angeles on Jan 20, 2017 1. def. Yousri Belgaroui at Glory 49: Rotterdam on Dec 9, 2017 2. def. Yousri Belgaroui at Glory 55: New York on Jul 20, 2018 3. def. Simon Marcus at Glory 58: Chicago on Sep 14, 2018 4. def. Jason Wilnis at Glory 65: Utrecht on May 17, 2019 5. def. Ertuğrul Bayrak at Glory 74: Arnhem on Dec 21, 2019 1. def. Juri De Sousa at Glory 81: Ben Saddik vs. Adegbuyi 2 on Aug 20, 2022 2. def. Serkan Ozcaglayan at Glory: Collision 5 on Jun 17, 2023 3. def. Michael Boapeah at Glory: Collision 6 on Nov 4, 2023 4. def. Ulric Bokeme at Glory 92 on May 18, 2024 5. def. Sergej Braun at Glory 96 on Oct 12, 2024 Weight limit: 77 kg (169.8 lb) 1. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 26: Amsterdam on Dec 4, 2015 2. def. Yoann Kongolo at Glory 29: Copenhagen on Apr 16, 2016 3. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 34: Denver on Oct 21, 2016 1. def. Yoann Kongolo at Glory 39: Brussels on Mar 25, 2017 2. def. Nieky Holzken at Glory 42: Paris on Jun 10, 2017 1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 54: Birmingham on Jun 2, 2018 1. def. Alim Nabiev at Glory 66: Paris on Jun 22, 2019 2. def. Karim Ghajji at Glory 76: Rotterdam on Dec 19, 2020 3. def. interim champion Murthel Groenhart at Glory 77: Rotterdam on Jan 30, 2021 1. def. Murthel Groenhart at Glory 85 on Apr 29, 2023 2. def. Jay Overmeer at Glory: Collision 5 on Jun 17, 2023 3. def. Anwar Ouled-Chaib at Glory 90 on Dec 23, 2023 1. drew with Tyjani Beztati at Glory 96 on Oct 12, 2024 Weight limit: 70 kg (154.3 lb) 1. def. Andy Ristie at Glory 20: Dubai on Apr 3, 2015 2. def. Sitthichai Sitsongpeenong at Glory 25: Milan on Nov 6, 2015 1. def. Marat Grigorian at Glory 36: Oberhausen on Dec 10, 2016 2. def. Dylan Salvador at Glory 39: Brussels on Mar 25, 2017 3. def. Christian Baya at Glory 50: Chicago on Feb 16, 2018 4. def. Tyjani Beztati at Glory 53: Lille on May 12, 2018 5. def. Marat Grigorian at Glory 57: Shenzhen on Aug 25, 2018 6. def. Josh Jauncey at Glory 61: New York on Nov 2, 2018 1. def. Tyjani Beztati at Glory 69: Düsseldorf on Oct 12, 2019 2. def. Elvis Gashi at Glory 73: Shenzhen on Dec 7, 2019 1. def. Josh Jauncey at Glory 80 Studio on May 14, 2022 2. def. Stoyan Koprivlenski at Glory: Collision 4 on Oct 8, 2022 3. def. Petpanomrung Kiatmuu9 at Glory 84 on Mar 11, 2023 4. def. Kaito Ono at Glory 87 on Aug 19, 2023 5. def. Enriko Kehl at Glory Heavyweight Grand Prix on Mar 9, 2024 Weight limit: 65 kg (143.3 lb) Pierre Andurand Pierre Andurand (born February 1977)

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2964-528: Was appointed as the new CEO. Under Franklin's leadership Glory was named the Number one kickboxing league in the world by Combat Press and one of the three most important global combat sports leagues by Fox Sports (along with the UFC and Bellator). In 2018, Glory announced that former CEO Jon J. Franklin had moved to the role of Chief Development Officer, and former UFC executive Marshall Zelaznik had been hired as

3021-567: Was closed in April 2012, returning close to 99% of its assets under management within a month, after the founders decided to go their separate ways. In February 2013, Pierre Andurand launched a new hedge fund: Andurand Capital, which set out to invest mostly in energy and commodities including oil and metals. In 2013, the Andurand Commodities Fund finished the year as one of the best performing commodities hedge funds with

3078-509: Was named as the new Executive Director. Citing "different vision of the future of the organization" with Executive Vice Chairman Rudmann, Hols resigned on February 19, 2024, after just a few months as Executive Director. In March 2024, it was announced by Glory that Zelaznik returned to the company and was appointed again as CEO. In June 2013, after having its first U.S. event in New York, Glory 9: New York on June 22, 2013, Spike TV signed

3135-712: Was organized at Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam on November 5, 2022. Ibrahim El Bouni defeated Muhammed Balli by knock-out in the first round. Glory Rivals 4 took place on December 25 at Ryogoku Sumo Arena in Tokyo, Japan, in collaboration with Rise and Shoot boxing . Kento Haraguchi defeated Serhii Adamchuk by unanimous decision. GLORY Rivals 5 was organized on January 28, 2023, at Zamna Tulum Hotel in Tulum, Mexico, in collaboration with War of Nations. Abraham Vidales defeated Tomás Aguirre by Unanimous Decision. On January 11, 2024, it

3192-510: Was the majority shareholder and Chief Investment Officer at BlueGold. The BlueGold Global Fund was then launched in February 2008 with $ 300 million assets under management . In June of that year, its returns were described by the New York Post as being of "eye-popping" and "monstrous" proportions. Its peak in assets under management reached $ 2.4 billion. Performance was 210% in 2008, 55% in 2009, 13% in 2010, and -34% in 2011. BlueGold

3249-532: Was up 112% for the year to date through April 2022. His older Andurand Commodities Fund closed 2021 up 36%. In July 2021, Andurand launched an environmental fund, further to the firm's focus on green energy transition. The Andurand Climate and Energy Transition Fund had returned 28% by January 2022. A martial arts fan, Andurand turned to kickboxing as a means to keep fit while working as an oil trader. He formed Glory World Series after rival series K-1 ran into financial difficulties and refused Andurand's offer of

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