All fighters were on weight at today’s official GLORY 20 DUBAI weigh-ins at the World Trade Center in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Headline fighters Robin van Roosmalen (33-6, 19 KO’s) and Andy ‘The Machine’ Ristie (44-4-1, 24 KO’s) scowled at each other after weighing in, their faces just inches apart, as GLORY CEO Jon Franklin stood between them holding the GLORY World Lightweight Championship title belt.
Van Roosmalen won the belt at GLORY 18 OKLAHOMA in November and Friday night will be his first defense of it. The bout has special significance for him as Ristie knocked him out at GLORY 12 NEW YORK, giving Van Roosmalen double motivation going into this fight.
The co-main event will see Gabriel Varga (25-2, 8 KO’s) of Canada square off with Morocco’s Mosab Amrani (53-9-4, 16 KO’s) for the vacant World Featherweight Championship. This is the last of the GLORY title belts yet to be awarded and this encounter is expected to be a ‘Fight of the Year 2015’ contender.
The card’s four middleweights are facing off in a Contender Tournament to determine the division’s next challenger. The winner will emerge with a shot at Artem Levin’s World Middleweight Championship and will also go home with the Ramon Dekkers Memorial Cup, awarded to fighters who win a Contender tournament.
In the US, GLORY 20 DUBAI airs on Spike TV on Friday, April 3 at 10pm ET/9pm CT while Superfight Series 20 airs on CBS Sports at 10pm ET on Saturday April 4.
GLORY 20 DUBAI: Official Weigh-In Results
Robin van Roosmalen (c) (69.8kgs/153.8lbs) vs. Andy Ristie (69.8kgs/153.8lbs)
World Lightweight Championship Fight
Gabriel Varga (64.9kgs/143lbs) vs. Mosab Amrani (64.9kgs/143lbs)
World Featherweight Championship Fight
Jason Wilnis (83.5kgs/184lbs) vs. Alex Pereira (84.9kgs/187.1lbs)
Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Final
Simon Marcus (84.1kgs/185.4lbs) vs. Wayne Barrett (84.4kgs/186lbs)
Middleweight Contender Tournament Semi-Final
SUPERFIGHT SERIES 20: Official Weigh-In Results
Artem Vakhitov (93.3kgs/205.6lbs) vs. Saulo Cavalari (93.8kgs/206.7lbs)
Light-Heavyweight Bout
Dustin Jacoby (93.1kgs/205.2lbs) vs. Mourad Bouzidi (94.6kgs/208.5lbs)
Light-Heavyweight Bout
Chi Lewis-Parry (111.3kgs/245.3lbs) vs. Yongsu Park (116.3kgs/256.3lbs)
Heavyweight Bout
Samir Boukhidous (83.9kgs/184.9lbs) vs. Mikhail Chalykh (83.1kgs/183.2lbs)
Middleweight Bout
Chad Sugden (76.6kgs/168.8lbs) vs. Atakan Arslan (76.6kgs/168.8lbs)
Welterweight Bout
Anatoly Moiseev (69.4kgs/153lbs) vs. Max Baumert (70.4kgs/155.2lbs)
Lightweight Bout
