Toronto – Fight Network, the world’s premier 24/7 television channel dedicated to complete coverage of combat sports, presents the stacked kickboxing extravaganza GLORY 17 Los Angeles live this Saturday, June 21, at 8 p.m. ET.
Emanating from The Forum in Inglewood, Calif., the main event features living legend Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic (22-8, 12 KOs) of Croatia taking on American boxing heavyweight Jarrell “Big Baby” Miller (22-1, 9 KOs) in a rematch of their 2013 tilt, which “Cro Cop” won by unanimous decision.
In addition, world No. 2-ranked Andy “The Machine” Ristie (41-4-1, 21 KOs) from Suriname battles No. 4-ranked American Ky Hollenbeck (46-3, 23 KOs) in an explosive lightweight clash.
GLORY’s one-night, four-man featherweight contender tournament also features a new entrant as Marcus “Baiano” Vinicius (7-2, 2 KOs) of Brazil steps in to face muay thai specialist Shane Oblonsky (8-2, 3 KOs), fighting out of the U.S. and making his GLORY debut. In the other tournament semifinal, two top-five featherweights meet as Thai fighter Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai (83-21-1, 51 KOs), ranked No. 3 in the world, goes up against Canadian Gabriel Varga (23-2, 8 KOs), ranked No. 5. The winners of each semifinal bout will square off to earn a spot in an upcoming featherweight world championship tournament, taking place at a later date.
Fight Network’s live broadcast of GLORY 17 Los Angeles at 8 p.m. ET will lead into the GLORY: Last Man Standing pay-per-view, which kicks off at 10 p.m. ET.
The full fight card includes:
-Headline Bout: Mirko Cro Cop vs. Jarrell Miller
-Tournament Final Bout C: Semifinal Bout A Winner vs. Semifinal Bout B Winner
-Co-Headline Bout: Andy Ristie vs. Ky Hollenbeck
-Tournament Semifinal Bout B: Marcus Vinicius vs. Shane Oblonsky
-Tournament Semifinal Bout A: Yodkhunpon Sitmonchai vs. Gabriel Varga
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