Golden Glory (Golden Glory) - a professional sports club in Thai boxing , kickboxing and mixed martial arts from the city of Breda , the Netherlands . Also based in Pattaya , Thailand .
| Golden glory | |
|---|---|
| Kind of sport | Mixed Martial Arts , Kickboxing |
| Base | 1999 year |
| A country |  Netherlands |
The team includes many of the world's leading fighters who perform in major tournaments in kickboxing and mixed martial arts, under the auspices of: K-1 , Shooto, K-1 HERO'S, Pancrase , Pride Fighting Championships , DREAM, Strikeforce , and UFC .
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History
The team was founded in May 1999 by manager Bass Boone and businessman Ron Nyquist.
In early October 2010, Golden Glory announced plans to open a gym in Huntington Beach , California , USA [1] .
Club Members
- Ramon Dekkers - 10 titles. Twice “Muay Thai Fighter of the Year” (1990, 1992), Royal Thai Family Award for Sporting Achievement. He died on February 27, 2013, at the age of 43. It was directly related to the development of the style of the fighters of modern Muay Thai.
- Ruslan Karaev is the winner of the 2005 K-1 World Grand Prix in Las Vegas and the 2008 K-1 Grand Prix in Taipei .
- Sammy Schilt - Four-time K-1 Champion; the first fighter in history to win three world K-1 Grand Prix in a row (2005, 2006, 2007), Schilt took the fourth championship in K-1 in 2009.
- Sergey Kharitonov is the repeated champion of the Airborne Forces and Russia in hand- to -hand fighting , boxing , sambo and kickboxing . Bronze medalist at the 2004 Pride Fighting Championships Heavyweight Championship.
- / Gokhan Saki is a semifinalist of the 2010 K-1 World Grand Prix.
- Stefan Leko - the winner of the European K-1 Grand Prix in 1998 and the winner of the world K-1 Grand Prix in Las Vegas in 2001 and 2006
- / Geghard Musashi - champion of the DREAM 2008 Grand Prix middleweight and light heavyweight champion in 2010, ex- Strikeforce light heavyweight champion.
- Errol Zimmerman is a three-time champion of the Netherlands in Muay Thai . Champion of the European K-1 Grand Prix in Amsterdam in 2008, semi-finalist of the K-1 World Grand Prix in 2008.
- Jon Olav Einemo is the world champion in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in 2003, the first person to defeat the legendary Roger Gracie.
- Heath Herring - UFC and PRIDE Veteran
Interesting Facts
- The black Japanese character in the middle of the Golden Glory logo symbolizes energy and strength.
Notes
- ↑ Golden Glory To Open Satellite Gym In Huntington Beach | Bleacher report