In one of the more laughable governmental policies regarding sports, while MMA remains illegal in the state, GLORY will be putting on a phenomenal one-night kickboxing tournament this Saturday in New York City, where the winning fighter will have to compete three separate times over the span of a few hours. The fact that MMA’s exclusion from the state will be brought up in excess over the next 36 hours shouldn’t overshadow what really is a fantastic overall card. The headliner of the card, and expected tournament winner is Tyrone Spong, who is notable across both sports as he attempts to transition from elite kickboxer to high-level mixed martial artist. Spong is not the only name on the card however, as heavyweights Rico Verhoeven and Errol Zimmerman will throw down. Daniel Ghita will also be making another appearance on a GLORY card, as he takes on Brice Guidon of France. Today, oddsmaker Nick Kalikas opened the betting lines for GLORY 9 at Several Bookmakers. Take a look: ——————– Rico Verhoeven -130 Errol Zimmerman -110 Tyrone Spong -1200 Michael Duut +600 Danyo Ilunga -215 Mourad Bouzidi +165 Daniel Ghita -750 Brice Guidon +450 Anderson Silva -210 Daniel Sam +160 Joseph Valtelini -210 Francois Ambang +160 Artem Vakhitov -530 Luis Tavares +350 Filip Verlinden -210 Steve McKinnon +160 Brian Collette -215 Dustin Jacoby +165 ——————–
