Glory 48 returns to the United States for an event Friday (December 1, 2017) in New York live on UFC Fight Pass and ESPN 3. In the main event, Kevin VanNostrand battles Anvar Boynazarov for the interim Glory Featherweight Championship.
VanNostrand (12-1) heads into this matchup on a three-fight win streak including two victories in one night at Glory 43 this past July, which crowned him the number one contender. Boynazarov (91-23-2) has gone 2-2 under the Glory banner and was recently a finalist in a featherweight tournament just one event ago at Glory 47.
In the co-main event, former UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Silva makes his kickboxing debut against another MMA fighter-turned-kickboxer, John King.
Perhaps the most intriguing bout on the card takes place in the main event of the UFC Fight Pass portion of the card as Glory Women’s Super Bantamweight Champion Tiffany van Soest takes on Anissa Meksen in a title fight. Van Soest (18-2-1) has gone 4-0 under the Glory banner, winning the title this past August at Glory 44. Meksen (93-3) has gone 2-0 inside the Glory ring and won top contendership at Glory 47 a month ago.
A semifinal tournament will also take place on the card with the winner qualifying for the middleweight contender tournament at a later event.
MMA oddsmaker Nick Kalikas opened the betting odds for the following bouts on the Glory 47 card today at Several Bookmakers.
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GLORY Kickboxing 48 – NEW YORK GLORY 48 New York – Fighter Interviews:
Madison Square Garden
New York, NY – December 1st, 2017
GLORY 48 New York – (ESPN3 at 10pm ET)
Interim Featherweight Title Headline Bout
Anvar Boynazarov +120
Kevin VanNostrand -160
Over 2.5 -170
Under 2.5 +130
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Light Heavyweight Co-Headline Bout
John King +220
Thiago Silva -300
Over 1.5 -150
Under 1.5 +110
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GLORY 48 SuperFight Series – (UFC Fight Pass at 7:30pm ET)
Super Bantamweight Title Headline Bout
Anissa Meksen +100
Tiffany van Soest -140
Over 4.5 -280
Under 4.5 +200
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Middleweight Bout
Kyle Weickhardt +130
Chris Camozzi -170
Over 1.5 -165
Under 1.5 +125
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