Glory 56 Opening Betting Odds

Glory 56 takes place Friday, August 10th at the 1stBank Center in Broomfield, Coloradio. .

The main event sees Glory light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov (19-5) put his belt on the line against challenger Danyo Ilunga (58-13). Pereira has an 8-1 record in Glory and has won six straight fights, winning the title at Glory 28 in March of 2016 and most recently earning a unanimous decision victory against Ariel Machado last October. The veteran Ilunga has gone 8-6 in Glory and went on a poor stretch that saw him winless over two years from 2015-2017 but he bounced back with two consecutive wins with the promotion. He most recently won a unanimous decision against Fraser Weightman at Glory 54 this past June in Birmingham. 

The co-main event sees the Glory women’s super bantamweight champion Anissa Mekson (95-4) battle Brazilian challenger Jady Menezes (12-2) for the Glory super bantamweight title. Mekson is 5-0 in Glory with one knockout victory. She most recently defended her belt with a unanimous decision victory against Amel Dehby at Glory 53 this past May. Menezes is 0-1 in Glory with her one loss in the promotion being against Mekson via unanimous decision last July. She also holds a 3-1 record in MMA.

There are plenty other intriguing bouts on the card including light heavyweight tournament qualification bouts that feature MMA fighters Chris Camozzi and Myron Dennis. Combat sports oddsmaker Nick Kalikas recently released odds for the card, and the opening odds courtesy of Several Bookmakers are posted below:
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Glory Kickboxing 56: Denver
August 10, 2018
1stBank Center – Broomfield, Colorado

Glory 56 – (Live on ESPN 12AM ET)

Light Heavyweight Title (95 kg)

Danyo Ilunga +475
Artem Vakhitov -825

Over 3.5 -150
Under 3.5 +110
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Women’s Super Bantamweight Title (55 kg)

Jady Menezes +1000
Anissa Meksen -2000

Over 4.5 -555
Under 4.5 +365
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Featherweight (65 kg)

Anvar Boynazarov +260
Serhiy Adamchuk -380

Over 2.5 -245
Under 2.5 +175
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Glory 56 Superfight Series – (UFC Fight Pass 9:30PM ET)

Middleweight (85 kg)

Jason Wilnis -120
Simon Marcus -120

Over 2.5 -270
Under 2.5 +190
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Light Heavyweight (95 kg)

John King +180
Chris Camozzi -260

Over 2.5 -150
Under 2.5 +110

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