Glory Welterweight Championship: Karapet Karapetyan (43-9-2) vs. Marc De Bonte (82-9-1)
Luke Irwin: WHY NIEKY WHYYYY??? De Bonte via UD.
Heavyweight Contender Semifinal: Anderson Silva (37-10-1) vs. Sergei Kharitonov (5-3)
Luke Irwin: I’m putting a lot of stock in Braddock here, but I’m thinking he can use his pushkicks and reach to stifle Kharitonov en route to a decision. Silva via UD.
Heavyweight Contender Semifinal: Ben Edwards (38-8-2) vs. Errol Zimmerman (77-18-1)
Luke Irwin: Glad Edwards is finally playing with the big boys, but despite his awful showing against Ghita, Errol is good enough to take a win here. Zimmerman via SD.
Heavyweight Contender Reserve Bout: Pat Barry (16-5-1) vs. Zack Mwekassa (10-1)
Luke Irwin: On the surface it seems like Glory is setting the table nice and pretty for Barry, but not only is Mwekassa is an accomplished kickboxer, according to Boxrec, he’s 14-4 and the #66 Cruiserweight in the world. Nothing to scoff at there. So Mwekassa is a fairly big high-risk, low-reward opponent, but I think Barry’s size advantage wears him down and leads to a late stoppage. Barry via R3 TKO.
Glory Heavyweight Contender Final: Anderson Silva defeats Errol Zimmerman
Luke Irwin: No idea why I’m so high on Braddock, but I’m banking on him using his technique and learning from past mistakes.
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