Cavalari, Zhuravlev to Fight for Interim Light Heavyweight Title at Glory 43
Glory announced today that its main event of the Glory 43
SuperFight Series undercard on July 14 has some added pizzazz.
Saulo Cavalari will take on Pavel Zhuravlev for the interim light
heavyweight title, with the winner set to face reigning champ Artem
Vakhitov later in the year.
“With what is sure to be an incredible fight between two top-three light heavyweights, we wanted to create stakes fitting of their ranking and the prestige of Madison Square Garden,” said Glory Matchmaker and Managing Director Sports Cor Hemmers. “Our champion Vakhitov injured his hand following Glory 38 Chicago and is working hard toward returning later this year. In the meantime, Cavalari or Zhuravlev will be established as interim champion.”
Rounding out the Glory 43 SuperFight Series undercard is a
middleweight bout between Ariel Sepulveda and Joe Taylor; a
featherweight scrap featuring Mo Abdurahman and Chenchen Li; Itay
Gershon will collide with Rafal Dudek at lightweight; Anissa Meksen
will take on Jady Menezes at super bantamweight; and Arthur Sorsor
will face Road to Glory UK tournament champ Bailey Sugden.
The Glory 43: New York main card is slated to be co-headlined by Elvis Gashi against Josh Jauncey. The pair will collide in the event’s co-feature while a four-man one-night featherweight contender tournament will anchor the event. Matt Embree will face Kevin Vannostrand and Giga Chikadze will oppose Aleksei Ulianov, with the two winners meeting in the finals after heavyweights Benjamin Adegbuyi and Guto Inocente handle their business.
The Glory 43 SuperFight Series undercard will stream live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on UFC Fight Pass beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Glory 43: New York main card, which is slated to be anchored largely by a four-man one-night featherweight contender tournament, will stream live on ESPN3 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
“With what is sure to be an incredible fight between two top-three light heavyweights, we wanted to create stakes fitting of their ranking and the prestige of Madison Square Garden,” said Glory Matchmaker and Managing Director Sports Cor Hemmers. “Our champion Vakhitov injured his hand following Glory 38 Chicago and is working hard toward returning later this year. In the meantime, Cavalari or Zhuravlev will be established as interim champion.”
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The Glory 43: New York main card is slated to be co-headlined by Elvis Gashi against Josh Jauncey. The pair will collide in the event’s co-feature while a four-man one-night featherweight contender tournament will anchor the event. Matt Embree will face Kevin Vannostrand and Giga Chikadze will oppose Aleksei Ulianov, with the two winners meeting in the finals after heavyweights Benjamin Adegbuyi and Guto Inocente handle their business.
The Glory 43 SuperFight Series undercard will stream live from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan on UFC Fight Pass beginning at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT. The Glory 43: New York main card, which is slated to be anchored largely by a four-man one-night featherweight contender tournament, will stream live on ESPN3 at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
