Things got during the #GLORY39 weigh-ins. Full video going on YouTube later today. pic.twitter.com/PMiqlVlajc
— GLORY Kickboxing (@GLORY_WS) March 24, 2017
Doumbe (65-4-1, 39 KOs) scored a sizable upset at Glory: Collision in December by ending then-champ Nieky Holzken’s four-year unbeaten streak. He’ll have a tall order ahead of him when he takes on old rival Yoann Kongolo (64-8, 46 KOs), a man he has lost to twice. Kongolo, who hails from Switzerland, edged the champ via decision at both Glory 22 in 2015 and Jurafight in ’14.
At Friday’s weigh-ins, both of the featured fighters, as well as the rest of the entire lineup, came in on point. Kongolo tipped the scale at 169.5 pounds to get things going for the main event. Not to be outdone, the Thai superstar came in at 169.8 pounds.
The Glory 39 SuperFight Series undercard will be anchored by reigning lightweight champ Sittichai (113-30-5, 30 KOs) defending his crown against Dylan Salvador (49-11-1, 21 KOs). Sittichai came in at 152.1 pounds while the challenger Salvador weighed slightly heavier at 153.7.
The Glory 39 main card will be streamed live on ESPN3 beginning at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT which will be preceded by the SuperFight Series undercard on UFC Fight Pass, which kicks off at 12 p.m. ET/9 a.m. PT.
Glory 39 Weigh-in Results:
Cedric Doumbé (169.8) vs. Yoann Kongolo (169.5)Jamal Ben Saddik (269.6) vs. Guto Inocente (251.8)
Serhiy Adamchuk (142.2) vs. Nafi Bilalovski (142.2)
Petchpanomrung Kiatmookao (142) vs. Aleksei Ulianov (142.4)
Tournament reserve: Wilson Sanches Mendes (142)
Glory 39 SuperFight Series Undercard Weigh-in Results:
Sittichai (152.1) vs. Dylan Salvador (153.7)Marat Grigorian (153.9) vs. Anton Petrov (150.6)
Hesdy Gerges (249.6) vs. Chi Lewis-Parry (245.2)
Qinghao Meng (149.3) vs. Killian Moulun (147.9)
Harut Grigorian (168.9) vs. Pavol Garaj (166.2)
Tyjani Beztati (152.) vs. Sabri Ben Henia (151)