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Glory announces Grand Prix tournament to launch new women's division

At a press conference on the eve of Glory 30, top kickboxing organization Glory announced the launch of a new division and an exciting new Grand Prix.

Starting immediately, Glory will include a Women's Super Bantamweight (122 lb / 55.5 kg) division. A number of fighters were announced for the division including big names like former Lion Fight champion Tiffany Van Soest, former Bellator champion Zoila Frausto, and highly decorated veteran Iman Barlow among others.

The company also announced that they will launch the division with an 8-woman Grand Prix tournament. The brackets for that tournament are already set:

GLORY SUPER BANTAMWEIGHT GRAND PRIX

Tiffany Van Soest (14-2-1) vs.