After spending most of 2015 fighting in China, #5-ranked heavyweight Hesdy Gerges has returned his focus to the GLORY heavyweight division. The former champion of the now-defunct It's Showtime organization - at one time Europe's premier league - has set his sights on the GLORY belt. First though he must get past UFC veteran Guto Inocente next month in New Jersey.
Hesdy Gerges (49-16-1, 23 KO's) and Guto Inocente (31-7, 17 KO's) are fighting in the co-main event of GLORY 33 NEW JERSEY on September 9. They're booked on a card headlined by heavyweight champion Rico Verhoeven defending his title in the main event against Brazilian veteran Anderson "Braddock" Silva (no relation to, but a friend and training partner of, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson "Spider" Silva).