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GLORY 34: Gabriel Varga vs Robin van Roosmalen set for October 21 in Denver

GLORY Sports International

A featherweight title fight headlines GLORY 34 in the "Mile High City" next month.

GLORY featherweight champion, Gabriel Varga (28-3) defends his title against former lightweight champion, Robin van Roosmalen (35-7) at 1st Bank Center in Broomfield, Colorado on October 21, 2016. The kickboxing promotion announced the news on Thursday via press release.

GLORY also released the date for GLORY 35, which will take place in Nice, France on December 10, 2016.

Varga, 31, recaptured the featherweight title after defeating Serhiy Adamchuk by majority decision in a rematch at GLORY 32 this past July. The Canadian champion lost the title to Adamchuk back at GLORY 25.

Van Roosmalen, 26, lost the GLORY lightweight title by split decision to Sittichai Sitsongpeenong in his last fight at GLORY 31 and will make the move down to the featherweight division after posting an 11-3 record in the GLORY lightweight division.

The co-main event will feature light heavyweight Dustin Jacoby against an opponent to be named later.

The one-night, four-man contender tournament will take place in the middleweight division. The four participants are Alex Pereira (20-4), Israel Adesanya (63-3),  GLORY newcomer, Yousmi Belgaroui, and Robert Thomas (8-4).

Two bouts were also announced for the GLORY 34 Superfight Series. In welterweight action, Casey Greene will face Richard Abraham and in a light heavyweight clash, Saulo Cavalari faces Brian Douwes.

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