Glory has officially announced Collision 9, with the event scheduled for June 13 in Rotterdam. The card is currently set to feature a heavyweight title fight, as newly crowned champion Mory Kromah makes his first defense against Milos Cvjeticanin.
Glory Collision 9 is headed to Rotterdam on June 13, with Mory Kromah defending the promotion’s heavyweight title against Milos Cvjeticanin in the main championship attraction. The event will also feature an eight-man tournament to crown a new Glory light heavyweight champion, giving the card major implications across two divisions.
For Glory, this is a meaningful summer show. Heavyweight has long been the promotion’s flagship division, and Kromah now steps into a spotlight that used to belong to Rico Verhoeven. With Verhoeven moving into boxing and preparing for a bout against Oleksandr Usyk, Glory needs a new standard-bearer at heavyweight, and this matchup is an early test of whether Kromah can become that figure.
The stakes are clear. If Kromah wins impressively, Glory can start building the division around a fresh champion with momentum. If Cvjeticanin pulls the upset, the title picture immediately becomes more volatile and could open the door to a fast-moving heavyweight shuffle later this year.
There is also a strong local angle here. Rotterdam has long been one of the sport’s most reliable kickboxing cities, and Glory cards in the Netherlands typically draw a crowd that understands high-level striking and expects action, not point-fighting. That should add energy to a championship bout already carrying pressure for both men.
The light heavyweight tournament may end up stealing some attention as well, especially for fans who follow Glory’s long-term roster development. A new champion emerging from an eight-man bracket gives the promotion a chance to reset another division in a single night.
Between a heavyweight title defense and a tournament that will produce a new light heavyweight king, Collision 9 looks like one of Glory’s most important events of the year — and the way Kromah handles his first defense may tell us a lot about what the promotion’s next era will look like.
