For a minute it looked like there would be a new GLORY welterweight champion, but Nieky Holzken (88-11, 1 NC) retained his title with a somewhat controversial split decision victory over Murthel Groenhart (58-20-3) at GLORY 26 earlier today (December 4, 2015) in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Two of the judges scored it for Holzken with 48-47 and 49-46, while one judge saw it 49-46 for Groenhart.
"I know how to score points in GLORY. Put the pressure and land the cleaner shots and the harder shots," Holzken told Stephen Quadros after the fight. "I think Murthel did a very good job.