Glory welterweight champion Cédric Doumbé was supposed to face Murthel Groenhart this weekend in Lyo,n to conclude his trilogy against the last man to beat him. Unfortunately, the French knockout artist had to pull out with an elbow injury less than two weeks prior to the fight. He was replaced on short notice by promising American fighter Troy Jones, and an interim title was created for the fight.
While Groenhart was a big step up from Jones’ previous competition in the pros, this didn’t seem like an insurmountable task given the American’s athletic gifts and very good technique.