• Serbian heavyweight striker Rade Opacic recently departed ONE Championship in favor of GLORY Kickboxing, and he’s arrived just in time for the promotion’s “Last Heavyweight Standing,” a yearlong tournament that kicks off on April 5 at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. The field starts with 32 of the world’s best heavyweight strikers and will crown a winner at the end of this year.
  Ahead of the tournament launch, Opacic spoke with Grind City Media’s John Morgan about his decision to join GLORY, his first-round matchup with Nico Horta, the idea of facing names like Rico Verhoeven or Antonio Plazibat – or even Francis Ngannou – and much more.
  0:00 – Leaving ONE Championship for GLORY
  2:56 – Previewing the matchup with Nico Horta
  4:36 – Winning the tournament “would mean everything to me”
  6:45 – Expectations for Rico Verhoeven, Antonio Plazibat
  9:24 – Following the path of Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira?
  11:26 – How would Francis Ngannou fare in GLORY?
  14:50 – “If you guys like violence, we’re giving it”
  #cageside
  #radeopacic

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  Serbian heavyweight striker Rade Opacic recently departed ONE Championship in favor of GLORY Kickboxing, and he’s arrived just in time for the promotion’s “Last Heavyweight Standing,” a yearlong tournament that kicks off on April 5 at Rotterdam Ahoy in the Netherlands. The field starts with 32 of the world’s best heavyweight strikers and will crown a winner at the end of this year.
  Ahead of the tournament launch, Opacic spoke with Grind City Media’s John Morgan about his decision to join GLORY, his first-round matchup with Nico Horta, the idea of facing names like Rico Verhoeven or Antonio Plazibat – or even Francis Ngannou – and much more.
  0:00 – Leaving ONE Championship for GLORY
  2:56 – Previewing the matchup with Nico Horta
  4:36 – Winning the tournament “would mean everything to me”
  6:45 – Expectations for Rico Verhoeven, Antonio Plazibat
  9:24 – Following the path of Israel Adesanya and Alex Pereira?
  11:26 – How would Francis Ngannou fare in GLORY?
  14:50 – “If you guys like violence, we’re giving it”
  #cageside
  #radeopacic

  Eric McMahon

  Published on Mar 12, 2025

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