Mar 12 2025 16 mins
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”
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”