Peter Aerts Signs With GLORY, Declines K-1 Contract

In what comes as a massive shot across the bow in the awkward war going on in the kickboxing world right now, Peter Aerts has apparently signed with GLORY Sports International. Aerts has inked a multi-fight deal with GLORY, which apparently makes his "retirement" fight against Tyrone Spong null and void as a retirement bout. We already knew that Aerts was in talks with K-1 to continue fighting, as we reported earlier, but according to Fighters Only's John Joe O'Regan Aerts has "snubbed" K-1 to sign with GLORY.

According to O'Regan, sources told him that the offer might have been too low for Mr. K-1, as well as there being a certain level of mistrust of K-1 making good on their promises after past issues with late or non-payments. It is not clear if Aerts was offered the famous "50%" offer that many fighters under It's Showtime contract were offered or if he was offered a signing bonus with GLORY like many Golden Glory fighters were offered, but what is clear is that he has chosen a side.

We've reached out to people within Aerts's camp for comment and will report back when we know more, but for now it does seem that Aerts has signed with GLORY and that the GLORY World Series has yet another big name to participate in their tournament.

UPDATE: Confirmed with a source close to Peter Aerts that this is indeed the case.

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Glory is as good as K-1.

comp is good.

Johan Lofgren wrote:Glory is as good as K-1.

Is that saying much right now?

aw, I made myself sad

Misowaman wrote:

Johan Lofgren wrote:Glory is as good as K-1.

Is that saying much right now?

aw, I made myself sad

Kickboxing will be back soon. United Glory is getting better and we will have to great promotions.

I can't see it getting as big as It's Showtime has tbh

Misowaman wrote:I can't see it getting as big as It's Showtime has tbh

It´s Showtime is amazing