Glory 80: Ben Saddik vs. Rigters will be a kickboxing event held by Glory on March 19, 2022 at the Trixxo Arena in Hasselt, Belgium.
Fight Card
Main card
Heavyweight 95+ kg Netherlands Levi Rigters vs. Morocco Jamal Ben Saddik
Heavyweight 95+ kg Poland Arkadiusz Wrzosek vs. Morocco Badr Hari
Super Bantamweight 55 kg United States Tiffany van Soest (c) vs. Japan Manazo Kobayashi Women's Super Bantamweight Championship
Middleweight 85 kg Turkey Ertugrul Bayrak vs. Turkey Serkan Ozcaglayan
Lightweight 70 kg France Guerric Billet vs. Morocco Nordin Ben Moh
Preliminary card
Lightweight 70 kg Netherlands Jos van Belzen vs. Netherlands Jay Overmeer
Background
A Glory Light Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Artem Vakhitov and title challenger Luis Tavares was booked as the event headliner. Tavares withdrew from the bout a week before it was supposed to take place and was replaced by Tarik Khbabez, who faced Vakhitov in a catchweight bout. The bout was cancelled on March 12, as Vakhitov himself withdrew.
A Glory Women's Super Bantamweight Championship between the champion Tiffany van Soest and title challenger Manazo Kobayashi was announced for the event. RISE Women's Flyweight champion Kobayashi joined as part of the organizations cross-promotion agreement.
Former K-1 and It's Showtime Heavyweight champion Badr Hari was booked to rematch Arkadiusz Wrzosek. The two previously met at Glory 78, with Wrzosek winning by knockout.
A heavyweight bout between Levi Rigters and two-time Glory heavyweight title challenger Jamal Ben Saddik was scheduled for the main card.
A lightweight bout between Guerric Billet and promotional newcomer Nordin Ben Moh was scheduled for the event.
The #1 ranked Glory middleweight Ertugrul Bayrak was booked to face the #4 ranked Serkan Ozcaglayan.