{"id":134061,"date":"2015-03-24T14:23:44","date_gmt":"2015-03-24T21:23:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=134061"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:42:38","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:42:38","slug":"exclusive-glory-ceo-wed-love-bill-goldberg-ring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/glory-ws-news\/exclusive-glory-ceo-wed-love-bill-goldberg-ring\/","title":{"rendered":"GLORY CEO: &#8220;We\u2019d Love to Have Bill Goldberg in the Ring&#8221; &#8211; EXCLUSIVE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GOLDBERG-in-GLORy.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GOLDBERG-in-GLORy.png\" alt=\"GOLDBERG in GLORy\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-134071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GOLDBERG-in-GLORy.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GOLDBERG-in-GLORy-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GOLDBERG-in-GLORy-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/GOLDBERG-in-GLORy-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive interview with BJPENN.COM, GLORY CEO Jon Franklin talked about the details of Bill Goldberg&#8217;s new partnership with GLORY.<\/p>\n<p>By <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/jonathan-kirschner\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">Jon Kirschner<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mmaJonny\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter: MMAJonny<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Rumors have been floating around that <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wwes-goldberg-talks-fight-glory\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Goldberg would be donning a pair kickboxing gloves<\/a> once he tweeted GLORY about fighting for them in February. When asked about it, Goldberg remarked, &#8220;With the right prep time and contract, I&#8217;d consider anything!&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>After talking to Jon Franklin, the possibility is not far from reality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019d love to have Bill Goldberg in the ring doing something with us\u2014that would be amazing,&#8221; Franklin explained. &#8220;Whatever Bill wants to do, he can do. You know, he IS Bill Goldberg. Obviously, if he comes and gets in the ring he\u2019s not going to challenge our top heavyweights. I don\u2019t think anyone expects that or thinks that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Bill Goldberg has been in talks with GLORY and he will be hosting an upcoming countdown show for &#8220;GLORY 20: Dubai&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In our countdown show coming on Friday on SPIKE TV after Bellator, we\u2019ve got Bill Goldberg hosting the show.&#8221; Franklin continued, &#8220;Goldberg lives in San Diego so he\u2019ll definitely be there for [GLORY 21].  Hopefully he\u2019s in it for the long haul. He loves it so much and we\u2019d love to carve out a role for him in GLORY.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>GLORY 20 takes place at the Dubai World Trade Centre on April 3rd. Robin van Roosmalen will defend his GLORY Lightweight Championship against Andy Ristie in the main event. Also on the card is a four-man one-night middleweight contender tournament as well as a bout between Mosab Amrani and Gabriel Varga to decide the first GLORY Featherweight Champion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In an exclusive interview with BJPENN.COM, GLORY CEO Jon Franklin talked about the details of Bill Goldberg&#8217;s new partnership with GLORY. By Jon Kirschner | Twitter: MMAJonny Rumors have been floating around that Goldberg would be donning a pair kickboxing gloves once he tweeted GLORY about fighting for them in February. 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