Rodney Glunder

Rodney Glunder (born as Rodney Faverus, March 1, 1975) is a retired Dutch professional kickboxer, mixed martial artist, professional wrestler and boxer, current actor, entrepreneur, bodybuilder and convicted rapist. He has fought for M-1 Global, Cage Rage, K-1, PRIDE Fighting Championship, RINGS, Glory, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, It's Showtime, SuperKombat, SLAMM!! Events and Art of War Fighting Championship. Glunder holds notable wins over top contenders Cheick Kongo, Valentijn Overeem, Joe Riggs, Melvin Manhoef, Cyrille Diabaté, Brian Douwes and Gregory Tony.

In March 2022 Glunder was charged with rape, aggravated assault and attempted manslaughter by the Dutch authorities.

On March 25, 2022, he was found guilty of four counts of rape, three counts of aggravated assault and attempted manslaughter. He has been sentenced to 5 years in prison, which was increased to 7 years in appeal.

Mixed martial arts and kickboxing career Glunder began practicing martial arts at the age of 18, with Kyokushin kaikan and Taekwondo. He has a son who fights as a professional kickboxer, Massaro Glunder (born in 1994). In 1997, he won the European full contact karate championships. Rodney began competing in mixed martial arts in 1996, and is a journeyman of the sport with almost fifty fights. Rodney has never been knocked out in professional kickboxing, in late-2014 Glunder was knocked out with a knee to the body in a kickboxing bout, but has been knocked out only once in professional mixed martial arts competition by former UFC contender and fellow Dutch fighter Gilbert Yvel who knocked Glunder unconscious with a series of punches at 2 Hot 2 Handle: Pride and Honor in 2006. Glunder is also the first person to ever defeat veterans Brian Douwes and Mikko Rupponen by technical knockout.

In April 2003, Rodney made his K-1 debut against former UFC and Strikeforce contender Joe Riggs at the K-1 Holland Grand Prix 2003 and won via knockout within the first round. He won his first K-1 GP in June 2006, when he defeated three opponents in one night to be crowned the K-1 Canarias 2006 champion.

In May 2012, Glunder entered the SuperKombat World GP to accept a fight against Romanian kickboxer Andrei Stoica after Stoica referred to Glunder's sparring partner and fellow Surinamese fighter Redouan Cairo as "the nigger" in a post fight interview after Stoica's recent fight with Cairo. Glunder later lost the fight via decision in a fight many believe Glunder had won, after the fight Glunder went on to say he felt he lost the fight due to Stoica being the "poster boy" for SuperKombat and Romanian judges biased toward Surinamese fighters.

Rodney replaced injured K-1 legend Jérôme Le Banner against Marcin Różalski at KSW 20, losing the fight via unanimous decision.

On April 20, 2013, at the Rumble of the North II event Glunder fought his last career fight, this time under boxing rules. He defeated Janos Tiborcz by first-round KO and retired from contact sports shortly after.

On May 31, 2014, Rodney has decided to come out of retirement to take a fight against Porud Gym fighter Koos Wessels Boer for the vacant M.O.N Muay Thai European Championship at Rumble of the North IV.

Professional wrestling career After retiring from fighting Glunder has decided to once again pursue a career in professional wrestling, Rodney was previously the owner of New Blood Wrestling in Jan 2004, the promotion folded a year later near the end of 2005, and also occasionally wrestled for German promotion Westside Xtreme Wrestling and Pro Wrestling Holland after his promotion folded. On June 22, 2013, Glunder is set to make his return to wrestling at a Pro Wrestling Showdown event in a tag team match, teaming with former WWE competitor Joe E. Legend after Legend's partner Sean Lucas suffered an injury during training. After winning this match with Legend he later joined the Red Star Empire stable alongside Rico Bushido and Adam Polak, replacing Red Star member Lloyd Pengel after Pengel cost the team to lose a number of previous matches. Pengel was later allowed back into the Red Star Empire after suffering a beating at the hands of Glunder and Bushido.

After a couple weeks of inactivity Glunder returned with his Red Star team to challenge WWE Hall of Fame inductee Tony Atlas to a match after Glunder told Atlas he is a better bodybuilder than Atlas ever was, Glunder recently started bodybuilding in 2013 and Atlas is a 30-year bodybuilding veteran, Glunder also went on to say he wanted the match to be a no holds barred match, Atlas later accepted the match and is set to take place at the PWS 13 event on February 23, 2014, in Purmerend, Netherlands. The match was declared a no-contest by the referee when Glunder refused to release his guillotine choke submission after Atlas fell unconscious as he grabbed the ring ropes, Glunder was later suspended by PWS executives for several months. A year after his suspension ended Rodney made sporadic appearances on the Holland independent circuit, Glunder later decided to re-retire from professional wrestling in March 2016 to pursue a career in acting, specifically in direct to TV films in the Netherlands.

Titles and championships Source:

CFC World Heavyweight Champion (one time, last) ISKA Cruiserweight (86–95 kg) Champion (one time) IKBO World Heavyweight Champion (one time) 2006 K-1 Canarias GP Champion IMA Mix Fight World Champion (one time) RINGS Intercontinental Champion (two times) IMA Mix Fight European Champion (one time) 2003 RINGS Durata GP Champion RINGS Free Fight Dutch Champion (three times, last) 2000 Mix Fight European Champion 1997 Full Contact Karate European Champion

Mixed martial arts record Loss

Marcin Rózalski Decision (unanimous) KSW 20

Gdańsk, Poland Loss

Dion Staring Technical Submission (kimura) Glory 11

Amsterdam, Netherlands NC

Antônio Braga Neto No Contest (fighter fell from ring) Art of War 14

Macau, China Win

Arnoldas Joknys TKO (punches and elbows) Cage Fighters Championships 5

Riga, Latvia Loss

Victor Valimaki Submission (rear naked choke) M-1 Challenge 10: Finland

Helsinki, Finland Loss

James Zikic Submission (armbar) Cage Rage 26

London, England Loss

Robert Jocz Decision (split) Beast of the East

Amsterdam, Netherlands Loss

Krzysztof Kulak Submission (injury) Return of the King 2

Paramaribo, Suriname Loss

Renato Sobral Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke) PFP: Ring of Fire

Quezon City, Philippines Loss

Maro Perak TKO (injury) WFC 3: Bad Sunday

Domžale, Slovenia Win

Chinto Mordillo KO (punches) Return of the King 1

Paramaribo, Suriname Loss

Gilbert Yvel KO (punches)

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Mikko Rupponen TKO (broken hand) WFC 2: Evolution

Koper, Slovenia Loss

Yuki Sasaki Submission (armbar) WCFC: No Guts No Glory

Manchester, England Win

Henriques Zowa Decision It's Showtime: Amsterdam Arena

Amsterdam, Netherlands Loss

Ramazan Akhadullaev Decision (split) M-1 MFC: Heavyweight GP

Moscow, Russia Loss

Alistair Overeem Submission (guillotine choke) 2 Hot 2 Handle

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Melvin Manhoef KO (punches) It's Showtime 2004 Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands Win

Dave Vader Decision (unanimous) Rings Holland: World's Greatest

Utrecht, Netherlands Win

Cyrille Diabaté Decision (unanimous) 2 Hot 2 Handle

Amsterdam, Netherlands Loss

Chalid Arrab Decision (unanimous) PRIDE Bushido 1

Saitama, Japan Win

Miodrag Petkovic TKO (punches) RINGS Durata World Grand Prix 2

Opatija, Croatia Win

Nikolai Onikienko Decision RINGS Durata World Grand Prix 2

Opatija, Croatia Win

Jose Ramalho Decision RINGS Durata World Grand Prix 2

Opatija, Croatia Win

Sergey Kaznovsky Submission (armbar) It's Showtime 2003 Amsterdam

Amsterdam, Netherlands Win

Tommy Sauer TKO (doctor stoppage) Rings Holland: One Moment In Time

Utrecht, Netherlands Win

Valentijn Overeem Submission (forfeit)

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Cheick Kongo Decision (unanimous) Rings Holland: Saved by the Bell

Amsterdam, Netherlands Loss

Martin Malkhasyan Submission (kneebar) M-1 MFC – Russia vs. the World 3

Saint Petersburg, Russia Win

Fatih Kocamis Decision (split)

Rotterdam, Netherlands Win

Paul Cahoon TKO (doctor stoppage) Rings Holland: Some Like It Hard

Utrecht, Netherlands Draw

Cyrille Diabaté Draw Rings Holland: No Guts, No Glory

Amsterdam, Netherlands Win

Ricardo Fyeet Submission (guillotine choke) Rings Holland: Heroes Live Forever

Utrecht, Netherlands Win

Fabrice Bernardin DQ (illegal strikes) Kam Lung – Only the Strongest Survive 2

Hellevoetsluis, Netherlands Win

Tjerk Vermanen TKO (spinning back kick) It's Showtime – Exclusive

Haarlem, Netherlands Win

Iwan de Groot TKO (knees) Together Productions – Fight Gala

Zaandam, Netherlands Loss

Jose Landi-Jons Technical Submission (armbar) Amsterdam Absolute Championship 2

Amsterdam, Netherlands Loss

Alexandre Ferreira TKO (submission to punches) World Vale Tudo Championship 8

Aruba Win

Silvio Zimmerman TKO (strikes) World Vale Tudo Championship 8

Aruba Draw

Melvin Manhoef Draw Rings Holland: The Kings of the Magic Ring

Utrecht, Netherlands Loss

Sergei Belov Submission (armbar) IAFC – Pankration World Championship 1999

Moscow, Russia Loss

Michele Verginelli Submission (rear naked choke) Ultimate Fights Brescia

Brescia, Italy Loss

Richard Plug Decision (1-0 points) FFH – Free Fight Gala

Beverwijk, Netherlands Win

Tomas Valatkevicius Decision KO Power Tournament

Amsterdam, Netherlands Win

Sergei Zavadsky TKO (punches) M-1 MFC – World Championship 1998

Saint Petersburg, Russia Draw

Habib Ben Sallah Draw FFH – Free Fight Gala

Beverwijk, Netherlands Loss

Sergei Bytchkov Decision M-1 MFC – World Championship 1997

Saint Petersburg, Russia Win

Rik de Jager KO (knee to the body) Rings Holland – Utrecht at War

Utrecht, Netherlands Win

Piet Bernzen Decision Fight Gala – Mix Fight Night

Haarlem, Netherlands Kickboxing record Kickboxing Record Date Result Opponent Method Round Time Event Location 2017-04-23 Win Dennis Stolzenbach Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 WLF – Champion vs. Champion Almere, Netherlands 2012-12-08 Loss Luis Tavares KO 4 N/A Kickboks Gala Margriethal Schiedam, Netherlands 2012-05-12 Loss Andrei Stoica Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 SuperKombat World Grand Prix II 2012 Cluj-Napoca, Romania 2012-02-12 Loss Ali Cenik Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Natural Powers Eindhoven, Netherlands 2011-10-30 Loss Fred Sikking Decision (split) 3 3:00 Twilight's Fight Night Hilversum, Netherlands 2011-10-08 Loss Loren Decision (split) 3 3:00 Top Event Tenerife, Spain 2011-05-01 Loss Mohammed Boubkari Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 The Next Generation Warriors 5 Utrecht, Netherlands 2011-04-10 Win Brian Douwes TKO (broken arm) 1 3:00 There's Nothing Wrong By Being Strong Aalsmeer, Netherlands 2011-02-20 Loss Ivan Stanić Decision (unanimous) 5 3:00 Opatija Fight Night 3 Opatija, Croatia 2010-07-04 Loss Ilkay Altinkaya Decision 3 3:00 Slamm!! Last fight before Summer 2010-04-30 Win Bas van de Muizenberg Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 SLAMM! Events: Powerzone Amsterdam, Netherlands 2010-03-19 Loss Zabit Samedov TKO 3 1:48 K-1 World MAX 2010 East Europe Tournament Minsk, Belarus 2010-01-30 Win Tomasz Sarara Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Beast of the East Zutphen, Netherlands 2009-08-29 Loss Ondřej Hutník Decision 3 3:00 It's Showtime 2009 Budapest Budapest, Hungary 2009-04-11 Win Marcello Adriaansz Decision 3 3:00 Amsterdam Fight Club 5 Amsterdam, Netherlands2008-11-08 Loss Stefan Leko Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Ultimate Glory 10 "The Battle of Arnhem" Arnhem, Netherlands 2008-05-07 Loss Anderson Silva Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Amsterdam Fight Club 3 Amsterdam, Netherlands 2007-10-14 Loss Errol Zimmerman Decision 5 3:00 The Battle of Arnhem 6 Arnhem, Netherlands 2007-01-05 Win Anton Berdinikov Decision (unanimous) 12 2:00 M-1 Global Murmansk, Russia 2006-11-25 Win Moustafa Lakhsem Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 Beatdown Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 2006-06-17 Win Gregory Tony TKO (knees and punches) 1 N/A K-1 Canarias 2006, Final Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain 2006-06-17 Win Humberto Évora Decision 3 3:00 K-1 Canarias 2006, Semi finals Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain 2006-06-17 Win Alejandro Navarro-Martins Decision 3 3:00 K-1 Canarias 2006, Quarter finals Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain 2006-06-03 Win Errol Paris TKO (doctor stoppage) 5 1:03 Gentlemen Fight Night 3 Tilburg, Netherlands 2006-05-13 Win Jon Delgado Decision (majority) 3 3:00 K-1 World Grand Prix 2006 in Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 2005-12-17 Win Yussuf Belmikdan KO (right hook) 4 N/A 2H2H: Road to Japan Maastricht, Netherlands 2005-10-29 Loss James Phillips Decision (unanimous) 3 3:00 K-1 New Talents 2005 in Germany Koblenz, Germany 2005-10-06 Win Tsuyoshi Tajima TKO (doctor stoppage) 1 3:00 Bushido Europe: Rotterdam Rumble Rotterdam, Netherlands 2005-06-12 Win Henriques Zowa Decision (split) 3 3:00 It's Showtime 2005 Amsterdam Amsterdam, Netherlands 2001-04-22 Win Peter Verschuuren KO (knee) 1 2:06 Millennium Sports 1: Veni Vidi Vici Veenendaal, Netherlands 1996-10-26 Loss Perry Ubeda TKO (exhaustion) 6 3:00 Battle of Styles Amsterdam, Netherlands

Boxing record Boxing Record 1 Wins (1 (T)KOs) Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2013-04-20 Win Janos Tiborcz Rumble of the North 2 Uithuizen, Netherlands KO (punches) 1 1:41 Legend:

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