Glory “The Fury” Watson (6-0) burst onto the regional New England mixed-martial-arts scene in the early summer of 2018. Seventeen months, two submissions, one knockout and three decisions later, she is one of the hottest amateur prospects in the entire country.
A product of Young’s MMA in Bangor, Maine, Watson is the reigning New England Fights (NEF) Amateur Women’s 125-pound Flyweight Champion. This Saturday night at Aura nightclub in Portland, Maine, she will challenge for the vacant 115-pound strawweight title. Her opponent is a very tough, and seasoned, Oklahoman in the form of Cara Greenwell (9-4).
Watson will have the chance to make history on Saturday night by becoming the first athlete to ever hold two title belts simultaneously in different weight classes in NEF. Many have tried, but no one has accomplished the feat yet. Regardless of the outcome of the bout, history will already have been made as soon as the cage door closes on Saturday as Watson and Greenwell become the first women’s fight to headline one of the promotion’s cards as the main event.
Earlier today, Watson was interviewed by Wayne Harvey on 92.9 FM The Ticket regarding fighting in the main event of “NEF 41: Collision Course” this Saturday night in Portland. She spoke not only on the fight, but on her introduction to the sport and weight cutting among other topics.
“I had no intention of fighting at all,” noted Watson when asked by Harvey about how she got into the sport. “I was in a relationship with a guy who’s not a bad person, just wasn’t good for me. A little bit controlling over what I did. Didn’t want me to work. Didn’t want me to do things. So, I decided it would be a good idea to find an outlet and what boyfriend is going to say, “no, you can’t go to the gym?” So, I reached out to a girl who had been training with Young’s MMA for a couple years.”
