to face Andrei Stoica at ACB KB 16 on July 13, 2018.He won the fight by decision. GLORY Abena was scheduled to make his Glory debut against Stephane Susperregui at Glory 62: Rotterdam on December 8, 2018. Abena won the fight by unanimous decision, with one of the judges scoring the bout 30-27 in his favor, while three of the judges scored it as 29-28 for Abena. Abena was scheduled to face the #4 ranked Glory light heavyweight Michael Duut at Glory 64: Strasbourg on March 9, 2019. Abena won the fight by split decision, with three judges scoring the bout in his favor (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) and two judges scoring the bout in Duut's favor (30-27, 29-28). His two victories with the promotion left Abena as the top-ranked contender, earning him the right to challenge the reigning Glory Light Heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov at Glory 66: Paris on June 22, 2019. Vakhitov won the fight by a split decision, with four of the judges scoring the fight for him (49-46, 49-46, 48-47, 48-47), while the last judge scored the bout 48-47 for Abena. Abena was scheduled to face the reigning GLORY Middleweight champion Alex Pereira for the interim Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Glory 68: Miami on September 28, 2019. Pereira won the fight by a third-round knockout, landing a left hook in the last minute of the round. Abena returned from a 14-month layoff to face Luis Tavares at Glory 77: Rotterdam on January 30, 2021. Tavares won the fight by unanimous decision. Abena was scheduled to face Sergej Maslobojev at Glory: Collision 3 on October 23, 2021, in his second fight of the year. He lost the closely contested fight by split decision. Abena faced the #2 ranked Glory light heavyweight contender Felipe Micheletti at Glory: Collision 4 on October 8, 2022. He won the fight by unanimous decision. Glory Light Heavyweight champion Abena challenged Sergej Maslobojev for the Glory Light Heavyweight Championship at Glory 83 on February 11, 2023. He won the fight by a fourth-round technical knockout. The fight was stopped by the ringside physician due to a cut on Maslobojev's shin. Mixed martial arts career Abena was expected to make his mixed martial arts debut against Paolo Anastasi at Ares FC 7: Abdouraguimov vs. Amoussou on June 25, 2022. The bout was later cancelled for undisclosed reasons. Titles and accomplishments GLORY 2023 Glory Light