During a Glory press-conference held on January 12, 2023, it was confirmed by Glory that Plazibat was expected to challenge Rico Verhoeven for the Glory Heavyweight Championship. Although the fight was initially planned to take place in spring, it was postponed as Verhoeven suffered a knee injury in training. Plazibat instead faced Kevin Tariq Osaro, winner of the Glory Four-Man Heavyweight Tournament, for the interim Glory Heavyweight Championship at Glory: Collision 5 on June 17, 2023.
