Ex-UFC and Bellator MMA fighter Phil De Fries continued his dominant run under the KSW banner, scoring his ninth-straight defense of the promotion’s heavyweight title. Emanating from Gdynia Arena in Gdynia, Poland, KSW 84 delivered a plethora of highlight-reel-worthy action, all capped off by De Fries’ second-round submission victory against challenger Szymon Bajor. The Englishman
Strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski returned to the cage on Saturday as part of KSW 83. Emanating from the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland, the 46-year-old heavyweight met boxer turned mixed martial artist Artur Szpilka. Pudzianowski, a five-time World’s Stronger Man titleholder, will make his 26th walk to the cage. After suffering a first-round knockout against Mamed
Todd Duffee, a former competitor in the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s (UFC) heavyweight division, re-emerged in the mixed martial arts (MMA) scene for the first time since 2019 on the night of February 25th, 2023. This transpired within the confines of the Home Credit Arena located in Liberec, Czech Republic, where the KSW 79 event was
Todd Duffee is returning to MMA competition after retiring for nearly three and a half years. In September 2019, Duffee retired after being unintentionally eye poked by Jeff Hughes, leading to a disappointing no-contest. At 37 years old, the Indiana native believes he still has more left in the tank. The former UFC heavyweight joined
Mamed Khalidov finished his fellow KSW legend Mariusz Pudzianowski via first-round TKO at KSW 77 The 42-year-old is now back in the win column after two years The highly-touted KSW 77 heavyweight main event bout between Mamed Khalidov and Mariusz Pudzianowski didn’t last long as one man immediately dismantle the other early in the fight.
Brazil’s Luis Henrique da Silva earned a spectacular KO win at KSW It was the 33-year-old’s third KO/TKO win this year Brazilian MMA fighter Luis Henrique da Silva may have just scored one of the most incredible knockout victories in the sport this year. The 33-year-old finished his opponent Tomasz Narkun at KSW 75 in
One of the biggest fights in KSW history is going down before the end of the year. KSW 77 Poland’s Mariusz Pudzianowski is set to fight Mamed Khalidov in the main event of KSW 77 on Dec. 17, the promotion announced on Wednesday. The super-fight will take place at Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, Poland and will
Rousimar Palhares has not been enjoying the best of forms lately. Following the UFC’s decision to let him go, Rousimar Palhares went on to compete in multiple numerous organizations. He had a brief run of success in the World Series of Fighting before he took his chops to independent promotions. As of late, he’s been
This past weekend, Tommy Quinn took on Albert Odzimkowski at KSW 70 in Lodz, Poland. Their bout was scheduled to be a 188-pound catchweight match on the prelims. The fight did not go past the opening round with Odzimkowski securing a finish inside three minutes. The referee stopped the fight after Odzimkowski picked Quinn up
Five-time “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski took on Michal Materla at KSW 70. Returning to action inside the cage for his next outing in MMA, strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski delivered a violent statement to his doubters with a first-round finish of Michal Materla. Serving as the headlining bout on the night, Pudzianowski got the job done
Five-time “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski faced off against Michal Materla ahead of their upcoming match on Sat. (May 28). This weekend, Pudzianowski marks his return to competition in combat sports at KSW 70 taking place at the Atlas Arena, Łódź. The former multi-time strongman champion will take on Michal Materla, a veteran Polish MMA
Martyn Ford is planning on competing in MMA after his boxing match with Iranian Hulk was called off. It might have been a freak show fight, but after ‘The World’s Scariest Man’ and the Iranian Hulk’s boxing match got called off last month, the British strongman now has his eyes on MMA. Moving to MMA
King Kong vs. Godzilla is a thing of the past. Now we have Pudzianowski vs. Bombardier. A highly anticipated super-heavyweight fight went down earlier today At KSW 64 in Poland. The second time was the charm as KSW’s super-fight finally happened today in Lodz, Poland. Mariusz Pudzianowski AKA the ‘World’s Strongest Man’ was originally scheduled
Combat sports hasn’t been short of spectacles for 2021. Whether it’s MMA champions boxing influencers or ‘Mighty Mouse’ fighting Rodtang in Muay Thai, there is always something weird going on wherever fists fly. The beginning of the year was supposed to have a certain heavyweight circus. KSW had previously booked 5x ‘World’s Strongest Man’ Mariusz
Polish powerhouses Mariusz Pudzianowski and Lukasz Jurkowsk collide tonight in the headliner of KSW 61. The heavyweights proved tonight why they belonged to be center stage. The 5x ‘World’s Strongest Man’, Puzianowski is coming off two-straight TKO victories in his last outings. Puzianowski recently main evented for KSW in March and is back again to
A spectacle. Even that word isn’t enough to sum up a Heavyweight headliner tonight between Mariusz Pudzianowski and Sergine Ousmane. The main event will take place at KSW 59 in Lodz, Poland. Strongman vs. Stronghold The two weighed in yesterday at a combined weight of 598lbs. Pudzianowski, the Polish strongman, would hit the scales at