KSW 33 results: Khalidov crowned champion with KO win against Materla

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One of the most anticipated middleweight fights outside of the UFC will take place on Saturday afternoon when champion Michał Materla and superstar Mamed Khalidov place their friendship aside and finally collide at KSW 33 in Krakow.

The promotion’s final show of the year will also feature a heavyweight title fight between Karol Bedorf and Michal Kita, as well as a featherweight title fight between Artur Sowinski and Kleber Kolke Erbst. Several other entertaining bouts are sprinkled across the card.

KSW 33 takes place Nov. 28 at the Tauron Arena in Krakow, Poland. The event can be purchased and viewed on KSWTV.com.

Fight Card

Mamed Khalidov def. Michal Materla via KO (Strikes, Round 1, 0:31)
Karol Bedorf def Michal Kita via KO (Head kick, Round 2, 2:46)
Aziz Karaoglu def. Maiquel Falcao via KO (Strikes, Round 1, 0:30)
Artur Sowinski def. Kleber Kolke Erbst via unanimous decision (30-27,30-27,30-27)
Ariane Lipski def. Katarzyna Lubonska via TKO (Strikes, Round 2, 3:25)
Lukasz Chlewicki def. Bartlomiej Kurczewski via unanimous decision (30-27,29-28,29-28)
Kamil Szymuszowski def. David Zawada via split decision (30-27,29-28,28-29)
Anzor Azhiev def. Vaso Bakocevic via submission (Arm-triangle choke, Round 3, 1:39)
Lukasz Blenkowski def. Piotr Wawrzyniak via majority decision (29-26, 29-27, 28-28)

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Karim Zidan is a investigative reporter and feature writer focusing on the intersection of sports and politics. He has written for BloodyElbow since 2014 and has served as an associate editor since 2016. He also writes for The New York Times and The Guardian. Karim has been invited to speak about his work at numerous universities, including Princeton, and was a panelist at the South by Southwest (SXSW) film festival and the Oslo Freedom Forum. He also participated in the United Nations counter-terrorism conference in 2021. His reporting on Ramzan Kadyrov’s involvement in MMA, much of which was done for Bloody Elbow, has led to numerous award nominations, and was the basis of an award-winning HBO Real Sports documentary.