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KSW 84 is live this Saturday. KSW, one of Europe’s most popular and successful MMA organizations, is riding high off their sell out Colosseum 2 show from last month. That event saw Mamed Khalidov obliterate Scott Askham in their trilogy fight and the ever-popular Mariusz Pudzionaowski fall to Artur Szpilka.
This event doesn’t have household names, but there’s some that MMA sickos should recognize and get excited for.
The main event has British MMA pioneer Phil de Fries (formerly of the UFC and Bellator) defending his KSW heavyweight title against Szymon Bajor, who beat Ronny Markes in PFL action last time out.
De Fries had a so-so career in the UFC, taking wins over Rob Broughton and Oli Thompson before losing to Todd Duffee and Matt Mitrione (both by first round KO). He became a journey man after that, beating Brett Rogers in South Korea and losing to Satoshi Ishii in Japan.
After wins in M-1 and Bellator he made his way to Poland. Since joining KSW, De Fries has had the most successful stretch in his career. He’s racked up nine straight wins in KSW, winning the heavyweight title in his 2018 debut. He has defended that belt versus Luis Henrique, Thomasz Narkun (twice) and—most recently—his old foe Todd Duffee (via first round KO).
Also on the card is Olympic bronze medallist Damian Janikowski, who has been up and down in MMA. He takes on former Thunderstrike middleweight champion Cezariusz Kesik. UFC vet Damian Stasiak is also on the card. He meets Pascal Hintzen.
Other notable bouts on the card include Islam Djabrailov vs. Sebastian Przybysz in the bantamweight division and Nemanja Nikolic taking on Bartosz Lesko at middleweight.
KSW 84 Full Fight Card
Main Card
- Phil De Fries (23-6) 🇬🇧 vs. Szymon Bajor (24-9) 🇵🇱; for De Fries’ KSW heavyweight title
- Islam Djabrailov (9-4) 🇩🇪 vs. Sebastian Przybysz (11-3) 🇵🇱; bantamweight
- Cezarious Kesik (13-3) 🇵🇱 vs. Damian Janikowski (8-5) 🇵🇱; middleweight
- Nemanja Nikolic (9-0-1) 🇷🇸 vs. Bartorsz Lesko (12-3) 🇵🇱; middleweight
- Bruno Santos (10-4) 🇧🇷 vs. Gustavo Oliveira (9-2) 🇵🇹; bantamweight
- Pascal Hintzen (8-2) 🇩🇪 vs. Damian Stasiak (13-9) 🇵🇱; featherweight
- Henry Fadipe (13-10-1) 🇳🇬 vs. Krystian Kaszubowski (10-3) 🇵🇱; welterweight
- Darko Stosic (17-6) 🇷🇸 vs. Stefan Vojcak (6-0) 🇸🇰; heavyweight
Prelim card
- Borys Dzikowski (3-0) 🇵🇱 vs. Damian Mieczkowski (1-0) 🇵🇱; middleweight
- Patryk Chrobak (3-3) 🇵🇱 vs. Milosz Mielchert (2-1) 🇵🇱; bantamweight
Start time and date
KSW 84 airs at 1:00 p.m. ET (Saturday, July 15., 2023).
Tickets
Tickets for KSW 84 at the Polsat Plus Arena in Gdynia, Poland are available here.
Live stream and price
KSW 84 is available to stream on the KSW App or on www.KSWTV.com. as an online PPV (pay-per-view) event starting at PLN 40 | £ 9.99 EUR | $ 9.99 USD | 7.99 GBP.
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