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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation''), better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV **VMTV European Promotion of the Year 2022 History Martin Lewandowski had been the manager of the Hotel Marriott in Warsaw when he met Maciej Kawulski in 2002. Kawulski was organizing one of the biggest sports expos in Poland at that time, and as both businessmen come from martial arts backgrounds, they quickly found a common subject. Eighteen months later the first KSW show was born. The promotion is famed for its four and eight-man tournaments, which until KSW X - Dekalog took place over the period of one night, but since KSW XI they are split, with the tournament final taking place on the next event. KSW XV is the first event without a new tournament, only with extra fights and finals from previous tournaments. Different from other bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warsaw
Warsaw, officially the Capital City of Warsaw, is the capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city of Poland. The metropolis stands on the Vistula, River Vistula in east-central Poland. Its population is officially estimated at 1.86 million residents within a Warsaw metropolitan area, greater metropolitan area of 3.27 million residents, which makes Warsaw the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 6th most-populous city in the European Union. The city area measures and comprises List of districts and neighbourhoods of Warsaw, 18 districts, while the metropolitan area covers . Warsaw is classified as an Globalization and World Cities Research Network#Alpha 2, alpha global city, a major political, economic and cultural hub, and the country's seat of government. It is also the capital of the Masovian Voivodeship. Warsaw traces its origins to a small fishing town in Masovia. The city rose to prominence in the late 16th cent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Łódź
Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Poland, fourth largest city. Łódź first appears in records in the 14th century. It was granted city rights, town rights in 1423 by the Polish King Władysław II Jagiełło and it remained a private town of the Kuyavian bishops and clergy until the late 18th century. In the Second Partition of Poland in 1793, Łódź was annexed to Kingdom of Prussia, Prussia before becoming part of the Napoleonic Duchy of Warsaw; the city joined Congress Poland, a Russian Empire, Russian client state, at the 1815 Congress of Vienna. The Second Industrial Revolution (from 1850) brought rapid growth in textile manufacturing and in population owing to the inflow of migrants, a sizable part of which were Jews and Germans. Ever since the industrialization of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Igor Michaliszyn
Igor Michaliszyn (born May 3, 1996) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki. Professional career Michaliszyn would make his debut on September 11, 2015 against Sebastian Świder whom he would beat via TKO in the second round. He would go on to have four more fights before making his debut on Fight Exclusive Night in a bout against Tomasz Romanowski. he would get the win via Unanimous Decision. After another four fights in regional promotions, Michaliszyn would be signed to Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, where he fought his debut match against Idris Amizhaev on the undercard of KSW 67. Michaliszyn would win the fight via TKO in the first round. His next fight would come over a year later, where he faced off against Krystian Bielski. He would yet again win the fight via TKO this time begin in the second round. His next fight would be his biggest one yet as he faced off against Adrian Bartosiński ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augusto Sakai
Augusto dos Santos Sakai (born 19 May 1991) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist who formerly competed in the Heavyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and Bellator MMA. Mixed martial arts career Early career Sakai made his professional MMA debut in October 2011 in his native Brazil. In the first two years of his career, he amassed a record of six wins and no losses with all but one of his wins coming via knockout. Bellator MMA Sakai made his Bellator MMA debut at Bellator 94 in March 2013, defeating Rob Horton by knockout due to a knee. Sakai returned to the promotion in 2015 with bouts against Daniel Gallemore and Alex Huddleston. He won both fights via TKO. Sakai faced Dan Charles at Bellator 155 on May 20, 2016. The bout ended in a majority draw. Sakai faced Cheick Kongo at Bellator 179 on May 19, 2017. He lost the fight via split decision. Ultimate Fighting Championship Sakai made his promotional debut against Chase Sherman on September 22, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arkadiusz Wrzosek
Arkadiusz Wrzosek (born 3 June 1992) is a Polish kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is currently competing for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), having previously competed in Glory as a kickboxer. He is currently ranked #3 in the KSW Heavyweight rankings. Kickboxing career He started martial arts training at the age of 19 at the Copacabana club in Warsaw under the supervision of Igor Kołacin. He fought his first amateur fights in the Sanda formula, in which he won the cup and the Polish championship. In amateur formulas he fought over 40 fights, many times winning national and international competitions. In 2014-2017, a member of the national team. In 2015, he was a contender for the WKU world champion belt. He has been contracted with the FEN organization since 2015, and the heavyweight champion of this organization since 2017. In 2018, he signed a contract with the Fonfara Promotions group for his debut in professional boxing. In November 2018, he joined Glory, the larges ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Štefan Vojčák
Štefan Vojčák is a Slovak professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Heavyweight division for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). Professional career Early career Vojčák made his professional debut on September 11, 2021, for the promotion Oktagon MMA. He faced Ukraine's Evgeniy Golub. Vojčák would win via TKO thirty seconds into the first round. As of 2025, this was his only fight under the promotion. His next fight came half a year later against Hungary's László Kiss. Vojčák would win via TKO in the first round. He would return four months later in a bout against Serbia's Stefan Stanković. Vojčák would win via submission thirty seconds into the first round. He would return a month later against Austria's Dritan Barjamaj. Vojčák would win via a first round submission. His next fight would come three months later, where he took on Romania's Ion Grigore. Vojčák would win via his third first round submission in a row. UAE Warriors His next fig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibragim Chuzhigaev
Ibragim Sumanovich Chuzhigaev (Russian: Ибрагим Суманович Чужигаев) is a Russian-Turkish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW). Chuzhigaev is a former KSW Light Heavyweight champion. Professional career Early career Chuzhigaev made his professional debut on March 31, 2012 against Rasul Magomedov. Chuzhigaev won the fight via a first-round TKO. His next fight came a month later, against Vasily Feyzrakhmanov. Chuzhigaev lost the fight via a first-round submission. He returned after over a year out, when he fought Albert Ismailov. Chuzhigaev won the fight via a first-round TKO. He fought three months later against Sergey Bobrov. Chuzhigaev lost the fight via Unanimous Decision. Absolute Championship Berkut/Akhmat Chuzhigaev had his first fight with Absolute Championship Berkut on March 16, 2014 in the ACB Berkut Cup 2014. He faced Kazakhstan's Igor Svirid. Chuzhiga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darko Stošić
Darko Stošić (; born February 9, 1992) is a Serbian mixed martial artist currently fighting for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) in the heavyweight division. He is the former Final Fight Championship (FFC) heavyweight champion and he also competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He is currently ranked #1 in the KSW heavyweight rankings. Background Stošić was born in Laćarak, Serbia in 1992. He attended Triva Vitasović Lebarnik Primary School where he started his judo lessons in LSK Judo Club in Laćarak. He won many judo championships in Serbia and the Balkan region before he went to compete in kickboxing. He transitioned to MMA at the age of 18, training at the Car Dušan Silni gym along with Gagi Tešanović and Rođa Radosavljević, after Tesla Fighting Championship was formed, in hope to fight under the promotion. Judo career Stošić started training in judo at the age of seven until 2012 under Miša Jovetić. He was the judo national champion 10 times a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adrian Bartosiński
Adrian Bartosiński (born August 25, 1995) is a Polish professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Welterweight division for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki. He is the current KSW Welterweight Champion. Professional career Early career Bartosiński made his professional debut on November 18, 2017, against Michał Pach. Bartosiński would win the fight via Unanimous Decision. His next fight would come four months later, when he took on Wojciech Żuchnik. Bartosiński would win via yet another Unanimous Decision. After a half-year hiatus, he would return in a bout against Jarosław Lech. Bartosiński would win via TKO in the second round. He would return seven months later against Ukraine's Vladislav Schepanskyi. He would defeat the latter via a Doctor Stoppage in the first round. Three months later, he would return in a bout against Russia's Alexander Shingarenko. Bartosiński would win via a first-round TKO. Fight Exclusive Night Three months later, Bartosiński ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paweł Pawlak
Paweł Pawlak (born February 8, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), where he is the current KSW Middleweight Champion. A professional since 2010, he has also fought in the UFC and the Absolute Championship Akhmat. Mixed martial arts career Early career Pawlak made his professional MMA debut in May 2010 in his native Poland. During the first three and a half years of his career, he amassed an undefeated record of ten wins, with all but one win coming by way of TKO or submission. Ultimate Fighting Championship Pawlak signed with the UFC in late 2013. He made his debut against Peter Sobotta at UFC Fight Night 41 on May 31, 2014. Pawlak lost the fight by unanimous decision. Pawlak was scheduled to face Dhiego Lima at UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Saint Preux on November 8, 2014. However, Pawlak withdrew from the bout citing an injury, and was replaced by Jorge de Oliveira. In his second fight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phil De Fries
Philip De Fries (born 21 April 1986) is a British mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, where he is the current KSW Heavyweight Champion. He holds the record for the most title defences and is the longest reigning KSW Champion in the organisation's history. A professional competitor since 2009, De Fries has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, and M-1 Global. Background Born in Sunderland, De Fries is of Dutch origin through his paternal grandfather. He began training in Brazilian jiu-jitsu at the age of 14. He worked as a drugs counselor before and during his professional mixed martial arts career. Mixed martial arts career Early career Since the very beginning of his MMA career, De Fries has shown great submission skills, defeating the likes of Darren Towler and Stav Economou. He made his professional debut in 2009. Ultimate Fighting Championship After his win over Stav Economou, De Fries was scouted and sign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wrocław
Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Europe, roughly from the Sudetes, Sudeten Mountains to the north. In 2023, the official population of Wrocław was 674,132, making it the third-largest city in Poland. The population of the Wrocław metropolitan area is around 1.25 million. Wrocław is the historical capital of Silesia and Lower Silesia. The history of the city dates back over 1,000 years; at various times, it has been part of the Kingdom of Poland, the Kingdom of Bohemia, the Kingdom of Hungary, the Habsburg monarchy of Austria, the Kingdom of Prussia and German Reich, Germany, until it became again part of Poland in 1945 immediately after World War II. Wrocław is a College town, university city with a student population of over 130,000, making it one of the most yo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
