The year 2020 was the 17th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2020 will begin with KSW 53.[1]
Martin Lewandowski announced that KSW has plans for European expansion and will intend to do a new series of smaller events in 2020.KSW has plans for a reality TV show.[2] [3]
| Event Title | Date | Arena | Location | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KSW 53: Reborn | Undisclosed Studio |  Warsaw, Poland | ||
| 2 | KSW 54: Gamrot vs. Ziółkowski | Global EXPO | Warsaw, Poland | ||
| 3 | KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 | Wytwórnia Club | Łódź, Poland | ||
| 4 | Genesis: Różalski vs. Barnett | Wytwórnia Club | Łódź, Poland | ||
| 5 | KSW 56: Materla vs. Soldić[4] [5] [6] [7] | Wytwórnia Club | Łódź, Poland | ||
| 6 | KSW 57: De Fries vs. Kita | Wytwórnia Club | Łódź, Poland |
The series was officially announced by KSW and POLSAT TV at a press conference on December 7, 2019. The trainers for the series, which will feature 10 welterweight fighters, will be Marcin Wrzosek and Łukasz Zaborowski. The 10 fighters will be competing for a contract with KSW. The weekly series will culminate in a live finale on POLSAT TV. It debuted on POLSAT TV on March 6, 2020.
Paweł Kiełek Piotr Walawski Mariusz Radziszewski Marcin Krakowiak Bartłomiej Gładkowicz Kamil Dołgowski Adrian Bartosiński Tomasz Romanowski Michał Sobiech Karol Wesling1Bartek Gładkowicz missed weight and was expelled from the show, he was subsequently replaced by Paweł Kiełek who get a second chance in the show.
2Adrian Bartosiński was injured and couldn't participate in the final, and was subsequently replaced by Marcin Krakowiak.
| KSW 53: Reborn | |
| Promotion: | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date: | July 11, 2020 |
| Venue: | Undisclosed Studio |
| City: | Warsaw, Poland |
'KSW 53: Reborn' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on July 11, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.
The event was initially planned to be held on March 21, 2020 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.[8] However, the event was cancelled on March 11, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]
Norman Parke missed weight ahead of his trilogy bout with Mateusz Gamrot for the undisputed KSW Lightweight Title. Both parties have agreed to complete their trilogy, however, the bout was a five-round catchweight non-title bout.
Roman Szymański was scheduled to face Mateusz Legierski, but Legierski was forced off the card on June 25 with an injury. Filip Pejić served as Legierski's replacement, taking the short notice fight against Szymański.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
| KSW 53 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Catchweight 71.8 kg | Mateusz Gamrot | def. | Norman Parke | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 3 | 3:02 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Borys Mańkowski | def. | Marcin Wrzosek | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Middleweight 84 kg | Tomasz Drwal | def. | Łukasz Bieńkowski | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:34 | ||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Andrzej Grzebyk | def. | Tomasz Jakubiec | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:15 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Roman Szymański | def. | Filip Pejić | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 4:37 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Artur Sowiński | def. | Gracjan Szadziński | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 2:04 | ||
| Catchweight 80 kg | Michał Pietrzak | def. | Kamil Szymuszowski | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:56 | ||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sebastian Przybysz | def. | Jakub Wikłacz | TKO (Punches to the Body) | 3 | 1:18 | ||
| KSW 54: Gamrot vs. Ziółkowski | |
| Promotion: | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date: | August 29, 2020 |
| Venue: | Global EXPO |
| City: | Warsaw, Poland |
'KSW 54: Gamrot vs. Ziółkowski' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on August 29, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.
Shamil Musaev was scheduled to challenge Mateusz Gamrot in the KSW 54 main event, but Musaev has to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury sustained in training. Marian Ziółkowski was pulled from a planned bout with Maciej Kazieczko and faced Gamrot for the KSW Lightweight Championship in the KSW 54 main event. Kazieczko instead faced Karlo Caput who stepped in on short notice for this encounter.
Łukasz Rajewski missed weight by two pounds ahead of his scheduled lightweight bout with Bartłomiej Kopera. Both parties have agreed to compete a catchweight bout, Rajewski has been fined 30 percent of his purse.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
| KSW 54 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mateusz Gamrot (c) | def. | Marian Ziółkowski | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the KSW Lightweight Championship | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Izu Ugonoh | def. | Quentin Domingos | TKO (Leg Injury) | 1 | 2:22 | ||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Michał Kita | def. | Michał Andryszak | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:59 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Maciej Kazieczko | def. | Karlo Caput | TKO (Punches) | 3 | 4:29 | ||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Paweł Polityło | def. |  Bogdan Barbu | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Łukasz Rajewski | def. | Bartłomiej Kopera | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Kacper Koziorzębski | def. | Adam Niedźwiedź | TKO (Leg Injury) | 2 | 2:27 | ||
| Lightweight 70 kg | Sebastian Rajewski | def. |  Armen Stepanyan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2 | |
| Promotion: | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date: | October 10, 2020 |
| Venue: | Wytwórnia Club |
| City: | Łódź, Poland |
'KSW 55: Askham vs. Khalidov 2' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on October 10, 2020 at the Wytwórnia Club in Łódź, Poland.
A KSW Middleweight Championship rematch between current champion Scott Askham and former champion Mamed Khalidov served as the event's headliner.[10] [11] The pairing met previously at KSW 52: Race on December 7, 2019 in a catchweight non-title bout, Askham had dominated Khalidov during three round to capture the unanimous decision win.[12]
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
| KSW 55 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Middleweight 84 kg | Mamed Khalidov | def. | Scott Askham (c) | KO (Head Kick) | 1 | 0:32 | For the KSW Middleweight Championship | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Michał Materla | def. |  Aleksandar Ilić | TKO (Elbows) | 2 | 1:32 | ||
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Damian Janikowski | def. |  Andreas Gustafsson | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Tomasz Romanowski | def. |  Ion Surdu[13] | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Damian Stasiak | def. | Patryk Surdyn | Submission (Arm-Triangle Choke) | 2 | 4:17 | ||
| Catchweight 95 kg | Przemysław Mysiala | def. | Stipe Bekavac | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 4:06 | ||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Krystian Kaszubowski | def. | Jakub Kamieniarz | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| W.Strawweight 52 kg | Karolina Wójcik | def. | Sylwia Juśkiewicz | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Genesis: Różalski vs. Barnett | |
| Promotion: | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date: | October 23, 2020 |
| City: | Poland |
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KSW has launched a new bare knuckle fighting event serie called Genesis.[14]
Former UFC heavyweight Josh Barnett returned to the ring when he took on the former KSW heavyweight champion Marcin Rozalski in a bare-knuckle boxing match in the first main event under the Genesis banner.[15] [16]
| Genesis | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg |  Josh Barnett | def. | Marcin Różalski | TKO (Doctor Stoppage) | 2 | 3:00 | ||
| Catchweight 65 kg | Michał Królik | def. | Bartosz Batra | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| Catchweight 80 kg |  Vaso Bakocević | def. | Dariusz Rutkiewicz | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:57 | ||
| Catchweight 73 kg | Gracjan Szadziński | def. |  Jan Siroky | KO (Punch to the body) | 2 | 1:52 | ||
| W.Featherweight 57 kg | Aleksandra Rola | def. | Monika Porażyńska | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Rafał Kijańczuk | def. | Marcin Wasilewski | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| Catchweight 72 kg | Damian Szmigielski | def. |  Denis Makowski | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 | ||
| KSW 56: Materla vs. Soldić | |
| Promotion: | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date: | November 14, 2020 |
| Venue: | Wytwórnia Club |
| City: | Łódź, Poland |
KSW 56: Materla vs. Soldić was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on November 14, 2020 at the Wytwórnia Club in Łódź, Poland.
In the event headliner, the reigning KSW welterweight champion Roberto Soldić moved up to 185 pounds to challenge the former KSW middleweight champion Michał Materla.[17]
The co-main event of the evening featured a title bout between the reigning KSW light heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun and the undefeated Croatian Ivan Erslan.[18] [19]
Sebastian Rajewski was scheduled to face Michał Sobiech, but Sobiech was forced off the card on November 4 due to a hand injury. Filip Pejić served as Sobiech replacement, takes short notice fight against Rajewski.[20]
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
| KSW 56 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Middleweight 84 kg | Roberto Soldić | def. | Michał Materla | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:40 | ||
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Tomasz Narkun (c) | def. | Ivan Erslan | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 2 | 0:51 | For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship | |
| W.Flyweight 57 kg | Justyna Haba | def. | Karolina Owczarz | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Marius Zaromskis | def. | Andrzej Grzebyk | TKO (Leg Injury) | 1 | 4:58 | ||
| Catchweight 73 kg | Mateusz Legierski | def. |  Francisco Barrio | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Catchweight 68 kg | Filip Pejić | def. | Sebastian Rajewski | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:09 | ||
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Daniel Torres | def. | Max Coga | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Robert Ruchała | def. | Michał Domin | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:59 | ||
| KSW 57: De Fries vs. Kita | |
| Promotion: | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date: | December 19, 2020 |
| Venue: | Wytwórnia Club |
| City: | Łódź, Poland |
'KSW 57: De Fries vs. Kita' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 19, 2020 at the Wytwórnia Club in Łódź, Poland.
The event featured three title fights.[21] In the headliner, Phil De Fries has put his KSW heavyweight crown on the line against Michał Kita.[22] Marian Ziółkowski and Roman Szymański has battled for the vacant KSW lightweight belt[23] and KSW bantamweight champion, Antun Račić, has met Bruno dos Santos in the first defense of his KSW bantamweight title.[24] [25]
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:[26]
| KSW 57 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | ||||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Phil De Fries (c) | def. | Michał Kita | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:59 | For the KSW Heavyweight Championship | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Marian Ziółkowski | def. | Roman Szymański | KO (Kick to the Body) | 4 | 4:00 | For the Vacant KSW Lightweight Championship | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Borys Mańkowski | def. | Artur Sowiński | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Antun Račić (c) | def. | Bruno dos Santos | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the KSW Bantamweight Championship | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Abusupiyan Magomedov | def. | Cezary Kęsik | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 2 | 1:52 | ||
| Middleweight 84 kg | Patrik Kincl | def. | Tomasz Drwal | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:22 | ||
| Catchweight 80 kg | Marcin Krakowiak | def. | Kacper Koziorzębski | Submission (Guillotine Choke) | 3 | 4:06 | ||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Christian Eckerlin | def. | Albert Odzimkowski | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | ||
