Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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Industry | Mixed martial arts promotion |
Founded | 2004 |
Founder | Martin Lewandowski, Maciej Kawulski |
Headquarters | Warsaw, Poland |
Key people | Martin Lewandowski, Maciej Kawulski |
Parent | KSW Federation[1] |
Website | Konfrontacja.com/ |
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its initials, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland.[2] and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw, Poland.[3]
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.[4]
The promotion is famed for its four and eight-man tournaments, which until KSW X - Dekalog took place over the period of one night,[5] 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.
Several fighters who have been successful in KSW have signed on to more well known promotions such as the UFC. KSW has its own fight team, the KSW Team, which consists of some of the promotion's elite fighters, such as Mamed Khalidov, Jan Błachowicz, Krzysztof Kulak, Łukasz Jurkowski or Antoni Chmielewski. KSW co-operates with many other promotions in Europe by exchanging fighters, for example WFC and The Cage. KSW runs the majority of its shows live on a variety of TV networks (Polsat Sport, Polsat Sport Extra) throughout Europe. Since KSW XI, the promotion runs its shows live on nationally available private television Polsat.
List of KSW events
List of KSW Events:
- 2004 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2005 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2006 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2007 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2008 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2009 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2010 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2011 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2012 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2013 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2014 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2015 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2016 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - 2017 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Current Champions
Men's Divisions
Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title Defenses |
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Heavyweight | 120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st) | April 14, 2018 (KSW 43) | 1 | |
Light Heavyweight | 93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st) | October 31, 2015 (KSW 32) | 3 | |
Middleweight | 84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st) | |||
Welterweight | 77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st) | October 6, 2018 (KSW 45) | 0 | |
Lightweight | 70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st) | May 27, 2016 (KSW 35) | 3 | |
Featherweight | 66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st) | |||
Women's Divisions
Division | Upper weight limit | Champion | Since | Title Defenses |
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Flyweight | 55 kg (121.3 lb; 8.7 st) | May 27, 2017 (KSW 39) | 2 | |
Strawweight | 50 kg (110.2 lb; 7.9 st) | September 21, 2015 |
Championship history
Heavyweight Championship
- 120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | def. Michal Andryszak |
KSW 43 |
April 14, 2018 |
1. def. Karol Bedorf at KSW 45 on Oct 6, 2018 in London, England |
Title vacated after Rozalski announced he’s return to kickboxing. | ||||
3 | KSW 39 |
May 27, 2017 | ||
2 | KSW 37 |
December 3, 2016 | ||
1 | def. Pawel Nastula |
KSW 24 |
September 28, 2013 |
1. def. Rolles Gracie at KSW 28 on Oct 4, 2014 in Szczecin, Poland |
Light Heavyweight Championship
- 95 kg (209.4 lb; 15.0 st)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | KSW 32 |
October 31, 2015 | 1. def. Cassio Barbosa de Oliveira at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland 2. def. R. Sokoudjou at KSW 36 on October 1, 2016 in Zielona Gora, Poland | |
4 | def. Attila Végh |
KSW 31 |
May 23, 2015 | N/A |
Title vacated after Błachowicz left KSW for UFC. | ||||
3 | KSW 17 |
November 26, 2011 |
1. def. Houston Alexander at KSW 20 on Sep 15, 2012 in Gdansk, Poland | |
2 | def. Jan Błachowicz |
KSW 15 |
March 19, 2011 | N/A |
Title vacated after Khalidov moved down to middleweight. | ||||
1 | def. Daniel Acacio |
KSW 11 |
May 15, 2009 |
1. drew with Ryuta Sakurai at KSW 13 on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland |
Middleweight Championship
- 85 kg (187.4 lb; 13.4 st)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Khalidov vacated the title | ||||
3 | KSW 33 |
November 28, 2015 |
1. def. Aziz Karaoglu at KSW 35 on May 27, 2016 in Sopot, Poland | |
2 | def. Jay Silva |
KSW 19 |
May 12, 2012 |
1. def. Rodney Wallace at KSW 21 on Dec 1, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland |
Title vacated after Kułak was unable to defend the title due to injury. | ||||
1 | def. Vitor Nobrega |
KSW 13 |
May 7, 2010 | N/A |
Welterweight Championship
- 75 kg (165.3 lb; 11.8 st)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | KSW 43 |
April 14, 2018 | N/A | |
3 | KSW 41 |
December 23, 2017 | N/A | |
2 | KSW 27 |
May 17, 2014 | 1. def. David Zawada at KSW 29 on Dec 6, 2014 in Krakow, Poland 2. def. Jesse Taylor at KSW 32 on Oct. 31, 2015 in London, England | |
1 | def. Borys Mańkowski |
KSW 21 |
December 1, 2012 | 1. def. Daniel Acacio at KSW 25 on Dec 8, 2013 in Wroclaw, Poland |
Lightweight Championship
- 70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | def. Mansour Barnaoui |
KSW 35 |
May 27, 2016 | 1. def. Renato Gomes at KSW 36 on October 1, 2016 in Zielona Gora, Poland 2. def. Norman Parke at KSW 39 on May 27, 2017 in Warsaw, Poland |
Jewtuszko vacated the title when he pulled out of a title fight due to an injury and moved up to compete in the Welterweight division. | ||||
1 | def. Artur Sowiński |
KSW 21 |
December 1, 2012 | N/A |
Featherweight Championship
- 65 kg (143.3 lb; 10.2 st)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Kleber Koike Erbst stripped of the title due to missed weight | ||||
3 | KSW 39 |
May 27, 2017 | ||
2 | KSW 37 |
December 3, 2016 | ||
1 | def. Kleber Koike Erbst |
KSW 33 |
November 28, 2015 | 1. def. Fabiano Silva da Conceicao at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland |
Women's Flyweight Championship
- 55 kg (121.3 lb; 8.7 st)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | def. Diana Belbita |
KSW 39 |
May 27, 2017 | 1. def. Mariana Morais at KSW 40 on October 22, 2017 in Dublin, Ireland 2. def. Silvana Gomez Juarez at KSW 42 on March 3, 2018 in Lodz, Poland |
Women's Strawweight Championship
- 50 kg (110.2 lb; 7.9 st)
No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
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Current | Vacant | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Kowalkiewicz vacated the title when she signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship. | ||||
1 | def. Marta Chojnoska |
KSW 23 |
June 8, 2013 | 1. def. Jasminka Cive at KSW 27 on May 17, 2014 in Gdansk, Poland |
Notable fighters
Daniel Acácio Scott Askham Houston Alexander Francis Carmont Jasminka Cive Brett Cooper Phil De Fries Eric Esch Yasubey Enomoto Maiquel Falcao Sheila Gaff Andrey Gerasimchuk Konstantin Gluhov Rodney Glunder Rolles Gracie Jr. Peter Graham Sergej Grecicho Kendall Grove Jason Guida Alexander Gustafsson Mike Hayes Matt Horwich James Irvin Rafal Jackiewicz Damian Janikowski Maciej Jewtuszko Yusuke Kawaguchi Mamed Khalidov Karolina Kowalkiewicz Melvin Manhoef John Maguire James McSweeney Mario Miranda Christian M'Pumbu Tomasz Narkun Pawel Nastula Oleksiy Oliynyk Daniel Omielańczuk Wojciech Orłowski Valentijn Overeem Rousimar Palhares Norman Parke Igor Pokrajac Mariusz Pudzianowski Paweł "Popek" Rak Paul Redmond Goran Reljic Ryuta Sakurai Przemysław Saleta Bob Sapp Jay Silva Paul Slowinski Peter Sobotta Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Roberto Soldić Jesse Taylor Paulo Thiago James Thompson Oli Thompson Kazuki Tokudome Attila Végh Jim Wallhead Curt Warburton Andre Winner Virgil Zwicker
References
- ↑ http://www.kswmma.com/en/index.php?s=kontakt
- ↑ Leidecker, Tim (2008-09-14). "Euro Light Heavyweight Showdown Ends in Draw". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ Wyman, Patrick. "Sherdog's Top 10: Regional MMA Promotions - No. 2". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ Leidecker, Tim (2008-09-12). "The Polish Pride". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
- ↑ Leidecker, Tim (2008-09-12). "The Polish Pride". Sherdog.com. Retrieved 2015-04-10.
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