Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

Type	Private
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 acronym, 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

No.	Event	Date	Venue	Location
43	KSW 37: Circus of Pain	December 3, 2016	Tauron Arena	Krakow, Poland
42	KSW 36: Materla vs. Palhares	October 1, 2016	Hala CRS	Zielona Góra, Poland
41	KSW 35: Khalidov vs. Karaoglu	May 27, 2016	Ergo Arena	Gdansk, Poland
40	KSW 34: New Order	March 5, 2016	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
39	KSW 33: Khalidov vs. Materla	November 28, 2015	Tauron Arena	Krakow, Poland
38	KSW 32: Road to Wembley	000000002015-10-31-0000October 31, 2015	Wembley Arena	London, England
37	KSW 31: Materla vs. Drwal	000000002015-05-23-0000May 23, 2015	Ergo Arena	Gdańsk, Poland
36	KSW 30: Genesis	000000002015-02-21-0000February 21, 2015	Arena	Poznań, Poland
35	KSW 29: Reload	000000002014-12-06-0000December 6, 2014	Kraków Arena	Kraków, Poland
34	KSW 28: Fighters Den	000000002014-10-04-0000October 4, 2014	Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa	Szczecin, Poland
33	KSW 27: Cage Time	000000002014-05-17-0000May 17, 2014	Ergo Arena	Gdansk, Poland
32	KSW 26: Materla vs. Silva 3	000000002014-03-22-0000March 22, 2014	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
31	KSW 25: Kahlidov vs. Sakurai	000000002013-12-08-0000December 8, 2013	Wroclaw Centennial Hall	Wroclaw, Poland
30	KSW 24: Clash of the Giants	000000002013-09-28-0000September 28, 2013	Atlas Arena	Lódz, Poland
29	KSW 23: Khalidov vs. Manhoef	000000002013-06-08-0000June 8, 2013	Ergo Arena	Gdansk, Poland
28	KSW 22: Pride Time	000000002013-03-16-0000March 16, 2013	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
27	KSW 21: Ultimate Explanation	000000002012-12-01-0000December 1, 2012	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
26	KSW 20: Fighting Symphonies	000000002012-09-15-0000September 15, 2012	Ergo Arena	Gdansk, Poland
25	KSW 19: Pudzianowski vs. Sapp	000000002012-05-12-0000May 12, 2012	Atlas Arena	Lódz, Poland
24	KSW 18: Unfinished Sympathy	000000002012-02-25-0000February 25, 2012	Orlen Arena	Plock, Poland
23	KSW 17: Revenge	000000002011-11-26-0000November 26, 2011	Atlas Arena	Lódz, Poland
22	KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland	000000002011-05-21-0000May 21, 2011	Ergo Arena	Gdansk, Poland
21	KSW 15: Contemporary Gladiators	000000002011-03-19-0000March 19, 2011	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
20	KSW Extra 2	000000002011-01-29-0000January 29, 2011	Hala MOSiR	Elk, Poland
19	KSW Fight Club	000000002010-10-09-0000October 9, 2010	Ryn Castle	Ryn, Poland
18	KSW 14: Judgment Day	000000002010-09-18-0000September 18, 2010	Atlas Arena	Lódz, Poland
17	KSW 13: Kumite	000000002010-05-07-0000May 7, 2010	Spodek	Katowice, Poland
16	KSW Elimination	000000002010-04-01-0000April 1, 2010	CWKS Legia Boxing Club	Warsaw, Poland
15	KSW 12: Pudzianowski vs. Najman	000000002009-12-01-0000December 2009	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
14	KSW 11: Khalidov vs. Acacio	000000002009-05-15-0000May 15, 2009	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
13	KSW 10: Dekalog	000000002008-12-12-0000December 12, 2008	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
12	KSW Extra	000000002008-09-13-0000September 13, 2008	Hala Centrum	Dabrowa Górnicza, Poland
11	KSW IX: Konfrontacja	000000002008-05-09-0000May 9, 2008	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
10	KSW Elimination II	000000002008-03-29-0000March 29, 2008	Hala Stulecia	Wroclaw, Poland
9	KSW VIII: Konfrontacja	000000002007-11-10-0000November 10, 2007	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
8	KSW Elimination 1	000000002007-09-15-0000September 15, 2007	Hala Orbita	Wroclaw, Poland
7	KSW VII: Konfrontacja	000000002007-06-02-0000June 2, 2007	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
6	KSW VI: Konfrontacja	000000002006-10-14-0000October 14, 2006	Hala Torwar	Warsaw, Poland
5	KSW V: Konfrontacja	000000002006-06-03-0000June 3, 2006	Hotel Marriott	Warsaw, Poland
4	KSW IV: Konfrontacja	000000002005-09-10-0000September 10, 2005	Hotel Marriott	Warsaw, Poland
3	KSW III: Konfrontacja	000000002005-01-15-0000January 15, 2005	Hotel Marriott	Warsaw, Poland
2	KSW II: Konfrontacja	000000002004-10-07-0000October 7, 2004	Hotel Marriott	Warsaw, Poland
1	KSW I: Konfrontacja	000000002004-02-27-0000February 27, 2004	Hotel Marriott	Warsaw, Poland

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

Current Champions

Men's Divisions

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title Defenses
Heavyweight	265 lb (120 kg; 18.9 st)	Fernando Rodrigues Jr.	December 3, 2016 (KSW 37)	0
Light Heavyweight	205 lb (93 kg; 14.6 st)	Tomasz Narkun	October 31, 2015 (KSW 32)	2
Middleweight	185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)	Mamed Khalidov	November 28, 2015 (KSW 33)	1
Welterweight	170 lb (77 kg; 12 st)	Borys Mańkowski	May 17, 2014 (KSW 27)	3
Lightweight	155 lb (70 kg; 11.1 st)	Mateusz Gamrot	May 27, 2016 (KSW 35)	1
Featherweight	145 lb (66 kg; 10.4 st)	Marcin Wrzosek	December 3, 2016 (KSW 37)	0

Women's Divisions

Division	Upper weight limit	Champion	Since	Title Defenses
Strawweight	115 lb (52 kg; 8.2 st)	Vacant	September 21, 2015

Championship history

Heavyweight Championship

120 kg (265 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Fernando Rodrigues Jr.	KSW 37 Krakow, Poland	December 3, 2016
1	Karol Bedorf def. Pawel Nastula	KSW 24 Łódź, Poland	September 28, 2013	1. def. Rolles Gracie at KSW 28 on Oct 4, 2014 in Szczecin, Poland 2. def. Michał Kita at KSW 33 on November 28, 2015 in Krakow, Poland 3. def. James McSweeney at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland

Light Heavyweight Championship

93 kg (205 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Tomasz Narkun	KSW 32 London, England	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	Goran Reljić def. Attila Végh	KSW 31 Gdańsk, Poland	May 23, 2015	N/A
Title vacated after Błachowicz left KSW for UFC.
3	Jan Błachowicz	KSW 17 Łódź, Poland	November 26, 2011	1. def. Houston Alexander at KSW 20 on Sep 15, 2012 in Gdansk, Poland 2. def. Goran Reljic at KSW 22 on March 16, 2013 in Warsaw, Poland
2	Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou def. Jan Błachowicz	KSW 15 Warsaw, Poland	March 19, 2011	N/A
Title vacated after Khalidov moved down to middleweight.
1	Mamed Khalidov def. Daniel Acacio	KSW 11: Khalidov vs. Acacio Warsaw, Poland	May 15, 2009	1. drew with Ryuta Sakurai at KSW 13 on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland

Middleweight Championship

84 kg (185 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Mamed Khalidov	KSW 33 Krakow, Poland	November 28, 2015	1. def. Aziz Karaoglu at KSW 35 on May 27, 2016 in Sopot, Poland
2	Michał Materla def. Jay Silva	KSW 19 Łódź, Poland	May 12, 2012	1. def. Rodney Wallace at KSW 21 on Dec 1, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland 2. def. Kendall Grove at KSW 23 on June 8, 2013 in Gdansk, Poland 3. def. Jay Silva at KSW 26 on March 22, 2014 in Warsaw, Poland 4. def. Tomasz Drwal at KSW 31 on May 23, 2015 in Gdansk, Poland
Title vacated after Kułak was unable to defend the title due to injury.
1	Krzysztof Kułak def. Vitor Nobrega	KSW 13 Katowice, Poland	May 7, 2010	N/A

Welterweight Championship

77 kg (170 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Borys Mańkowski	KSW 27 Gdansk, Poland	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 3. def. John Maguire at KSW 37 on Dec. 3, 2016 in Krakow, Poland
1	Aslambek Saidov def. Borys Mańkowski	KSW 21 Warsaw, Poland	December 1, 2012	1. def. Daniel Acacio at KSW 25 on Dec 8, 2013 in Wroclaw, Poland

Lightweight Championship

70 kg (155 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Mateusz Gamrot def. Mansour Barnaoui	KSW 35 Sopot, Poland	May 27, 2016	1. def. Renato Gomes at KSW 36 on October 1, 2016 in Zielona Gora, 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	Maciej Jewtuszko def. Artur Sowiński	KSW 21 Warsaw, Poland	December 1, 2012	N/A

Featherweight Championship

66 kg (145 lb)

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Marcin Wrzosek	KSW 37 Krakow, Poland	Decenberber 3, 2016
1	Artur Sowiński def. Kleber Koike Erbst	KSW 33 Krakow, Poland	November 28, 2015	1. def. Fabiano Silva da Conceicao at KSW 34 on March 5, 2016 in Warsaw, Poland

Women's Strawweight Championship

52 kg (115 lb); division was formerly 55 kg (121 lb) until 2014

No.	Name	Event	Date	Defenses
Current	Vacant	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kowalkiewicz vacated the title when she signed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
1	Karolina Kowalkiewicz def. Marta Chojnoska	KSW 23 Gdansk, Poland	June 8, 2013	1. def. Jasminka Cive at KSW 27 on May 17, 2014 in Gdansk, Poland

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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