Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki


Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe.

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.
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 throughout Europe. Since KSW XI, the promotion runs its shows live on nationally available private television Polsat.
The KSW ring announcer is Waldemar Kasta, a former rapper born in Wrocław.

List of KSW events

List of KSW Events:

Men's Divisions

Women's Divisions

Championship history

Heavyweight Championship

Light Heavyweight Championship

Middleweight Championship

Welterweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses
Current Roberto Soldić KSW 45
London, England.png" />		October 6, 20181. def. Krystian Kaszubowski at KSW 49 on May 18, 2019 in Sopot, Poland
4 Dricus Du PlessisKSW 43
Gdańsk, Poland.png" />		April 14, 2018
3 Roberto SoldićKSW 41
Katowice, Poland.png" />		December 23, 2017
2 Borys MańkowskiKSW 27
May 17, 2014
1. def. David Zawada at KSW 29 on Dec 6, 2014 in Krakow, Poland

2. def. Mohsen Bahari at KSW 30 on Feb. 21, 2015 in Poznań, Poland

3. def. Jesse Taylor at KSW 32 on Oct. 31, 2015 in London, England

4. def. John Maguire at KSW 37 on Dec. 3, 2016 in Krakow, Poland
1 Aslambek Saidov
def. Borys Mańkowski		KSW 21
December 1, 20121. def. Daniel Acacio at KSW 25 on Dec 8, 2013 in Wroclaw, Poland

Lightweight Championship

Featherweight Championship

Bantamweight Championship

No.NameEventDateDefenses
Current Antun Račić
def. Damian Stasiak		KSW 51
Zagreb, Croatia.png" />		November 9, 2019

Women's Flyweight Championship

Women's Strawweight Championship

Notable fighters