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| 2017 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| First date | April 7, 2017 | |||
| Last date | December 23, 2017 | |||
| Events | ||||
| Total events | 4 | |||
| Fights | ||||
| Total fights | 37 | |||
| Title fights | 7 | |||
| Chronology | ||||
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The year 2017 was the 14th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki , a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2017 began with KSW 38.
| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
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| 1 | KSW 38: Live in Studio | April 7, 2017 | Studio Apricor |  Warsaw, Poland |
| 2 | KSW 39: Colosseum | May 27, 2017 | The PGE Narodowy | Warsaw, Poland |
| 3 | KSW 40: Dublin | October 22, 2017 | 3Arena |  Dublin, Ireland |
| 4 | KSW 41 | December 23, 2017 | Spodek | Katowice, Poland |
| Title fights in 2017 | |||||||||
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| # | Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes | |||
| 1 | Women's Flyweight 57 kg |  Ariane Lipski | def. |  Diana Belbiţă | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:52 | KSW 39 | For the Inaugural KSW Women's Flyweight Championship |
| 2 | Featherweight 66 kg |  Kleber Koike Erbst | def. | Marcin Wrzosek (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | KSW 39 | For the KSW Featherweight Championship |
| 3 | Lightweight 70 kg | Mateusz Gamrot (c) | def. |  Norman Parke | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | KSW 39 | For the KSW Lightweight Championship |
| 4 | Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Tomasz Narkun(c) | def. | Marcin Wójcik | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 4:59 | KSW 39 | For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship |
| 5 | Heavyweight 120 kg | Marcin Rozalski | def. | Fernando Rodrigues Jr (c) | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:16 | KSW 39 | For the KSW Heavyweight Championship |
| 6 | Women's Flyweight 57 kg | Ariane Lipski (c) | def. | Mariana Morais | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:58 | KSW 40 | For the KSW Women's Flyweight Championship |
| 7 | Welterweight77 kg |  Roberto Soldić | def. | Borys Mańkowski (c) | TKO (Corner Stopage) | 3 | 5:00 | KSW 41 | For the KSW Welterweight Championship |
| KSW 38: Live in Studio | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | |||
| Date | April 7, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Studio Apricor | |||
| City | Warsaw, Poland | |||
| Attendance | 300 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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KSW 38: Live in Studio was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on April 7, 2017 at the Studio Apricor in Warsaw, Poland.
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
| KSW 38 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Featherweight 66 kg | Artur Sowiński | def. | Łukasz Chlewicki | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 1:51 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Łukasz Bieńkowski | def. | Antoni Chmielewski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Roman Szymański | def. | Denilson Neves de Oliveira | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg |  Anzor Azhiev | def. | Kamil Selwa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Kamil Szymuszowski | def. | Gracjan Szadziński | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Grzegorz Szulakowski | def. | Renato Gomes | TKO (Elbows) | 3 | 4:19 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Łukasz Rajewski | def. | Sebastian Romanowski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Maciej Kazieczko | def. | Tomasz Matusewicz | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:10 | |
| KSW 39: Colosseum | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | |||
| Date | May 27, 2017 | |||
| Venue | The PGE Narodowy | |||
| City | Warsaw, Poland | |||
| Attendance | 57,776 | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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KSW 39: Colosseum was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on May 27, 2017 at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.
Former KSW Heavyweight Champion, Karol Bedorf, tore his Achilles' tendon and was unable to fight Michal Kita. He was replaced by Michal Andryszak.
KSW 39 became the 2nd highest MMA attendance record with 57,776, behind only the Pride FC: Shockwave event from 2002. It also beat UFC 193 attendance.
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
| KSW 39 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Catchweight | Mamed Khalidov (c) | def. | Borys Mańkowski (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | Champion vs. Champion |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Mariusz Pudzianowski | def. | Tyberiusz Kowalczyk | TKO (Submission to elbows strikes) | 2 | 2:50 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Marcin Rozalski | def. | Fernando Rodrigues Jr (c) | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:16 | For the KSW Heavyweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Paweł "Popek" Rak | def. |  Robert Burneika | Submission (Punches) | 1 | 0:45 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Tomasz Narkun (c) | def. | Marcin Wójcik | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 1 | 4:59 | For the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Michał Andryszak | def. | Michał Kita | Submission (Anaconda Choke) | 1 | 1:14 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mateusz Gamrot (c) | def. | Norman Parke | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | For the KSW Lightweight Championship |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Lukasz Jurkowski | def. |  R. Sokoudjou | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kleber Koike Erbst | def. | Marcin Wrzosek (c) | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | For the KSW Featherweight Championship |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Damian Janikowski | def. |  Julio Gallegos | TKO (Knee and Punches) | 1 | 1:26 | |
| Women's Flyweight 57 kg | Ariane Lipski | def. | Diana Belbiţă | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 4:52 | For the inaugural KSW Women's Flyweight Championship |
| KSW 40: Dublin | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | |||
| Date | October 22, 2017 | |||
| Venue | 3Arena | |||
| City | Dublin, Ireland | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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KSW 40: Dublin was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on October 22, 2017 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.
Anzor Azhiev was not able to fight due to food poisoning. Debutant Paweł Polityło faced Antun Račić.
Norman Parke missed his weight, at 70.8 kg. The fight between Parke and Gamrot was therefore a non-title fight. Parke was fined 30% of his purse for missing weight.
James McSweeney was not permitted to fight after he was not cleared by Safe MMA Ireland. Jay Silva stepped in as a replacement against Mariusz Pudzianowski in the main event.
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
| KSW 40 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Mariusz Pudzianowski | def. |  Jay Silva | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mateusz Gamrot (c) | vs. | Norman Parke | No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke) | 2 | 4:39 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Michał Materla | def. | Paulo Thiago | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 0:50 | |
| Women's Flyweight 57 kg | Ariane Lipski (c) | def. | Mariana Morais | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 0:58 | For the KSW Women's Flyweight Championship |
| Welterweight 77 kg |  David Zawada | def. | Maciej Jewtuszko | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Chris Fields | def. | Michał Fijałka | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Paul Redmond | def. | Łukasz Chlewicki | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Paul Lawrence | def. | Konrad Iwanowski | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Antun Račić | def. | Paweł Polityło | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldic | ||||
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| Information | ||||
| Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | |||
| Date | December 23, 2017 | |||
| Venue | Spodek | |||
| City | Katowice, Poland | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldic was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 23, 2017 at the Spodek in Katowice, Poland.
Dricus du Plessis is out of the KSW 41 main event due to a hand injury and Borys Mankowski will defend his welterweight title against Roberto Soldic.
Kleber Koike Erbst didn't make weight, the KSW featherweight belt is vacated. Artur Sowinski fights for the vacant featherweight title.
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
| KSW 41 | |||||||
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| Weight Class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight 77 kg | Roberto Soldić | def. | Borys Mańkowski (c) | TKO (Corner Stopage) | 3 | 5:00 | For the KSW Welterweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Tomasz Oświeciński | def. | Paweł "Popek" Rak | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 1:58 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Kleber Koike Erbst | def. | Artur Sowiński | Submission (Rear Naked Choke) | 3 | 3:56 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Marcin Wrzosek | def. | Roman Szymański | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Michał Andryszak | def. | Fernando Rodrigues Jr | KO (Punches) | 1 | 0:26 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Damian Janikowski | def. | Antoni Chmielewski | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:33 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Grzegorz Szulakowski | def. | Kamil Szymuszowski | Submission (Heel Hook) | 1 | 3:33 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg |  Salahdine Parnasse | def. | Lukasz Rajewski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Gracjan Szadziński | def. | Maciej Kazieczko | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 4:59 | |
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski, also known as "Pudzian" and "Dominator", is a Polish entrepreneur, mixed martial artist and former strongman competitor. With 43 international victories at a record 70% winning percentage in his strongman career he is considered by many to be one of the greatest strength athletes of all time.
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Maciej Jewtuszko is a Polish retired mixed martial artist who competed in the Lightweight and Welterweight divisions. A professional from 2005 till 2024, he had fought in the UFC, WEC, and KSW, where he was the former KSW Lightweight Champion.
Philip De Fries is a British mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, where he is the current KSW Heavyweight Champion. A professional competitor since 2009, De Fries has formerly competed for the UFC, Bellator, and M-1 Global.
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Norman Parke is a Northern Irish mixed martial artist. A professional MMA competitor since 2006, Parke has fought for the UFC, Absolute Championship Berkut, KSW, and BAMMA. He was also a competitor for Team UK on The Ultimate Fighter: The Smashes in late 2012 and won the Lightweight Tournament.
The year 2013 was the tenth year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. In 2014 Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki held 4 events beginning with, KSW 22: Pride Time.
Scott Askham is an English mixed martial artist currently competing in the Middleweight division of Oktagon MMA. A professional since 2010, he has also competed for the UFC, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), Absolute Championship Berkut, BAMMA, and Cage Warriors.
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The year 2016 was the thirteenth year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. In 2016 Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki held 4 events beginning with, KSW 34: New Order.
The year 2018 was the 15th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2018 began with KSW 42.
Roberto Soldić is a Croatian mixed martial artist and professional boxer, competing in ONE Championship. By the age of 26, Soldić won five championships in five European MMA promotions including Middleweight and Welterweight Championships in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), Final Fight Championship (FFC) and Superior FC and was considered one of the biggest fighting sports prospects from Southeast Europe.
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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.
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The year 2024 will be the 20th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2024 will begin with KSW 90.