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2018 In Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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. List of events Title fights KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun billed as being "champion vs. champion" was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on March 3, 2018, at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland. Background Chris Fields did not reach Lodz because of storm Emma in Ireland, Iran's Hatef Moeil has stepped in to replace the Irishman and the contest has been switched to heavyweight. Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses: * Fight of the Night: Tomasz Narkun vs. Mamed Khalidov * Knockout of the Night: Scott Askham * Submission of the Night: Tomasz Narkun Results KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on April 14, 2018, at the Hala Stulecia (Wrocław), Centennial Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 In Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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. List of events Title fights KSW 38: Live in Studio 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. Background Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses: * Fight of the Night: Anzor Azhiev vs. Kamil Selwa * Knockout of the Night: Maciej Kazieczko * Submission of the Night: Artur Sowiński * Performance of the Night: Grzegorz Szulakowski Results KSW 39: Colosseum KSW 39: Colosseum was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on May 27, 2017 at the National Stadium, Warsaw, PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland. Background 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 t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvana Gómez Juárez
Silvana Gómez Juárez (born December 6, 1984) is an Argentinian mixed martial artist who competes in the Strawweight division. She has previously competed in the Ultimate Fighting Championship. Background Gómez Juárez started training kung fu at the age of five due to the influence of her martial artist father, continuing to kickboxing, sanda and various other disciplines growing up. She also played rugby in Cardenales Rugby Club from where she was selected to play for the Argentina national rugby union team. She graduated from university with master's degree in physical education. In 2019, she moved to Tijuana, Mexico to train at Entram Gym. She is also the first Argentine woman to appear in the UFC. Mixed martial arts career Early career Making her debut in 2010, travelling to Bueno Aires to challenge Ana Mancinelli at Real Fights 7. After winning the bout after her opponent decided to not continue after the first round, Gómez Juárez took a break from competing to at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ariane Lipski
Ariane Lipski da Silva (; born 26 January 1994) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. She competed in the women's Flyweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) and is a former Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki#Women's flyweight championship, KSW Women's Flyweight Champion. Background da Silva was born in Curitiba, Brazil, with Polish Brazilians, Polish heritage. Her grandfather migrated to Brazil before the Second World War for security reasons. Lipski started training Muay Thai at a young age and became the Brazilian Muay Thai champion prior to her transition to Mixed martial arts, MMA. Mixed martial arts career Early career da Silva fought most of her early MMA career primary in Brazil and Poland, notable under Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki promotion. After winning her debut in KSW, she faced Sheila Gaff at 2016 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki#KSW 36: Materla vs. Palhares, KSW 36, where she won via knockout in the first round. She then faced Diana Belbiţă for the Konfro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mateusz Gamrot
Mateusz Gamrot (born December 11, 1990) is a Polish professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Lightweight (MMA), Lightweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). Gamrot is a former Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki#Featherweight championship, KSW Featherweight Champion and Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki#Lightweight championship, KSW Lightweight Champion. As of April 15, 2025, he is #7 in the List of current UFC fighters#Rankings, UFC lightweight rankings. Background Gamrot started wrestling at the age of ten. At middle school age, he moved to a boarding school in Milicz to train in freestyle wrestling. While studying in a technical school, he was part of the national wrestling team where he won medals in the Polish junior and youth championships. As a 20-year-old he permanently relocated to Poznań, where he trains and has a wife and two children. He began his wrestling career in 2002, achieving success at the national and internationa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Materla
Michał Materla (born April 10, 1984) is a Polish mixed martial artist. He currently competes for the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), where he is former KSW Middleweight Champion. , He is currently ranked #6 in KSW Middleweight rankings. Background Materla has been passionate about sports from a young age, starting with swimming for seven years and becoming the Polish Junior Champion. At the age of 14, he transitioned into triathlon training, where he enjoyed challenging workouts and excelled in swimming as a part of their cardio routine. Materla have fond memories of competing in regional triathlon competitions, even once finishing in fourth place despite losing his bike saddle during the race. Eventually, he moved on to combat sports, attending a camp in Brazil to learn mixed martial arts and Brazilian jiu-jitsu. Materla have found success in mixed martial arts, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, and submission wrestling. Mixed martial arts career Early career Materla began his career i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scott Askham
Scott Askham (born 20 May 1988) 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. Background Born and raised in West Yorkshire, Askham began training in mixed martial arts as a teenager and took part in several amateur fights before turning professional in 2010. During this time, he also worked with a maintenance company installing street lighting. Mixed martial arts career Early career Prior to his professional career, Askham held an amateur MMA record of 3–0. He made his professional debut competing as a middleweight for various regional promotions across Great Britain, including stints in Cage Warriors and BAMMA. He was able to compile an undefeated record of 12–0 along the way, finishing a large portion of his fights in the first round. After his TKO stoppage of Max Nunes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamed Khalidov
Mamed Khalidov ( rus, Мамед Магомедович Халидов, Mamed Magomedovich Khalidov, mɐˈmʲɛt maɣɔmʲɛdɔvʲit͡ʂ xɐˈlʲidəf; ; born 17 July 1980) is a Polish mixed martial artist. He is best known for competing in the Middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW, where he is the former KSW Light Heavyweight and KSW Middleweight Champions. He is currently ranked #1 in the KSW Middleweight rankings. Biography Mamed Khalidov was born in Grozny, Soviet Union. He began practicing Kyokushin Karate around the age of 12 or 13, where he also holds a black belt. At the age of 17, he fled from his homeland to Poland and continued practicing martial arts, while adding other combat styles to his repertoire such as Taekwondo, Shotokan Karate, Wrestling and Boxing soon after his arrival. He also became competitive in all sports. Later he also became interested about becoming a mixed martial artist and began training Muay Thai, Combat Sambo, and Brazilian Ji ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tomasz Narkun
Tomasz "Giraffe" Narkun (born December 3, 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist currently competing for KSW. A professional MMA competitor since 2009, he is the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion and has also competed for M-1 Global, where he is the former Light Heavyweight Champion. Background Weighing in at around , Narkun is considered small by North American standards for light heavyweights. He has, however, earned respect for his tactical and defensive capabilities. Gegard "Dreamcatcher" Mousasi, a regular training partner of Narkun, has said of Narkun: "Tactically and technically he has reached a very high level". Mousasi has also stated his belief that Narkun "is the future light heavyweight champion". Career Early career Narkun made his professional MMA debut in 2009, winning via armbar An armlock in grappling is a single or double joint lock that hyperextends, hyperflexes or hyperrotates the elbow joint or shoulder joint. An armpit lock is very useful; i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Mankowski (feminine: Mankowska) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Bruno Mankowski (1902–1990), German-born American sculptor, carver, ceramicist, and medalist *Guy Mankowski (born 1983), British writer * Klementyna Mańkowska (1910–2003), Polish aristocrat and resistance fighter * Phil Mankowski (born 1953), American baseball player * Pierre Mankowski (born 1951), French footballer and coach See also *Małkowski (surname) Małkowski is a Polish masculine surname. Its feminine counterpart is Małkowska. It may refer to: * Andrzej Małkowski (1888–1919), Polish scout *Ed Marlo (born Edward Malkowski, 1913–1991), American magician * Eugeniusz Geno Malkowski (1942� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roberto Soldić
Roberto Soldić (; born 25 January 1995) 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. Soldić is a member of University of Fighting Gym Düsseldorf from Düsseldorf, Germany, where he trains under the tutelage of the gym's owner and manager Ivan Dijaković. Background Soldić was born to Croat parents in Vitez, Bosnia and Herzegovina. While at school, Soldić played soccer before joining a local judo gym in Vitez. Soldić soon realized that he preferred martial arts and he decided to dedicate himself to judo and followed by mixed martial arts (MMA). Given that there were no adequate conditions for training in his hometown of Vitez, So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dricus Du Plessis
Dricus du Plessis (born 14 January 1994), also known by his initials DDP, is a South African professional mixed martial arts, mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Middleweight (MMA), Middleweight division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), where he is the current List of UFC champions#Middleweight Championship, UFC Middleweight Champion. He is the first South African to win a UFC championship. As of 11 March 2025, he is #5 in the List of current UFC fighters#Rankings, UFC men's pound-for-pound rankings. Outside of the UFC, du Plessis is also the former Welterweight and Middleweight Extreme Fighting Championship (EFC) Champion, and the former Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) Welterweight Champion. Background Du Plessis is an Afrikaner, and was born in Welkom, South Africa. Du Plessis began training in judo at the age of five, followed by wrestling at twelve, then kickboxing at fourteen. In 2012, at 17 years old, du Plessis became South Africa's first ever m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
