The year 2018 was the 15th year in the history of the

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (English: ''Martial Arts Confrontation''), better known by its initials KSW, is widely considered to be the premier mixed martial arts organization in Poland and one of the leading in Europe. Awards *Violent Money TV ** ...

, a

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

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

event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on March 3, 2018, at the

Atlas Arena Atlas Arena
- lodz.gazeta.pl - 25-08-2009 is a multipurpose indoor arena in Łódź ...

Łódź Łódź is a city in central Poland and a former industrial centre. It is the capital of Łódź Voivodeship, and is located south-west of Warsaw. Łódź has a population of 655,279, making it the country's List of cities and towns in Polan ...

, 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 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, wher ...

vs.

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 ...

* Knockout of the Night:

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 Championshi ...

* Submission of the Night:

Results

KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis

KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis was a

event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on April 14, 2018, at the

Centennial Hall Centennial Hall (, ) may refer to: in Canada * Centennial Hall (London, Ontario), London, Ontario, Canada * Centennial Concert Hall, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada * Saskatoon Centennial Auditorium, former name of TCU Place in Germany * , 1902 * Ce ...

Wrocław Wrocław is a city in southwestern Poland, and the capital of the Lower Silesian Voivodeship. It is the largest city and historical capital of the region of Silesia. It lies on the banks of the Oder River in the Silesian Lowlands of Central Eu ...

, Poland.

Background

Bonus awards The following fighters will be awarded bonuses: * Fight of the Night:

David Zawada David Zawada (born 1 August 1990) is a German mixed martial artist currently competing in the Welterweight division. A professional since 2010, he has formerly competed for the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW), ...

vs. Michał Michalski * Knockout of the Night:

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 ...

Damian Janikowski Damian Janikowski (born 27 June 1989) is a Polish mixed martial artist and former wrestler who won the bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics in the Greco-Roman 84 kg category. He is currently ranked #2 in the KSW Middleweight rankings. Wre ...

* Submission of the Night: David Zawada

Results

KSW 44: The Game

KSW 44: The Game was a

event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on June 9, 2018, at the

Ergo Arena Ergo Arena (Hala Gdańsk-Sopot) is a multi-purpose indoor arena that was opened in 2010. The boundary between two cities – Sopot and Gdańsk – runs through the very middle of the hall. The arena has a capacity of 11,409 people for sports eve ...

Gdańsk Gdańsk is a city on the Baltic Sea, Baltic coast of northern Poland, and the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. With a population of 486,492, Data for territorial unit 2261000. it is Poland's sixth-largest city and principal seaport. Gdań ...

, Poland.

Background

The original co-main event featured the rematch between Marcin Wrzosek and Kleber Koike Erbst for the vacant featherweight title. However Wrzosek suffered a pectoral muscle tear and was forced out of the rematch. As a result, Marian Ziolkowski stepped in against Erbst in a catchweight fight. Bonus awards The following fighters were awarded bonuses: * Fight of the Night: Daniel Torres vs. Filip Wolański * Knockout of the Night:

Erko Jun Erko Jun (born June 28, 1990) is a Bosnian professional mixed martial artist. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweight division for Brave Combat Federation. He is the current Brave CF Light Heavyweight Champion. Professional Career Konfro ...

* Submission of the Night: Kleber Koike Erbst

Results

KSW 45: The Return to Wembley

KSW 45: The Return to Wembley was a

event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on October 6, 2018, at the

Wembley Arena Wembley Arena () (originally the Empire Pool, currently known as OVO Energy, OVO Arena Wembley for sponsorship reasons) is an indoor arena next to Wembley Stadium in Wembley, Greater London, England. The 12,500-seat facility is Greater Lond ...

London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan area, Its wider metropolitan area is the largest in Wester ...

England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...

Background

Michal Andryszak got injured, Thiago Silva steps in on short notice to replace Andryszak against James McSweeney. John Smith withdrew from his bout with Akop Szostak. Akop Szostak (3-2) will now face Jamie Sloane, who step in on less than two weeks’ notice. Max Nunes no-showed KSW's fight week obligations, Lukasz Parobiec steps up on two days' notice to face Wagner Prado. Akop Szostak vs. Jamie Sloane ruled a no-contest following an accidental eye poke in the first round. Bonus awards The following fighters will be awarded bonuses: * Fight of the Night:

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 Welter ...

vs.

* Knockout of the Night: Wagner Prado and

* Submission of the Night:

Phil De Fries Philip De Fries (born 21 April 1986) is a British mixed martial artist currently competing in the Heavyweight division of Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, where he is the current KSW Heavyweight Champion. He holds the record for the most title defenc ...

Results

KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2

KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2 was a

event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 1, 2018, at the

Gliwice Arena Gliwice Arena, known for sponsorship reasons as PreZero Arena Gliwice, is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Gliwice, Poland. The arena has 13,752 seats in its four stands and provides room for up to 17,178 spectators in the main arena, standing sp ...

Gliwice Gliwice (; , ) is a city in Upper Silesia, in southern Poland. The city is located in the Silesian Highlands, on the Kłodnica river (a tributary of the Oder River, Oder). It lies approximately 25 km west from Katowice, the regional capital ...

, Poland.

Background

Borys Mańkowski suffered an injury during training and was forced to withdraw from his fight against Bruce Souto. The bout was canceled. Also a severe hand injury forced Gracjan Szadziński to withdraw from his showdown with Marian Ziółkowski, Grzegorz Szulakowski stepped in on a short notice to face Ziółkowski. Bonus awards The following fighters will be awarded bonuses: * Fight of the Night:

vs.

and Romaz Szymanski vs. Daniel Torres * Knockout of the Night:

and Krystian Kaszubowski

Results

References

External links

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