2017 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

2017 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Information
First date	April 7, 2017
Last date	December 23, 2017
Events
Total events	4
Fights
Total fights	37
Title fights	7
Chronology
2016 in KSW 2017 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki 2018 in KSW

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

#	Event Title	Date	Arena	Location
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

Title fights in 2017
#	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

KSW 38: Live in Studio
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	April 7, 2017
Venue	Studio Apricor
City	Warsaw, Poland
Attendance	300
Event chronology
KSW 37 KSW 38: Live in Studio KSW 39

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 38
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

KSW 39: Colosseum
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	May 27, 2017
Venue	The PGE Narodowy
City	Warsaw, Poland
Attendance	57,776
Event chronology
KSW 38 KSW 39: Colosseum KSW 40

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.

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 the 2nd highest MMA attendance record with 57,776, behind only the Pride FC: Shockwave event from 2002. It also beat UFC 193 attendance.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Mamed Khalidov vs. Borys Mańkowski
• Knockout of the Night: Marcin Rozalski
• Submission of the Night: Michał Andryszak

Results

KSW 39
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

KSW 40: Dublin
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	October 22, 2017
Venue	3Arena
City	Dublin, Ireland
Event chronology
KSW 39 KSW 40: Dublin KSW 41

KSW 40: Dublin was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on October 22, 2017 at the 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland.

Background

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.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: David Zawada vs. Maciej Jewtuszko
• Knockout of the Night: Michał Materla
• Submission of the Night: Ariane Lipski

Results

KSW 40
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

KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldic
Promotion	Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Date	December 23, 2017
Venue	Spodek
City	Katowice, Poland
Event chronology
KSW 40 KSW 41: Mankowski vs. Soldic KSW 42

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.

Background

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.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:

• Fight of the Night: Marcin Wrzosek vs. Roman Szymański
• Knockout of the Night: Michał Andryszak
• Submission of the Night: Grzegorz Szulakowski

Results

KSW 41
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