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2020 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Information
First dateJuly 11, 2020
Events
Fights
Chronology
2019 in KSW 2020 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

The year 2020 will be 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.[1]

Background

Martin Lewandowski announced that KSW has plans for European expansion and will intend to do a new series of smaller events in 2020. KSW has plans for a reality TV show.[2][3]

List of events

# Event Title Date Arena Location
1 KSW 53: Fight Code July 11, 2020 Behind closed doors[1] Poland Warsaw, Poland

Only One

The series was officially announced by KSW and POLSAT TV at a press conference on December 7, 2019. The trainers for the series, which will feature 10 welterweight fighters, will be Marcin Wrzosek and Łukasz Zaborowski. The 10 fighters will be competing for a contract with KSW. The weekly series will culminate in a live finale on POLSAT TV. It debuted on POLSAT TV on March 6, 2020.

Participants

  • Poland Paweł Kiełek
  • Poland Piotr Walawski
  • Poland Mariusz Radziszewski
  • Poland Marcin Krakowiak
  • Poland Bartłomiej Gładkowicz
  • Poland Kamil Dołgowski
  • Poland Adrian Bartosiński
  • Poland Tomasz Romanowski
  • Poland Michał Sobiech
  • Poland Karol Wesling

KSW Tylko Jeden Tournament bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
         
Poland Paweł Kiełek 1r.
Poland Marcin Krakowiak SUB
Poland Marcin Krakowiak 3r.
Poland Tomasz Romanowski UD
Poland Mariusz Radziszewski 2r.
Poland Tomasz Romanowski UD
Poland Tomasz Romanowski
Poland Marcin Krakowiak1
Poland Kamil Dołgowski 1r.
Poland Adrian Bartosiński TKO
Poland Adrian Bartosiński TKO
Poland Piotr Walawski 3r.
Poland Piotr Walawski UD
Poland Paweł Kiełek1 2r.

1Bartek Gładkowicz missed weight and was expelled from the show, he was subsequently replaced by Paweł Kiełek who get a second chance in the show.

2Adrian Bartosiński was injured and couldn't participate in the final, and was subsequently replaced by Marcin Krakowiak.

KSW 53: Reborn

KSW 53: Reborn
Information
PromotionKonfrontacja Sztuk Walki
DateJuly 11, 2019
CityPoland Warsaw, Poland

'KSW 53: Reborn' will be a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on July 11, 2020 in Warsaw, Poland.[1]

The event was initially planned to be held on March 21, 2020 at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.[4] However, the event was cancelled on March 11, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5]

Background

Fight Card

KSW 53
Weight Class Method Round Time Notes
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Mateusz Gamrot (c) vs. Northern Ireland Norman Parke (ic) For the KSW Lightweight Championship
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Borys Mańkowski vs. Poland Marcin Wrzosek
Middleweight 84 kg Poland Tomasz Drwal vs. Poland Łukasz Bieńkowski
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Roman Szymański vs. Poland Mateusz Legierski
Lightweight 70 kg Poland Artur Sowiński vs. Poland Gracjan Szadziński
Bantamweight 61 kg Poland Sebastian Przybysz vs. Poland Jakub Wikłacz

References

  1. ^ a b c Damon Martin (May 27, 2020). "KSW returns with lightweight title unification fight on July 11 in Warsaw, Poland". mmafighting.com.
  2. ^ "European Expansion Next On The Agenda For Poland's Biggest MMA Promoter". forbes.com.
  3. ^ "KSW powróci na PGE Narodowy w 2020 roku". sportowefakty.wp.pl.
  4. ^ "KSW 53: Znamy datę i pierwszych bohaterów! Powrót Pudzianowskiego". polsatsport.pl.
  5. ^ @KSW_MMA (March 11, 2020). "Despite our best efforts, #KSW53 has been cancelled. We do apologise for the inconvenience caused by this and we are thankful to the fans and to our athletes for your understanding of the situation. - KSW Federation" (Tweet) – via Twitter.