The latest KSW 45 fight promo is now out and it features Polish MMA superstar Michal Materla (26-6) and Olympic bronze medallist Damian Janikowski (3-0).
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On October 6 at KSW 45 in The SSE Arena, Wembley two generations will collide as Michal Materla and Damian Janikowski meet to decide who steps into the final of the four-man tournament to crown the next KSW middleweight champion.
Materla, a former KSW champion, is one of the biggest names in the sport in Poland and has long been one of Europe’s standout middleweights. The 34-year-old is on an impressive 4-1 run since dropping the title to the legend Mamed Khalidov at KSW 33 and wants his title back. The list of names over the years that have fallen at hands of Materla include Rousimar Palhares, Paulo Thiago, Tomasz Drwal, Kendall Grove and Martin Zawada.
For Damian Janikowski stepping into the MMA arena he only had one focus and goal, and that was to become KSW middleweight champion. There was only one way to achieve that, to seek out the toughest challenges immediately. He only made his debut just last year at KSW 39 and has already earned stoppage wins over former KSW, BAMMA and EFC champions. Now returning to London, the city where he won a bronze medal in Greco-Roman wrestling, Janikowski will look to add another huge scalp to his record and earn a crack at the KSW middleweight title.
KSW 45 will feature a heavyweight title fight between the UK’s very own Phil De Fries and former champion Karol Bedorf in the main event. This card will also see the rematch between two of the world’s most promising welterweights in champion Dricus Du Plessis and Roberto Soldic as well as the beginning of a four-man tournament between former champ Michal Materla, Olympic hero Damian Janikowski, UFC vet Scott Askham, and ‘The Giant’ Marcin Wojcik to crown a new KSW middleweight champion.
And who can forget the unpredictable heavyweight collision between the infamous Popek Monster and bodybuilder & social media star Erko Jun.
KSW 45: The Return to Wembley will be live around the world on www.KSWTV.com and tickets are on sale right now from AXS.com.
KSW 45 Fight Card:
Heavyweight Title
Phil De Fries (c) vs. Karol Bedorf
Heavyweight: Popek Monster vs. Erko Jun
Welterweight Title
Dricus Du Plessis (c) vs. Roberto Soldic
Opening Round of Middleweight Tournament
Michal Materla vs. Damian Janikowski
Scott Askham vs. Marcin Wojcik
Light Heavyweight: Akop Szostak vs. John Smith
Lightweight: Alfie Davis vs. Leszek Krakowski
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