2026 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
| 2026 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki | ||||
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| First date | January 17, 2026 | |||
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The year 2026 will be the 22nd year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland.
List of events
| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | XTB KSW 114: Parnasse vs. Held | January 17, 2026 | Radom Sports Center | Radom, Poland |
| 2 | XTB KSW 115: Przybysz vs. Yakymenko | February 21, 2026 | RCS Lubin | Lubin, Poland |
| 3 | XTB KSW 116: Bartosiński vs. Fleminas | March 14, 2026 | Arena Gorzów | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland |
| 4 | XTB KSW 117: Pawlak vs. Khalidov | April 18, 2026 | Arena COS Torwar | Warsaw, Poland |
| 5 | XTB KSW 118: Kuberski vs. Michalski | May 16, 2026 | Kalisz Arena | Kalisz, Poland |
XTB KSW 114: Parnasse vs. Held
| XTB KSW 114: Parnasse vs. Held | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date | January 17, 2026 |
| Venue | Radom Sports Center |
| City | Radom, Poland |
XTB KSW 114: Parnasse vs. Held was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on January 17, 2026, at the Radom Sports Center in Radom, Poland.
Background
The event marked the promotion's fourth visit to Radom and first since KSW 102 in January 2025.[1]
The main event featured a KSW Lightweight Championship bout between current champion (also a current two-time KSW Featherweight Champion) Salahdine Parnasse and Marcin Held.[2]
Albert Odzimkowski was slated to make his promotional return on this event, but before his opponent was announced, he was forced to withdraw due to an injury.[3]
A light heavyweight bout between former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion Ibragim Chuzhigaev and Sergiusz Zając was scheduled for this event.[4] However, Zając withdrew from the bout due to health reasons and was replaced by Maciej Różański.[5]
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
- Performance of the Night: Salahdine Parnasse
- Knockout of the Night: Arkadiusz Wrzosek, Wiktoria Czyżewska and Andi Vrtačić
Results
| Main card (Canal+ / KSWTV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Lightweight | Salahdine Parnasse (c) | def. | Marcin Held | TKO (punches) | 2 | 3:35 | [a] |
| Heavyweight | Arkadiusz Wrzosek | def. | Szymon Bajor | KO (knee) | 2 | 0:40 | |
| Women's Bantamweight | Wiktoria Czyżewska | def. | Tamires Vidal | TKO (body kick and punches) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| Catchweight (212 lb) | Ibragim Chuzhigaev | vs. | Maciej Różański | NC (accidental eye poke) | 2 | 1:35 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Piotr Kacprzak | def. | Wojciech Kazieczko | Decision (majority) (28–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Middleweight | Andi Vrtačić | def. | Mateusz Gola | KO (head kick) | 2 | 2:39 | |
| Welterweight | Amaury Wako-Zabo | def. | Viktor Červinský | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (YouTube) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Konrad Rusiński | def. | Henry Fadipe | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Iras Khizriev | def. | Oleksandr Moisa | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
- ^ For the KSW Lightweight Championship.
- ^ Accidental eye poke rendered Różański unable to continue.
XTB KSW 115: Przybysz vs. Yakymenko
| XTB KSW 115: Przybysz vs. Yakymenko | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date | February 21, 2026 |
| Venue | RCS Lubin |
| City | Lubin, Poland |
XTB KSW 115: Przybysz vs. Yakymenko was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on February 21, 2026, at the RCS Lubin in Lubin, Poland.
Background
The event marked the promotion's third visit to Lubin and first since KSW 98 in September 2024.[7]
A KSW Bantamweight Championship bout between current two-time champion Sebastian Przybysz and Vitalii Yakymenko headlined the event.[8]
Daniel Skibiński was originally scheduled to face Tymoteusz Łopaczyk in a welterweight bout at this event.[9] However, Łopaczyk withdrew from the fight due to a rib injury and was replaced by undefeated prospect Dawid Kuczmarski.[10]
Dawid Kasperski and Jordan Nandor were scheduled to meet in a light heavyweight bout.[11] However, Kasperski had to withdraw from the bout due to a knee injury and was replaced by Kacper Sochacki.[12]
In addition, a middleweight bout between Borys Dzikowski and Adrian Dudek was also scheduled for this event.[13] However, Dudek withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Kacper Pakeltys.[14]
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Mariusz Joniak vs. Karol Durszlewicz
- Submission of the Night: Kristians Boguzs and Kacper Sochacki
Fight card
| Main card (Canal+ / KSWTV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Vitalii Yakymenko | def. | Sebastian Przybysz (c) | Decision (split) (49–46, 47–48, 49–46) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Welterweight | Kacper Koziorzębski | def. | Artur Szczepaniak | Decision (majority) (28–28, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [b] |
| Featherweight | Łukasz Charzewski | def. | Alioune Nahaye | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight | Dawid Kuczmarski | def. | Daniel Skibiński | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight | Josef Štummer | def. | Michał Domin | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–27, 29–27) | 3 | 5:00 | [c] |
| Middleweight | Kacper Pakeltys | def. | Borys Dzikowski | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–26, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight | Mariusz Joniak | def. | Karol Durszlewicz | Decision (unanimous) (29–27, 29–28, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (YouTube) | |||||||
| Light Heavyweight | Kacper Sochacki | def. | Jordan Nandor | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:10 | |
| Lightweight | Kristians Boguzs | def. | Kacper Fornalski | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 2 | 2:27 | |
- ^ For the KSW Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ Szczepaniak deducted one point in round 3 for repeated low blows.
- ^ Štummer deducted one point before the fight due to missing weight (148 lb).
XTB KSW 116: Bartosiński vs. Fleminas
| XTB KSW 116: Bartosiński vs. Fleminas | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date | March 14, 2026 |
| Venue | Arena Gorzów |
| City | Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland |
XTB KSW 116: Bartosiński vs. Fleminas was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on March 14, 2026, at the Arena Gorzów in Gorzów Wielkopolski, Poland.
Background
The event marked the promotion's third visit to Gorzów Wielkopolski and first since KSW 104 in March 2025.[16]
A KSW Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Phil De Fries and opponent to-be-announced was initially scheduled to headline this event.[17] However on February 5, it was announced that the fight has been moved to the April event instead.[18]
A KSW Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Adrian Bartosiński and Madars Fleminas headlined the event.[19]
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
- Fight of the Night: Damian Piwowarczyk vs. Sergiusz Zając
- Submission of the Night: Eva Dourthe
- Knockout of the Night: Damian Piwowarczyk
Results
| Main card (Canal+ / KSWTV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Welterweight | Adrian Bartosiński (c) | def. | Madars Fleminas | Decision (split) (48–47, 45–50, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Light Heavyweight | Damian Piwowarczyk | def. | Sergiusz Zając | TKO (punches) | 2 | 1:22 | |
| Middleweight | Bartosz Kurek | def. | Tomasz Romanowski | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Bartosz Leśko | def. | Bartosz Szewczyk | Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–25, 30–26) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Strawweight | Eva Dourthe | def. | Ewelina Woźniak | Submission (armbar) | 2 | 4:18 | |
| Lightweight | Kacper Formela | def. | Krzysztof Mendlewski | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Oleksandr Moisa | def. | Wojciech Kawa | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 2:44 | |
| Preliminary card (YouTube) | |||||||
| Middleweight | Damian Mieczkowski | def. | Maksymilian Kowalski | TKO (punches) | 3 | 1:58 | |
| Bantamweight | Andrzej Karkula | def. | Dominik Mazur | Submission (rear-naked choke) | 1 | 4:31 | [b] |
- ^ For the KSW Welterweight Championship.
- ^ Mazur was deducted one point before the fight due to him missing weight (139 lb).
XTB KSW 117: Pawlak vs. Khalidov
| XTB KSW 117: Pawlak vs. Khalidov | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date | April 18, 2026 |
| Venue | Arena COS Torwar |
| City | Warsaw, Poland |
XTB KSW 117: Pawlak vs. Khalidov is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on April 18, 2026, at the Arena COS Torwar in Warsaw, Poland.
Background
The event is scheduled to be headline by a KSW Middleweight Championship bout between current champion Paweł Pawlak and former two-time champion (also former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion) Mamed Khalidov.[21]
A KSW Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Phil De Fries and Marcin Wójcik is scheduled to serve as the co-main event.[22]
Fight card
| Main card (Canal+ / KSWTV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Paweł Pawlak (c) | vs. | Mamed Khalidov | [a] | |||
| Heavyweight | Phil De Fries (c) | vs. | Marcin Wójcik | [b] | |||
| Heavyweight | Štefan Vojčák | vs. | Arkadiusz Wrzosek | ||||
| Featherweight | Daniel Rutkowski | vs. | Oleksii Polishchuk | ||||
| Bantamweight | Tobiasz Le | vs. | Sebastian Decowski | ||||
| Middleweight | Andi Vrtačić | vs. | Albert Odzimkowski | ||||
| Lightweight | Hugo Deux | vs. | Welisson Paiva | ||||
| Featherweight | Nacim Belhouachi | vs. | Jan Mašek | ||||
- ^ For the KSW Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the KSW Heavyweight Championship.
XTB KSW 118: Kuberski vs. Michalski
| XTB KSW 118: Kuberski vs. Michalski | |
|---|---|
| Promotion | Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki |
| Date | May 16, 2026 |
| Venue | Kalisz Arena |
| City | Kalisz, Poland |
XTB KSW 118: Kuberski vs. Michalski is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on May 16, 2026, at the Kalisz Arena in Kalisz, Poland.
Background
The event will mark the promotion's first visit to Kalisz, which will be the third city to hold in Greater Poland Voivodeship.[24]
An interim KSW Middleweight Championship bout between current interim champion Piotr Kuberski and Michał Michalski is scheduled to headline the event.[25]
An inaugural KSW Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between Wiktoria Czyżewska and Sara Luzar-Smajić is scheduled to take place at the event.[26]
Fight card
| Main card (Canal+ / KSWTV) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Middleweight | Piotr Kuberski (ic) | vs. | Michał Michalski | [a] | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Wiktoria Czyżewska | vs. | Sara Luzar-Smajić | [b] | |||
- ^ For the interim KSW Middleweight Championship.
- ^ For the inaugural KSW Women's Bantamweight Championship.
See also
- 2026 in UFC
- 2026 in ONE Championship
- 2026 in Professional Fighters League
- 2026 in Cage Warriors
- 2026 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
- 2026 in Oktagon MMA
- 2026 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
- 2026 in Rizin Fighting Federation
- 2026 in Brave Combat Federation
- 2026 in UAE Warriors
References
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