KSW 39 Colosseum: Khalidov vs. Mankowski - May 27 (Official Discussion)

KSW 39
May 27, 2017
PGE Narodowy
Warsaw, Poland

Main Card:
Mamed Khalidov (32-4)          vs.         (19-5) Borys Mańkowski 
Main Event |  Champion vs. Champion | Catchweight |  lbs (kg)
Mariusz Pudzianowski (10-5)   vs.      (3-0) Tyberiusz Kowalczyk
Co-Main Event | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120 kg)
Fernando Rodrigues Jr. (11-2)  vs.            (6-4) Marcin  Różalski
Main Card |  Title Fight | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120 kg)
Tomas Narkun (13-2)               vs.             (10-4) Marcin Wójcik
Main Card |  Title Fight | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93 kg)
Mateusz Gamrot (12-0)             vs.                                       TBA
Main Card |  Title Fight | Lightweight | 155 lbs (70 kg)
Marcin Wrzosek (12-3)              vs.     (21-4) Kleber Koike Erbst
Main Card |  Title Fight | Featherweight | 145 lbs (66 kg)
Karol Bedorf (14-3)                   vs.                (17-8) Michał Kita
Main Card | Heavyweight | 265 lbs (120 kg)
Ariane Lipski (8-3)                     vs.              (8-2) Diana Belbiţă
Main Card |  Title Fight | Women's Flyweight | 125 lbs (57 kg)
Łukasz Jurkowski (15-10)           vs. (17-16) Rameau Sokoudjou
Main Card | Light Heavyweight | 205 lbs (93 kg)
Damian Janikowski (0-0)             vs.                                       TBA
Main Card | Middleweight | 185 lbs (84 kg)

KSW Federation announce their first ever stadium show scheduled for May 27th at the most outstanding venue in Poland - The PGE Narodowy is the biggest arena in this part of Europe, the home stadium of the Polish national football. On May 27th, for the first time in Poland MMA history the fighters will have the opportunity to compete in front of 60 thousand spectators.

The KSW on the National Stadium event will be headlined by the biggest KSW and sporting stars in Poland – KSW middleweight champion Mamed Khalidov and the former five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski. Also, the newly-crowned KSW heavyweight champion Fernando Rodrigues Jr will defend his title for the first time, while Olympic wrestling bronze medalist Damian Janikowski will make his long-awaited MMA debut.

60,000 may be in attendance. They are bringing out their top fighters for this one.

Wand and Branch may be options for the Khalidov fight. Would love to see either of those.

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Marcin Różalski (6-4, 3 KO, 2 Sub) will battle Fernando Rodrigues Jr (11-2, 8 KO, 2 Sub) for the KSW heavyweight title. The exciting clash is the first official match-up of the historic KSW Stadium show on May 27  in Warsaw.

The former two-time kickboxing world champion returns to KSW cage after spectacular victory over Mariusz Pudzianowski back at KSW 35. It will be Różalski’s tenth fight for KSW and the crowning moment of his combat sports career.

29-year-old Brazilian made a successful debut in KSW back in December, knocking out the long-time heavyweight kingpin Karol Bedorf in the KSW 37 main event. Known for his super exciting style, Rodrigues boasts an MMA record of ten finishes in his eleven professional victories.

I think Fernando takes him out

OFFICIAL: Marcin Wójcik (10-4) challenges Tomasz Narkun for the KSW light heavyweight title at KSW 39 Stadium event on May 27th in Poland

Kingfedor wrote:
OFFICIAL: Marcin Wójcik (10-4) challenges Tomasz Narkun for the KSW light heavyweight title at  KSW 39 Stadium event on May 27th in Poland

This card is going to be so stacked up with title fights and the best KSW has to offer.  I'm ordering the PPV for this one.

I really hope they can get Wand or Branch for the Khalidov fight.

KSW standout Marcin Wrzosek (12-3, 3 KO, 5 Sub) will face one of the most dangerous jiu-jitsu players in the world Kleber Koike Erbst (21-4-1, 2 KO, 18 Sub) in his first featherweight title defense at KSW Colosseum event on May 27  at Warsaw’s National Stadium.

The 29-year-old made his anticipated debut in KSW back in May when he outpointed Filip Wolański in one of the best KSW fights in recent history. The victory earned him a title shot and started a passionate war of words between “The Polish Zombie” and the reigning champion Artur Sowiński.

At KSW 37 in December Wrzosek defeated his foe, earning a 2nd round TKO stoppage to become only the second KSW featherweight champion in history.
 
Boasting a very impressive record of twenty-one wins and just four defeats, Koike is one of the most successful BJJ black belts in MMA today. With eighteen of his victory coming by way of submission, Erbst poses a difficult challenge for anyone he faces.
 
The Japanese native of Brazilian descent is coming off three consecutive submission victories, including bonus performance against Leszek Krakowski back in October. It will be the second time the 27-year-old challenges for the title. In 2015 at KSW 33 he lost a close decision to Artur Sowiński, after multiple submission attempts his foe miraculously escaped.

KSW is a really solid promotion and probably no 1 in europe considering they have Khalidov who is without a doubt the best MW outside of UFC,on the otherI don't think he has faced any real serious opponent the likes of an Anderson Silva or Rockhold the best opponent outside of UFC for him right now would be Branch and that is a quality opponent but after that I just don't see anybody at MW outside UFC that would push him to the limit or be a threat.

Somewhere down the line he will half to leave KSW or that organization will have to put up some cash to grad a serious opponent for Khalidov because the MW division outside of UFC is simply not up to par,even Bellator has a weak MW division with old Manhoef and that clown they have for their champion didn't really even win the belt,I hate to say but the UFC has the top
MW fighters.

KSW need to find a guy that out ranks him. Whittaker and Gastelum are probably the two cheapest options.

Wand, Branch, or Shlemenko are three possible fights I really hope KSW can pull off. It would top off a huge show with a great main event.

Champion vs Champion clash - Mamed Khalidov vs Borys Mankowski headline  KSW Colosseum on May 27th at National Stadium in Warsaw

Polish MMA super star, one of the best fighters in Europe and KSW middleweight champion Mamed Khalidov (32-4-2, 12 KO, 17 Sub) will square off against 9-year-younger KSW welterweight champion Borys Mańkowski (19-5-1, 3 KO, 7 Sub). The epic showdown will be contested in the agreed catchweight, which will be announced in the upcoming weeks.
 
36-year-old Khalidov is a true mixed martial arts pioneer in Poland and the biggest star in KSW history. Undefeated in his last thirteen bouts, the Berkut Arrachion Olsztyn product was the KSW light heavyweight title holder between 2009 and 2011 and after moving to middleweight, he conquered the KSW his second strap in 2015. His most notable victories include finishes over Matt Lindland, Jesse Taylor, Rodney Wallace, Kendal Grove, Melvin Manhoef and the long-time KSW champion Michał Materla.
 
27-year-old Mańkowski has been the number one welterweight in Poland for the last three years. The Ankos MMA team member became the KSW champion back in 2014, by submitting Khalidov’s cousin Aslambek Saidov in the second round of their KSW 27 clash. “The Tazmanian Devil” went on to defend his title three times against David Zawada, Jesse Taylor and most recently John Maguire. Mańkowski destroyed the experienced Britt over the course of three rounds in December, earning the KSW 37 performance of the night bonus.

Champ vs Champ fight. Definitely going with Khalidov. He should have a decent size advantage.

Another title fight official for KSW Colosseum, KSW's violence queen Ariane Lipski faces Romanian Diana Belbita for inaugural flyweight belt

Kingfedor wrote:
Another title fight official for KSW Colosseum, KSW's violence queen Ariane Lipski faces Romanian Diana Belbita for inaugural flyweight belt

Nice. This is nearly an all title fight event.

One of the most anticipated rematches in Polish MMA history added to KSW Colosseum card. Former HW champion Karol Bedorf faces Michał Kita

The eccentric hip hop artist Popek Monster (2-2, 2 KO) will face the gigantic bodybuilder, undefeated in MMA Robert Burneika (2-0, 1 KO) in one of the show’s main attractions.


The 38-year-old Popek returned to MMA at KSW 37 in December of 2016. In the most watched fight in Polish MMA history, the fan-favorite lost to former strongman world champion and another KSW super star Mariusz Pudzianowski. After the bout, the most popular rapper in Poland vowed to come back stronger, setting his goal on winning his next fight for KSW.

Lithuanian bodybuilder Burneika is no stranger to such attractions. Back in 2012 the Internet sensation pulled off a stunning upset by stopping celebrity boxer and kickboxer Marcin Najman at MMA Attack event. A year later, he added another victory to his record, beating Dawid Ozdoba by disqualification. Now Burneika makes a comeback to professional MMA to settle his online grudge with Popek in the KSW cage.

It's official: former strogman rivals Mariusz Pudzianowski (10-5) & Tyberiusz Kowalczyk (3-0) lock horns at KSW 39: Colosseum on May 27th

Official: two former KSW champions Łukasz Jurkowski & Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou collide at KSW Colosseum on May 27th in Warsaw

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Bedorf looks to be injured and a replacement was found.

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Bedorf looks to be injured and a replacement was found.

Solid replacement, as usual for KSW.

56,700 tickets sold so far for this event. Huge event with a lot of title fights today. Event starts at 1 PM EST. I will probably be ordering this one.

Ksw has been putting on good events this card is stacked .