Polish MMA promotion KSW is returning to London for its 50th show Sept. 14, and a British fighter will be in the main event.
Reigning KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries will put his title on the line in the headliner at The SSE Arena, Wembley, where he will face Polish veteran Damian Grabowski.
The fight was announced Wednesday via the promotion’s official Twitter account.
Sunderland’s De Fries (17-6 MMA, 3-0 KSW) has been on a tear of late, having strung together an impressive five-fight winning streak, including a hat trick of victories under the KSW banner. The Brit captured the KSW heavyweight strap during the promotion’s last visit to Wembley by submitting then-champ Karol Bedorf via second-round keylock. He then went on to defend the title with a unanimous-decision win over current light heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun.
He’ll now face former UFC veteran Grabowski (22-5 MMA, 1-0 KSW), who made a splash in his KSW debut by finishing Bedorf via second-round TKO at KSW 49 in May.
The fight card for KSW 50 will also feature a lightweight bout between Northern Ireland’s Norman Parke and Poland’s Marian Ziolkowski, while 2012 Olympic Greco-Roman wrestling medalist Damian Janikowski also is set to return.
Light heavyweight champ Narkun is also expected to defend his title on the card.
For more on KSW 50, check out the MMA schedule.
