Two KSW belts will be on the line today (April 18) when KSW 117 takes place at the COS Torwar in Warszawa, Poland.
The main event will see KSW legend Mamed Khalidov return for the first time since 2024 to try and reclaim the KSW middleweight belt, which Paweł Pawlak has already successfully defended on three different occasions.
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KSW 117 Live Results & Highlights
The night’s co-main event is a heavyweight championship bout featuring challenger Marcin Wójcik and reigning titleholder Phil De Fries, who won the KSW heavyweight belt in 2018 is looking to defend it for a staggering fourteenth time.
The seven-fight main card for KSW 117 also includes a featherweight matchup between the division’s former title challenger Daniel Rutkowski and Ukraine’s Oleksiy Polischuk, which takes place immediately before the night’s co-main event.
Albert Odzimkowski also looks to extend his winning run to five fights when he takes on Andi Vrtačić in one of two middleweight bouts scheduled for the card. The night’s other 185 lbs. contest features Jacek Gać and Luka Vrtačić, who is making his professional MMA debut.
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Former title challenger Daniel Rutkowski returns to MMA for the first time in more than two years to meet Ukraine’s Oleksiy Polischuk, and the KSW 117 main card is rounded out by Wellison Paiva vs. Hugo Deux and Marcello Morelli vs. Werlleson Martins.
The two-fight prelim portion of the card also airs live on YouTube and is set to kick off at 1:00 p.m. ET, so be sure to check back here for live results and highlights from every fight once the card starts.
KSW 117 Live Results (1:00 p.m. ET, KSWTV.com)
- Main Event: Paweł Pawlak def. Mamed Khalidov via TKO: R4, 4:59 – For the KSW Middleweight Championship
- Co-Main Event: Phil De Fries def. Marcin Wójcik via Submission (Rear Naked Choke): R1, 4:07 – For the KSW Heavyweight Championship
- Daniel Rutkowski def. Oleksiy Polischuck via Unanimous Decision (30-27×3)
- Andi Vrtačić def. Albert Odzimkowski via TKO: R1, 4:54
- Marcelo Morelli def. Werlleson Martins via Decision (30-27×2, 30-26)
- Hugo Deux def. Welisson Paiva via TKO: R2, 4:59
- Luka Vrtačlić def. Jacek Gać via KO: R1, 0:45
- Tobiasz Le def. Sebastian Decowski via Unanimous Decision (30-27×2, 30-26)
- Nacim Belhouachi def. Jan Mašek via Unanimous Decision (30-27×3)
