KSW: Phil De Fries set to defend heavyweight crown against Polish MMA veteran and PFL contender
- Planet Sport writer
- 22 June 2023
Phil De Fries has been KSW's heavyweight champion for over five years.
KSW 84 will take place July 15 in Gdynia, Poland, and will feature a heavyweight title bout between the UK's Phil De Fries (23-6) and Poland's Szymon Bajor (24-9).
De Fries is the most dominant champion in KSW history with a title reign of over five years.
With an incredible eleven-fight win-streak, the 37-year-old has solidified his spot as one of the best heavyweights on the planet today. He is now scheduled to square off against Szymon Bajor.
The Polish star has an amazing twenty stoppages to his name and is comes into the promotion following a win over Ronny Markes in PFL.
XTB KSW 85 will take place a month later on August 19 in Nowy Sacz, Poland.
Headlining this event will be a title unification bout between champion Salahdine Parnasse (17-1) and interim-champ Robert Ruchala (9-0).
Parnasse has emerged as one of the hottest prospects in the sport and is the youngest double champs in KSW history having won the KSW featherweight & lightweight titles.
During his quest to capture the lightweight championship, Polish prospect Robert Ruchala fought for and won the interim-featherweight title. Now it is time to crown an undisputed champion!
KSW events are live exclusively on Viaplay in Poland, the UK, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, & the Baltics, and available around the world on KSW TV & the KSW App.
