Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, better known by its acronym, KSW, is widely considered to be the premiere mixed martial arts
organization in Poland
and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw
, Poland. The promotion is famed for its four and eight-man tournaments, which until KSW X - Dekalog
took place over the period of one night, but since KSW XI
they are split, with the tournament final taking place on the next event. KSW XV
is the first event without a new tournament, only with extra fights and finals from previous tournaments.
Several fighters who have been successful in KSW have signed on to more well known promotions such as the UFC. KSW has its own fight team, the KSW Team, which consists of some of the promotion's elite fighters, such as Mamed Khalidov
, Jan Błachowicz
, Maciej Górski
, Krzysztof Kulak
, Łukasz Jurkowski or Antoni Chmielewski
. KSW co-operates with many other promotions in Europe by exchanging fighters, for example WFC and The Cage. KSW runs the majority of its shows live on a variety of TV networks (Polsat Sport
, Polsat Sport Extra
) throughout Europe. Since KSW XI
, the promotion runs its shows live on nationally available private television Polsat
.
- Sengoku
and EliteXC veteran; undefeated in KSW.: Jan Blachowicz - 3x KSW Tournament Champion, top European Light Heavyweight: Krzysztof Kułak - Multiple Tournament Finalist; current KSW Middleweight Champion.: Mariusz Pudzianowski
- 5 time World's Strongest Man
champion.: Robert Jocz
- KSW Tournament Finalist, top European Middleweight: Łukasz Jurkowski - 3x Tournament Finalist, 1x Champion.: Antoni Chmielewski
- 2x Tournament Champion, 1x Finalist.: Peter Sobotta
- KSW Contender, UFC veteran.: Maciej Jewtuszko
- WEC
and UFC veteran.: Rafał Moks
- former M-1
Middleweight Champion.: Matt Lindland
- UFC, IFL
and Strikeforce
veteran, professional wrestler: Eric Esch
- PRIDE FC, Cage Rage
and K-1
veteran, former IBA Super-Heavyweight and WAA
Heavyweight Champion: James Irvin
- UFC veteran, former WEC Heavyweight Champion.: Jason Guida
- Adrenaline MMA
and KSW contender.: Shonie Carter
- WEC
, UFC and Bellator veteran: Matt Horwich
- UFC, IFL
, Bellator,and Strikeforce
veteran,former IFL Middleweight Championship: James Thompson
- PRIDE FC, Cage Rage
, Elite XC and DREAM
veteran: James Zikic
- Sengoku
and Cage Rage
veteran: Dean Amasinger - The Ultimate Fighter
competitor.: Yusuke Kawaguchi
- Deep and DREAM
veteran.: Ryuta Sakurai - Deep and Pride
veteran: Yusuke Masuda - Deep and M-1
veteran: Antonio Mendes
- former UFC Light Heavyweight.: Daniel Acacio
- PRIDE FC veteran : Paulo Filho
- PRIDE FC and WEC
veteran, former WEC Middleweight Champion: Moise Rimbon
- Sengoku
Heavyweight.: Christian M'Pumbu
- M-1 Global
veteran, Bellator Light Heavyweight Toutnament
winner and current Bellator Light Heavyweight champion.: Daniel Tabera
- Bellator and M-1
veteran, KSW Light Heavyweight Tournament finalist: Rogent Lloret
- Bellator and M-1
veteran: Niko Puhakka
- M-1
and Fight Festival
veteran, KSW Lightweight Tournament winner: Toni Valtonen - M-1
and Fight Festival
veteran.: Maxim Grishin
- M-1 Global
veteran.: Alexey Oleinik
- Bellator
Heavyweight.: Jordan Radev
- former UFC Middleweight: Alexander Gustafsson
- Top Swedish Fighter, UFC Light Heavyweight: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
- current KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, UFC, PRIDE FC, Strikeforce
and DREAM
veteran.: Konstantin Gluhov
- KSW Heavyweight Tournament Finalist, top European Heavyweight.: Bojan Kosednar - Sengoku
veteran.: Attila Vegh - top European Light Heavyweight, Bellator
fighter
Mixed martial arts
Mixed Martial Arts is a full contact combat sport that allows the use of both striking and grappling techniques, both standing and on the ground, including boxing, wrestling, Brazilian jiu-jitsu, muay Thai, kickboxing, karate, judo and other styles. The roots of modern mixed martial arts can be...
organization in Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
and one of the leading promotions in Europe. To date, most events have been hosted in Warsaw
Warsaw
Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...
, Poland. The promotion is famed for its four and eight-man tournaments, which until KSW X - Dekalog
KSW X
KSW X: Dekalog was the tenth numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion KSW and their thirteenth event in total. The card was headlined by an eight-man tournament, which was won by Dutchman Dave Dalgliesh, a long-time KSW veteran....
took place over the period of one night, but since KSW XI
KSW XI
KSW XI was the eleventh numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - their fourteenth event in total. The headliner is an 8-man tournament including Russian superstar Alexander Shlemenko...
they are split, with the tournament final taking place on the next event. KSW XV
KSW XV
KSW XV: Contemporary Gladiators was a mixed martial arts event held on 19 March 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland in Warsaw, Poland. It was the fifteenth numerical event from KSW and their twentieth MMA event in total....
is the first event without a new tournament, only with extra fights and finals from previous tournaments.
Several fighters who have been successful in KSW have signed on to more well known promotions such as the UFC. KSW has its own fight team, the KSW Team, which consists of some of the promotion's elite fighters, such as Mamed Khalidov
Mamed Khalidov
Mamed Khalidov is a Chechen-Polish mixed martial artist, competing in the Middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion and holds the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship belt...
, Jan Błachowicz
Jan Błachowicz
Jan Błachowicz is a professional Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. He is the current KSW Light Heavyweight Champion...
, Maciej Górski
Maciej Górski
Maciej Górski is a Polish karateka and mixed martial artist. He fights in the lightweight division and competed for various European MMA promotions, mostly for the Slovenian WFC and Polish KSW, where he is the tournament winner of KSW - Extra and finalist of the current Lightweight Tournament. He...
, Krzysztof Kulak
Krzysztof Kulak
Krzysztof Kułak is a Polish mixed martial artist. He competes in the middleweight division, but also competed in the light heavyweight division...
, Łukasz Jurkowski or Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He competed in the light heavyweight division of KSW and other European MMA promotions, but recently moved down to middleweight.-Biography:...
. KSW co-operates with many other promotions in Europe by exchanging fighters, for example WFC and The Cage. KSW runs the majority of its shows live on a variety of TV networks (Polsat Sport
Polsat Sport
Polsat Sport is a Polish sports channel owned by Polsat. It launched on 11 August 2000 and is available via satellite on Cyfrowy Polsat.-Logo History:-See also:* Polsat Sport HD* Polsat Sport Extra* Polsat Futbol...
, Polsat Sport Extra
Polsat Sport Extra
Polsat Sport Extra is a Polish television channel owned and operated by Polsat....
) throughout Europe. Since KSW XI
KSW XI
KSW XI was the eleventh numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - their fourteenth event in total. The headliner is an 8-man tournament including Russian superstar Alexander Shlemenko...
, the promotion runs its shows live on nationally available private television Polsat
Polsat
Polsat is Poland's second biggest television channel, founded on December 5, 1992 and owned by Zygmunt Solorz-Żak.Polsat belongs to the Polsat Group , which also owns other channels:*Polsat HD*Polsat 2 International*Polsat News*TV Biznes...
.
List of KSW events
| 24 | KSW 19 | May 12, 2012 | Spodek Spodek Spodek is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened in 1971 at 35 Korfanty Street under the name Wojewódzka Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Katowicach , under which it is known in the Polish technical/architectural literature, and under which it formally functioned until 1997.Aside from... |
 Katowice, Poland |
| 23 | KSW 18: Różal vs. Jarosz | February 25, 2012 | Orlen Arena | Płock, Poland |
| 22 | KSW 17: Revenge KSW XVII KSW XVII: Revenge was a mixed martial arts event that took place on November 26, 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Łódź... |
November 26, 2011 | Atlas Arena | Łódź, Poland |
| 21 | KSW 16: Khalidov vs. Lindland KSW XVI KSW XVI was a mixed martial arts event held on 21 May 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Gdańsk, Poland. It was the sixteenth numerical event from KSW and their twenty first MMA event in total.... |
May 21, 2011 | Ergo Arena | Gdańsk/Sopot, Poland |
| 20 | KSW 15: Contemporary Gladiators KSW XV KSW XV: Contemporary Gladiators was a mixed martial arts event held on 19 March 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland in Warsaw, Poland. It was the fifteenth numerical event from KSW and their twentieth MMA event in total.... |
March 19, 2011 | Hala Torwar | Warsaw, Poland |
| 19 | KSW Extra 2 KSW Extra 2 KSW Extra 2: President Cup was a mixed martial arts event held on 29 January 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland in Ełk, Poland... |
January 29, 2011 | Hala MOSiR Hala MOSiR Hala MOSiR is an indoor arena in Łódź, Poland. It is mainly used for basketball and volleyball and has a seating capacity for 6,400 people.... |
Ełk, Poland |
| 18 | KSW Fight Club 1 | October 9, 2010 | Ryn Castle | Ryn Ryn Ryn is a town in Poland located 19 km southwest of Giżycko, in the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Until the reorganization of 1999 it had been assigned to Suwałki Voivodeship. It had a population of 3,062 inhabitants as of December 31, 2004.... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
| 17 | KSW 14: Judgment Day KSW XIV KSW XIV: Judgment Day was a mixed martial arts event held on 18 September 2010 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland at the Atlas Arena in Łódź... |
September 18, 2010 | Atlas Arena | Łódź, Poland |
| 16 | KSW 13: Kumite KSW XIII KSW XIII: Kumite was a MMA event held by the Polish promotion KSW on May 7, 2010 in Katowice, Poland at the Spodek. It was the thirteenth numerical event from KSW and their sixteenth MMA event in total.-Background:... |
May 7, 2010 | Spodek Spodek Spodek is a multipurpose arena complex in Katowice, Poland, opened in 1971 at 35 Korfanty Street under the name Wojewódzka Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa w Katowicach , under which it is known in the Polish technical/architectural literature, and under which it formally functioned until 1997.Aside from... |
Katowice, Poland |
| 15 | KSW 12: Pudzianowski vs. Najman KSW XII KSW XII: Najman vs. Pudzianowski was a mixed martial arts event held by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 11, 2009 in Warsaw, Poland... |
December 11, 2009 | Hala Torwar | Warsaw, Poland |
| 14 | KSW 11: Khalidov vs. Acacio KSW XI KSW XI was the eleventh numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - their fourteenth event in total. The headliner is an 8-man tournament including Russian superstar Alexander Shlemenko... |
May 15, 2009 | Hala Torwar | Warsaw, Poland |
| 13 | KSW 10: Dekalog KSW X KSW X: Dekalog was the tenth numerical event from Polish mixed martial arts promotion KSW and their thirteenth event in total. The card was headlined by an eight-man tournament, which was won by Dutchman Dave Dalgliesh, a long-time KSW veteran.... |
December 12, 2008 | Hala Torwar | Warsaw, Poland |
| 12 | KSW Extra | September 13, 2008 | Hala Centrum | Dąbrowa Górnicza Dabrowa Górnicza Dąbrowa Górnicza is a city in Zagłębie Dąbrowskie in southern Poland, nearby Katowice. The north-east district of the Upper Silesian Metropolitan Union - metropolis with the population of almost 3 millions... , Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
| 11 | KSW IX - Konfrontacja | May 9, 2008 | Hala Torwar | Warsaw, Poland |
| 10 | KSW Elimination II | March 29, 2008 | Hala Stulecia | Wrocław, Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
| 9 | KSW VIII - Konfrontacja | November 10, 2007 | Hala Torwar | Warsaw, Poland |
| 8 | KSW Elimination | September 15, 2007 | Hala Orbita | Wrocław, Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
| 7 | KSW VII - Konfrontacja | June 2, 2007 | Hala Torwar | Warsaw, Poland |
| 6 | KSW VI - Konfrontacja | October 14, 2006 | Hala Torwar | Warsaw, Poland |
| 5 | KSW V - Konfrontacja | June 3, 2006 | Hotel Marriott Centrum LIM The Centrum LIM skyscraper was built in 1989 in the center of Warsaw, Poland, by LIM Joint Venture Sp. Ltd., a consortium of three partners: LOT, the Polish Airlines, ILBAU GmbH, the Austrian construction company, and Marriott International, the operator of the hotel chain. In 1998, ILBAU sold its... |
Warsaw, Poland |
| 4 | KSW IV - Konfrontacja | September 10, 2005 | Hotel Marriott Centrum LIM The Centrum LIM skyscraper was built in 1989 in the center of Warsaw, Poland, by LIM Joint Venture Sp. Ltd., a consortium of three partners: LOT, the Polish Airlines, ILBAU GmbH, the Austrian construction company, and Marriott International, the operator of the hotel chain. In 1998, ILBAU sold its... |
Warsaw, Poland |
| 3 | KSW III - Konfrontacja | January 15, 2005 | Hotel Marriott Centrum LIM The Centrum LIM skyscraper was built in 1989 in the center of Warsaw, Poland, by LIM Joint Venture Sp. Ltd., a consortium of three partners: LOT, the Polish Airlines, ILBAU GmbH, the Austrian construction company, and Marriott International, the operator of the hotel chain. In 1998, ILBAU sold its... |
Warsaw, Poland |
| 2 | KSW II - Konfrontacja | October 7, 2004 | Hotel Marriott Centrum LIM The Centrum LIM skyscraper was built in 1989 in the center of Warsaw, Poland, by LIM Joint Venture Sp. Ltd., a consortium of three partners: LOT, the Polish Airlines, ILBAU GmbH, the Austrian construction company, and Marriott International, the operator of the hotel chain. In 1998, ILBAU sold its... |
Warsaw, Poland |
| 1 | KSW I - Konfrontacja | February 27, 2004 | Hotel Marriott Centrum LIM The Centrum LIM skyscraper was built in 1989 in the center of Warsaw, Poland, by LIM Joint Venture Sp. Ltd., a consortium of three partners: LOT, the Polish Airlines, ILBAU GmbH, the Austrian construction company, and Marriott International, the operator of the hotel chain. In 1998, ILBAU sold its... |
Warsaw, Poland |
Light Heavyweight Championship
- 93 kg (205 lb)
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mamed Khalidov Mamed Khalidov Mamed Khalidov is a Chechen-Polish mixed martial artist, competing in the Middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion and holds the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship belt... |
May 15, 2009 |
Warsaw, Poland | |
| Title vacated after Khalidov moved down to middleweight. | |||
 Rameau Thierry SokoudjouRameau Thierry Sokoudjou Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,... |
March 19, 2011 |
Warsaw, Poland | |
| Jan Błachowicz Jan Błachowicz Jan Błachowicz is a professional Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. He is the current KSW Light Heavyweight Champion... |
November 26, 2011 |
Lodz, Poland | |
Middleweight Championship
- 84 kg (185 lb)
| Name: | Date: | Location: | Defenses: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Krzysztof Kułak |
May 7, 2010 |
Katowice, Poland | |
| Title vacated after Kułak couldn't fight to first defense (back injury). | |||
| Michał Materla vs. TBA |
May 2012 |
Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north... |
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Notable fighters
: Mamed KhalidovMamed Khalidov
Mamed Khalidov is a Chechen-Polish mixed martial artist, competing in the Middleweight division of Polish MMA promotion KSW. Khalidov is currently undefeated in the promotion and holds the KSW Light Heavyweight Championship belt...
- Sengoku
World Victory Road
World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...
and EliteXC veteran; undefeated in KSW.: Jan Blachowicz - 3x KSW Tournament Champion, top European Light Heavyweight: Krzysztof Kułak - Multiple Tournament Finalist; current KSW Middleweight Champion.: Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Pudzianowski
Mariusz Zbigniew Pudzianowski is a Polish former strongman and current mixed martial artist...
- 5 time World's Strongest Man
World's Strongest Man
The World's Strongest Man is a well recognised event in strength athletics and has been described by a number of highly respected authorities in the sport as the premier event in strongman. Organized by TWI, an IMG Media company, it is broadcast around the end of December each year...
champion.: Robert Jocz
Robert Jocz
Robert Jocz is a Polish mixed martial artist. He fights in the Middleweight division and has competed for numerous European MMA promotions, like BOTE, M-1, KSW, Ultimate Glory and The Cage. Robert has earned the reputation of a tough fighter, because he has never been finished for the most of his...
- KSW Tournament Finalist, top European Middleweight: Łukasz Jurkowski - 3x Tournament Finalist, 1x Champion.: Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski
Antoni Chmielewski is a Polish judoka and mixed martial artist. He competed in the light heavyweight division of KSW and other European MMA promotions, but recently moved down to middleweight.-Biography:...
- 2x Tournament Champion, 1x Finalist.: Peter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta
Peter Sobotta is a Polish-German mixed martial artist who currently competes in the welterweight division.-Early career:...
- KSW Contender, UFC veteran.: Maciej Jewtuszko
Maciej Jewtuszko
Maciej Jewtuszko is a Polish mixed martial artist. He has competed in the lightweight division of various European MMA promotions and most recently fought in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.-Background:...
- WEC
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
and UFC veteran.: Rafał Moks
Rafał Moks
Rafał "Kulturysta" Moks is a Polish mixed martial artist and practitioner of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu who competes in the middleweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2007, Moks has mostly fought in Central and Eastern Europe although he also won the 2010 M-1 Global Western European...
- former M-1
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
Middleweight Champion.: Matt Lindland
Matt Lindland
Matthew James Lindland is an American mixed martial artist, Olympic wrestler and politician. He won the Oregon Republican Party's nomination for the Oregon House of Representatives, District 52 seat on May 20, 2008....
- UFC, IFL
International Fight League
The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...
and Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
veteran, professional wrestler: Eric Esch
Eric Esch
Eric Scott Esch is an American heavyweight boxer, kick-boxer, professional wrestler, and mixed martial artist commonly referred to as Butterbean....
- PRIDE FC, Cage Rage
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
and K-1
K-1
K-1 is a defunct world-wide kickboxing promotion based in Tokyo, Japan founded by Kazuyoshi Ishii, a formerKyokushin karate practitioner. K-1 combines stand up techniques from Muay Thai, Karate, Taekwondo, Savate, San Shou, kickboxing, western-style boxing, and other martial arts...
veteran, former IBA Super-Heavyweight and WAA
World Athletic Association
Pat O'Grady, a Maverick boxing promoter, formed the World Athletic Association in Oklahoma, after the World Boxing Association withdrew recognition as world lightweight champion from his son, Sean O'Grady, in July 1981....
Heavyweight Champion: James Irvin
James Irvin
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- UFC veteran, former WEC Heavyweight Champion.: Jason Guida
Jason Guida
Jason Guida is an American professional mixed martial artist and grappler who has fought for EliteXC, World Extreme Cagefighting, Bellator, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Fight Festival, Adrenaline MMA and Ironheart Crown....
- Adrenaline MMA
Adrenaline MMA
Adrenaline MMA is a mixed martial arts organization operating primarily in North America. It was formerly part of M-1 Global but became independent on October 2007 with Monte Cox as its head.-Foundation:...
and KSW contender.: Shonie Carter
Shonie Carter
Mearion Shonie Bickhem III , better known as Shonie Carter, is an American mixed martial artist. He is a former World Extreme Cagefighting welterweight champion, an Ultimate Fighting Championship veteran, and a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter 4 reality show...
- WEC
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
, UFC and Bellator veteran: Matt Horwich
Matt Horwich
Matthew Peter Horwich is a journeyman American mixed martial artist. Previously fighting for the Portland Wolfpack of the International Fight League where he held the middleweight championship in 2007, BAMMA and in the UFC, he holds notable wins over past and present UFC fighters Jake Rosholt,...
- UFC, IFL
International Fight League
The International Fight League was an American mixed martial arts promotion billed as the world's first MMA league. It was founded on January 7, 2006 and closed on July 31, 2008...
, Bellator,and Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
veteran,former IFL Middleweight Championship: James Thompson
James Thompson (fighter)
James Thompson is an English mixed martial artist. He fights as a heavyweight and has appeared in such promotions as Elite Xtreme Combat , Pride Fighting Championship, and Cage Rage. He is known for rushing his opponents at the start of the bout.-Biography:James Thompson grew up in Rochdale,...
- PRIDE FC, Cage Rage
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
, Elite XC and DREAM
DREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
veteran: James Zikic
James Zikic
James Zikic is an English mixed martial artist and boxer. He competes in the light heavyweight and middlweight divisions for London Shootfighters MMA Gym.-Career:...
- Sengoku
World Victory Road
World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...
and Cage Rage
Cage Rage
Cage Rage Championships, also known as Cage Rage, was a United Kingdom-based, mixed martial arts promotion that premiered on 7 September 2002 in London. Cage Rage went bankrupt and is now no longer trading...
veteran: Dean Amasinger - The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter
The Ultimate Fighter is an American reality television series and mixed martial arts competition produced by Spike TV and the Ultimate Fighting Championship , and soon to be shown on FX. The show features unknown, professional MMA fighters living together in Las Vegas, Nevada, and follows them as...
competitor.: Yusuke Kawaguchi
Yusuke Kawaguchi
is a Japanese mixed martial artist, who fights in the heavyweight division. He is the former DEEP Megaton Champion, and has also fought in DREAM, M-1 Global and KSW.-Judo:...
- Deep and DREAM
DREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
veteran.: Ryuta Sakurai - Deep and Pride
Pride
Pride is an inwardly directed emotion that carries two common meanings. With a negative connotation, pride refers to an inflated sense of one's personal status or accomplishments, often used synonymously with hubris...
veteran: Yusuke Masuda - Deep and M-1
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
veteran: Antonio Mendes
Antonio Mendes
Antonio Mendes is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He competes in the Light Heavyweight division.Mendes was scheduled to participate in the light-heavyweight tournament at KSW XIII, meeting Wojciech Orłowski in the first tournament round...
- former UFC Light Heavyweight.: Daniel Acacio
Daniel Acacio
Daniel Acacio is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is most notable for his fights in PRIDE Fighting Championships....
- PRIDE FC veteran : Paulo Filho
Paulo Filho
Paulo Fernando de Souza Leite Filho, better known as simply Paulo Filho , is a retired Brazilian mixed martial artist as well as a Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and Judo practitioner, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil...
- PRIDE FC and WEC
World Extreme Cagefighting
World Extreme Cagefighting was an American mixed martial arts promotion. It was purchased by Zuffa, LLC, the parent company of Ultimate Fighting Championship , in 2006. In its final incarnation, it was made up of 3 weight classes: 135, 145 and 155 lbs. To accommodate the smaller...
veteran, former WEC Middleweight Champion: Moise Rimbon
Moise Rimbon
Moise Rimbon is a French mixed martial artist who has fought for World Victory Road, KSW, K-1, BodogFight, M-1 Global, Cage Warriors, and Pancrase promotions. Rimbon is best known for his fights with K-1 kickboxers Peter Graham and Alistair Overeem, and recently PRIDE veteran and UFC fighter...
- Sengoku
World Victory Road
World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...
Heavyweight.: Christian M'Pumbu
Christian M'Pumbu
Christian M'Pumbu is a French professional mixed martial artist of Congolese descent. He is the first and current Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion.-Background:...
- M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
veteran, Bellator Light Heavyweight Toutnament
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Four
Bellator Fighting Championships: Season Four was the fourth installment of the Bellator Fighting Championships. Mixed martial arts tournaments were held in multiple weight classes, including three of the original tournament classes: Welterweight, Lightweight and Featherweight...
winner and current Bellator Light Heavyweight champion.: Daniel Tabera
Daniel Tabera
Daniel Tabera is a Spanish mixed martial artist who competes in the light heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2002, Tabera has competed all over Europe - and sporadically in North America - in the likes of M-1 Global, Bellator Fighting Championships and KSW.-Early...
- Bellator and M-1
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
veteran, KSW Light Heavyweight Tournament finalist: Rogent Lloret
Rogent Lloret
Rogent Lloret is a Spanish Catalan mixed martial artist and M-1 Global veteran.Lloret competed in the 2009 ADCC Submission Wrestling World Championship in Barcelona, Spain, he lost in the opening round to eventual winner Fabricio Werdum...
- Bellator and M-1
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
veteran: Niko Puhakka
Niko Puhakka
Niko Puhakka is a Finnish mixed martial artist, who competes in the lightweight division. He has fought around the world in a number of promotions including KSW and M-1 Global. He is known for having numerous neo-Nazi tattoos.-Career:...
- M-1
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
and Fight Festival
Fight Festival
Fight Festival is a Finnish mixed martial arts organization.-Rounds:Fight Festival fights are contested over three, five minute rounds. There is a one minute rest period in-between rounds.-Weight divisions:Fight Festival uses six weight classes:...
veteran, KSW Lightweight Tournament winner: Toni Valtonen - M-1
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
and Fight Festival
Fight Festival
Fight Festival is a Finnish mixed martial arts organization.-Rounds:Fight Festival fights are contested over three, five minute rounds. There is a one minute rest period in-between rounds.-Weight divisions:Fight Festival uses six weight classes:...
veteran.: Maxim Grishin
Maxim Grishin
Maxim Grishin is a Russian mixed martial artist who competes in the heavyweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Grishin has fought all over the world, though mostly in Central and Eastern Europe. He defeated Alexander Volkov for the 2010 M-1 Global Eastern Europe Heavyweight...
- M-1 Global
M-1 Global
M-1 Global is the mixed martial arts promotion based in Russia - The Netherlands which organizes between 40 and 50 competitions per year...
veteran.: Alexey Oleinik
Alexey Oleinik
Alexey Oleinik is a Ukrainian-Russian mixed martial artist who is a M-1 Global veteran and has fought for Bellator Fighting Championships, Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, BodogFight and YAMMA Pit Fighting.-Mixed martial arts career:...
- Bellator
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
Heavyweight.: Jordan Radev
Jordan Radev
Jordan Radev is a Bulgarian Olympic wrestler and professional mixed martial artist. He was the first Bulgarian mixed martial artist to fight in the Ultimate Fighting Championship in its middleweight division....
- former UFC Middleweight: Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson
Alexander Gustafsson is a Swedish mixed martial artist who has competed for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, Shooto, FinnFight and UFC in his career. He is currently signed with the UFC fighting in their light heavyweight division. As of August 2011, Gustafsson is ranked the #9 light-heavyweight in the...
- Top Swedish Fighter, UFC Light Heavyweight: Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou
Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou Nkamhoua , sometimes billed simply as Sokoudjou, is a Cameroonian mixed martial artist and judoka, and the former KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, who came to prominence in Japan's PRIDE Fighting Championships. He has since had mixed success with stints in the UFC, WEC,...
- current KSW Light Heavyweight Champion, UFC, PRIDE FC, Strikeforce
Strikeforce
Strikeforce is a U.S.-based mixed martial arts and kickboxing organization based in San Jose, California. It is headed by CEO Scott Coker and owned by Zuffa, LLC...
and DREAM
DREAM (mixed martial arts)
Dream is a mixed martial arts organization promoted by former PRIDE FC executives and K-1 promoter Fighting and Entertainment Group. DREAM replaced FEG's previous-run mixed martial arts fight series, Hero's. The series retains many of the stylistic flourishes and personnel from Pride FC...
veteran.: Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin Gluhov
Konstantin "Lāčplēsis" Gluhov is a Latvian-Russian heavyweight kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He is a former WPKA World Muaythai champion, currently competing in K-1...
- KSW Heavyweight Tournament Finalist, top European Heavyweight.: Bojan Kosednar - Sengoku
World Victory Road
World Victory Road is a defunct Japanese Mixed Martial Arts organization which promoted the Sengoku Raiden Championship in Japan. The organization was formed in 2007 following the purchase of Pride FC by Zuffa. It operated in conjunction with the Japan Mixed Martial Arts Federation...
veteran.: Attila Vegh - top European Light Heavyweight, Bellator
Bellator Fighting Championships
Bellator Fighting Championships is a mixed martial arts promotion based in the United States. "Bellator", which is Latin for "Warrior", is organized into seasons with each event hosting the rounds of championship knockout tournaments for three-five weight divisions.-History:In its first season,...
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