# 2018 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

The year 2018 was the 15th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2018 began with KSW 42.

## List of events

| # | Event Title | Date | Arena | Location |
| 1 | KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun | March 3, 2018 | Atlas Arena | Łódź, Poland |
| 2 | KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis | April 14, 2018 | Centennial Hall | Wrocław, Poland |
| 3 | KSW 44: The Game | June 9, 2018 | Ergo Arena | Gdańsk, Poland |
| 4 | KSW 45: The Return to Wembley | October 6, 2018 | Wembley Arena | London, England |
| 5 | KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2 | December 1, 2018 | Gliwice Arena | Gliwice, Poland |

## Title fights

Title fights in 2018 :
| # | Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Event | Notes |
| 1 | Women's Flyweight 57 kg | Ariane Lipski (c) | def. | Silvana Gómez Juárez | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun | For the KSW Women's Flyweight Championship |
| 2 | Lightweight 70 kg | Mateusz Gamrot (c) | def. | Grzegorz Szulakowski | Submission (Americana) | 4 | 4:15 | KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun | For the KSW Lightweight Championship |
| 3 | Heavyweight 120 kg | Phil De Fries | def. | Michal Andryszak | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:32 | KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis | For the Vacant KSW Heavyweight Championship |
| 4 | Welterweight 77 kg | Dricus du Plessis | def. | Roberto Soldić (c) | KO (Punches) | 2 | 1:38 | KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis | For the KSW Welterweight Championship |
| 5 | Welterweight 77 kg | Roberto Soldić | def. | Dricus du Plessis(c) | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:33 | KSW 45: The Return to Wembley | For the KSW Welterweight Championship |
| 6 | Heavyweight 120 kg | Phil De Fries (c) | def. | Karol Bedorf | Submission (Americana) | 2 | 4:26 | KSW 45: The Return to Wembley | For the KSW Heavyweight Championship |
| 7 | Featherweight 66 kg | Mateusz Gamrot | def. | Kleber Koike Erbst | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2 | For the Vacant KSW Featherweight Championship |

## KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun

'KSW 42: Khalidov vs. Narkun' billed as being "champion vs. champion" was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on March 3, 2018, at the Atlas Arena in Łódź, Poland.

### Background

Chris Fields did not reach Lodz because of storm Emma in Ireland, Iran's Hatef Moeil has stepped in to replace the Irishman and the contest has been switched to heavyweight.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
* Fight of the Night: Tomasz Narkun vs. Mamed Khalidov
* Knockout of the Night: Scott Askham
* Submission of the Night: Tomasz Narkun

### Results

KSW 42 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Catchweight 93 kg | Tomasz Narkun (c) | def. | Mamed Khalidov (c) | Submission (Triangle Choke) | 3 | 1:18 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Scott Askham | def. | Michał Materla | KO (Kick to the Body and Head) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Mateusz Gamrot (c) | def. | Grzegorz Szulakowski | Submission (Americana) | 4 | 4:15 | For the KSW Lightweight Championship |
| Women's Flyweight 57 kg | Ariane Lipski (c) | def. | Silvana Gómez Juárez | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the KSW Women's Flyweight Championship |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Martin Zawada | def. | Lukasz Jurkowski | TKO (Corner Stoppage) | 1 | 5:00 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Marcin Wójcik | def. | Hatef Moeil | TKO (Retirement) | 2 | 5:00 | |
| Women's Flyweight 57 kg | Karolina Owczarz | def. | Paulina Raszewska | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 1 | 1:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Filip Wolański | def. | Bartłomiej Kopera | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Krystian Kaszubowski | def. | Christopher Henze | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 1:10 | |

## KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis

'KSW 43: Soldić vs. Du Plessis' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on April 14, 2018, at the Centennial Hall in Wrocław, Poland.

### Background

Bonus awards
The following fighters will be awarded bonuses:
* Fight of the Night: David Zawada vs. Michał Michalski
* Knockout of the Night: Dricus du Plessis & Damian Janikowski
* Submission of the Night: David Zawada

### Results

KSW 43 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Dricus du Plessis | def. | Roberto Soldić (c) | KO (Punches) | 2 | 1:38 | For the KSW Welterweight Championship |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Damian Janikowski | def. | Yannick Bahati | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 0:18 | |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Phil De Fries | def. | Michal Andryszak | TKO (Punches) | 1 | 3:32 | For the Vacant KSW Heavyweight Championship |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Salahdine Parnasse | def. | Artur Sowinski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | David Zawada | def. | Michał Michalski | Submission (Rear-Naked Choke) | 3 | 0:48 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Norman Parke | def. | Lukasz Chlewicki | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Antun Račić | def. | Kamil Selwa | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Maciej Kazieczko | def. | Maciej Kaliciński | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |

## KSW 44: The Game

'KSW 44: The Game' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on June 9, 2018, at the Ergo Arena in Gdańsk, Poland.

### Background

The original co-main event featured the rematch between Marcin Wrzosek and Kleber Koike Erbst for the vacant featherweight title. However Wrzosek suffered a pectoral muscle tear and was forced out of the rematch. As a result, Marian Ziolkowski stepped in against Erbst in a catchweight fight.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
* Fight of the Night: Daniel Torres vs. Filip Wolański
* Knockout of the Night: Erko Jun
* Submission of the Night: Kleber Koike Erbst

### Results

KSW 44 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Karol Bedorf | def. | Mariusz Pudzianowski | Submission (Kimura) | 1 | 1:51 |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Michał Materla | def. | Martin Zawada | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:58 |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Erko Jun | def. | Tomasz Oświeciński | KO (Punch) | 1 | 2:21 |
| Featherweight 68 kg | Kleber Koike Erbst | def. | Marian Ziółkowski | Submission (Armbar) | 1 | 3:44 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Daniel Torres | def. | Filip Wolański | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Gracjan Szadziński | def. | Paul Redmond | KO (Punches) | 2 | 1:36 |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Wagner Prado | def. | Chris Field | TKO (Punches) | 2 | 2:17 |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Łukasz Rajewski | def. | Leo Zulić | Submission (Ankle Lock) | 1 | 1:48 |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Sebastian Przybysz | def. | Dawid Gralka | KO (Punches) | 1 | 1:48 |

## KSW 45: The Return to Wembley

'KSW 45: The Return to Wembley' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on October 6, 2018, at the Wembley Arena in London, England.

### Background

Michal Andryszak got injured, Thiago Silva steps in on short notice to replace Andryszak against James McSweeney.
John Smith withdrew from his bout with Akop Szostak. Akop Szostak (3-2) will now face Jamie Sloane, who step in on less than two weeks’ notice.
Max Nunes no-showed KSW's fight week obligations, Lukasz Parobiec steps up on two days' notice to face Wagner Prado.
Akop Szostak vs. Jamie Sloane ruled a no-contest following an accidental eye poke in the first round.
Bonus awards
The following fighters will be awarded bonuses:
* Fight of the Night: Roberto Soldić vs. Dricus du Plessis
* Knockout of the Night: Wagner Prado and Scott Askham
* Submission of the Night: Phil De Fries

### Results

KSW 45 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Phil De Fries (c) | def. | Karol Bedorf | Submission (Americana) | 2 | 4:26 | For the KSW Heavyweight Championship |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Erko Jun | def. | Paweł "Popek" Rak | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:08 | |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Michał Materla | def. | Damian Janikowski | TKO (punches) | 1 | 3:10 | Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Roberto Soldić | def. | Dricus du Plessis (c) | TKO (punches) | 3 | 2:33 | For the KSW Welterweight Championship |
| Middleweight 84 kg | Scott Askham | def. | Marcin Wójcik | KO (Kick to the Body and Punches) | 1 | 1:37 | Tournament Semi-Finals |
| Heavyweight 120 kg | Thiago Silva | def. | James McSweeney | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Wagner Prado | def. | Łukasz Parobiec | KO (Punch) | 1 | 0:40 | |
| Light Heavyweight 93 kg | Jamie Sloane | | Akop Szostak | No Contest (Eye Poke) | 1 | | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Leszek Krakowski | def. | Alfie Davis | Decision (Split) | 3 | 5:00 | |

## KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2

'KSW 46: Narkun vs. Khalidov 2' was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 1, 2018, at the Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, Poland.

### Background

Borys Mańkowski suffered an injury during training and was forced to withdraw from his fight against Bruce Souto. The bout was canceled.
Also a severe hand injury forced Gracjan Szadziński to withdraw from his showdown with Marian Ziółkowski, Grzegorz Szulakowski stepped in on a short notice to face Ziółkowski.
Bonus awards
The following fighters will be awarded bonuses:
* Fight of the Night: Tomasz Narkun vs. Mamed Khalidov and Romaz Szymanski vs. Daniel Torres
* Knockout of the Night: Roberto Soldić and Krystian Kaszubowski

### Results

KSW 46 :
| Weight Class | | | | Method | Round | Time | Notes |
| Catchweight 92 kg | Tomasz Narkun | def. | Mamed Khalidov | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Mateusz Gamrot | def. | Kleber Koike Erbst | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 5:00 | For the Vacant KSW Featherweight Championship |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Salahdine Parnasse | def. | Marcin Wrzosek | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Catchweight 80 kg | Roberto Soldić | def. | Vinicius Bohrer | KO (Punch) | 1 | 4:34 | |
| Featherweight 66 kg | Roman Szymański | def. | Daniel Torres | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Marian Ziółkowski | def. | Grzegorz Szulakowski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight 70 kg | Artur Sowinski | def. | Kamil Szymuszowski | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Bantamweight 61 kg | Antun Račić | def. | Sebastian Przybysz | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Welterweight 77 kg | Krystian Kaszubowski | def. | Michal Michalski | KO (Punches) | 1 | 2:14 | |