Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

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Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

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legal form Private
founding 2004
Seat Warsaw , Poland
Branch Mixed martial arts
Website http://www.kswmma.com/

Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) is a Polish mixed martial arts organization based in Warsaw . It is the largest MMA organizer in Europe.

history

The first KSW Gala took place on February 27, 2004 in the Warsaw Hotel Marriott. The founders and owners of the organization are Maciej Kawulski and Martin Lewandowski. However, the sports director of the organization is Wojsław Rysiewski. KSW has become more and more popular in recent years, on May 27, 2017 the 39th KSW gala took place in the Polish National Stadium ( PGE Narodowy ) with 56,000 spectators.

Weight classes

  • Straw weight (women) (up to 52 kg / strawweight 115 lb)
  • Flyweight (women) (up to 57 kg / flyweight 125 lb)
  • Featherweight (up to 66 kg / featherweight 145 lb)
  • Lightweight (up to 70 kg / lightweight 155 lb)
  • Welter weight (up to 77 kg / welter weight 170 lb)
  • Middleweight (up to 84 kg / middleweight 185 lb)
  • Light heavyweight (up to 93 kg / light heavyweight 205 lb)
  • Heavyweight (up to 120 kg / heavyweight 265 lb)

Individual evidence

  1. In Poland satanists and rappers fight with eyeball tattoos in front of 58,000 spectators . In: Vice . June 5, 2017 ( vice.com [accessed December 25, 2017]).
  2. Rules KSW. (PDF) Retrieved December 25, 2017 (Polish).