M. Pudzianowski fights at KSW. Photo: Reproduction
If you are looking for a different option to bet on MMA next weekend, the best option is KSW 44, which takes place this Saturday (09), at the Ergo Arena, in Gdansk, Poland.
In its 44th edition, the event's main attraction will be the fight between heavyweights Mariusz Pudzianowski, 'The Strongest Man in the World' and Karol Bedorf, but Brazilians Daniel Torres and Wagner Prado will also be present, facing, respectively, Filip Wolański and Chris Fields.
KSW (acronym for Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki) is a true phenomenon in the Eastern European country, and the local success of its fighters is even greater than that of those contracted by the UFC.
"MMA in Poland is KSW, probably like MMA is UFC in the USA. Most Polish fighters in the UFC are former KSW fighters. Our KSW fighters are much more popular here and have more followers than UFC fighters.”, guarantees Martin Lewandowski, CEO and owner of the franchise.
Mariusz Pudzianowski x Karol Bedorf
The main fight of the night will pit heavyweights Mariusz Pudzianowski, voted the “Strongest Man in the World” five times, and former division champion Karol Bedorf face to face.
Pudzianowski is on a three-fight winning streak, including submissions over Popek Monster and former world strongest champion Tyberiusz Kowalczyk. Most recently, at KSW 40 in Dublin, Ireland, the Polish megastar scored a decisive victory over UFC and Bellator veteran Jay Silva in the 3Arena main event. The 40-year-old fighter also has other notable victories in his career, such as those over Sean McCorkle, Oli Thompson, Butterbean, Rolles Gracie Jr. and Bob Sapp.
Bedorf, who was originally scheduled to compete at KSW 42 on March 3, was the KSW Heavyweight Champion for over three years. The title was won at KSW 24 in 2013 with a knockout victory over Polish combat sports legend Pawel Nastula. He defended his belt against James McSweeney, Rolles Gracie Jr. and Michal Kita before losing it at KSW 37 to Fernando Rodrigues Jr. After this fight, the Pole was out of action during 2017 treating an injury, but returns ready to recover. your post.
According to oddsshark, the former champion is the favorite, providing a 40% return. If Pudzianowski wins, the bettor will put R$2,95 in his pocket for every real invested.
Filip Wolański x Daniel Torres
The first Brazilian to step into the Octagon will be featherweight Daniel Torres, who will have a tough fight against a local representative, Filip Wolański.
Wolanski arrives for this fight on the back of two consecutive victories over Bartłomiej Kopera and Denilson Neves. At 26 years old, the fighter is going through a great phase, with 10 victories in his last 11 commitments. His only defeat came at KSW 35, when he faced Marcin Wrzosek, former division champion. Now, he wants to continue this impressive trajectory against Daniel Torres, who will make his debut for KSW.
The Brazilian turned his career around after losing his first two professional fights, between the end of 2012 and mid-2013. Since then, he has won seven in his last eight fights, four of them by knockout. The 24-year-old fighter hopes to make his debut with the franchise on the right foot, silencing the Polish fans in Gdansk.
Favoritism, however, will be on the other side. According to oddsshark, the Polish victory is priced at R$1,58/R$1,00, while Torres' triumph has a return of 140%.
Chris Fields x Wagner Caiderão
UFC veteran Wagner Prado is KSW's newest signing, and in his debut, the Brazilian will face former Cage Warriors champion Chris Fields.
Since leaving Dana White's franchise at the beginning of 2013, Prado has gone on a run of four wins and just one defeat, against the Russian Magomed Ankalayev, at WFCA 38. In his last engagement, at Katana Fight, in November last year, he triumphed again in style by knocking out Armando Sixel with a knee.
Fields, in turn, has also accumulated victories since moving to the light heavyweight division. In his most recent fights, he submitted Dan Konecke in the first round at BAMMA 24, and then beat Michal Fijalka by unanimous decision in his debut for KSW.
The winner of this fight will most likely earn the right to fight for the belt against Tomasz Narkun, current champion of the light heavyweight division.
Just like Daniel Torres, Wagner Prado will not step into the Octagon as the favorite. His victory is priced at R$2,35/R$1,00, against the R$1,60/R$1,00 that will be paid if the winner is the Irishman.
KSW 44 Card
(R$ 2,95) Mariusz Pudzianowski x Karol Bedorf (R$ 1,40)
(R$ 2,50) Tomasz Oświeciński x Erko Jun (R$ 1,54)
(R$ 1,87) Gracjan Szadziński x Paul Redmond (R$ 1,87)
(R$ 1,60) Chris Fields x Wagner Caiderão (R$ 2,35)
(R$ 1,58) Filip Wolański x Daniel Torres (R$ 2,40)
(R$ 1,33) Dawid Gralka x Sebastian Przybysz (R$ 3,30)
(R$ 1,13) Michał Materla x Martin Zawada (R$ 5,75)
(R$ 1,69) Łukasz Rajewski x Leo Zulić (R$ 2,15)
(R$ 1,35) Kleber Koike Erbst x Marcin Wrzosek (R$ 3,20)
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