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KSW 83 takes place Saturday, June 3, 2023 with 11 fights at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.
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KSW 83: Colosseum 2 | Start time, date, where to stream, and full fight card
It's time! KSW 83: Colosseum 2 airs today / tonight. Tune in for the best fights Europe has to offer and Mariusz Pudzianowski.
Arguably, the ultimate trilogy fight in KSW (Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki) history will be showcased as the headliner as the legendary Mamed Khalidov (36-8-2, 16 KOs, 16 Subs) goes to war yet again thanks to the long-awaited comeback of former UFC combatant, Scott Askham (19-5, 12 KOs, 2 Subs).
The five-round, 185 lb. battle goes down tonight, June 3, 2023, staged live from the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland on an eleven bout card. The duo have now each achieved momentous victories over one another with their final skirmish in their prolonged war on the grandest stage of them all, the KSW 83: Colosseum 2 event.
Back in 2019 at KSW 52, the former UFC fighter, also having fought for Absolute Championship Berkut, BAMMA, and Cage Warriors, had amassed a legion of fallen combatants behind him in his build up to finishing Khalidov in a unanimous decision victory, effectively crushing the latter’s plans for a glorious comeback out of retirement. After a year to agonize over the loss, the legendary fighter was overcome by the urge to return to battle for a rematch. He challenged then champion, Askham, for the KSW middleweight title in what would be an epic rematch at KSW 55.
The Cannibal, then 40 years old, turned back the clock and soared through the air to land a switch kick knockout to Arkham, much to the shock of the crowd, and all in under a minute’s time; one of the biggest viral moments in KSW history, resulting in a nomination for the World MMA Awards. KSW refers to it as “one of the greatest moments ever seen in MMA”.
Askham had to wallow in the tragic loss while nursing a near career-ending back injury, with nothing more to do but strategize for his final battle with his epic foe upon his own return. The UK MMA star took an extended camp at American Top Team to prep for his own comeback moment. He will settle for nothing less tonight than a stunning victory over the former KSW Light heavyweight and reigning KSW Middleweight Champion.
The co-main event will showcase a pair of heavy-hitters in a Champ vs Champ KSW Superfight with the current lightweight champ, Marian Ziolkowski (25-8-1, 6 KOs, 13 Subs) laying her title on the line against double-champ Salahdine Parnasse (17-1, 2 KOs, 7 Subs) who currently holds the interim-lightweight and featherweight titles, in her efforts to become the undisputed KSW lightweight champion.
Other notable matches during the event will include, five-time World’s Strongest Man, KSW Legend, Marius Pudzianowski (17-8-1, 12 KOs) locking horns with former WBC heavyweight contender, Artur Szpilka (2-0, 2 KOs) in what KSW proudly refers to as a “mega all-Polish spectacle” heavyweight bout. The card also features a pair of championship bouts, with Patel Pawlak and Tomas Romanowski set to battle it out for the vacant middleweight title, while bantamweight champ, Jake Wiklacz lays his 135lb title on the line against Werlieson Martins.
Over 45,000 tickets have already been sold for XTB KSW Colosseum 2, making it the largest MMA event of the decade so far, with the promotion hoping it will make its mark in the history books, by eclipsing their record of 57,766 from the first “Colosseum” event.