Maciej Górski
Encyclopedia
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 is also a member of the prestigious KSW Team. Górski comes from a family of athletes and is known for his good conditioning.
background, having much success in the discipline.
Maciej is currently ranked as #2 Polish Lightweight Mixed Martial Artist by MMAROCKS.PL
.
, but as a karateka he had problems with the grappling aspect of MMA.
He showed significant improvements, being able to win the 4-man tournament at KSW Extra, defeating two opponents the same night. He went on to defeat Sengoku veteran Bojan Kosednar at KSW X
, and Dalibor Anastasov at WFC 8.
Maciej was then set to face The Ultimate Fighter Season 9
contestant Jeff Lawson
at KSW XII
, who ultimately was replaced by another contestant of the same show - Dean Amasinger. The bigger Amasinger won by submission, after securing a Guillotine Choke while Maciej was performing a takedown.
Górski did not loose time lamenting the loss and took on Ivan 'The Terrible' Musardo at WFC 10, using his superior conditioning to win a unanimous decision.
He improved his fight record by two in October, taking part in the KSW Lightweight Tournament. In the Quarter-Finals, he knocked out DEEP and Sengoku veteran Kazuki Tokudome in the first round with a high kick-right hook combo. In the Semi-Finals, Maciej used his good conditioning and striking advantage to win a Unanimois Decision over a gassing Michał Mankiewicz.
Górski will face Niko Puhakka
from Finland in the Lightweight Tournament Final at KSW XV
.
September 3, 2011 plans to return to MMA at a gala
Australian Fighting Championship 2. Apart from him at a gala in Melbourne, Victoria, will fight MMA star Hector Lombard
, Marcin Held
, Jesse Taylor
and Jai Bradney.
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Juan Barrantes
|Decision (unanimous)
|MMA Attack
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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Warsaw
, Poland
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|Loss
|align=center|10-5
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Niko Puhakka
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|KSW XV
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|Warsaw
, Poland
|Lightweight Tournament Final
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|Win
|align=center|10-4
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Michał Mankiewicz
|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW XIV
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|align=center|5:00
|Łódź, Poland
|Lightweight Tournament Semi-Final
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|Win
|align=center|9-4
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Kazuki Tokudome
|KO (punch)
|KSW XIV
|
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|align=center|3:24
|Łódź, Poland
|Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Final
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|Win
|align=center|8-4
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Ivan Musardo
|Decision (unanimous)
|WFC 10: Night of Champions
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Ljubljana, Slovenia
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|Loss
|align=center|7-4
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Dean Amasinger
|Submission (guillotine choke)
|KSW XII
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|align=center|3:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|7-3
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Dalibor Anastasov
|Decision (unanimous)
|WFC 8: D-Day
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|align=center|5:00
|Ljubljana, Slovenia
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|Win
|align=center|6-3
| Bojan Kosednar
|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW X
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|align=center|3:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|5-3
| Jędrzej Kubski
|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW Extra
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Dąbrowa Górnicza
, Poland
|Won Tournament
|-
|Win
|align=center|4-3
| Mariusz Pioskowik
|TKO (punches)
|KSW Extra
|
|align=center|2
|align=center|3:40
|Dąbrowa Górnicza
, Poland
|Tournament Semi-Final
|-
|Loss
|align=center|3-3
| Edvardas Norkeliunas
|Decision (unanimous)
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
IX
|
|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|-
|Win
|align=center|3-2
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Danny van Bergen
|Submission (armbar)
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Elimination II
|
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|align=center|1:12
|Wrocław, Poland
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|Loss
|align=center|2-2
| Rafał Lasota
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Gladiators Series
|
|align=center|1
|align=center|3:25
|Tychy
, Poland
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|-
|Win
|align=center|2-1
| Paweł Jóźwiak
|Decision (unanimous)
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
7
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|Loss
|align=center|1-1
| Andre Luiz Leite
|Submission (rear naked choke)
|IMMAC 1: Attack
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|Chicago, Illinois, USA
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
| Artur Rezka
|TKO
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
5
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|Warszawa, Poland
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Poles
thumb|right|180px|The state flag of [[Poland]] as used by Polish government and diplomatic authoritiesThe Polish people, or Poles , are a nation indigenous to Poland. They are united by the Polish language, which belongs to the historical Lechitic subgroup of West Slavic languages of Central Europe...
karateka and mixed martial artist
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...
. He fights in the lightweight
Lightweight (MMA)
The lightweight division in mixed martial arts can refer to a number of different weight classes:* The UFC & Strikeforce lightweight division with upper limit at 155 lb...
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
KSW - Extra
KSW - Extra was a mixed martial arts event held by Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki - their twelfth event, and the first time the promotion has hosted a show outside of Warsaw...
and finalist of the current Lightweight Tournament. He is also a member of the prestigious KSW Team. Górski comes from a family of athletes and is known for his good conditioning.
Biography
Górski comes from a KarateKarate
is a martial art developed in the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It was developed from indigenous fighting methods called and Chinese kenpō. Karate is a striking art using punching, kicking, knee and elbow strikes, and open-handed techniques such as knife-hands. Grappling, locks,...
background, having much success in the discipline.
Maciej is currently ranked as #2 Polish Lightweight Mixed Martial Artist by MMAROCKS.PL
.
Mixed martial arts career
Górski started his career in KSWKonfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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...
, but as a karateka he had problems with the grappling aspect of MMA.
He showed significant improvements, being able to win the 4-man tournament at KSW Extra, defeating two opponents the same night. He went on to defeat Sengoku veteran Bojan Kosednar at KSW X
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....
, and Dalibor Anastasov at WFC 8.
Maciej was then set to face The Ultimate Fighter Season 9
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom
The Ultimate Fighter: United States vs. United Kingdom is the ninth installment of the Ultimate Fighting Championship produced reality television series The Ultimate Fighter. It began production in January 2009, and began airing on Spike on April 1, 2009. The season featured Lightweight fighters ...
contestant Jeff Lawson
Jeff Lawson
Jeff Lawson may refer to:* Jeff Lawson, meteorologist at WTTG from 1984–1989, now at WVEC in Norfolk, Virginia* Jeff Lawson, co-founder of distributed.net* Jeff Lawson , English MMA fighter and The Ultimate Fighter 9 cast member...
at KSW XII
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...
, who ultimately was replaced by another contestant of the same show - Dean Amasinger. The bigger Amasinger won by submission, after securing a Guillotine Choke while Maciej was performing a takedown.
Górski did not loose time lamenting the loss and took on Ivan 'The Terrible' Musardo at WFC 10, using his superior conditioning to win a unanimous decision.
He improved his fight record by two in October, taking part in the KSW Lightweight Tournament. In the Quarter-Finals, he knocked out DEEP and Sengoku veteran Kazuki Tokudome in the first round with a high kick-right hook combo. In the Semi-Finals, Maciej used his good conditioning and striking advantage to win a Unanimois Decision over a gassing Michał Mankiewicz.
Górski will face 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:...
from Finland in the Lightweight Tournament Final at 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....
.
September 3, 2011 plans to return to MMA at a gala
Australian Fighting Championship 2. Apart from him at a gala in Melbourne, Victoria, will fight MMA star Hector Lombard
Hector Lombard
Hector Lombard is a Cuban-Australian mixed martial artist. Lombard was a Judo Olympian competing at the Sydney 2000 Olympic games, and is a multiple time national champion and world finalist. After 2000, Lombard began pursuing a career in mixed martial arts...
, Marcin Held
Marcin Held
Marcin Held is a Polish mixed martial artist who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2008, Held has competed frequently in his home country of Poland and is highly touted by the media...
, Jesse Taylor
Jesse Taylor
Jesse Marcus Taylor is an American professional mixed martial arts fighter. He was a cast member of SpikeTV's The Ultimate Fighter 7, winning his entry, preliminary, quarterfinal and semi-final matches, and then became the only fighter to ever be removed from finals due to events that occurred...
and Jai Bradney.
Personal life
Maciej recently proposed to his girlfriend Zofia. The couple is expecting a daughter.Mixed martial arts record
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Juan Barrantes|Decision (unanimous)
|MMA Attack
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|align=center|3:00
|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
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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|Loss
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Niko PuhakkaNiko 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:...
|Submission (arm-triangle choke)
|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....
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|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
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...
|Lightweight Tournament Final
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|Win
|align=center|10-4
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Michał Mankiewicz|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW XIV
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...
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|align=center|5:00
|Łódź, Poland
|Lightweight Tournament Semi-Final
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|Win
|align=center|9-4
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Kazuki Tokudome|KO (punch)
|KSW XIV
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...
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|align=center|3:24
|Łódź, Poland
|Lightweight Tournament Quarter-Final
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|Win
|align=center|8-4
|
Ivan MusardoIvan Musardo
Ivan Musardo is an Italian mixed martial artist, fighting out of Zurich, Switzerland.Musardo is the current Cage Warriors lightweight champion, having defeated Joseph Duffy at Cage Warriors 44 in London, England on October 1, 2011 to capture the vacant title.- References :...
|Decision (unanimous)
|WFC 10: Night of Champions
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Ljubljana, Slovenia
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|Loss
|align=center|7-4
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Dean Amasinger|Submission (guillotine choke)
|KSW XII
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...
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|7-3
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Dalibor Anastasov|Decision (unanimous)
|WFC 8: D-Day
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|align=center|3
|align=center|5:00
|Ljubljana, Slovenia
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|Win
|align=center|6-3
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Bojan Kosednar|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW X
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....
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|align=center|3
|align=center|3:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|5-3
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Jędrzej Kubski|Decision (unanimous)
|KSW Extra
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|align=center|2
|align=center|5:00
|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...
|Won Tournament
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|Win
|align=center|4-3
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Mariusz Pioskowik|TKO (punches)
|KSW Extra
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|align=center|2
|align=center|3:40
|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...
|Tournament Semi-Final
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|Loss
|align=center|3-3
| Edvardas Norkeliunas
|Decision (unanimous)
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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...
IX
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|align=center|3:00
|Warszawa, Poland
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|Win
|align=center|3-2
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Danny van BergenDanny van Bergen
Danny van Bergen is a Dutch professional mixed martial arts fighter who competes in the lightweight division. A professional MMA competitor since 2004, van Bergen has spent time in KSW, Shooto and M-1 Global.-Early career:...
|Submission (armbar)
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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...
Elimination II
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|align=center|1:12
|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...
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|Loss
|align=center|2-2
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Rafał Lasota|Submission (rear naked choke)
|Gladiators Series
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|align=center|1
|align=center|3:25
|Tychy
Tychy
Tychy is a city in Silesia, Poland, approximately south of Katowice. Situated on the southern edge of the Upper Silesian industrial district, the city borders Katowice to the north, Mikołów to the west, Bieruń to the east and Kobiór to the south...
, 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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|Win
|align=center|2-1
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Paweł Jóźwiak|Decision (unanimous)
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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...
7
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|align=center|5:00
|Warszawa, 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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|Loss
|align=center|1-1
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Andre Luiz Leite|Submission (rear naked choke)
|IMMAC 1: Attack
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|Chicago, Illinois, USA
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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|Win
|align=center|1-0
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Artur Rezka|TKO
|Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
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...
5
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|Warszawa, 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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