2023 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki

The year 2023 was 20th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2023 has begun with KSW 78. For 2023, besides its own channels KSW announced official distribution partnerships with Viaplay and Fight Network, to broadcast the promotion's Pay-per-view events.

XTB KSW 78: Materla vs. Grove 2
XTB KSW 78: Materla vs. Grove 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on January 21, 2023 in Szczecin, Poland.

Background
The main event was set to feature a heavyweight bout between Former professional boxer Artur Szpilka and former Glory fighter Arkadiusz Wrzosek. However, on November 16, Szpilka had to withdraw from the fight due to a back injury.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Tomasz Romanowski vs. Radosław Paczuski
 * Submission of the Night: Roman Szymański
 * Knockout of the Night: Valeriu Mircea

KSW 79: De Fries vs. Duffee
KSW 79: De Fries vs. Duffee was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on February 25, 2023, at the Home Credit Arena in Liberec, Czech Republic.

Background
A heavyweight bout between two former kickboxers, Arkadiusz Wrzosek and Tomáš Možný, was booked for the event. The pair previously fought under kickboxing rules on October 16, 2015, with Možný winning by unanimous decision.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Arkadiusz Wrzosek vs.Tomáš Možný
 * Knockout of the Night: Brian Hooi and Ramzan Jembiev

KSW 80: Ruchała vs. Eskiev
KSW 80: Ruchała vs. Eskiev was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on March 17, 2023, at the RCS Hall in Lubin, Poland.

Background
Robert Ruchała was expected to face Dawid Śmiełowski for the interim KSW Featherweight Championship in the main event. Śmiełowski withdrew with an injury on February 25, and was replaced by Lom-Ali Eskiev.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Kacper Koziorzębski vs. Borys Borkowski, Robert Ruchała vs. Lom Ali Eskiev
 * Submission of the Night: Tom Breese
 * Knockout of the Night: Andi Vrtačić

KSW 81: Bartosiński vs. Szczepaniak
XTB KSW 81: Bartosiński vs. Szczepaniak was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on April 22, 2023, at the Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.

Background
A KSW Welterweight championship bout between Adrian Bartosiński and Artur Szczepaniak was scheduled to headline the event.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:


 * Submission of the Night: Maria Silva and Adrianna Kreft
 * Knockout of the Night:Werlleson Martins and Adrian Bartosiński

KSW 82: Hooi vs. Grzebyk
KSW 82: Hooi vs. Grzebyk was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on May 13, 2023, at the ATM Studio in Warsaw, Poland.

Background
A welterweight bout between Brian Hooi and Andrzej Grzebyk was booked as the main event, while a light heavyweight bout between Rafał Kijańczuk and Bohdan Gdnidko served as the co-main event.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Andrzej Grzebyk and Brian Hooi
 * Submission of the Night: Bohdan Gdnidko
 * Knockout of the Night: Wilson Varela

XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2
XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on June 3, 2023, at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.

Background
Three KWS title fights were scheduled for the event: a KSW Lightweight Championship bout between champion Marian Ziółkowski and interim champion Salahdine Parnasse; a KSW Middleweight championship bout between champion Paweł Pawlak and challenger Tomasz Romanowski; as well as a KSW Bantamweight Championship between champion Jakub Wikłacz and Werlleson Martins. However, Martins wasn't medically cleared after issues with the weight cut and the bout was scrapped. Additionally, Ziółkowski injured his knee in the locker room while warming up for the championship bout, and subsequently relinquished the title.

A heavyweight bout between Arkadiusz Wrzosek and former two-time world kickboxing champion Bogdan Stoica is expected to take place at the event. Stoica will make his MMA and promotional debut.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Michał Materla vs. Radosław Paczuski
 * Knockout of the Night:Mamed Khalidov and Krzysztof Głowacki

KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor
KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on July 15, 2023, at the Gdynia Arena in Gdynia, Poland.

Background
A KSW Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Phil De Fries and Szymon Bajor was booked as the main event, while a bantamweight bout between former champion Sebastian Przybysz and newcomer Islam Djabrailov served as the co-main event.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Submission of the Night: Bartosz Leśko and Damian Stasiak
 * Knockout of the Night: Darko Stošić and Gustavo Oliveira

XTB KSW 85: Parnasse vs. Ruchała
XTB KSW 85: Parnasse vs. Ruchała was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on August 19, 2023, at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Poland.

Background
An unification KSW Featherweight Championship bout between current two-division champion Salahdine Parnasse and interim champion Robert Ruchała was booked as the event headliner, while a KSW Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Ibragim Chuzhigaev and #3 ranked Bohdan Gdnidko served as the co-main event.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Kamil Szkaradek and Patryk Surdyn
 * Submission of the Night: Ibragim Chuzhigaev
 * Knockout of the Night: Salahdine Parnasse

KSW 86: Wikłacz vs. Przybysz 4
KSW 86: Wikłacz vs. Przybysz 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on September 16, 2023, at the Hala Orbita in Wrocław, Poland.

Background
A tetralogy bout for KSW Bantamweight Championship between current champion Jakub Wikłacz and former champion Sebastian Przybysz was booked as the event headliner. The pairing first met at ACB 63 on July 1, 2017, which ended in a unanimous decision in favor of Wikłacz. Their second meeting took place at KSW 53: Reborn on July 11, 2020, where Przybysz won by TKO in the third round. Their third meeting took place at KSW 77 on December 17, 2022, where Wikłacz captured the title by split decision.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Michał Michalski and Dominik Humburger
 * Submission of the Night: Viktor Pešta
 * Knockout of the Night: Damian Piwowarczyk

KSW 87: Stošić vs. Martínek
KSW 87: Stošić vs. Martínek was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on October 14, 2023, at the Werk Arena in Třinec, Czech Republic.

Background
A heavyweight bout between former title challenger Darko Stošić and former Heavyweight Oktagon MMA champion Michal Martínek was booked as the main event.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Leo Brichta and Roman Szymański
 * Submission of the Night: Oleksii Polischuck
 * Knockout of the Night: Darko Stošić and Sahil Siraj

XTB KSW 88: Rutkowski vs. Kaczmarczyk
XTB KSW 88: Rutkowski vs. Kaczmarczyk was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on November 11, 2023, at the Radom Sports Center in Radom, Poland.

Background
A featherweight bout between former title challenger Daniel Rutkowski and Patryk Kaczmarczyk was booked as the main event.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Patryk Kaczmarczyk vs. Daniel Rutkowski
 * Submission of the Night: Konrad Rusiński
 * Knockout of the Night: Marcin Wójcik

XTB KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse
XTB KSW 89: Bartosiński vs. Parnasse was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 16, 2023 at the Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, Poland.

Background
A super fight for KSW Welterweight Championship between current undefeated champion Adrian Bartosiński and two-division (feather/Light weight classes) champion Salahdine Parnasse headlined the event.

If successful, Parnasse could become the first man to become champion of three divisions simultaneously in a major MMA organization.

Bonus awards

The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
 * Fight of the Night: Damian Janikowski and Tomasz Romanowski
 * Knockout of the Night: Wilson Varela