Tag: Antun Racic

Mariusz Pudzianowski returns to MMA for first time since 2019 at KSW 59

43-year-old Mariusz Pudzianowski will return to competition for the first time in 16 months at KSW 59 in March.

[autotag]Mariusz Pudzianowski[/autotag]’s fighting career is not over yet.

Pudzianowski (13-7), who gained fame by winning the World’s Strongest Man competition in 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and 2008 before transitioning to MMA, is set to make his return to the cage as KSW 59 on March 20.

The promotion announced Pudzianowski’s return during Saturday’s KSW 58 broadcast, but did not reveal an opponent for the 43-year-old Polish strongman (via Twitter):

Pudzianowski has not competed since November 2019, when he earned a second-round TKO victory over Erko Jun to snap a two-fight losing skid.

Also announced for KSW 59, which does not have an official location or venue, was the return of bantamweight champion [autotag]Antun Racic[/autotag] (25-8-1), who will attempt to make a second consecutive defense of his KSW title.

KSW 57 results: Phil De Fries, Antun Racic retain titles; new champ crowned at lightweight

KSW 57 took place Saturday in Lodz, Poland, with three championship fights featured on the card.

KSW 57 took place Saturday in Lodz, Poland, with three championship fights featured on the card.

In the main event, [autotag]Phil De Fries[/autotag] battered [autotag]Michael Kita[/autotag] to retain his heavyweight title. And in the co-main event, [autotag]Marian Ziołkowski[/autotag] was impressive before ultimately finishing [autotag]Roman Szymanski[/autotag] to claim the vacant lightweight title in their rematch.

Also, [autotag]Antun Racic[/autotag] staved off a tough challenge from [autotag]Bruno Santos[/autotag] to rally for a close unanimous decision win and retain the bantamweight title.

Check below for complete results and video highlights from the KSW 57.