Tag: Artur Szpilka

Video: KSW 94 delivers one of MMA’s greatest walkouts ever – for a 14-second fight

It’s never a good sign when a fighter’s walkout last multiple times longer than his fight, especially when it’s in a losing effort.

It’s never a good sign when a fighter’s walkout last multiple times longer than his fight, especially when it’s in a losing effort.

[autotag]Artur Szpilka[/autotag] let his creative juices flow Saturday at KSW 94 at Ego Arena in Gdansk, Poland, when he revealed a very unique entrance to the cage for his heavyweight co-main event with [autotag]Arkadiusz Wrzosek[/autotag].

Szpilka emerged in front of cameras in a chamber with medical cords strapped to him. He then emerged and made his walk down the entrance in a scene that’s never happened before in MMA history (via X):

Unfortunately for Szpilka (3-1), the captivating entrance was the high point of his night. He charged at Wrzosek (5-0) in the opening moments and got clipped with a shot that sent him to the mat. Wrzosek landed a few shots to the side of the head, and the fight was over in a mere 14 seconds (via X):

The result showed once again that in MMA, it’s always important to show off personality for the fans, but ultimately what matters most is the results.

Video: Mariusz Pudzianowski, Artur Szpilka tense in final faceoff ahead of KSW 83

Watch Mariusz Pudzianowski and Artur Szpilka face off in final staredown.

[autotag]Mariusz Pudzianowski[/autotag] is still going strong.

The 46-year-old heavyweight and former strongman, had his final faceoff, as he returns to the cage against [autotag]Artur Szpilka[/autotag] this Saturday on the main card of KSW 83. The event is set to go down at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.

Both Pudzianowski (17-8 MMA, 17-7 KSW) and Szpilka (2-0 MMA, 1-0 KSW) had a tense and cold faceoff at the weigh-ins on Friday afternoon. You can watch the staredown in the video below:

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Pudzianowski (17-8), who’s been fighting professionally for 13 years, is coming off a first-round TKO loss to Mamed Khalidov back in December. Prior to that, he was on a five-fight winning streak, with all victories coming by stoppage.

Szpilka (2-0) is boxer, who recently turned to MMA. Szpilka boxed for over 10 years professionally and fought for multiple titles. He shared the ring with Deontay Wilder and Derek Chisora. The Polish fighter turned pro in MMA back in June and has won both his contests.

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