Phil De Fries def. Szymon Bajor at KSW 83: Best photos

Check out these photos highlighting Phil De Fries technical submission win over Szymon Bajor at KSW 83 in Poland.

Check out these photos highlighting [autotag]Phil De Fries[/autotag] technical submission win over Szymon Bajor at KSW 83 from Polsat Plus Arena in Gdynia, Poland. (Photos courtesy of KSW)

MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month for June: Sadibou Sy wheel kicks his way to PFL playoffs

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from June 2023.

With another action-packed month of MMA in the books, MMA Junkie looks at the best knockouts from June 2023: Here are the five nominees, listed in chronological order, and winner of MMA Junkie’s Knockout of the Month award for June.

At the bottom of the post, let us know if we got it right by voting for your choice.

KSW 83: Colosseum 2 results: Mamed Khalidov ends Scott Askham trilogy with flying kick KO

KSW 83 takes place Saturday, and you can catch the official results right here.

KSW 83: Colosseum 2 took place Saturday, and you can see all the official results.

The event takes place at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland. The main card streamed on pay-per-view.

In the main event, Mamed Khalidov (36-8-2) takes on former UFC fighter Scott Askham (19-5) at middleweight. In addition, Artur Szpilka (2-0) meets legendary strongman Mariusz Pudzianowski (17-8); and the vacant middleweight belt is up for grabs when Pawel Pawlak (21-4-1) takes on Tomasz Romanowski (18-8).

Full KSW 83 results included:

Photos: KSW 83: Colosseum 2 official weigh-ins and fighter faceoffs

Check out these photos from the KSW 83: Colosseum 2 official weigh-ins in Poland.

Check out these photos from the KSW 83: Colosseum 2 official weigh-ins ahead of the event taking place at PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland. (Photos courtesy of Sebastian Rudnicki/KSW)

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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