KSW 79: De Fries vs. Duffee will be a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on February 25, 2023 at the Home Credit Arena in Liberec, Czech Republic.
Fight Card
Main card (Amazon Prime Video)
Heavyweight 120 kg England Phil De Fries (c) vs. United States Todd Duffee Heavyweight Championship
Middleweight 84 kg Czech Republic Dominik Humburger vs. Brazil Jorge Bueno
Heavyweight 120 kg Poland Arkadiusz Wrzosek vs. Slovakia Tomáš Možný
Heavyweight 120 kg Poland Michał Kita vs. Poland Daniel Omielańczuk
Welterweight 77 kg Bulgaria Jivko Stoimenov vs. Netherlands Brian Hooi
Middleweight 84 kg Czech Republic David Hošek vs. Sweden Andreas Gustafsson
Lightweight 70 kg Brazil Murilo Delfino vs. France Ramzan Jembiev
W.Flyweight 59 kg Czech Republic Petra Částková vs. Poland Natalia Baczyńska-Krawiec
Middleweight 84 kg Czech Republic Frederico Komuenha vs. Slovakia Matyas Viszlay
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.
A big international heavyweight rematch has been announced for the main event of KSW 79 at the Home Credit Arena in Liberec, the Czech Republic. As confirmed on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Todd Duffee (9-3) will challenge Phil De Fries (22-6) for the KSW heavyweight title!
The main event for KSW 79 on February 25 has been announced and it is a titanic clash between KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries (22-6) and KO machine Todd Duffee (9-3).
De Fries is a record breaking champion in KSW with seven title defenses, more than any other champion in KSW history, and is on a ten-fight win-streak. However, he suffered one of the most vicious defeats of his career at the hands of Duffee back at UFC 155 when the American knocked him out in just two minutes of the first round.
Widely regarded as Europe’s number one heavyweight, De Fries has ran through some of the best heavyweights on the continent over the past five years. Now he goes up against a ghost from his past and arguably his most dangerous challenge to date.
Duffee, owner of one of the fastest knockouts in MMA history, is returning to competition after a three-year layoff. The 37-year-old, who has appeared in DC’s ‘Batman vs. Superman’ & the ‘Never Back Down’ franchise, has been preparing for a return for over a year and is excited to step back into the cage and challenge for the KSW title.
“KSW is one of the best MMA promotions in the world and I am excited to come in and become KSW champion,” said Duffee. “Phil is a good fighter, better than he was when I knocked him out anyway. This is the right opportunity and right opponent to give me the motivation I need.”
Also on the card, a pair of UFC heavyweight veterans clash in the co-main event as Poland's Daniel Omielanczuk (26-13) faces the Czech Republic's very own Viktor Pesta (18-8) while former Glory heavyweight duo Arek Wrzosek (1-0) and Tomáš Možný (1-1) will square-off in the MMA arena.
KSW 79 takes place February 25th from the Home Credit Arena in Liberec in the Czech Republic.
