KSW 97: Bajor vs. Scheffel is a mixed martial arts event to be held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on August 24, 2024 at the Arena Jaskółka Tarnów in Tarnów, Poland.
Fight Card
Main card
Heavyweight 120 kg Poland Szymon Bajor vs. Brazil Matheus Scheffel
Bantamweight 61 kg Brazil Bruno Azevedo vs. Ukraine Oleksii Polischuck
Middleweight 84 kg Brazil Oton Jasse vs. Poland Igor Michaliszyn
Welterweight 77 kg Germany Muslim Tulshaev vs. Poland Marcin Krakowiak
Women's Flyweight 56 kg Poland Wiktoria Czyżewska vs. Venezuela Erianny Castaneda
Middleweight 84 kg Czech Republic David Hošek vs. Poland Albert Odzimkowski
Light Heavyweight 93 kg Brazil Kleber Raimundo Silva vs. Poland Sergiusz Zając
Welterweight 77 kg Poland Michał Guzik vs. Poland Konrad Rusiński
Lightweight 70 kg France Alvin Lowenski vs. Poland Krystian Blezień
Background
Two ex-challengers for the championship belt of KSW and PFL are scheduled to collide in the main event of KSW 97
KSW 97 will take place on August 24th in Poland. The main event of the night will feature a clash between the ex-challenger for the KSW heavyweight belt against the ex-challenger for the same trophy in PFL.
Fans taking part in KSW 97 in Tarnów shall witness a royal division bout between Szymon Bajor (25-10, 11 KO, 9 Sub), the number two of the division and Matheus Scheffel (17-11, 1 NC, 12 KO), the former challenger for the heavyweight championship belt of Professional Fighters League ranked as number nine. Bajor gained his experience not only in Poland, but also in Japan, Wales, Russia, Germany and Slovakia. He fought for various organizations like PFL or Rizin. However, before joining KSW, Scheffel performed mostly in Brazil or USA, but also in China or Wales.
The co-main event of the night shall feature two former challengers for the light heavyweight title. Damian Piwowarczyk (8-3, 4 KO, 3 Sub) ranked as number one shall face Marcin Wójcik (19-9, 11 KO, 6 Sub), the number two of the division. Piwowarczyk managed to finish as many as seven of his opponents in his eight victories. In KSW, he received three bonuses – two for the KO of the night and one for the best submission. In his career, Wójcik managed to finish seventeen of his opponents – putting eleven of them on canvass and submitting the other six. His accolades include championship belts of FEN and Gladiator Arena.
The other co-main event of the night will be a confrontation between two European talents from the younger generation. Adam Soldaev (8-2, 5 KO, 1 Sub), the number six of KSW featherweight division, shall face the Moldovan Daniel Tărchila (8-2, 2 KO, 3 Sub) who’s only 20 years old.
The fight card of the upcoming KSW event shall include other clashes between brilliant MMA fighters from Europe and other continents. In a bantamweight bout, the Ukrainian Oleksii Polishchuk (12-4, 3 KO, 6 Sub), the number three of that division, shall welcome the experienced Brazilian Bruno Azavedo (20-4, 2 KO, 14 Sub) into the organization. Muslim Tulshaev (11-3, 3 KO, 5 Sub) representing Germany who beat six of his opponents in the first round shall face Marcin Krakowiak (13-4, 5 KO, 6 Sub) ranked as number five in KSW welterweight division. The Venezuelan Erianny Castaneda (5-4, 4 KO, 1 Sub) is about to face Wiktoria Czyżewska (3-1, 3 KO). David Hošek, the knockout artist from the Czech Republic shall go up against Albert Odzimkowski (14-7, 1 NC, 6 KO, 7 Sub). Finally, Alvin Lowenski (7-4, 6 KO) representing France is about to face Krystian Blezień (8-4, 1 NC, 3 KO, 2 Sub).
