KSW Epic took place on February 24th, 2024 and the promotion put together some crazy fights in order to celebrate their ten-year anniversary. Fans had a lot to look forward to throughout the event and it opened with one of the most unusual MMA fights in recent memory. A BJJ black belt and a Judo black belt kept their gis on for an MMA fight and the ending was just as surprising as the matchmaking. Despite both men having a ton of grappling experience, neither of them actually relied on it at all and the fight was essentially a striking match. After a little over a minute, the Judo black belt Piotr Kacprzak was able to land the knockout blow and win the fight.
The event then featured the opening rounds of a light-heavyweight regular MMA tournament along with even more unusual rulesets in other fights. The next matchup of interest for grappling fans was a grappling bout between UFC veterans Josh Barnett and Phil De Fries. It was a grueling match right from the start and neither man was able to get the submission win, so the match was ruled a draw as a result. Rafal Haratyk then won the light-heavyweight tournament in the co-main event, before boxing star Tomasz Adamek won the crossover boxing match in the main event.
KSW Epic Full Results
Tomasz Adamek defeats Mamed Khalidov via TKO – Hand Injury (Round 3, 3:00) – Boxing match
Rafal Haratyk defeats Damian Piwowarczyk via Decision – Split (Round 3, 5:00)
Haratyk becomes the KSW light-heavyweight world champion
Josh Barnett vs Phil De Fries ends in a Draw – Judge’s Decision (Round 1, 10:00) – Grappling match
Vaclav Sivak defeats Michael Krolik via Decision – Unanimous (Round 3, 3:00) – Muay Thai match
Darko Stosic defeats Matheus Scheffel via TKO – Punches (Round 1, 1:12) – PRIDE rules
Rafael Haratyk defeats Marcin Wojcik via TKO – Punches (Round 1, 4:05)
Damian Piwowarczyk defeats Kleber Raimundo Silva via KO – Punch to the Body (Round 1, 2:34)
Ivan Erslan defeats Bohdan Gdnidko via KO – Punch (Round 1, 0:54)
Muslim Tulshaev defeats Konrad Rusinski via TKO – Soccer Kicks (Round 3, 0:32) – No holds barred match
Piotr Kacprzak defeats Adam Brysz via TKO – Punches (Round 1, 1:16) – Gi MMA match
The full KSW Epic event replay, including all of the above results, is available to watch on PPV.
