The fight card of XTB KSW 96 has been extended with a heavyweight bout.  This time, Marek Samociuk (5-3, 3 KO) shall collide with Denis Górniak (6-1, 4 KO, 2 Sub), a debutant riding a four win streak. The event will go down on July 20th in Sport Arena in Łódź.

Tickets available at eBilet.pl

Marek Samociuk has already stepped six times in the KSW cage. Three of them were concluded with his victory, but in the rest he had to recognize the superiority of his opponents. His last performance took place at XTB KSW 90 in January and it ended with a KO on Olegs Jemeljanovs. In his career, the representative of Uniq Fight Club had nine professional fights, won a bare knuckle tournament and secured the national championship in amateur MMA. Samociuk’s career as a pro started in 2019.

Denis Górniak has been a professional MMA fighter since 2016. So far, he faced seven different opponents and beat six of them. All his victories were secured in the first round and five of them ended with a knockout. The 26-year old has a couple dozen amateur MMA fights under his belt and he managed to win the Polish championship numerous times. The popular “Flintson” had also an amateur and professional career in boxing. Denis is entering the KSW cage while riding a four win streak.

Walka wieczoru | Main event

Walka o pas mistrzowski wagi średniej KSW | KSW Middleweight Championship Bout

83,9 kg/185 lb: Paweł Pawlak #C (23-4-1, 11 KO, 3 Sub) vs. Damian Janikowski #3 (10-5, 5 KO, 1 Sub)

Karta główna | Main card

70,3 kg/155 lb: Bartłomiej Kopera (13-7, 8 Sub) vs. Dawid Śmiełowski (10-1, 8 KO, 2 Sub)

52,2 kg/115 lb: Maria Silva (10-1, 3 KO, 4 Sub) vs. Ewelina Woźniak (8-2, 2 KO, 4 Sub)

120,2 kg/265 lb: Marek Samociuk (5-4, 3 KO) vs. Denis Górniak (6-1, 4 KO, 2 Sub)