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Phil De Fries vs. Luis Henrique Preview: KSW 50
KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries (17-6) was originally set to face Damian Grabowski at KSW 50 but disaster struck just three weeks out and the Polish veteran had to withdraw through injury. As a results De Fries received a new challenger for the main event.
Brazil’s Luis ’KLB’ Henrique (12-5) stepped in to take on the Englishman in an attempt to dethrone him on home soil at the milestone event.
Henrique made his KSW debut with an impressive submission win over KO machine Michal Andryszak at KSW 49. The 26-year-old went 7-1 on the local scene in Brazil before being signed up by the UFC in 2015. He went on to compete six times for the promotion and scored submission wins over Christian Columbo and Dmitry Smolyakov. Overall ’KLB’ possesses a 75% finishing ratio with six wins via submission and will provide a dangerous challenge for the heavyweight champ.
Currently on a five-fight-win-streak, Phil De Fries has found new life since joining KSW last year and has risen to become one of the best heavyweights on the planet. The 33-year-old joined the promotion after back to back wins and won the vacant heavyweight title in his promotional debut with a first round TKO victory over Michal Andryszak at KSW 43.
He then defended the title against the former longest reigning KSW heavyweight champ Karol Bedorf before then winning a Champ vs. Champ superfight against light heavyweight champ Tomasz Narkun. De Fries will now look to defend the title once again on home soil at KSW 50 and continue his reign of dominance.
KSW 50 takes place live tonight from The SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England. The event is available to watch globally on www.KSWTV.com starting at 6pm local time (1pm ET/10am PT).
KSW 50 Fight Card
Main Event
KSW Heavyweight Title
Champion Phil De Fries (17-6) vs. Luis Henrique (12-5)
Co-Main Event
KSW Light Heavyweight Title
Champion Tomasz Narkun (16-3) vs. Przemyslaw Mysiala (23-9-1)
Interim KSW Lightweight Title
Norman Parke (27-6-1) vs. Marcin Wrzosek (14-5)
80kg Catchweight
Roberto Soldic (16-3) vs. Michal Pietrzak (8-3)
Middleweight
Damian Janikowski (3-2) vs. Tony Giles (6-1)
Middleweight
Antoni Chmieleski (32-17) vs. Jason Radcliffe (15-7)
Middleweight
Dricus Du Plessis (12-2) vs. Joilton Santos (30-7)
Female Strawweight
Aleksandra Rola (2-0) vs. Catherine Costigan (6-2)
September 14th
The SSE Arena, Wembley
London, England
Live on www.KSWTV.com
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