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XTB KSW 114: Five Biggest Takeaways as KSW Roars into 2026

 

XTB KSW 114 kick-started 2026 inside a roaring Radomskie Centrum Sportu in the city of Radom, delivering a statement night to open the year.

In trademark KSW style, the card delivered a showcase of unpredictability, explosiveness, and star power with momentum-shifting performances and implications felt across multiple divisions. Here are the five biggest outcomes from the event.

 

  1. Lightweight king Parnasse dominates

Champion Salahdine Parnasse (22-2) once again showed why he is the gold standard of European lightweight MMA, stopping veteran Marcin Held via a second round TKO to retain the KSW Lightweight Title.

Composed, clinical, and increasingly dominant, Parnasse added another emphatic title defence against his most experienced challenger to date and furthered his status as one of the MMA world’s most talked about champions.

 

  1. Wrzosek’s explosive return keeps him in the heavyweight title mix

In the co-main event, Arkadiusz Wrzosek (7-1) bounced back from his first MMA defeat, delivering a destructive head-kick stoppage of Szymon Bajor. Backed by huge crowd support, the ever-dangerous “Hightower” reminded everyone why his name remains firmly in future heavyweight title conversations.

 

  1. Czyżewska holds the spotlight with a highlight finish

Wiktoria Czyżewska (7-1) produced one of the night’s most memorable moments, stopping UFC veteran Tamires Vidal via first-round TKO with a surgical liver-kick in the opening round.

After an intense weigh-in that underlined the significance of her latest career step, the performance holds the spotlight firmly on Czyżewska’s upward trajectory and reputation as one of the most exciting young bantamweights on the rise.

 

  1. New stars stamp their arrival

XTB KSW 114 served as a launchpad for new faces, with several fighters making immediate impacts in their KSW debuts.

Notably, France’s Amaury Wako-Zabo (5-0) and Germany’s Iras Khizriev (5-0) both secured decision victories, signalling fresh depth and new contender potential as we enter the new year.

 

  1. Andi Vrtačić boosts his stock with CroCop style strike

Croatian middleweight Andi Vrtačić (8-3) delivered a jaw dropping finish, utilising the trademark shot of his iconic countryman, Mirko CroCop, stopping Mateusz Gola with a left high kick in the second round.

With both fighters in need of a standout triumph, the jaw dropping finish ignites fresh momentum for Vrtačić.

 

Full Results – XTB KSW 114

Salahdine Parnasse def. Marcin Held — TKO (Round 2)

Arkadiusz Wrzosek def. Szymon Bajor — KO/TKO (Round 1)

Wiktoria Czyżewska def. Tamires Vidal — TKO (Round 1)

Ibragim Chuzhigaev vs. Maciej Różański — No Contest (Accidental Eye Poke)

Piotr Kacprzak def. Wojciech Kazieczko — Majority Decision

Andi Vrtačić def. Mateusz Gola — TKO (Round 2)

Amaury Wako-Zabo def. Viktor Červinský — Decision

Iras Khizriev def. Oleksandr Moisa — Decision

Konrad Rusiński def. Henry Fadipe — Decision

Next up, XTB KSW 115: Przybysz vs. Yakymenko takes place on Saturday, February 21 in Lubin, headlined by KSW Bantamweight Champion Sebastian Przybysz defending his crown against Ukrainian finisher Vitalii “The King” Yakymenko

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