Warsaw – April 18, 2026 - XTB KSW 117: Pawlak vs. Khalidov took place on April 18, at the COS Torwar Arena in Warsaw, Poland.  

The packed out and roaring crowd cheered as Paweł Pawlak (26-4-1) and Mamed Khalidov (38-9-2) served up a high energy main event. After three back-and-forth rounds that saw Pawlak hold the line against Khalidov's unpredictabilty, the defending KSW middleweight champion secured ground control of Khalidov in the fourth stanza and finished the European MMA icon in the final seconds to complete his fourth title defence.   

In the co-main event, reigning KSW heavyweight champion Phil De Fries (29-6) extended his monumental title reign. The unstoppable British force made it 14 defences of his crown with a first round rear-naked-choke submission over challenger Marcin Wójcik (22-11).  

XTB KSW 117  
Results 

KSW Middleweight Championship  
Paweł Pawlak (c) def. Mamed Khalidov via TKO (elbows), round 4.  

KSW Heavyweight Championship  
Phil De Fries (c) def. Marcin Wójcik via Submission (rear-naked-choke), round 1.   

Featherweight 
Daniel Rutkowski def. Oleksiy Polischuck via Unanimous Decision.  

Middleweight  
Andi Vrtačić def. Albert Odzimkowski via TKO, round 1.  

Bantamweight  
Marcelo Morelli def. Werlleson Martins via Unanimous Decision. 

Lightweight 
Hugo Deux def. Welisson Paiva via TKO (elbows), round 2.  

Middleweight 
Luka Vrtačlić def. Jacek Gać via KO (right hand, strikes), round 1.   

Bantamweight  
Tobiasz Le def. Sebastian Decowski via Unanimous Decision.  

Featherweight   
Nacim Belhouachi def. Jan Mašek via Unanimous Decision.