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KSW Announces Return to Gdansk, Poland in May with KSW 49

The KSW is returning to the city of Gdansk, Poland, for KSW 49, with a huge card headlined by a battle between Scott Askham and Michal Materla for the vacant middleweight belt.

The KSW stated in their official press release their plans to return to Gdansk on May 18 for KSW 49. Serving as the main event will be a rematch of Askham (17-4) and Materla (27-6), who will both vie for the middleweight strap vacated by Mamed Khalidov upon his retirement. The two first met at KSW 42, and in a stunning upset Askham knocked out the former champ in 69 seconds with body kicks.