Philip De Fries has a new assignment for his KSW 50: London title defense as he is now scheduled to face former UFC heavyweight Luis Henrique.
De Fries was initially slated to face another former UFC fighter, Damien Grabowski, who was forced from the card due to injury, which was initially reported by MMA.pl. On Wednesday, KSW revealed that Henrique would instead face the English champion via social media.
De Fries (17-6-0) has been in the best form of his career under the KSW banner, taking out three of the promotion’s most dangerous fighters—Michal Andryszak, Karol Bedorf and light heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun—since making his debut under the banner in Apr.