Former Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki middleweight champion Michal Materla will face mercurial Brazilian grappler Rousimar Palhares in the KSW 36 main event on Oct. 1 at the Sport and Entertainment Hall in Zielona Gora, Poland, In the co-headliner, Tomasz Narkun will defend his KSW light heavyweight crown against Ultimate Fighting Championship and Pride Fighting Championships veteran Rameau Thierry Sokoudjou.
Materla, 32, boasts 17 finishes among his 23 pro victories. He last fought at KSW 35 on May 27, when he rebounded from his 31-second knockout loss to Mamed Khalidov to dispose of Antoni Chmielewski with first-round punches.