Heavyweight champion Philip De Fries believes a win over light heavyweight titleholder Tomasz Narkun in their March super fight will make him the king of KSW’s proverbial jungle.
Narkun has long been considered one of the best 205ers outside of the UFC and 2018’s back-to-back wins over legendary middleweight Mamed Khalidov have only strengthened his stock.
Although many have praised Narkun’s willingness to compete against an opponent that could be 50-pounds heavier than him on fight night, De Fries—who has already seen off Polish behemoths Karol Bedorf and Michal Andryszak to claim the heavyweight strap—doesn’t think the aggressive guard that submitted “Cannibal” will transition to the heavier ranks.