Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki’s second mixed martial arts event of
2021 will be super-sized, with the main event fighters weighing a
combined 598 pounds.

Legendary strongman Mariusz
Pudzianowski returns to the promotion for the first time in
over a year to headline KSW 59 „Fight Code“ against Senegalese wrestling standout Serigne
Ousmane Dia. The co-main event will see the KSW bantamweight
championship up for grabs as Antun Racic
takes on challenger Sebastian
Przybysz. The nine-fight card is now official after the
weigh-ins took place, with all but two fighters making weight.

While Pudzianowski’s MMA record of 13-7 with one no-contest does
not place him in title contention, he’s still a massive star in his
native Poland. When we last saw „Pudzian,“ he bounced back from two
straight losses by knocking out Erko Jun. The
44-year-old tipped the scales at 265 pounds.

Although Dia is also 44, he isn’t nearly as experienced in MMA as
his opponent. The gargantuan gentleman made his debut in 2018 by
knocking out Amadou
Papis Konez in 1:12, and returned to the sport last year with a
quick 59-second TKO over Dan
Podmore. This will be the super heavyweight’s biggest test yet,
and Dia came in at a svelte 333 pounds.

The co-main event will see KSW’s inaugural bantamweight champion
look to retain his belt. Racic (25-8-1) won the title with a
decision win over Damian
Stasiak in 2019, and he defended it against Bruno
Augusto dos Santos last year. Przybysz (7-2) has finished four
of his last six bouts, and is riding a three-fight win streak that
includes TKO wins over Jakub
Wiklacz and Bogdan
Barbu. Both the Croatian champ and the challenger tipped the
scales at 135 pounds.

KSW 59 will stream live on KSW.TV and Fite.TV as a pay-per-view,
and the broadcast will begin on Saturday at 2 p.m. ET/11 a.m.
PT.

KSW 59 Weigh-in Results:

Mariusz
Pudzianowski (265) vs. Serigne
Ousmane Dia (333)
Antun
Racic (135) vs. Sebastian
Przybysz (135)
Jason
Radcliffe (186) vs. Damian
Janikowski (186)
Darko
Stosic (232) vs. Michal
Wlodarek (243)
Krystian
Kaszubowski (175)* vs. Michal
Pietrzak (170)
Lukasz
Rajewski (158)** vs. Konrad
Dyrschka (156)
Adrian
Bartosinski (171) vs. Lionel
Padilla Suarez (171)
Savo
Lazic (154) vs. Sebastian
Rajewski (156)
Cyprian
Wieczorek (144) vs. Patryk
Likus (146)

* Kaszubowski missed weight by four pounds and has been fined 40
percent of his purse.
** Rajewski missed weight by two pounds and has been fined 30
percent of his purse.

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