The vacant Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki heavyweight title will be up for grabs when Michal Andryszak squares off with Philip De Fries at KSW 43 on April 14.
A promotion official confirmed the pairing to Sherdog.com on Monday. KSW 43 takes place in Wroclaw, Poland and will see hometown favorite Damian Janikowski headline the card against an as-yet-to-be announced opponent. Additionally, Roberto Soldic will defend the welterweight strap against Dricus Du Plessis.
Andryszak is currently on a six-fight tear that includes triumphs over Fernando Rodrigues Jr. and Michal Kita under the KSW banner. The 25-year-old Pole has finished each of those six opponents inside of a round and has earned all but one of his 20 career triumphs inside the distance. In fact, “Longer” has not seen the judges’ scorecards in any of his 27 professional bouts.
De Fries, meanwhile, will make his KSW debut riding the momentum of a two-fight winning streak. The 31-year-old Englishman last appeared at Bellator 191, where he submitted James Thompson with a guillotine choke in the opening stanza. The five-time UFC veteran owns a 14-6 career mark.