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Pudzian MaterlaThis. Is. Happening
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April 11, 2022
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A heavyweight superfight between five-time “World’s Strongest Man”
Mariusz
Pudzianowski and ex-middleweight champion Michal
Materla will headline KSW 70 on May 28.
The Polish promotion announced the booking Monday. KSW 70 takes
place at Atlas Arena in Lodz, Poland, and is available via
pay-per-view at KSWTV.com. Pudzianowski and Materla are two of the
most popular athletes in KSW history and according to a release,
“both men are credited with having a major impact on the growth of
KSW and are sporting icons in their native Poland.”
Pudzianowski, 45, is in the midst of a four-bout winning streak in
which he has finished all of his opponents by knockout or technical
knockout. Most recently, the WCA Fight Team member knocked out
Serigne
Ousmane Dia, also known as “Bombardier,” in 18 seconds at KSW
64 this past October. Pudzianowski has compiled a 16-7 career mark
in MMA that includes triumphs against the likes of Rolles
Gracie, Oli
Thompson, Sean
McCorkle, Jay Silva and
Bob
Sapp.
The 38-year-old Materla has won four of his last five professional
outings and is coming off a first-round TKO triumph against
Jason
Radcliffe at KSW 66 on Jan. 15. He has competed primarily at
185 pounds during his tenure, capturing the Polish promotion’s belt
with a win over Silva at KSW 19 and defending it four times after
that. His resume features notable wins against Kendall
Grove, Rodney
Wallace, Tomasz
Drwal, Paulo
Thiago and Rousimar
Palhares, to name a few.