Respected all around Martial Artist Peter Graham (11-9) has been announced to face former world strongman champion Mariusz Pudzianowski (9-3) on Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki (KSW) 32 in October.
KSW, a Polish based promotion will be making it’s first trip outside of Poland with an event to be held at SSE Arena in Wembley, London on October 31. The heavyweight clash between Graham and Pudzianowski will headline the card.
Peter “The Chief” Graham, 39, will be making his third appearance in KSW. Graham defeated Marcin Rozalski in October however lost a unanimous decision to the promotions heavyweight champ Karol Bedorf in May. The fight was a non-title bout. Graham will be looking to prove that he still has what it takes to compete at the highest level however comes into the fight having won only once in his last five fights that included a stint in Bellator MMA.
Mariusz Pudzianowski won more World’s Strongest Man championships than anyone else before he transitioned to Mixed Martial Arts in 2009. His whole MMA career, the 38-year-old has participated in KSW where his have attracted large numbers on local television. Pudzianowski is riding a four fight win streak currently with wins against Sean McCorkle, Oli Thompson, Judo champion Pawel Nastula and highly respected BJJ practitioner Rolles Gracie whom Pudzianoswki put away in 27-seconds.
“Defeating Graham is one of my last steps on my road to KSW heavyweight title, which is currently in Karol Bedorf’s hands. Peter is a tough and experienced foe, but come October 31st I’ll show everyone that I can beat he more decisively than Bedorf did” – Pudzianowski was quoted as saying in the press-release.
Also on the card, James McSweeney will square off against Marcin Rozalski while Borys Mankowski will look to defend his KSW welterweight title against Michail Tsarev.
Fight Card:
- Peter Graham vs Mariusz Pudzianowski
- Borys Mankowski (c) vs Michail Tsarev – KSW welterweight title
- Marcin Rozalski vs James McSweeney
- Mateusz Gamrot vs TBA
- Rafal Moks vs Jim Wallhead
- Oli Thompson vs Michal Wlodarek
- Brett Cooper vs Maiquel Falcao
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