The former KSW Mw champion Michal Materla entered this fight with a mma record of 27-6-0 (78% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.32 middleweight in the world. He lost the first fight against Scott Askham in 2018 (Michal Materla vs Scott Askham I) but then he has beat Martin Zawada (Michal Materla vs Martin Zawada) and Damian Janikowski (Michal Materla vs Damian Janikowski).
His opponent, Scott Askham, has an official record of 17-4-0 (76% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive fights between 2016 and 2017, against Jack Hermansson and Bradley Scott, but then he has won over Luke Barnatt, Materla and Marcin Wojcik. Materla vs Askham 2, main event of KSW 49, is valid for the vacant KSW middleweight title. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Event: KSW 49: Materla vs. Askham 2
Date: 2019-05-18
Where: Ergo Arena, Gdansk, Poland
Division: middleweight (185 lbs, 84 kg)
Title: vacant KSW Middleweight Championship
Materla’s previous fight: Michal Materla vs Damian Janikowski
Askham’s next fight: Scott Askham vs Mamed Khalidov
Materla vs Askham 2 full fight video:
(Free embeddable video hosted on Youtube and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SOY1NcICUvA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mW8blPgUlV8
Official video
Full event