Marcin Wrzosek competed in the UFC’s Ultimate Fighter (Picture: Getty)

Polish MMA fighter Marcin Wrzosek is looking to replicate his former mentor and two-weight UFC champion Conor McGregor next month by winning the featherweight title at KSW 37 on December 3.

Wrzosek is a former contestant of The Ultimate Fighter 21 series which UFC star McGregor coached on opposite Urijah Faber.

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The Polish fighter was a part of ‘Team McGregor’ and spent the 12-week series under his mentorship in Las Vegas.

Suffice to say, it was an unforgettable experience for the Pole.


‘The whole show was a crazy experience,’ Wrzosek exclusively told Metro.co.uk.

‘Living the martial arts life and spending 24/7 together with all those professional fighters helped me develop my skills and made my mental game stronger.

‘Being a part of a team coached by Conor and his team was special for me and from day one on the show Conor was a super cool guy to me.



‘I couldn’t say a bad word about him and it was an inspirational experience to get the opportunity to train and learn from him.

‘It helped me realise I’m destined to do great things too.’

Wrzosek's MMA record Fights: 14

Wins: 11

Via KO: 4

Via submission: 3

Via decision: 4

Losses: 3

Wrzosek will look to replicate McGregor’s joruney to the top of the UFC by winning his own featherweight gold against Artur Sowinski.

Poland-based KSW is one of Europe’s biggest mixed martial arts and a title win in such a big organisation could propel Wrzosek back onto the world scene.

‘KSW is special for a large number of reasons, but mostly because of the quality of the fights they match up for their shows,’ Wrzosek said.

‘The production level of the show itself is also very special and they put a lot of effort into music, lights etc to make it really feel like a big spectacle.’

Wrzosek began his MMA career under Conor McGregor (Picture: Getty)

The Irishman became a two-weight champion at UFC 205 (Picture: Getty)

If he is to make the most of his opportunity, he will have to defeat the current KSW champion, Sowinski who has 17 wins and just seven defeats in his career.

Sowinski won the belt back in 2015 and has since defended it once against Fabiano Da Silva Conceicao in March earlier this year.

Wrzosek knows he has a big task ahead of him.

‘I’m really excited about this opportunity to fight for the belt because it’s expected to be the biggest show in KSW history,’ Wrzosek said.

‘I know a little bit about him as has been fighting for KSW for a little while and I watch all of their shows so I’ve seen him fight.

‘Respect is a big word, I know he can be dangerous but I train hard and I will be ready for anything he brings to the table.’

Wrzosek will fight for the featherweight KSW title in December (Picture: Getty)

Wrzosek trains at SHARK Top Team in Lodz, Poland and believes he is working with some of the highest quality coaches and teammates in the world.

Just last week his teammate Karolina Kowalkiewicz competed for the UFC women’s strawweight title.

‘My head coach is Lukasz Zaborowski is responsible for creating my training schedule and is my longtime padman,’ Wrzosek said.

‘My BJJ (Brazilian jiu-jitsu) coach is Emil Grzelak who is of the best black belts in the country and I’m also working with amazing boxing coach Pawel Bobnis.



‘Obviously, I couldn’t do anything without a big team of training partners but there are too many class fighters to name them all.’

While Wrzosek is the first to say he learned a lot from his time with McGregor as his mentor, fight predictions obviously weren’t something the Irishman taught him.

Nicknamed ‘The Polish Zombie’ for his incredible ability to take punishment, Wrzosek said he is ready for anything to get the win.

‘I see myself winning this fight any way possible KO, TKO, submission or a decision if it’s needed,’ Wrzosek said.

‘But, I’m not ‘Mystic-Mac’ so don’t make me pick the round,’ he added laughing.

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