Borys Mankowski takes on Brit John Maguire in December (Picture: KSW)

KSW welterweight champion Borys Mankowski will take on the UK’s John Maguire in a champion vs champion European MMA super fight at KSW 37 ‘Circus of Pain’ on December 3.

The fight is set to take place at the Tauron Arena in Krakow, the same venue that hosted the UFC’s first ever venture into Poland last year at UFC Fight Night 64.

Maguire is a UFC veteran who last competed in the organization back in 2013 and is the current Made4TheCage welterweight champion.

Since then, he has managed to go on an impressive run of five straight victories including a win over Colin Fletcher this year to capture the M4TC title.




Maguire last competed at ACB 47 earlier this month when he defeated Kieran Malone via submission in the third round.

Known for his unique brand that he calls ‘Gypsy Jiu-Jitsu’, Maguire is a man that is on a career resurgence and if captures the KSW title on December 3rd, he could well find himself back in the big leagues of the MMA world.

If the Brit is to achieve this goal he’s going to have to go through a highly feared and recognized champion.

Borys Mankowski is no joke and like Maguire is on a run of five straight victories that started at KSW 27: Cage Time in May 2014.

Mankowski last competed back in London, England at KSW 32: Road to Wembley, where in front of a packed crowd he successfully defended his KSW international championship against American, Jesse Taylor.

Who's next………? — John Maguire (@MaguireTheOne) October 18, 2016

Mankowski won the bout via guillotine choke in the first round and picked up his eighteenth win his career and his ninth inside the distance.

The card will be headlined by an exciting clash of hard-hitting heavyweights, as KSW champion Karol Bedorf (14-2, 5 KO, 3 Sub) takes on Sao Paulo’s knockout king Fernando Rodrigues Jr (10-2, 7 KO, 2 Sub).

In the co-main event former five-time World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski (9-5, 3 KO, 2 Sub) battles the Polish Internet sensation and former Cage Rage heavyweight Popek Monster (2-1, 2 KO), while KSW featherweight title holder Artur Sowiński (17-7, 6 KO, 6 Sub) squares off against The Ultimate Fighter veteran Marcin Wrzosek (11-3, 4 KO, 3 Sub) who trains at Shark Top Team in Lodz under the highly rated coach Lukasz Zaborowski.

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