KSW 65 Khalidov vs Soldić

Date
Sat 18th December 2021 (UTC)
Sat 18th December 2021 (Local)

Timestamp
2021-12-18T00:00:00

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00:00:00 UTC

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League
KSW

Season
2021

Round
8

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Location
Gliwice Arena

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KSW 65: Khalidov vs. Soldić was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 18, 2021 at Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, Poland.

The event featured two title fight, first a KSW Middleweight Championship bout between the reigning champion Mamed Khalidov and the KSW Welterweight Champion Roberto Soldić as the event headliner. Secondly, a rematch for the KSW Featherweight Championship between the champion Daniel Torres and the former Champion Salahdine Parnasse as the event co-headliner. Daniel Torres came in at 146 pounds, a pound over championship weight and was stripped of the title, only Parnasse was able to win the belt.

On December 5, it was announced that Ion Surdu had suffered a injury in training and was pulling out of his bout with Adam Niedźwiedź. Surdu was replaced by Miroslav Brož against Niedźwiedź.

A featherweight bout between Patryk Likus and Luke Santarelli was expected to take place at this event. On December 10, Santarelli withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Alexander Lööf. However, in turn, Lööf has to withdraw on december 16, he was replaced by Hassan Shaaban who steps in on just a few days notice to make his KSW debut against Likus. Hassan Shaaban in turn missed weight and was replaced by Piotr Olszynka.