KSW 67 De Fries vs Stošić

Date
Sat 26th February 2022 (UTC)
Sat 26th February 2022 (Local)

Timestamp
2022-02-26T00:00:00

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00:00:00 UTC

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League
KSW

Season
2022

Round
2

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KSW 67: De Fries vs. Stošić was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on February 26, 2022, at the Global EXPO in Warsaw, Poland.

A KSW Heavyweight Championship bout between reigning champion Phil De Fries and title challenger Darko Stošić was booked as the main event.

A featherweight bout between Krzysztof Klaczek and Dawid Śmiełowski was planned for the event. However, on February 8, Klaczek has to withdraw from the fight due to illness. Filip Pejić stepped in for Klaczek, the bout will now be contest at 68.5 kg limit.

A light heavyweight bout between Hasan Mezhiev and Ivan Erslan was scheduled for the event. However, on February 24, Mezhiev was removed from the contest due to testing positive for COVID-19. He was replaced by Caio Bitencourt. However, in turn, Bitencourt fell ill during his weight cut and has to withdraw from the fight, the bout was cancelled.

Three fighters who missed weight are: Andrzej Grzebyk, who missed weight by one pound (77.9 kg/172 lb) and was fined 30% of his purse, Filip Pejic, who missed weight by one pound (69 kg/152 lb), and was also fined 30% of his purse, and finally, Idris Amizhaev — who missed weight by a full seven pounds heavy (82.9 kg/183 lb) for a 176 lb catchweight, and was fined 50% of his purse.