The main event of KSW 117 is confirmed as both fighters successfully made championship weight. Champion Pawel Pawlak weighed in at 83.9 kg and will defend his title against challenger Mamed Khalidov, who came in at 83.6 kg. The weigh-in took place without incident. Both fighters are ready for their middleweight championship bout. The event is scheduled to proceed as planned.
Both competitors hit the scales without issue ahead of KSW 117, clearing the way for a middleweight title fight between champion Pawel Pawlak and challenger Mamed Khalidov. Pawlak checked in at 83.9 kg, while Khalidov came in slightly lighter at 83.6 kg, leaving the championship bout fully intact.
Pawlak, 37, enters the contest representing Poland and training out of Octopus Lodz. The orthodox striker carries a professional record of 12-3-0 and stands six feet tall with a 73-inch reach. His statistical profile reflects a measured, controlled style — he lands 1.67 significant strikes per minute at a 33 percent striking accuracy rate, and adds roughly one takedown attempt per 15 minutes of fight time.
Why it matters
- Pawlak puts his KSW middleweight title on the line, making a successful defense critical to his championship reign.
- Khalidov is a storied name in European MMA, and a win would represent a landmark result at 83.6 kg.
- The clean weigh-in removes any pre-fight uncertainty, meaning the full five rounds of championship action will proceed as scheduled at KSW 117.
