Salahdine Parnasse to Defend Interim Featherweight Title vs. Ivan Buchinger at KSW 52

OFFICIAL: @IvanBuchinger will challenge @SalahParnasse for the interim KSW featherweight title at #KSW52!! pic.twitter.com/x9HHnIpT5N

— KSW (@KSW_MMA) October 28, 2019

Interim featherweight king Salahdine Parnasse will defend his title against Ivan Buchinger at KSW 52, the Polish promotion announced Monday.

KSW 52 takes place in Gliwice, Poland, on Dec. 7 and is headlined by a 187-pound catchweight duel between Scott Askham and Mamed Khalidov. In the co-main event, Damian Janikowski will square off against Szymon Kolecki in a 202-pound catchweight affair.

Parnasse is unbeaten in 14 professional appearances, with a draw on the regional circuit against LiGe Teng in June 2016 the only blemish on his ledger to this point. The 21-year-old Frenchman has been victorious in his first four KSW bouts, including a second-round TKO of Roman Szymanski to claim the interim crown this past April.

Slovakia’s Buchinger will enter the contest with a 36-6 professional mark that includes stints in M-1 Challenge and Cage Warriors Fighting Championship. The 33-year-old Team MMA Spirit member has won four consecutive bouts.