Scott Askham-Mamed Khalidov Rematch to Headline KSW 55
It's time for a HUGE REMATCH! #KSW55 has a main event!
— KSW (@KSW_MMA) September 14, 2020
@scottaskham1 and Mamed Khalidov will meet again but this time in the championship bout pic.twitter.com/qkwNc15xLi
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On Monday, KSW announced that the title rematch between Scott Askham and Mamed Khalidov will headline the upcoming KSW 55 card.
After an unsuccessful Ultimate Fighting Championship stint that ended with back-to-back defeats, Askham (19-4) found his way back to success in Europe. After upending Luke Barnatt via decision in a back-and-forth battle at ACB 70, Askham landed a fast knockout victory at the expense of Michal Materla at KSW 42. He then went on to join the KSW Middleweight Tournament, scoring a first-round TKO victory against Marcin Wojcik at KSW 45 and another highlight-reel knockout of Materla—with a flying knee this time—in the tournament final at KSW 49. Most recently, he defeated Khalidov in a catchweight non-title scrap last December.
Former KSW middleweight champion Khalidov (34-7-2) will get the chance both to reconquer the belt he vacated in July 2018 and to vindicate that recent defeat. The European MMA veteran is riding a three-fight skid for the first time in his long career. His slide started at KSW 42, where he got submitted by current KSW light heavyweight champion Tomasz Narkun in the third stanza of their champion vs. champion showdown. In their rematch at KSW 46, Khalidov dropped a decision to "Giraffe" and then announced his retirement from the sport. However, he returned to face Askham at KSW 52.
KSW 55 will go down in Warsaw, Poland on Oct. 10. The card will also feature a heavyweight clash between Szymon Kolecki (8-1) and Lukasz Jurkowski (17-11).
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