The year 2023 was 20th year in the history of the Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Poland. 2023 has begun with KSW 78. For 2023, besides its own channels KSW announced official distribution partnerships with Viaplay and Fight Network, to broadcast the promotion's Pay-per-view events.
XTB KSW 78: Materla vs. Grove 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on January 21, 2023, in Szczecin, Poland.
The main event was set to feature a heavyweight bout between Former professional boxer Artur Szpilka and former Glory fighter Arkadiusz Wrzosek. However, on November 16, Szpilka had to withdraw from the fight due to a back injury.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
KSW 79: De Fries vs. Duffee was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on February 25, 2023, at the Home Credit Arena in Liberec, Czech Republic .
A heavyweight bout between two former kickboxers, Arkadiusz Wrzosek and TomÃ¡à ¡ Moà ¾ný, was booked for the event. The pair previously fought under kickboxing rules on October 16, 2015, with Moà ¾ný winning by unanimous decision.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
KSW 80: Ruchaà Âa vs. Eskiev was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on March 17, 2023, at the RCS Hall in Lubin, Poland.
Robert Ruchaà Âa was expected to face Dawid à Âmieà Âowski for the interim KSW Featherweight Championship in the main event. à Âmieà Âowski withdrew with an injury on February 25, and was replaced by Lom-Ali Eskiev.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
XTB KSW 81: Bartosià Âski vs. Szczepaniak was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on April 22, 2023, at the Ice Arena Tomaszów Mazowiecki in Tomaszów Mazowiecki, Poland.
A KSW Welterweight championship bout between Adrian Bartosià Âski and Artur Szczepaniak was scheduled to headline the event.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
KSW 82: Hooi vs. Grzebyk was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on May 13, 2023, at the ATM Studio in Warsaw, Poland.
A welterweight bout between Brian Hooi and Andrzej Grzebyk was booked as the main event, while a light heavyweight bout between Rafaà  Kijaà Âczuk and Bohdan Gdnidko served as the co-main event.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
XTB KSW 83: Colosseum 2 was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on June 3, 2023, at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland.
Three KWS title fights were scheduled for the event: a KSW Lightweight Championship bout between champion Marian Zióà Âkowski and interim champion Salahdine Parnasse; a KSW Middleweight championship bout between champion Paweà  Pawlak and challenger Tomasz Romanowski; as well as a KSW Bantamweight Championship between champion Jakub Wikà Âacz and Werlleson Martins. However, Martins wasn't medically cleared after issues with the weight cut and the bout was scrapped. Additionally, Zióà Âkowski injured his knee in the locker room while warming up for the championship bout, and subsequently relinquished the title.
A heavyweight bout between Arkadiusz Wrzosek and former two-time world kickboxing champion Bogdan Stoica is expected to take place at the event. Stoica will make his MMA and promotional debut.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
KSW 84: De Fries vs. Bajor was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on July 15, 2023, at the Gdynia Arena in Gdynia, Poland.
A KSW Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Phil De Fries and Szymon Bajor was booked as the main event, while a bantamweight bout between former champion Sebastian Przybysz and newcomer Islam Djabrailov served as the co-main event.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
XTB KSW 85: Parnasse vs. Ruchaà Âa was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on August 19, 2023, at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sàcz, Poland.
An unification KSW Featherweight Championship bout between current two-division champion Salahdine Parnasse and interim champion Robert Ruchaà Âa was booked as the event headliner, while a KSW Light Heavyweight Championship bout between current champion Ibragim Chuzhigaev and #3 ranked Bohdan Gdnidko served as the co-main event.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
KSW 86: Wikà Âacz vs. Przybysz 4 was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on September 16, 2023, at the Hala Orbita in Wrocà Âaw, Poland.
A tetralogy bout for KSW Bantamweight Championship between current champion Jakub Wikà Âacz and former champion Sebastian Przybysz was booked as the event headliner. The pairing first met at on July 1, 2017, which ended in a unanimous decision in favor of Wikà Âacz. Their second meeting took place at on July 11, 2020, where Przybysz won by TKO in the third round. Their third meeting took place at on December 17, 2022, where Wikà Âacz captured the title by split decision.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
KSW 87: Stoà ¡iàvs. MartÃÂnek was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on October 14, 2023, at the Werk Arena in Tà Âinec, Czech Republic.
A heavyweight bout between former title challenger Darko Stoà ¡iàand former Heavyweight Oktagon MMA champion Michal MartÃÂnek was booked as the main event.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
XTB KSW 88: Rutkowski vs. Kaczmarczyk was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on November 11, 2023, at the Radom Sports Center in Radom, Poland.
A featherweight bout between former title challenger Daniel Rutkowski and Patryk Kaczmarczyk was booked as the main event.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses:
XTB KSW 89: Bartosià Âski vs. Parnasse was a mixed martial arts event held by Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki on December 16, 2023, at the Gliwice Arena in Gliwice, Poland.
A super fight for KSW Welterweight Championship between current undefeated champion Adrian Bartosià Âski and two-division (feather/Light weight classes) champion Salahdine Parnasse headlined the event.
If successful, Parnasse could become the first man to become champion of three divisions simultaneously in a major MMA organization.
Bonus awards
The following fighters were awarded bonuses: