KSW 115: Przybysz vs. Yakymenko Results

Feb 21, 20262 months ago4 min read

KSW is set for another amazing 2026 card when KSW 115: Przybysz vs. Yakymenko takes place on Saturday, Feb. 21 from the Hala RCS venue in Lubin, Poland. Currently, the card is set for nine bouts with the KSW Bantamweight Championship headlining the card at KSW 115, with champion Sebastian Przybysz defending his crown for the second time in his reign against new challenger Vitalii Yakymenko. The event will stream on KSWTV via the organization’s app and website.

KSW 115 Main Event- Sebastian Przybyscz (C) vs. Vitalii Yakymenko

Przybyscz enters this contest after a successful title defense at KSW 107 where he earned a first-round submission over Marcelo Morelli. Prior to this matchup, Przybyscz would start 2025 off strongly, defeating Bruno Azevedo for the vacant bantamweight title at KSW 102. The champion is a long-time veteran of the organization, making his debut all the way back at KSW 44: The Game in June 2018, where he earned a first-round knockout. Currently, the champ sits at 11-3-1 inside the KSW cage ahead of KSW 115 with eight of those 11 wins coming by way of the finish.

Vitalii Yakymenko enters this title opportunity bout with a 10-2 professional record and a perfect 1-0 inside the KSW cage. In his organizational debut, Yakymenko scored an impressive third-round knockout over Rogerio Bontorin at KSW 110 to earn his title shot. He is no stranger to Polish MMA fans though, competing four times (3-1) under the FEN (Fight Exclusive Night) banner. A dangerous finisher, eight of his 10 professional wins have come by stoppage.

KSW 115 Co-Main Event of the Night: Artur Szczepaniak vs. Kacper Koziorzebski

The night’s co-main event at KSW 115 will see welterweights class with the #3-ranked Artur Szczepaniak battle the #5-ranked Kacper Koziorzebski. Szczepaniak enters the contest on a three-fight winning streak, all three victories by way of finish. Szczepaniak will be making his ninth KSW appearance where he is currently 6-2 with all six wins coming by way of a finish. Koziorzebski will make his 11th KSW appearance where he also sits with six wins (6-4.) Five of those six wins have come by decision, showing us we will have a clash of styles with Koziorzebski looking to grind out the dangerous finisher in Szczepaniak.

Other Fighters To Watch at KSW 115

A top-10 European featherweight in that of French fighter Alioune Nahaye will take on Lukasz Charzewski high on the night’s card. Nahaye has secured 10 knockout among his 16 career wins in addition to four submission wins. He is also a perfect 2-0 in KSW with wins over Eduard Kexel and Pitor Kacprzak, defeating the latter at KSW 106 with a flying knee. A world champion in multiple mixed martial arts organizations, Nahaye will look to continue his move up the KSW featherweight ranks in hopes of one day obtaining KSW gold.

A potential bout that could be of interest to the welterweight division will see Artur Szczepaniak battling Kacper Koziorzebski. Szczepaniak is currently 6-2 in KSW and will look for his fourth-straight victory. His previous three have all come by a finish. Another dynamic win could find him in prime real estate as far as the hunt for a future welterweight title fight goes.

Kiziorzebski is 6-4 in KSW, so we will see a battle of two tenured organizational warriors. Kiziorzebski is also in search of his fourth-straight KSW victory. With his last three bouts all coming by decision, we will see an absolute clash of styles here at KSW 115, with one fighter looking to end it early and another looking to grind out the contest.