Two undefeated contenders will go head to head in Lodz, Poland as KSW kicks off its 2021 calendar.

KSW 58 will see the promotional debut of former Bellator and “The Ultimate Fighter” athlete Uros Jurisic, who is set to take on Shamil Musaev in a welterweight clash in Lodz, Poland.

Jurisic (11-0) featured in Season 21 of “The Ultimate Fighter” as part of American Top Team’s lineup, but lost out to The Blackzilians’ Luiz Firmino on the show. But, with TUF matchups run as exhibition bouts, the Slovenian’s professional record remained unblemished.

Since his appearance on TUF, Jurisic has gone on to win six in a row, with five coming via first-round finish. Most recently, Jurisic submitted England’s Walter Gahadza via first-round rear-naked choke at Bellator 247, but became a free agent in 2020 and signed for KSW in early-January 2021.

He’ll take on a fellow undefeated talent when he faces Russia’s Shamil Musaev, who is moving up to 170 pounds after registering back-to-back first-round knockouts in his previous two KSW appearances.

Musaev (14-0) finished Hubert Szymajda via first-round TKO at KSW 48 in April 2019, then followed up with a spinning back first knockout of Grzegorz Szulakowski at KSW 52 in December 2019. Now, after a year away from the cage, Musaev is moving up to welterweight to face Jurisic, with both men putting their unbeaten records on the line.

The main event will feature Olympic weightlifting gold medalist Szymon Kolecki (8-1) take on German veteran Martin Zawada (29-15-1), while the KSW featherweight title is on the line in the co-main event, as French champion Salahdine Parnasse (14-0-1) looks to defend his title against Brazilian Daniel Torres (11-4).

KSW 58 takes place Saturday, Jan. 30 at an undisclosed location in Lodz, Poland. The event streams live on KSWTV.com

Confirmed fights for KSW 58 include:

• Szymon Kolecki vs. Martin Zawada
• Salahdine Parnasse vs. Daniel Torres – for featherweight title
• Uros Jurisic vs. Shamil Musaev
• Francisco Albano Barrio vs. Bartlomiej Kopera

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Conor McGregor got the attention of UFC matchmakers with a run in Cage Warriors in 2011 and 2012 that saw him claim the promotion’s featherweight and lightweight titles.

McGregor returns to the Octagon on Jan. 24 in the UFC 257 main event. “The Notorious” faces Dustin “The Diamond” Poirier in a rematch. The two first fought at UFC 178 in September 2014 with McGregor finishing Poirier in the first round.

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Conor McGregor became the first person to hold two belts simultaneously after he defeated lightweight champion Eddie Alvarez at UFC 205 in 2016.

On January 23, McGregor returns to face Dustin Poirier at UFC 257 in their main event rematch.

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Wellington Turman won’t be fighting Feb. 6.

On Saturday, Turman (16-4 MMA, 1-2 UFC) confirmed he’s withdrawn from his scheduled UFC Fight Night bout vs. Aliaskhab Khizriev as he deals with pneumonia.

According to an initial report from Combate, which Turman later confirmed, Turman was hospitalized Wednesday and diagnosed with “atypical pneumonia frame (lung infection caused by microorganisms less common than normal pneumonia).” The report added that Turman is still hospitalized but is resting in stable condition.

Turman, 24, issued the following statement Saturday on Instagram (translated from Portuguese).

“Unfortunately, I won’t be able to fight on February 6th. I got pneumonia and I won’t have time to recover and get well (for) the fight. I am very upset about this. I wanted to fight again soon, but there are things that are out of our command and health always comes first. Thanks to everyone who is with me. I will recover and come back as soon as possible.”

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With the change, the UFC Fight Night lineup for Feb. 6 now includes:

• Frankie Edgar vs. Cory Sandhagen
• Alistair Overeem vs. Alexander Volkov
• Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
• Molly McCann vs. Lara Procopio
• Macy Chiasson vs. Marion Reneau
• Aliaskhab Khizriev vs. TBA
• Julio Arce vs. Timur Valiev
• Seungwoo Choi vs. Steven Peterson
• Clay Guida vs. Michael Johnson
• Beneil Dariush vs. Diego Ferreira
• Alex da Silva vs. Devonte Smith
• Danilo Marques vs. Mike Rodriguez
• Nicco Montano vs. Karol Rosa
• Manel Kape vs. Alexandre Pantoja

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Have you had your fill of hearing about the best parts of 2020 – a year most of us want to slam into a dumpster fire and forget about?

Well, bear with us – we’ve got a few more. The UFC has released the results of its Fans Choice Awards, and with them a highlights video that features one of the great moments in the sport’s history.

It should come as no surprise that Joaquin Buckley’s insane spinning back kick knockout of Impa Kasanganay in October was the fans’ pick for best KO of 2020. And you can see that highlight, and copious amounts of replays of it, in the video above.

Plus, check out the highlights from the other winners, including:

• Debut of the Year: Khamzat Chimaev
• Comeback of the Year: Beneil Dariush def. Drakkar Klose
• Submission of the Year: Khabib Nurmagomedov def. Justin Gaethje
• Event of the Year: UFC 256
• Knockout of the Year: Joaquin Buckley def. Impa Kasanganay

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