KSW 16 XVI is an upcoming mixed martial arts event to be held on 21 May 2011 by the Polish promotion Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki in Poland in Gdańsk, Poland. It will be the sixteenth numerical event from KSW and their twenty first MMA event in total. The main event is expected to feature five-time “World’s Strongest Man” Mariusz Pudzianowski against well-traveled Englishman James Thompson.

Fight Card

Heavyweight bout: Poland Mariusz Pudzianowski vs. England James Thompson
Middleweight bout: Poland Mamed Khalidov vs. United States Matt Lindland
Light Heavyweight bout: Poland Jan Blachowicz vs. Finland Toni Valtonen
Middleweight bout: Poland Michal Materla vs. England James Zikic
Lightweight bout: Poland Artur Sowinski vs. Germany Cengiz Dana
Catchweight (230 lbs) bout: Poland Marcin Rózalski vs. Russia Sergey Shemetov
Openweight bout: Hungary Attila Vegh vs. Armenia Grigor Aschugbabjan

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Former World’s Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski tipped the scales at 123 kilograms (270.6 pounds) before his fourth MMA outing against James Thompson at KSW 16 on Saturday in Gdansk, Poland.

Thompson missed the contracted 127-kilogram (279.4-pound) catchweight by 200 grams (0.4 pounds) at Friday’s official weigh-in. However, Pudzianowski immediately agreed to a fight, so the Englishman did not need to cut the remaining weight.

Both fighters were in good spirits during the weigh-in. In a recent interview, Thompson called the Pole “an extremely ugly creature.” In response, Pudzianowski brought him a mirror so, as he put it, the Brit could realize his own ugliness. Thompson was to quick respond.

“Mariusz invents his own jokes,” Thompson said. “You’re actually an attractive -- but slightly retarded -- man.”

In the event’s co-headliner, Mamed Khalidov and Matt Lindland each missed weight by 200 grams (0.4 pounds) for the 85-kilogram (187-pound) catchweight bout. They elected not cut additional weight and agreed to fight. The Chechen-born Pole is coming off a 33-second armbar victory over James Irvin at March’s KSW 15. Lindland has not fought since his December knockout loss to Robbie Lawler in Strikeforce.

KSW 16
Saturday, March 21
Ergo Arena
Gdansk, Poland

* Mamed Khalidov (85.2, 187.4) vs. Matt Lindland (85.2, 187.4)
Mariusz Pudzianowski (123, 270.6) vs. James Thompson (127.2, 279.8)
** Jan Blachowicz (93.3, 205.3) vs. Toni Valtonen (93, 204.5)
Michal Materla (84, 184.8) vs. James Zikic (83.9, 184.6)
Artur Sowinski (70, 154) vs. Cengiz Dana (69.7, 153.3)
Attila Vegh (94.2, 207.2) vs. Grigor Aschugbabjan (94.3, 207.5)
*** Marcin Różalski (101, 222.2) vs. Sergey Shemetov (105.5, 232.1)

* Khalidov and Lindland agreed not to cut the remaining weight
** Blachowicz missed weight by 300 grams (0.7 pounds); Valtonen agreed to fight
*** Shemetov has two hours to cut 500 grams (1.1 pounds)



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