{"id":231099,"date":"2025-10-21T23:52:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/231099\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T23:52:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T23:52:07","slug":"phil-de-fries-defends-ksw-title-for-13th-time-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/231099\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil De Fries Defends KSW Title for 13th Time in a Row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cAnd Still\u201d is on an iconic run.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter Phil De Fries successfully defended his Heavyweight title for the 13th time against Stefan Vojcak in the main event of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2025\/4\/27\/24418879\/strongman-eddie-hall-not-interested-in-tougher-ksw-opponents-i-want-to-fight-the-freaks-of-the-world\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">KSW<\/a> 111 last weekend (Sat., Oct. 18, 2025) inside Werk Arena in Trinec, Czech Republic.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">After dominating for most of the opening round, De Fries got clipped by a left hook in the final minute, and Vojcak swarmed. The champion, however, survived the onslaught, recovered quickly, and returned to work in round two \u2014 using his signature grappling to control and punish Vojcak on the mat.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">By the third round, Vojcak appeared gassed. De Fries poured on the pressure, secured full mount, and finished the fight with just over a minute left \u2014 marking a monumental 13th consecutive title defense.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Watch the full fight below (commentary in Polish):<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">What De Fries has accomplished since going <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2013\/4\/28\/4279532\/report-phil-de-fries-and-chris-spang-among-seven-fighters-released-from-the-ufc-mma\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2-3 in the UFC and being released<\/a> is nothing short of remarkable. The British powerhouse has reinvented himself as one of the best Heavyweights in the world \u2014 and he just so happens to be UFC champion Tom Aspinall\u2019s main training partner.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">De Fries is currently riding a 16-fight win streak, with 14 of those bouts being KSW title fights. Even more impressive, 11 of those wins have come via stoppage, and five have been against former UFC fighters.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">PFL x KSW Superfight? Yes, please.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">To checkout more international MMA news and notes click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/international-mma-news-results\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u201cAnd Still\u201d is on an iconic run. 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