Phil De Fries Rallies for 13th Straight KSW Heavyweight Title Defense at KSW 111

The champion highlighted a calmer mindset that he says helped him recover from an early knockdown and close out a late third-round TKO.

Overview

De Fries stopped Štefan Vojčák by ground-and-pound late in round three after surviving a first-round knockdown in the KSW 111 main event.
The bout took place Oct. 18 at Werk Arena in Trinec, Czechia, with the card streaming on KSWTV.
De Fries told Bloody Elbow he felt proud of his response to adversity, contrasting it with struggles he has linked to past anxiety during his UFC tenure.
Rafał Haratyk retained the light heavyweight belt by unanimous decision over Bartosz Leśko in the co-main event.
On the undercard, Polish prospect Laura Grzyb improved to 2-0 with a first-round body-shot KO, and media recaps noted De Fries’ reported 16-fight win streak and floated a potential cross-promotional bout with Francis Ngannou as speculation.