A trilogy bout between Mamed
Khalidov and Scott
Askham will serve as the headliner for KSW 83
“Colosseum 2” on June 3.

The promotion announced the middleweight booking on Monday. KSW 83
takes place at the PGE Narodowy in Warsaw, Poland, and will see
Marian
Ziolkowski square off against Salahdine
Parnasse for lightweight gold in the co-main event.
Additionally, popular Polish strongman Mariusz
Pudzianowski will meet Artur
Szpilka in a featured heavyweight affair.

Askahm defeated Khalidov via unanimous decision in their first
meeting at KSW 52 in December 2019, but Khalidov exacted revenge
with a flying switch kick knockout 36 seconds into their rematch at
KSW 55 in October 2020.

The now 42-year-old Khalidov has fought twice since then, suffering
a second-round KO loss to Roberto
Soldic at KSW 65 before stopping Pudzianowski in the opening
stanza at KSW 77 this past December.

According to a release, a back injury has prevented Askham from
competing since the rematch with Khalidov. Prior to that defeat,
the six-time UFC veteran had authored a five-bout winning streak.





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Mamed Khalidov-Scott Askham Trilogy Tops Lineup for KSW ‘Colosseum 2’ on June 3