According to KSW president Martin Lewandowski, most fans believed that Scott Askham was another can for Michal Materla to crush ahead of their first clash at KSW 42. Yet, it took just a little over a minute for the English debutant to dispatch the Polish legend when he connected with a well timed body kick that ended their Lodz meeting abruptly.
Ahead of this weekend’s rematch at KSW 49—this time for Mamed Khalidov’s newly-vacated middleweight crown—Materla denied that he shared the fans’ opinions ahead of his first date with Askham, having witnessed the success his striking skill set brought him during his time in the UFC.