KSW 43 now has a headliner as Damian Janikowski gets an opponent

Damian Janikowski now has an opponent or next month’s KSW 43 headliner.

Janikowski (2-0) meets former BAMMA and EFC middleweight champion Yannick Bahati (8-3) in the 185-pound main even, officials recently announced.

KSW 43 takes place April 14 at Centennial Hall in Wroclaw, Poland. It streams as an online pay-per-view in North America on KSWTV.com.

Janikowski, a 28-year-old Polish fighter, won a bronze medal in wrestling at the 2012 Summer Olympics. After scoring knockout wins in his first two MMA bouts, he now meets Bahati, a 27-year-old Englishman who was on a four-fight winning streak before title losses in his two most recent bouts.

Officials also announced a fight between UFC/M-1/Bellator vet Philip De Fries (14-6) and Michal Andryszak (20-6) for the organization’s vacant heavyweight title.

The latest KSW 43 card includes:

• Damian Janikowski vs. Yannick Bahati
• Michal Andryszak vs. Philip De Fries – for vacant heavyweight title
• Roberto Soldic vs. Dricus Du Plessis – for welterweight title

For the latest on KSW 43, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.