KSW 117 video: Phil De Fries logs 14th title defense with early finish

TL;DR

Phil De Fries successfully defended his KSW heavyweight title for the 14th time, submitting Marcin Wojcik in the first round at KSW 117. This victory marks De Fries' 17th consecutive win overall.

Key points

Phil De Fries defended his KSW heavyweight title for the 14th time
He submitted Marcin Wojcik in Round 1
De Fries has 17 straight wins overall since May 2017
11 of his title defenses were by stoppage

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Phil De FriesMarcin WojcikKSW 117

KSW heavyweight champ Phil De Fries continued one of the most absurd title runs in MMA history on Saturday.

De Fries (29-6) registered his 14th consecutive title defense at KSW 117 when he quickly grounded and submitted Marcin Wojcik (22-11) with a rear-naked choke at the 4:07 mark of Round 1 at COS Torwar in Warszawa, Poland.

Check out the replay of De Fries' latest piece of work below (via X):

De Fries v suchém triku, jak se dalo čekat a hotovo v 1.kole. Paradoxně je možná na škodu mít takového šampiona, ta divize vlastně stojí, protože pro něj nemají adekvátní soupeře. Vůbec nevím, koho mu chtějí dávat. Ani vítěz Vojčák Wrzosek nemají smysl 🙄🤷‍♂️ #KSW117 pic.twitter.com/fkuGTHaEmh

— Pavel Trbušek (@PTrbusek) April 18, 2026

The Brit now has 17 straight wins on his record overall dating back to May 2017, with the past 14 of those being title defenses under the KSW banner, including 11 of those by way of stoppage.

De Fries is set to turn 40 Tuesday, and it remains to be seen how much longer he will try to extend his unrivaled championship run for KSW.

He's done it again! The bloody 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Englishman has done it again... 🫡@phildefriesmma

XTB #KSW117 | 🇵🇱 @CANALPLUS_SPORT | 🌍 KSWTV pic.twitter.com/ThVLgmqQNO

— KSW (@KSW_MMA) April 18, 2026