Two Polish fighters, Piotr Kuberski and Damian Janikowski, will be competing for the middleweight title. The winner of this fight will receive the opportunity to face the winner of the main event in a future tournament. Currently, they are ranked third and fourth in their weight class.
Kuberski is known for his powerful punching. He has a high percentage of early knockout wins. His only loss was five years ago when he was caught in a guillotine choke. Grappling is not his strong suit.
His opponent, Janikowski, will try to keep the fight standing rather than going to the ground. Janikowski is also a striker, but unlike Kuberski, who sometimes participated in professional boxing fights, he has primarily fought in the octagon. Janikowski previously had a chance at the championship title but lost by decision.