Fight Exclusive Night
| Sport | Mixed martial arts promotion |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Founder | Paweł Jóźwiak Rafał Sawicki Kamil Birka Bartosz Szuba Łukasz Paluch |
| Owner(s) | Private |
| Countries | Poland |
| Headquarters | Wrocław, Poland |
| Official website | fen-mma |
Fight Exclusive Night (Polish: Ekskluzywna Noc Walki), better known by its initials FEN, is Polish mixed martial arts and K-1 promotion based in Wrocław.[1]
History
Paweł Jóźwiak, Rafał Sawicki, Kamil Birka, Bartosz Szuba and Łukasz Paluch founded organization in 2013. The first FEN gala took place on November 16, 2013, at the Stadion Wrocław Business Club.[2]
In 2014, FEN established cooperation with Polsat television.
On March 6, 2015, the first fight for the Fight Exclusive Night championship belt took place at the FEN 6 gala. In the fight for the title of bantamweight champion (up to 61 kg), Tymoteusz Świątek[3] and the Victor Marinho[4] faced each other, the Portuguese won by knockout in the fifth round.[5]
Since 2018, the main sponsors of the organization are state-owned companies Lotos[6] and Energa Orlen.[7]
In September 2019, Tomasz Babiloński, the owner of Babilon MMA, announced cooperation with Fight Exclusive Night, which took place at the October gala Babilon MMA 10: Underground Circle in the Wieliczka Salt Mine, where in the main fight Babilon MMA featherweight champion Daniel Rutkowski faced FEN featherweight champion Adrian Zieliński for both organizations belts.[8] The winner of this fight was popular "Rutek" from Radom, defeating his rival by unanimous decision.[9] More than a year later, there was a rematch between these two, this time at the FEN 31: Lotos Fight Night Łódź event. Initially, the fight was supposed to be for two championship belts (held by Rutkowski), but Zieliński did not meet the weight limit, so this status was removed. On November 28, 2020, Rutkowski won for the second time with the same verdict as before.[10]
On June 13, 2020, the FEN 28: Lotos Fight Night gala took place, which was the first PPV gala in the history of the organization.[11] During this event, in the fight for the historic heavyweight championship belt, the British Oli Thompson knocked out Szymon Bajor with a right hook, thus becoming the first federation champion in the royal category.[12]
On February 24, 2024, the FEN federation issued a statement informing that the current president, Paweł Jóźwiak, will cease to perform this function in favor of the organization's matchmaker, Jakub Borowicz.[13] Three weeks later, the new president announced and presented new changes that would be introduced at future Fen galas. Already during the upcoming FEN 53 gala, fans could see the first ever main event (fight of the evening) without a belt over a distance of 5 rounds, in addition, after each round in each fight, the 1st and 2nd rounds, the point cards of the fighting players would be visible to the fans, and the fighters of each gala were weighed on the same day as the fights.[14]
List of FEN events
Past events
Event locations
- The following cities have hosted a total of 59 FEN events as of FEN 59: Rzepecki vs. Duński (21.6.2025.)
Poland (total: 59)
- Lower Silesian Voivodeship, (20)
- Wrocław, Hala Orbita (9)
- Lubin, Hala RCS (7)
- Wrocław, Hala Stulecia (2)
- Wrocław, Stadion Wrocław (2)
- Masovian Voivodeship, (8)
- Warsaw, Hala Torwar (4)
- Warsaw, Hilton Hotel (2)
- Ząbki, Hala MOSiR (2)
- Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, (8)
- Greater Poland Voivodeship, (6)
- Ostrów Wielkopolski, Arena Ostrów (3)
- Piła, Hala MOSiR (2)
- Poznań, Hala UAM (1)
- West Pomeranian Voivodeship, (5)
- Szczecin, Netto Arena (3)
- Kołobrzeg, Hala Milenium (1)
- Koszalin, Hala Widowiskowo-sportowa (1)
- Silesian Voivodeship, (4)
- Częstochowa, Hala Sportowa (1)
- Gliwice, Gliwice Arena (1)
- Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Hala Widowiskowo-Sportowa (1)
- Katowice, Spodek (1)
- Łódź Voivodeship, (3)
- Łódź, Hilton Hotel (2)
- Piotrków Trybunalski, Hala Relax (1)
- Pomeranian Voivodeship, (3)
- Gdynia, Gdynia Arena (2)
- Sopot, Hala Stulecia Sopot (1)
- Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship, (1)
- Bydgoszcz, Artego Arena (1)
- Lublin Voivodeship, (1)
- Lublin, Hala Globus (1)
Current champions
Men
| Category | Champion | Since | Number of defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavyweight-120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st) | Vacant | — | — |
| Light Heavyweight-93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st) | Vacant | — | — |
| Middleweight-84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st) | Tomasz Ostrowski | October 5, 2024 FEN 56 |
— |
| Mateusz Janur (interim) | June 21, 2025 FEN 59 |
— | |
| Welterweight-77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st) | Wawrzyniec Bartnik | November 23, 2024 FEN 57 |
1 |
| Lightweight-70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st) | Damian Rzepecki | November 23, 2024 FEN 57 |
1 |
| Featherweight-66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st) | Miłosz Kruk | June 21, 2025 FEN 59 |
— |
| Bantamweight-61 kg (134.5 lb; 9.6 st) | Vacant | — | — |
| Flyweight-57 kg (125.7 lb; 9.0 st) | Vacant | — | — |
Women
| Category | Champion | Since | Number of defenses |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female Featherweight-66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st) | Vacant | — | — |
| Female Bantamweight-61.2 kg (134.9 lb; 9.6 st) | Vacant | — | — |
| Female Flyweight-56.7 kg (125.0 lb; 8.9 st) | Vacant | — | — |
| Female Strawweight-52 kg (114.6 lb; 8.2 st) | Vacant | — | — |
Kick-Boxing / K-1
Championship History
MMA
Men
Heavyweight
- 120 kg (264.6 lb; 18.9 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oli Thompson def. Szymon Bajor |
FEN 28 Lublin, Poland |
June 13, 2020 | — |
| interim | Szymon Bajor def. Bartosz Szewczyk |
FEN 37 Wrocław, Poland |
November 27, 2021 | — |
| Thompsons stripped off title due to defeats outside of FEN and Bajor vacated interim belt after signing for PFL | ||||
| 2 | Michał Andryszak def. Eder de Souza |
FEN 42 Wrocław, Poland |
October 15, 2022 | — |
| Belt vacated after Andryszak left FEN for PFL | ||||
Light Heavyweight
- 93 kg (205.0 lb; 14.6 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Przemysław Mysiala def. Marcin Zontek |
FEN 12 Wrocław, Poland |
May 20, 2016 | — |
| Mysiala stripped off title due to inactivity | ||||
| During the FEN 29 gala, the fight for the championship belt between Adam Kowalski and Marcin Łazarz was considered No Contest, therefore the champion was not selected | ||||
| 2 | Marcin Wójcik def. Adam Kowalski |
FEN 31 Łódź, Poland |
November 28, 2020 | — |
| 3 | Eder de Souza def. Marcin Wójcik |
FEN 36 Szczecin, Poland |
October 16, 2021 | — |
| 4 | Marcin Łazarz def. Eder de Souza |
FEN 50 Gliwice, Poland |
September 2, 2023 | — |
| 5 | Bartosz Szewczyk def. Marcin Łazarz |
FEN 52 Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland |
February 17, 2024 | — |
| Szewczyk vacated belt after signing for DWCS | ||||
Middleweight
- 84 kg (185.2 lb; 13.2 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrzej Grzebyk def. Thiago Vieira |
FEN 21 Wrocław, Poland |
May 25, 2018 | 1. def. Robert Fonseca at FEN 26 on October 12, 2019 in Wrocław, Poland |
| Grzebyk vacated belt after his contract with FEN ended | ||||
| 2 | Piotr Kuberski def. Marcin Naruszczka |
FEN 40 Ostróda, Poland |
June 18, 2022 | 1. def. Marcin Filipczak at FEN 44 on January 28, 2023, in Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland 2. def. Kamil Wojciechowski at FEN 46 on May 27, 2023, in Piła, Poland |
| Belt vacated after Kuberski fulfilled his contract with FEN and signed for KSW | ||||
| 3 | Tomasz Ostrowski def. Łukasz Stanek |
FEN 56 Wrocław, Poland |
October 5, 2024 | — |
| interim | Mateusz Janur def. Michał Pietrzak |
FEN 59 Lubin, Poland |
June 21, 2025 | — |
Welterweight
- 77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Davy Gallon def. Michał Michalski |
FEN 12 Wrocław, Poland |
May 20, 2016 | — |
| Title vacated after Gallon changed weight category. | ||||
| 2 | Andrzej Grzebyk def. Kamil Gniadek |
FEN 24 Warsaw, Poland |
March 16, 2019 | — |
| 3 | Robert Bryczek def. Virgiliu Frasineac |
FEN 30 Wrocław, Poland |
October 3, 2020 | — |
| 4 | Cezary Oleksiejczuk def. Ajgun Akhmiedov |
FEN 37 Wrocław, Poland |
November 27, 2021 | 1. def. Kamil Kraska at FEN 40 on June 18, 2022, in Ostróda, Poland 2. def. Adrian Zieliński at FEN 42 on October 15, 2022, in Wrocław, Poland 3. def. Mansur Abdurzakov at FEN 45 on March 11, 2023, in Ząbki, Poland |
| Oleksiejczuk stripped off title due to defeat outside of organization | ||||
| 5 | Mansur Abdurzakov def. Michal Pietrzak |
FEN 55 Ostróda, Poland |
June 15, 2024 | — |
| 6 | Wawrzyniec Bartnik | FEN 57 Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland |
November 23, 2024 | 1. def. Jacek Jędraszczyk at FEN 58 on March 1, 2025, in Częstochowa, Poland |
Lightweight
- 70 kg (154.3 lb; 11.0 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Szymański def. Marian Ziółkowski |
FEN 11 Warsaw, Poland |
March 19, 2016 | — |
| 2 | Joilton Santos def. Roman Szymański |
FEN 14 Katowice, Poland |
October 15, 2016 | — |
| Santos stripped off title due to defeats outside of FEN | ||||
| 3 | Mateusz Rębecki def. Marian Ziółkowski |
FEN 20 Warsaw, Poland |
March 10, 2018 | 1. def. Łukasz Kopera at FEN 22 on October 20, 2018, in Poznań, Poland 2. def. Daguir Imavov at FEN 23 on January 12, 2019, in Wrocław, Poland 3. def. Magomed Magomedov at FEN 27 on January 18, 2020, in Szczecin, Poland 4. def. Fabiano Silva at FEN 28 on June 13, 2020, in Lublin, Poland 5. def. Jose Barrios Vargas at FEN 32 on February 20, 2021, in Warsaw, Poland 6. def. Felipe Maia at FEN 36 on October 16, 2021, in Szczecin, Poland 7. def. Arkady Osipjan at FEN 37 on November 27, 2021, in Wrocław, Poland |
| Title vacated after Rębecki signed for UFC. | ||||
| 4 | Łukasz Charzewski def. Anatoliy Zhurakivskiy |
FEN 42 Wrocław, Poland |
October 15, 2022 | 1. def. Patryk Duński at FEN 47 on June 17, 2023, in Ostróda, Poland |
| Title vacated after Charzewski was stripped off title and signed for KSW. | ||||
| 5 | Damian Rzepecki def. Marcin Jabłoński |
FEN 57 Piotrków Trybunalski, Poland |
November 23, 2024 | 1. def. Patryk Duński at FEN 59 on June 21, 2025, in Lubin, Poland |
Featherweight
- 66 kg (145.5 lb; 10.4 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Adrian Zieliński def. Fabiano Silva |
FEN 25 Ostróda, Poland |
June 15, 2019 | — |
| 2 | Daniel Rutkowski def. Adrian Zieliński |
Babilon MMA 10 Wieliczka, Poland |
October 26, 2019 | — |
| Title vacated after Rutkowski fulfilled contract with FEN | ||||
| 3 | Kacper Formela def. Nicolae Hantea |
FEN 39 Zabki, Poland |
June 18, 2022 | 1. def. Aleksander Gorszecznik at FEN 40 on June 18, 2022, in Ostróda, Poland 2. def. Pedro Nobre at FEN 43 on December 16, 2022, in Szczecin, Poland 3. def. Nurzhan Akishev at FEN 47 on June 18, 2023, in Ostróda, Poland |
| Title vacated after Formela fulfilled his contract with FEN. | ||||
| 4 | Miłosz Kruk def. Gracjan Miś |
FEN 59 Lubin, Poland |
June 21, 2025 | |
Bantamweight
- 61.2 kg (134.9 lb; 9.6 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Victor Marinho def. Tymoteusz Świątek |
FEN 6 Wrocław, Poland |
March 06, 2015 | — |
| Marinho stripped off title due to inactivity | ||||
| 2 | Jonas Mågård def. Sebastian Romanowski |
FEN 31 Łódź, Poland |
November 28, 2020 | — |
| 3 | Frans Mlambo def. Jonas Mågård |
FEN 34 Warsaw, Poland |
May 28, 2021 | — |
| During FEN 42 gala, it was announced that Mlambo had vacated the belt and left FEN. | ||||
Flyweight
- 56.7 kg (125.0 lb; 8.9 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|
Women
Women Bantamweight
- 61.2 kg (134.9 lb; 9.6 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kateryna Shakalova def. Julia Kutsenko |
FEN 38 Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland |
January 22, 2022 | — |
| Shakalova was stripped of the title after failing to make weight | ||||
Kickboxing / K-1
Heavyweight
- 95 kg (209.4 lb; 15.0 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkadiusz Wrzosek def. Nikolaj Falin |
FEN 38 Ostrów Wielkopolski, Poland |
January 22, 2022 | 1. def. Artur Bizewski at FEN 20 on March 10, 2018 in Warsaw, Poland 2. def. Patrick Schmid at FEN 24 on March 16, 2019 in Warsaw, Poland |
Light Heavyweight
- 95 kg (209.4 lb; 15.0 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tomasz Sarara def. Dennis Stolzenbach |
FEN 14 Katowice, Poland |
October 15, 2016 | — |
Middleweight
- 85 kg (187.4 lb; 13.4 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radosław Paczuski def. Dennis Stolzenbach |
FEN 20 Warsaw, Poland |
March 10, 2018 | — |
Welterweight
- 77 kg (169.8 lb; 12.1 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| interim | Wojciech Wierzbicki def. Zakaria Baitar |
FEN 12 Wrocław, Poland |
May 20, 2016 | — |
| 1 | Paweł Biszczak def. Wojciech Wierzbicki |
FEN 15 Lubin, Poland |
January 14, 2017 | 1. def. Igor Danis at FEN 19 on October 14, 2017 in Wrocław, Poland |
| Biszczak terminated the contract with the organization[15] | ||||
| 2 | Łukasz Pławecki def. Wojciech Wierzbicki |
FEN 21 Wrocław, Poland |
May 25, 2018 | — |
| 3 | Dominik Zadora def. Łukasz Pławecki |
FEN 23 Lubin, Poland |
January 12, 2019 | — |
| 4 | Wojciech Wierzbicki def. Dominik Zadora |
FEN 26 Wrocław, Poland |
October 12, 2019 | — |
| 5 | Dominik Zadora def. Wojciech Wierzbicki |
FEN 30 Wrocław, Poland |
October 3, 2020 | — |
| 6 | Anatoli Hunanyan def. Dominik Zadora |
FEN 37 Wrocław, Poland |
November 27, 2021 | — |
Women Featherweight
- 65 kg (143.3 lb; 10.2 st)
| No. | Name | Event | Date | Defenses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Róża Gumienna def. Martina Fendrichova |
FEN 15 Lubin, Poland |
January 14, 2017 | — |
| 2 | Marta Waliczek def. Róża Gumienna |
FEN 19 Wrocław, Poland |
October 14, 2017 | — |
Rules
MMA
- Fights are fought on a special cage ring or in a cage
- Distance of 3 rounds, 5 minutes each, except for the fight of the evening, which is 5 rounds of 5 minutes each
- Distance of 5 rounds in fights for the champion belt of the FEN organization.
Kick-boxing (K-1 rules)
- Fights are fought on a special cage ring or in a cage
- Distance of three rounds, 3 minutes each
- Distance of five rounds in fights for the champion belt of the FEN organization
Ways to determine the winner in standard MMA rules
- knockout
- submission (tapping or verbal)
- technical submission
- technical knockout
- judges' decision
- disqualification
Weight Categories
MMA:
- Flyweight (to 56,7 kg / 125 lb)
- Bantamweight (to 61,2 kg / 135 lb)
- Featherweight (to 65,8 kg / 145 lb)
- Lightweight (to 70,3 kg / 155 lb)
- Welterweight (to 77,1 kg / 170lb)
- Middleweight (to 83,9 kg / 185 lb)
- Light Heavyweight (to 93 kg / 205 lb)
- Heavyweight (to 120 kg / 265 lb)
Kick-boxing (K-1 Rules)
- Women's featherweight (to 65 kg / 143 lb)
- Lightweight (to 70 kg / 154 lb)
- Welterweight (to 77 kg / 169 lb)
- Middleweight (to 85 kg / 187 lb)
- Light Heavyweight (to 95 kg / 209 lb)
- Heavyweight (over 95 kg / + 209 lb)
Staff
| Current members | Function | Former members |
|---|---|---|
| Bartosz Szuba
Jakub Borowicz |
President | Paweł Jóźwiak |
| Jakub Borowicz | Matchmaker | - |
| Rafał Sawicki | Owner | |
| Kamil Birka | ||
| Bartosz Szuba | ||
| Łukasz Paluch | ||
| Paweł Jóźwiak | ||
| Patryk Trzaska | Ring announcer | |
| Łukasz Jurkowski | Commentary | |
| Andrzej Janisz | ||
| Igor Marczak | Studio Host | |
| Post-fight interviewer | ||
| Andrzej Gliniak
Jakub Borowicz |
Host of the weighing ceremonies |
Notable fighters
Poland
- Michał Andryszak
- Izabela Badurek
- Szymon Bajor
- Marcin Bandel
- Wojciech Bartnik
- Adrian Bartosiński
- Anita Bekus
- Krystian Bielski
- Paweł Biszczak
- Robert Bryczek
- Łukasz Charzewski
- Rafał Dudek
- Szymon Dusza
- Kacper Formela
- Kamil Gniadek
- Damian Grabowski
- Andrzej Grzebyk
- Róża Gumienna
- Rafał Haratyk
- Piotr Hallmann
- Hanna Gujwan
- Maciej Jewtuszko
- Rafał Kijańczuk
- Michał Kita
- Tomasz Kondraciuk
- Adam Kowalski
- Piotr Kuberski
- Krzysztof Kułak
- Marcin Krakowiak
- Kamil Kraska
- Bartosz Leśko
- Rafał Lewoń
- Katarzyna Lubońska
- Marcin Łazarz
- Kamil Łebkowski
- Przemysław Mysiala
- Barbara Nalepka
- Marcin Naruszczka
- Michał Oleksiejczuk
- Cezary Oleksiejczuk
- Radosław Paczuski
- Paweł Pawlak
- Kamila Porczyk
- Mateusz Rębecki
- Lukasz Plawecki
- Tomasz Romanowski
- Daniel Rutkowski
- Łukasz Sudolski
- Bartosz Szewczyk
- Akop Szostak
- Grzegorz Szulakowski
- Roman Szymański
- Tymoteusz Świątek
- Paweł Trybała
- Adam Wieczorek
- Marcin Wójcik
- Kamil Wojciechowski
- Arkadiusz Wrzosek
- Marcin Wrzosek
- Dominik Zadora
- Adrian Zieliński
- Marian Ziółkowski
Other
- Eder de Souza
- Daniel Torres
- Joilton Santos
- Fabiano Silva
- Thiago Vieira
- Oli Thompson
- Vaso Bakočević
- Lukáš Chotěnovský
- Jonas Mågård
- Frans Mlambo
- Toni Valtonen
- Cyril Cereyon
- Davy Gallon
- Daguir Imavov
- Nassourdine Imavov
- Giorgi Esiava
- Danilo Belluardo
- Djamil Chan
- Aigun Achmiedov
- Magomed Magomedov
- Kirill Kornilov
- Patrick Schmid
- Igor Pokrajac
- Igor Danis
- Kateryna Shakalova
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