BUZZ Wlodarczyk rejects Ziolkowski's April date, calls him 'finished as a person'

A fight both men have talked about for weeks now has a date problem and a personal one. Marian Ziolkowski said he accepts Igor Wlodarczyk's challenges and named March or April 2027. Wlodarczyk answered that he won't fight in April, and that any bout would have to come sooner.

Ziolkowski, a former KSW lightweight champion, said in a YouTube video that Wlodarczyk had called him out many times and that the decision now sits with Wlodarczyk. He also said both fans and people in the MMA world want the matchup. Wlodarczyk, who is described as unbeaten and is the younger man at 23, took the offer badly in an Instagram Q&A. He said he never turns down a fight but won't wait half a year on an opponent's schedule.

That is not a flat refusal. Wlodarczyk said he would take any opponent the organization offers if the date suits him. His stated priority is Mateusz Makarowski, with the date second.

The feud turned personal over Ziolkowski's comments on Wlodarczyk's post-fight interview. Ziolkowski said Wlodarczyk moved too smoothly from grief over the death of a friend to talking business, and compared his words to something written by ChatGPT. Wlodarczyk said the comments touched a person he grew up with, and that anyone who uses that against him is finished as a person in his eyes. He said he will never shake Ziolkowski's hand and that there will be no reconciliation.

No organization has said it will put the two together. With Wlodarczyk pointing at Makarowski and rejecting the April window, the next thing to watch is whether a promotion offers either fight and on what date.