OKTAGON MMA has steadily been constructing its fame as certainly one of MMA’s most fun promotions, and this week, the group takes one other large step ahead with OKTAGON 58.
The ten-fight card will happen on Saturday, 8 June, inside Prague’s Eden soccer stadium. It’s going to mark the corporate’s first occasion in an open-air soccer stadium, making it the proper time for individuals who have but to take a look at an OKTAGON occasion to take action. The cardboard is out there to be bought at OKTAGON TV and also will be dwell on DAZN in all markets other than CZ/SK, in addition to RMC Sport in France.
A Extremely Anticipated Important Occasion
Headlining the cardboard is a rematch over 4 years within the making, which sees Czech fighter Karel Vémola, who fought six instances beneath the UFC banner, placing his mild heavyweight title on the road in opposition to the Slovakian Attila Vegh.
The pair first met at OKTAGON 15, with Vegh, the previous Bellator Gentle Heavyweight Champion, ending the competition within the opening spherical after touchdown a heavy overhand proper that despatched Vémola crashing to the canvas and silenced his fervent fan-base.
Vegh has not graced an MMA cage since that evening in Prague, whereas Vémola dusted himself off to develop into certainly one of OKTAGON’s most profitable fighters, capturing a middleweight title en path to turning into the sunshine heavyweight champion.
Now Vémola has the possibility to avenge that devastating loss to Vegh in entrance of his dwelling followers. The truth that he has confirmed that this would be the last combat of his profession provides an additional dimension to the competition.
Who Needs To Win A Million Euros?
Saturday evening’s card will characteristic two of the Tipsport Gamechanger 2 Light-weight Quarterfinals. All 4 males competing on the evening will battle it out for a spot within the semi-finals, and the competitors’s total winner will pocket a cool a million euros.
The primary quarterfinal bout will see Spain’s Acoidan Duque taking over Chechen-born Austrian Mago Machaev. Duque didn’t overly spectacular within the opening spherical, which noticed him earn a split-decision victory over Germany’s Marcel Grabinski.
The Spaniard will sq. off in opposition to Machaev, one of the vital intriguing prospects within the European scene. The 24-year-old Austrian has been competing within the professional ranks since 2017 and booked his quarterfinal spot with a third-round TKO victory over UFC veteran Makwan Amirkhani.
The second quarterfinal between Poland’s Mateusz Legierski and the UK’s Akonne Wanliss has the potential to be the combat of the evening. Legierski is undefeated within the OKTAGON cage and was the previous light-weight champion earlier than leaving the promotion in 2020.
Since his return, he has chalked up 4 straight wins and is likely one of the favourites to stroll away with the a million euro. Nonetheless, this week, he’s up in opposition to a rising star with a depraved stand-up recreation and all the arrogance on the earth.
Wanliss might have a considerably polarizing persona. Nonetheless, the previous unique dancer is severe about his craft and turned heads together with his opening-round knockout victory over Sweden’s Sahil Siraj at OKTAGON 56.
A Pair Of Pivotal Welterweight Clashes
The evening’s co-main occasion will see OKTAGON’s former welterweight David Kozma champion sq. off in opposition to Romania’s Ion Surdu. The Czech has not fought in ten months however seems in nice form although he’ll have to be at his greatest to get previous Surdu’s harmful putting recreation. The Romanian is a recognized KO artist and can relish the possibility to compete on what would be the largest stage of his profession.
The winner of this bout shall be in line for a shot on the vacant title, and can tackle the victor of the evening’s earlier welterweight conflict between Brazil’s Leandro Silva and Georgia’s Amiran Gogoladze.
OKTAGON 58: VÉMOLA VS. VÉGH 2 Full Combat Card
Gentle Heavyweight Championship: Karlos Vemola vs. Attila Vegh
Welterweight: David Kozma vs. Ion Surdu: Welterweight
Middleweight: David Zawada vs. Marek Mazuch
Light-weight: Jaroslav Pokorny vs. Shem Rock
Light-weight Grand Prix Quarter-Ultimate: Mateusz Legierski vs. Akonne Wanliss
Catchweight 195 lbs: Milos Petrasek vs. Kamil Wojciechowski
Light-weight Grand Prix Quarter-Ultimate: Acoidan Duque vs. Mago Machaev
Welterweight: Leandro Silva vs. Amiran Gogoladze
Featherweight: Deniz Ilbay vs. Denis Tripsansky
Light-weight: Attila Korkmaz vs. Makwan Amirkhani
