Oktagon MMA debuts at Hanover in Hannover on Saturday September 13with a sold -out show in Arenaas the end 11,000 fans Get ready for a witness Octagon 75 live. The card with the participation of family heroes, international talents and veterans UFC promises fireworks from beginning to end.
Main event: Pokaloj vs. Batfalský
Hannover own John Palokaj (11-3) He decides to extend his winning series in seven in front of the home crowd when he collides with the rising Czech star Jakub Batfalský (8-1). At the age of only 22, Batfalský becomes the youngest Czech warrior who manages the Oktagon event and is already considered one of the most talented promotion prospects.
For Palokaj who enters a close friend Max Holzer He was forced with an injury, this is the biggest moment in his career – and a chance to consolidate as a pretender for the title. But if Batfalský can upset his family’s favorite, he will get caught up in the title featherweight.
Cooperation. Fares: heavyweight collision
Bulgarian power Lazar Todev (11-7) He returns to the action against Brazilian Grappler Luis Barbosa (16-9, 1NC). Two -time pretender for the heavyweight title, Todev is hungry for another shot for gold after that Will Fleury in March. Barbosa, however, considers this to be an ideal opportunity to shake the division and imprint in the octagon.
Flyight Spotlight weight
Local favorite Mohammed Walid (8-4) accepts the existing UFC David Dvořák (21-6) In a key flies competition. Walid impressed his promotional debut at the beginning of this year in Dortmund, winning Aaron MakeWhile Dvořák returns to Oktagon after six years, after a distance with such as Kote Manel AND Steve Erceg. The winner could get a shot at the reigning Master Fly Weight Master Zhalgas zhumagulov.
Main card arranged
The action does not end. Khalid Taha (15-5, 1NC) debuts in the octagon against Edgar Delgado Jimenez (15-7) by weight, while a airy heavyweight veteran Mateusz Strzelczyk (15-14-1, 1NC) faces unbeatable Emilio Quissua (6-0).
Preliminary card awards
The estate shows Austrian sensation Mago MAHAVEV (15-2, 1NC) versus Brazilian Finishher Wanderley Junior (18-10)Next to promising talents, including Hugo VachIN Abdullah SultaniIN Emir-Can Aand more.
How to watch
Octagon.tv (International)
RTL+ (Germany)
RMC Sport (France)
Cosmote.tv (Greece)
S SPORT Plus (Turkey)
The broadcast starts at 17:00 BST / 6 PM / 12 PM / 9 PT.
The RAF 12 matchup between Colby
Covington and Belal
Muhammad is reportedly off just 24 hours after it was made.
Covington became the inaugural RAF crossover champion with a win
over Arman
Tsarukyan at RAF 11. Covington and Muhammad had a heated
exchange at the RAF 11 press conference, following which they were
booked for RAF 12 on Aug. 22, which has now seemingly fallen
through.
Colby Covington and Belal Muhammad's RAF 12 matchup ends after
tense confrontation
Covington now claims he has called off the booking against
Muhammad. The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship fighter says Muhammad's
unprofessionalism fueled his decision to cancel the booking.
Muhammad threw a kick at Covington during the press conference
before security intervened to stop things from escalating further.
“Chaos” is confident that the former UFC champion has no chance
against him on the wrestling mats and will instead try to fight him
and pull off other illegal stunts.
“We're gonna move away from the Belal matchup,†Covington told
Submission Radio. “He showed that he can't be a professional… He
stands up and throws a soccer kick at me and runs across the stage
to try to attack me like a f*cking filthy animal, like a
delinquent, like a criminal. It's just disgusting. There's no
professionalism on his side. Of course, the company knows I beat
him in 60 seconds or less in a wrestling match. We know he's not
gonna be able to wrestle me. He's gonna try to fight me; he's gonna
be unprofessional. So, we're gonna move on.â€
Covington is now open to defending his title in a rematch against
Tsarukyan. He is also interested in exploring other options such as
Michael
Chandler, Tyron
Woodley, Khamzat
Chimaev or Kamaru
Usman.
🚨 Colby
Covington AND Belal
Muhammad ALMOST GET INTO A FIST FIGHT AT THE RAF 11 PRESS
CONFERENCE
Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Magomed
Ankalaev has opened up about dealing with his last defeat.
The Russian is coming off his light heavyweight title loss in a
rematch against Alex
Pereira at
UFC 320 last year, and while the result was difficult to
accept, he's now only looking ahead.
Ankalaev discusses recovering from the Alex Pereira defeat
before facing Bogdan Guskov
While Ankalaev had dominantly dethroned Pereira in their first
outing, “Poatan” avenged the loss by knocking out the Dagestani
205-pounder in just 80 seconds in their rematch. The loss was also
Ankalaev's first since 2018, when he was submitted in his Octagon
debut.
Ankalaev admits that it hasn't been easy recovering from his last
loss, which was frustrating. However, the former champ has cleared
his head ahead of his return at
UFC Abu Dhabi. With fresh motivation to return to the win
column, Ankalaev vows that things will be different in his upcoming
fight.
“It's been a long time; I have wanted to come back,†Ankalaev told
Red Corner MMA. “I had some issues, injuries. It's been hard to
return. Everyone knows that the last fight was a frustrating loss.
It's fair to say I was devastated. But I'm back. Fresh thoughts,
cool head, if you will. Now everything is going to be completely
different.â€
Ankalaev (20-2) was originally scheduled to face Khalil
Rountree on July 25 at UFC Abu Dhabi. However, Rountree pulled
out due to an injury and has been replaced by Bogdan
Guskov on two weeks' notice.
Magomed
Ankalaev says he's ready to return with a clear mind and
renewed motivation ahead of his UFC Abu Dhabi bout against Bogdan
Guskov.
“It's been hard to come back. Everybody knows it was a frustrating
loss,†Ankalaev told Red Corner MMA.
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Former
Ultimate Fighting Championship champion Dricus Du
Plessis returned to winning ways at
UFC Oklahoma City.
Nearly a year after losing his middleweight belt to Khamzat
Chimaev, du Plessis returned to action in a five-rounder
against former welterweight champ Kamaru
Usman, earning a lopsided unanimous decision win. The South
African's return made him realize how much he loves and belongs in
the sport.
UFC champion Dricus Du Plessis explains his mindset after
beating Kamaru Usman
“Stillknocks” was clearly on top in the opening two rounds, with
Usman finding his range in the third frame before du Plessis
regained his momentum in the fourth. Usman found a second wind in
the final round, but it was too little too late for “The Nigerian
Nightmare,†who was on the wrong end of a 50-45, 49-46, 49-46
scorecard.
Having spent 11 months on the sidelines coming off a loss, du
Plessis believes that one can forget what it's like inside the
Octagon during a lengthy hiatus. However, as soon as the fight
commenced, he felt right at home.
“Especially when you are away for that kind of time, you almost
forget what it's like to be there, dancing under the lights,†du
Plessis said after the fight. “But man, tonight I just walked out
there again and I realized… This is what I live with… This is what
this is about… This is why I started this game. I loved going out
there and fighting, but more than that, I loved competing.â€
He further emphasized that the pressure he feels in front of
thousands of fans in attendance is exactly what gets the best out
of him.
“I just knew this is what I live for.â€
Dricus Du
Plessis (@dricusduplessis)
was loving every moment of his main event win over Kamaru
Usman and is keen on getting a shot at regaining the
middleweight title. #UFCOKC
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