The ultimate MMA occasion of 2024 goes down this Sunday on the 02 Enviornment in Prague. Three world titles are on the road when Oktagon 65 takes place within the Czech Republic.
Oktagon 65 Outcomes
Champ vs. Champ in Oktagon 65 Primary Occasion
Oktagon light-weight champion Ronald Paradeiser (21-8) will put his belt on the road within the Oktagon 65 primary occasion towards the promotion’s featherweight champion Losene Keita (15-1) within the closing of the Tipsport Gamechanger European MMA Champions League event, which carries a €300,000 prize for the winner.
The pair have clashed earlier than in February of 2022 when Keita emerged victorious after 25 minutes to assert the interim light-weight championship. The Belgian went on to win the unified title earlier than dropping the belt when he picked up an damage in a struggle towards Mate Sanikidze in July of 2023.
Having made the transfer to 145 lbs and turn into a champion there, “Black Panther” is now able to problem for the light-weight strap as soon as once more.
Standing in his means shall be Ronald Paradeiser who has sucessfully defended his title 3 times already this yr. The Slovak is coming sizzling off the heels of a quickfire knockout victory over Spanish veteran Acoidan Duque in September and can absolutely go into Sunday’s primary occasion brimming with confidence.
Conflict Of The Giants In The Oktagon 65 Co-Primary Occasion
Three-time mild heavyweight champion Karlos Vemola (37-8) will face surging Irish contender Will Fleury (13-3) in a matchup that obtained big consideration following Fleury’s sensational win over Pavol Langer at Oktagon 62 in October.
PFL veteran Fleury completed Langer in simply 91 seconds and instantly referred to as for a title shot. After making Fleury wait some time, the bout was lastly confirmed when the pair confronted off contained in the cage at Oktagon 63 in Bratislava in November.
Former UAE Warriors middleweight champion Fleury has had a sensational introduction to followers of the promotion, ending two of the sunshine heavyweight division’s high contenders (Langer and Daniel Skvor) in fast style.
“I did benefit from the victory (over Pavol Langer)” Fleury stated throughout an unique interview with MMA Sucka in October. “Combating in entrance of so many followers (on the Deutsche Financial institution Park) was a as soon as in a lifetime expertise. It was wonderful but it surely’s in a short time onto the subsequent factor and I’ve an enormous alternative forward of me proper now”.
Oktagon 65 Dwell Outcomes
Oktagon 65 Prelims
Jakub Batfalsky vs. Dominik Topforcer – featherweight
Jakub Batfalsky wins by TKO at 1:41 of spherical 1. The 22-year-old Czech took management of the cage from the off and dictated the tempo of the struggle early on. He dropped Toporcer with a crisp mixture earlier than following him to the canvas and unloading a barrage of heavy hammerfists which pressured the referee to intervene.
Batfalsky now strikes to 6-1 after selecting up the fifth stoppage of his younger profession.
Peter Gabal vs. Benny Bajrami – welterweight
Peter Gabal wins by unanimous determination. Completely dominant efficiency by Gabral within the opening spherical, selecting up a 10-8 on all three choose’s scorecards. Bajrami tried in useless to show the tide as Gabal got here shut a variety of occasions to discovering a submission.
Marco Novak vs. Eemil Kurhela – featherweight
Marco Novak wins by unanimous determination. An in depth three-round battle wherein Novak landed the cleaner strikes. Kurhela had some success within the wrestling division however Novak walks away with the victory.
Jakub Tichota vs. Ozan Aslaner – light-weight
Ozan Aslaner wins by break up determination. A really shut struggle over three rounds and the German’s energy helped him scrape by towards the harmful grappling of Jakub Tichota.
Agy Sardari vs. Ognjen Dimic – light-weight
Agy Sardari wins by submission (rear bare choke) at 1:32 of spherical 2. The Dutch light-weight picked up the eighth submission win of his profession. After dominating the opening spherical, Sardari dropped Dimic with a headkick early within the 2nd earlier than locking within the RNC end.
Oktagon 65 Primary Card
Radovan Uskrt vs. Daniel Schwindt – middleweight
Daniel Schwindt wins by TKO at 2:43 of spherical 2. A chaotic struggle. Schwindt poured on the stress by the opening spherical and virtually completed the struggle. Uskrt got here again and had Schwindt on the ropes early within the second, earlier than the referee intervened to (incorrectly) name an unlawful strike.
Schwindt took over from the re-start as he dropped Uskrt and completed him with a flurry of hammerfists from the mounted place.
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Jonas Magard vs. Igor Severino – bantamweight
Igor Severino wins by break up determination. UFC veteran Severino simply did sufficient over the course of three rounds, with Magard having his greatest exhibiting within the second. Severino displayed nice energy and precision in his arms and referred to as for a title shot throughout his post-fight interview.
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Lucie Pudilova vs. Cecilie Bolander – vacant bantamweight championship
Cecilie Bolander wins by break up determination. An impressive 25 minute battle which performed out totally on the ft. With the struggle hanging within the stability going into the ultimate spherical, former IMMAF world champion Bolander discovered sufficient in reserve to push Pudilova to the brink and emerge as the brand new Oktagon bantamweight champion.
🏆 AND NEW!
Cecilie Bolander 🇳🇴 defeats Pudilová by break up determination to win the bantamweight title.
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Oktagon 65 Co-Primary Occasion: Karlos Vemola (c) vs. Will Fleury – mild heavyweight championship
Will Fleury wins by unanimous determination. Completely dominat 25 minute exhibiting from Eire’s Will “F**king” Fleury, who virtually completed Vemola within the third spherical. Vemola pressed the motion at each alternative however Fleury discovered his chin on a number of events.
🏆 AND NEW!
Will Fleury 🇮🇪 beats Karlos Vémola by determination to assert the sunshine heavyweight title.
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Fleury landed over 250 strikes on “The Terminator” over the course of the struggle and turn into’s the promotion’s first Irish champion.
Oktagon 65 Primary Occasion: Ronald Paradeiser (c) vs. Losene Keita – light-weight championship
Losene Keita wins by TKO at 4:02 of the 2nd spherical. “Black Panther” dominated from the off together with his noticeable pace benefit giving Paradeiser big issues. After being pressed againt the fence, Keita landed an enormous elbow to drop Paradeiser to the canvas earlier than ending him with heavy floor and pound.
Losene Keita has all of it!
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Keita is now a two-weight Oktagon champion and the winner of this yr’s Tipsort Gamechanger event.
