2025 in Oktagon MMA

The year 2025 is the 9th year in the history of the Oktagon MMA, a mixed martial arts promotion based in Czech Republic and Slovakia.

2025 in Oktagon MMA
Information
First date	February 1, 2025
Events
Fights
Chronology
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List of events

#	Event	Date	Venue	Location
1	Oktagon 66: Engizek vs. Oniszczuk	February 1, 2025	PSD Bank Dome	Düsseldorf, Germany
2	Oktagon 67: Creasey vs. Adamia	February 23, 2025	Werk Arena	Třinec, Czech Republic
3	Oktagon 68: Todev vs. Fleury	March 9, 2025	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle	Stuttgart, Germany
4	Oktagon 69: Holzer vs. Ilbay	April 5, 2025	Westfalenhallen	Dortmund, Germany
5	Oktagon 70: Krištofič vs. Humburger	April 26, 2025	KV Arena	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic
6	Oktagon 71: Poppeck vs. Langer	May 17, 2025	BMW Park	Munich, Germany
7	Oktagon 72: Vémola vs. Végh 3	June 14, 2025	Fortuna Arena	Prague, Czech Republic
8	Oktagon 73: Eckerlin vs. Pukač	June 28, 2025	Barclays Arena	Hamburg, Germany
9	Oktagon 74: Bolander vs. Szabová	August 9, 2025	Central Tennis Court Štvanice	Prague, Czech Republic
10	Oktagon 75: Holzer vs. Taha	September 13, 2025	ZAG-Arena	Hanover, Germany
11	Oktagon 76	September 20, 2025	Festhalle Frankfurt	Frankfurt, Germany
12	Oktagon 77	October 4, 2025	Ondrej Nepela Aréna	Bratislava, Slovakia
13	Oktagon 78	October 18, 2025	Lanxess Arena	Cologne, Germany
14	Oktagon 79	November 1, 2025	Winning Group Arena	Brno, Czech Republic
15	Oktagon 80	November 22, 2025	SAP Garden	Munich, Germany
16	Oktagon 81	December 29, 2025	O2 Arena	Prague, Czech Republic

Oktagon Middleweight Tournament

Background

On December 18, 2024, it was announced that a Tipsport Gamechanger 3 took place in 2025, for the middleweight division. On same day, the promotion revealed first two fighters taking part in the tournament includes a current Oktagon Middleweight Champion Kerim Engizek and David Zawada.^[1] In the two weeks later, the promotion's has officially released the lineup includes Marek Mazúch, Miloš Petrášek, Vlasto Čepo, Samuel Krištofič, Ion Surdu, Andreas Michailidis, Mark Hulme, Matěj Peňáz, Mick Stanton, Piotr Wawrzyniak, Anthony Salamone and Krzysztof Jotko completed in the tournament. The tournament kicked off at Oktagon 66 on February 1.^[2]

Tournament brackets

Opening round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Finals

Samuel Krištofič

2

Dominik Humburger

KO

Dominik Humburger

KO

Mark Hulme

2

Andreas Michailidis

1

Mark Hulme

SUB

Dominik Humburger

Kerim Engizek

Miloš Petrášek

3

Mick Stanton

UD

Mick Stanton

1

Kerim Engizek

TKO

Kerim Engizek

UD

Kamil Oniszczuk[a]

3

Matěj Peňáz

TKO

David Zawada

1

Hojat Khajevand[b]

3

Piotr Wawrzyniak

UD

Piotr Wawrzyniak

KO

Marek Mazúch

1

Hojat Khajevand

Krzysztof Jotko

Vlasto Čepo

KO

Erhan Kartal

1

Marek Mazúch[c]

2

Krzysztof Jotko

TKO

Ion Surdu

3

Krzysztof Jotko

UD

1. Engizek was originally scheduled to face Anthony Salamone, but Salamone was forced to pulled out due to respective doping violations and was replaced by Kamil Oniszczuk.
2. Matěj Peňáz was forced to withdrew due to an infection of Staphylococcus and was replaced by Hojat Khajevand.
3. Vlasto Čepo withdrew from the tournament due to an injury and was replaced by Marek Mazúch.

Oktagon 66: Engizek vs. Oniszczuk

Oktagon 66: Engizek vs. Oniszczuk
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	February 1, 2025
Venue	PSD Bank Dome
City	Düsseldorf, Germany

Oktagon 66: Engizek vs. Oniszczuk was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on February 1, 2025, in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Background

The first round of Oktagon Middleweight Tournament between the current Oktagon Middleweight Champion Kerim Engizek and Anthony Salamone was expected to headline the event. While, the event took place the first round middleweight tournament between Matěj Peňáz and David Zawada.^[3]

However, Salamone and Damien Lapilus were removed from the event due to two fighters respective doping violations and subsequent suspensions by the French Anti-Doping Agency.^[4] As a results, Lapilus opponent Lom-Ali Eskiev faced Wanderley Junior instead.^[5] Engizek faced Kamil Oniszczuk, who scheduled to face Hojat Khajevand at this event.^[6] Khajevand completed at this event against Kennedy Rayomba instead.^[7]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received €5,000 bonus.

• Performance of the Night: Deniz Ilbay

Results

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Kerim Engizek	def.	Kamil Oniszczuk	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[a]
Lightweight	Lom-Ali Eskiev	def.	Wanderley Junior	TKO (punches)	2	4:45
Middleweight	Matěj Peňáz	def.	David Zawada	TKO (knee and punches)	1	4:42	[b]
Featherweight	Deniz Ilbay	def.	Vladimír Lengál	TKO (punches)	1	0:33	[c]
Welterweight	Cihad Akipa	def.	Matouš Kohout	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Hojat Khajevand	def.	Kennedy Rayomba	KO (punches)	1	2:12	[d]
Preliminary card (Oktagon.tv)
Lightweight	Daniel Solaja	def.	Raphael Federico	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Welterweight	Emir-Can Al	def.	Viktor Kováč	TKO (punches)	1	3:47
Catchweight (176 lb)	Tamerlan Dulatov	def.	Ghith Ighzawi	Technical Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:16
Welterweight	Zoran Solaja	def.	Lukáš Eliáš	TKO (punches)	1	1:34
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Women's Bantamweight	Danielle Misteli	def.	Sara Luzar-Smajić	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	2:30

1. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Round of 16.
2. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Round of 16.
3. Lengál missed weight (148.3 lb).
4. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Reserve bout; Rayomba missed weight (187 lb).

^[8]

Oktagon 67: Creasey vs. Adamia

Oktagon 67: Creasey vs. Adamia
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	February 22, 2025
Venue	Werk Arena
City	Třinec, Czech Republic

Oktagon 67: Creasey vs. Adamia was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on February 22, 2025, in Třinec, Czech Republic.

Background

A Oktagon Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Sam Creasey and Beno Adamia headlined the event.^[9]

The event also was held two bouts opening rounds of Oktagon Middleweight Tournament.^[3] However, the match between Piotr Wawrzyniak and Marek Mazúch was moved to Oktagon 70 due to Mazúch injury.^[10]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received €5,000 bonus.

• Performance of the Night: Robert Pukač

Results

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Flyweight	Beno Adamia	def.	Sam Creasey (c)	Decision (split) (48–47, 47–48, 48–47)	3	5:00	[a]
Welterweight	Robert Pukač	def.	David Kozma	KO (punches)	1	2:15	[b]
Middleweight	Mick Stanton	def.	Miloš Petrášek	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Middleweight	Mark Hulme	def.	Andreas Michailidis	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	2:20	[d]
Featherweight	Niko Samsonidse	def.	Édgar Delgado Jimenez	TKO (leg kick)	3	0:27
Women's Bantamweight	Lucia Szabová	def.	Kalindra Faria	Submission (keylock)	1	4:16
Preliminary card (Oktagon.tv)
Light Heavyweight	Daniel Škvor	def.	Antonio Zovak	Submission (guillotine choke)	1	0:26
Middleweight	Jaime Cordero	def.	Milan Ďatelinka	Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)	1	4:10	[e]
Catchweight (159 lb)	Tomáš Mudroch	def.	Petru Buzdugan	TKO (upkick and punches)	1	1:22
Women's Flyweight	Veronika Smolková	def.	Aitana Álvarez	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Middleweight	Daniel Ligocki	def.	Dominic Schober	TKO (punches)	1	3:29

1. For the Oktagon Flyweight Championship.
2. Pukač missed weight (172 lb).
3. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Round of 16.
4. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Round of 16.
5. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Reserve bout.

^[11]

Oktagon 68: Todev vs. Fleury

Oktagon 68: Todev vs. Fleury
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	March 8, 2025
Venue	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
City	Stuttgart, Germany

Oktagon 68: Todev vs. Fleury was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on March 8, 2025, in Stuttgart, Germany.

Background

A Oktagon Heavyweight Championship bout for the vacant title between a current Oktagon Light Heavyweight Champion Will Fleury and Lazar Todev headlined the event.^[12]

A welterweight bout between Christian Jungwirth and Marek Bartl was expected to serve as co-main the event.^[13] However, for health reasons, Jungwirth and Radovan Úškrt withdrew from the event. Subsequently, Úškrt originally opponent Daniel Schwindt stepped in to face Bartl in a 181 pounds bout instead.^[14]

A welterweight bout between Niklas Stolze and Jessin Ayari was scheduled for this event. However, Stolze withdrew due to injury and was replaced by Andreas Stahl.^[15]

Promotional newcomer Joliton Lutterbach and Makhmud Muradov were scheduled to meet in a middleweight bout.^[16] However, Lutterbach was forced to withdraw due to injury and was replaced by another newcomer Yasubey Enomoto.^[17][18]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received €5,000 bonus.

• Performance of the Night: Daniel Schwindt

Results

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Heavyweight	Will Fleury	def.	Lazar Todev	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00	[a]
Catchweight (163 lb)	Alan Omer	def.	Łukasz Kopera	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Middleweight	Makhmud Muradov	def.	Yasubey Enomoto	KO (knee and punches)	2	0:40
Catchweight (181 lb)	Daniel Schwindt	def.	Marek Bartl	TKO (punches and elbows)	2	4:41
Welterweight	Jessin Ayari	def.	Andreas Stahl	TKO (punches)	3	4:01
Preliminary card (Oktagon.tv)
Lightweight	Denis Frimpong	def.	Robin Frank	Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Bantamweight	Elvis Batista da Silva	def.	Roman Paulus	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Jakub Batfalský	def.	Joel Batobo	TKO (corner stoppage)	2	5:00
Catchweight (194 lb)	Daniel Ligocki	def.	Erik Lorenz	Submission (brabo choke)	1	2:05
Women's Bantamweight	Alina Dalaslan	def.	Kamila Šimková	TKO (punches and knees)	3	3:49
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Catchweight (161 lb)	Kevin Enz	def.	Benny Bajrami	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00	[b]

1. For the vacant Oktagon Heavyweight Championship.
2. Enz missed weight (162.9 lb).

^[19]

Oktagon 69: Holzer vs. Ilbay

Oktagon 69: Holzer vs. Ilbay
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	April 5, 2025
Venue	Westfalenhallen
City	Dortmund, Germany

Oktagon 69: Holzer vs. Ilbay was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on April 5, 2025, in Dortmund, Germany.

Background

A featherweight bout between undefeated prospect Max Holzer and Deniz Ilbay headlined the event.^[20]

A featherweight bout between Mochamed Machaev and Emrah Sonmez was scheduled for this event. However, the bout was moved to Oktagon 71 on May 17 for unknown reasons.^[21]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received €5,000 bonus.

• Performance of the Night: Frederic Vosgröne

Results

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Max Holzer	def.	Deniz Ilbay	Submission (rear-naked choke)	4	4:14
Welterweight	Ediz Tasci	def.	Uwe Schüder	TKO (knees and punches)	1	2:51
Catchweight (150 lb)	Khalid Taha	def.	Jose Zarauz	TKO (elbows and punches)	2	4:04	[a]
Lightweight	Predrag Bogdanović	def.	Fedor Duric	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Gjoni Palokaj	def.	Marco Novák	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Light Heavyweight	Frederic Vosgröne	def.	Jorick Montagnac	Technical Submission (arm-triangle choke)	2	3:36
Preliminary card (Oktagon.tv)
Catchweight (174 lb)	Marcel Mohamed Grabinski	def.	Karol Skrzypek	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Lucie Pudilová	def.	Brittney Cloudy	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Karol Ryšavý	def.	Eugen Black-Dell	Submission (guillotine choke)	2	4:53
Flyweight	Mohammed Walid	def.	Aaron Aby	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Catchweight (190 lb)	David Hošek	def.	Aleksandar Stefanovic	Submission (triangle choke)	1	3:38	[b]

1. Zarauz missed weight (150.4 lb).
2. Stefanovic missed weight (202 lb).

^[22]

Oktagon 70: Krištofič vs. Humburger

Oktagon 70: Krištofič vs. Humburger
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	April 26, 2025
Venue	KV Arena
City	Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic

Oktagon 70: Krištofič vs. Humburger was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on April 26, 2025, in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic.

Background

The event marked the promotion's second visit to Karlovy Vary and first since Oktagon 8 in July 2018.

A Oktagon Bantamweight Championship bout between Igor Severino and former Cage Warriors Bantamweight Champion Jack Cartwright was scheduled to headline the event.^[23] However on April 12, the promotion announced that Cartwright has suffered an injury and the pairing would be postponed to a future date.^[24]

A Oktagon Women's Strawweight Championship bout between current champion Mallory Martin and Eva Dourthe took place at the event.^[25]

The four bouts opening rounds of Oktagon Middleweight Tournament took place at the event.^[3]

A women's strawweight bout between former champion Katharina Dalisda and Elin Öberg was removed from the event due to Dalisda's suffered an illness.^[26]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received €5,000 bonus.

• Performance of the Night: Dominik Humburger

Results

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Middleweight	Dominik Humburger	def.	Samuel Krištofič	KO (punch)	2	1:58	[a]
Middleweight	Vlasto Čepo	def.	Erhan Kartal	KO (punch)	1	4:01	[b]
Middleweight	Krzysztof Jotko	def.	Ion Surdu	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Middleweight	Piotr Wawrzyniak	def.	Marek Mazúch	KO (punch)	1	4:36	[d]
Welterweight	Andrej Kalašnik	def.	Máté Kertész	KO (punch)	1	1:35
Light Heavyweight	Daniel Škvor	def.	Marc Doussis	KO (punch)	1	1:51	[e]
Preliminary card (Oktagon.tv)
Women's Strawweight	Mallory Martin (c)	def.	Eva Dourthe	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45)	5	5:00	[f]
Featherweight	Radek Roušal	def.	Karol Kutyła	TKO (punches)	2	3:36
Middleweight	Hojat Khajevand	def.	Łukasz Siwiec	TKO (punches)	1	3:25	[g]
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Light Heavyweight	Mateusz Strzelczyk	def.	Mateusz Duczmal	Submission (heel hook)	1	1:31

1. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Round of 16.
2. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Round of 16.
3. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Round of 16.
4. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Round of 16.
5. Doussis missed weight (207.6 lb).
6. For the Oktagon Women's Strawweight Championship.
7. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Reserve bout.

^[27]

Oktagon 71: Poppeck vs. Langer

Oktagon 71: Poppeck vs. Langer
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	May 17, 2025
Venue	BMW Park
City	Munich, Germany

Oktagon 71: Poppeck vs. Langer was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on May 17, 2025, in Munich, Germany.

Background

A light heavyweight rematch between former interim Oktagon Light Heavyweight Champion Pavol Langer and Alexander Poppeck headlined the event.^[28] The pairing previously to met for the interim title at Oktagon 44 in June 2023, which Langer won the title by split decision.^[29]

A lightweight bout between Lom-Ali Eskiev and Shem Rock was scheduled for this event. However, Eskiev withdrew due to injury as car crash and was replaced by Abdullo Khodzhaev.^[30][31] In turn, Khodzhaev pulled out due to visa issues and was replaced by Attila Korkmaz.^[32]

On May 7, it was announced that featherweight bout between Mochamed Machaev and Emrah Sonmez was cancelled due to Sonmez injury.^[33] In addition, Rony Bouzy withdrew from the bout against Patrick Vespaziani and was replaced by Jovan Zeljkovic.^[34]

A welterweight bout between Tamerlan Dulatov and Emmanuel Binyet was removed from the event due to Dulatov's infection.^[35]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received €5,000 bonus.

• Performance of the Night: Alexander Poppeck

Results

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Alexander Poppeck	def.	Pavol Langer	KO (punch)	1	1:15
Catchweight (163 lb)	Denis Frimpong	def.	Arijan Topallaj	TKO (punches and elbows)	3	0:44
Catchweight (161 lb)	Shem Rock	def.	Attila Korkmaz	Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 30–27)	3	5:00
Heavyweight	Patrick Vespaziani	def.	Jovan Zeljkovic	TKO (elbows)	1	0:41
Catchweight (159 lb)	Gökhan Aksu	def.	Ognjen Dimić	TKO (knee and punches)	1	2:43
Lightweight	Tomáš Mudroch	def.	Ozan Aslaner	KO (punches)	1	2:03	[a]
Preliminary card (Oktagon.tv)
Lightweight	George Staines	def.	Hafeni Nafuka	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00
Featherweight	Wanderley Junior	def.	Jakub Dohnal	KO (punch)	1	0:19
Light Heavyweight	Zdeněk Polívka	def.	Harun Uzun	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00
Lightweight	Peter Gabal	def.	Elias Jakobi	TKO (punches)	1	2:07
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Welterweight	Endrit Brajshori	def.	Jan Malach	KO (punches)	1	1:33

1. Mudroch missed weight (159.4 lb).

^[36]

Oktagon 72: Vémola vs. Végh 3

Oktagon 72: Vémola vs. Végh 3
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	June 14, 2025
Venue	Fortuna Arena
City	Prague, Czech Republic

Oktagon 72: Vémola vs. Végh 3 was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on June 14, 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Background

The event marked the promotion's second held in Fortuna Arena and first since Oktagon 58 in June 2024.^[37]

A light heavyweight trilogy between former Oktagon Middleweight and Light Heavyweight Champion Karlos Vémola and former Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Attila Végh headlined the event.^[38] The pairing first met at Oktagon 15 in November 2019, where Végh won by first round knockout. Their second meeting took place at Oktagon 58 in March 2023, which Vémola defended the light heavyweight title by second round submission.^[39]

The co-main event took place an interim Oktagon Middleweight Championship bout between Makhmud Muradov and former champion Patrik Kincl.^[40]

An interim Oktagon Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between undefeated contender Lucia Szabová and Lucie Pudilová was scheduled to take place at this event.^[41] However on May 14, it was announced that Pudilová withdrew from the bout due to injury.^[42]

Current Oktagon Middleweight Champion Kerim Engizek and Mick Stanton were scheduled to meet in a quarterfinal of Oktagon Middleweight Tournament, but Engizek withdrew from the event due to injury and the pairing would be postponed to a future date.^[43]

On June 9, the middleweight tournament quarterfinal between Matěj Peňáz and former interim middleweight champion Piotr Wawrzyniak was removed from the event due to Peňáz has suffered an infection.^[44] Subsequently, Frederic Vosgröne withdrew from the bout against Lucas Alsina due to suffered an infection and was replaced by Daniel Škvor.^[45]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received €5,000 bonus.

• Performance of the Night: Karlos Vémola

Results

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Karlos Vémola	def.	Attila Végh	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 48–47, 48–47)	5	5:00	[a]
Middleweight	Makhmud Muradov	def.	Patrik Kincl	Decision (unanimous) (50–45, 49–46, 49–46)	5	5:00	[b]
Lightweight	Ivan Buchinger	def.	Vladimír Lengál	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	4:31
Welterweight	Ronald Paradeiser	def.	Bojan Veličković	TKO (leg injury)	1	1:31
Preliminary card (Oktagon.tv)
Light Heavyweight	Daniel Škvor	def.	Lucas Alsina	TKO (elbow and punches)	2	4:39
Middleweight	Jaime Cordero	def.	David Hošek	TKO (doctor stoppage)	2	4:42
Featherweight	Jakub Batfalský	def.	Karol Ryšavý	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00
Women's Bantamweight	Alina Dalaslan	def.	Róża Gumienna	TKO (punches)	3	3:19
Catchweight (143 lb)	Ayton De Paepe	def.	Roman Paulus	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 30–27)	3	5:00	[c]
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Catchweight (159 lb)	Jan Stanovský	def.	Daniel Solaja	Submission (armbar)	3	4:33	[d]

1. For the symbolic "Infinity" title.
2. For the interim Oktagon Middleweight Championship.
3. De Paepe missed weight (145.5 lb).
4. Stanovský missed weight (160.4 lb).

^[46]

Oktagon 73: Eckerlin vs. Pukač

Oktagon 73: Eckerlin vs. Pukač
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	June 28, 2025
Venue	Barclays Arena
City	Hamburg, Germany

Oktagon 73: Eckerlin vs. Pukač was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on June 28, 2025, in Hamburg, Germany.

Background

A welterweight bout between Christian Eckerlin and Robert Pukač headlined the event.^[47]

A Oktagon Flyweight Championship bout between current champion Beno Adamia and Zhalgas Zhumagulov took place at the event.^[48] At the weigh-ins, Adamia weighed in at 127 pounds, 2 pounds over the flyweight limit. As a results, Adamia was stripped of the title and only Zhumagulov was eligible to win it.^[49]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received €5,000 bonus.

• Performance of the Night: Wahed Nazhand

Results

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Robert Pukač	def.	Christian Eckerlin	TKO (punches)	3	1:05	[a]
Heavyweight	Kasim Aras	def.	Adam Pałasz	KO (punches)	1	1:42
Welterweight	Kaik Brito	def.	Joilton Lutterbach	KO (knee and punches)	1	1:43
Welterweight	Jessin Ayari	def.	Niklas Stolze	Submission (rear-naked choke)	2	3:25
Bantamweight	Jonas Mågård	def.	Farbod Iran Nezhad	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[b]
Welterweight	Wahed Nazhand	def.	Faridun Shokhnazarov	Submission (kimura)	2	3:42
Preliminary card (Oktagon.tv)
Flyweight	Zhalgas Zhumagulov	def.	Beno Adamia	Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 50–45)	5	5:00	[c]
Catchweight (181 lb)	Marek Bartl	def.	Daniel Makin	Submission (kimura)	2	4:18
Catchweight (150 lb)	Richie Smullen	def.	Vojto Barborík	TKO (punches and elbows)	2	3:49
Lightweight	Tomáš Cigánik	def.	Ahmad Halimson	Decision (split) (29–28, 28–29, 29–28)	3	5:00
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Lightweight	Altin Zenuni	def.	Tibor Balázs	Submission (rear-naked choke)	1	2:01

1. Pukač missed weight (175 lb).
2. Nezhad missed weight (140 lb).
3. For the vacant Oktagon Flyweight Championship. Adamia missed weight (127 lb) and was stripped of the title. Only Zhumagulov was eligible to win the title.

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Oktagon 74: Bolander vs. Szabová

Oktagon 74: Bolander vs. Szabová
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	August 9, 2025
Venue	Central Tennis Court Štvanice
City	Prague, Czech Republic

Oktagon 74: Bolander vs. Szabová was a mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on August 9, 2025, in Prague, Czech Republic.

Background

The event was headlined by a Oktagon Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current champion Cecilie Bolander and undefeated contender Lucia Szabová.^[51]

A Oktagon Bantamweight Championship bout between Igor Severino and former Cage Warriors Bantamweight Champion Jack Cartwright was scheduled to serve as the featured bout of the preliminary card.^[52] They were originally scheduled to headline Oktagon 70 in last April, but Cartwright withdrew due to has suffered an injury.^[24] In turn, Cartwright withdrew once again due to has suffered an injury and was replaced by Elvis Batista da Silva.^[53] Subsequently, the bout was cancelled once again due to an injury, but though it isn’t clear which fighter couldn’t compete at this time.^[54]

The quarterfinals of Oktagon Middleweight Tournament took place at this event.^[51] On July 9, it was reported that Vlasto Čepo withdrew from the event against Krzysztof Jotko due to injury and was replaced by Marek Mazúch, who scheduled to face Hojat Khajevand at this event.^[55] On August 2, Matěj Peňáz was forced to withdrew from the event against former interim Oktagon Middleweight Champion Piotr Wawrzyniak due to an infection of Staphylococcus and was replaced by Khajevand.^[56]

In addition, Jakub Tichota and Raphael Federico were scheduled at this event, but Tichota withdrew from the event due to health problems and was replaced by promotional newcomer Vojtěch Khol in a 152 pounds bout.^[53]

Bonus awards

The following fighters received €5,000 bonus.

• Performance of the Night: Dominik Humburger

Results

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Women's Bantamweight	Lucia Szabová	def.	Cecilie Bolander (c)	TKO (elbows and punches)	1	3:11	[a]
Middleweight	Kerim Engizek	def.	Mick Stanton	TKO (punches)	1	3:03	[b]
Middleweight	Dominik Humburger	def.	Mark Hulme	KO (elbow and punches)	2	2:59	[c]
Middleweight	Krzysztof Jotko	def.	Marek Mazúch	TKO (elbows)	2	4:36	[d]
Middleweight	Hojat Khajevand	def.	Piotr Wawrzyniak	Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28)	3	5:00	[e]
Preliminary card (Oktagon.tv)
Featherweight	Radek Roušal	def.	Adrian Hamerski	TKO (punches)	2	1:09
Middleweight	Kamil Oniszczuk	def.	David Zawada	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27)	3	5:00	[f]
Catchweight (192 lb)	Daniel Ligocki	def.	Andre Langen	TKO (knees and punches)	1	2:00
Catchweight (152 lb)	Vojtěch Khol	def.	Raphael Federico	Submission (guillotine choke)	3	1:11
Free Prelims (YouTube)
Women's Bantamweight	Niamh Kinehan	def.	Michaela Hlaváčiková	Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28)	3	5:00

1. For the Oktagon Women's Bantamweight Championship.
2. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
3. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal; Humburger missed weight (187.2 lb).
4. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal; both fighters missed weight: Jotko (190.6 lb) and Mazúch (191 lb).
5. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Quarterfinal.
6. Oktagon Middleweight Tournament Reserve bout.

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Oktagon 75: Holzer vs. Taha

Oktagon 75: Holzer vs. Taha
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	September 13, 2025
Venue	ZAG-Arena
City	Hanover, Germany

Oktagon 75: Holzer vs. Taha is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on September 13, 2025, in Hanover, Germany.

Background

The event will mark the promotion's debut in Hanover.^[58]

A featherweight bout between undefeated prospect Max Holzer and UFC veteran Khalid Taha is scheduled to headline the event.^[59]

Fight card

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Featherweight	Max Holzer	vs.	Khalid Taha
Featherweight	Gjoni Palokaj	vs.	Jakub Batfalský
Featherweight	Mochamed Machaev	vs.	Wanderley Junior
Light Heavyweight	Zdeněk Polívka	vs.	Emilio Quissua
Welterweight	Emir-Can Al	vs.	Lukáš Eliáš
Featherweight	Nikolaos Serbezis	vs.	Joel Batobo
Heavyweight	Lazar Todev	vs.	Luis Henrique
Featherweight	Hugo Vach	vs.	Jack Maguire
Flyweight	Mohammed Walid	vs.	David Dvořák

^[60]

Oktagon 76

Oktagon 76
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	September 20, 2025
Venue	Festhalle Frankfurt
City	Frankfurt, Germany

Oktagon 76 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on September 20, 2025, in Frankfurt, Germany.

Background

Fight card

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Frederic Vosgröne	vs.	TBA
Heavyweight	Patrick Vespaziani	vs.	Paweł Biernat
Catchweight (161 lb)	Hafeni Nafuka	vs.	Hassan Shaaban
Lightweight	Daniel Weichel	vs.	Abou Tounkara
Welterweight	Tamerlan Dulatov	vs.	TBA
Catchweight (132 lb)	Alina Dalaslan	vs.	Clara Ricignuolo
Lightweight	Fedor Duric	vs.	Petru Buzdugan
Lightweight	Alan Omer	vs.	Attila Korkmaz
Lightweight	Denis Frimpong	vs.	Peter Gabal
Featherweight	James Hendin	vs.	Ayton De Paepe
Bantamweight	Raul Lemberanskij	vs.	Jose Zarauz
Middleweight	Georg Bilogrevic	vs.	David Hošek

^[61]

Oktagon 77

Oktagon 77
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	October 4, 2025
Venue	Ondrej Nepela Aréna
City	Bratislava, Slovakia

Oktagon 77 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on October 4, 2025, in Bratislava, Slovakia.

Fight card

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Lightweight	Ivan Buchinger	vs.	Vojto Barborík
Middleweight	Samuel Krištofič	vs.	TBA
Featherweight	Marco Novák	vs.	TBA
Women's Flyweight	Veronika Smolková	vs.	TBA

^[62]

Oktagon 78

Oktagon 78
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	October 18, 2025
Venue	Lanxess Arena
City	Cologne, Germany

Oktagon 78 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on October 18, 2025, in Cologne, Germany.

Background

Fight card

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Light Heavyweight	Frederic Vosgröne	vs.	TBA
Featherweight	Deniz Ilbay	vs.	TBA
Middleweight	Cihad Akipa	vs.	Erhan Kartal

^[63]

Oktagon 79

Oktagon 79
Promotion	Oktagon MMA
Date	November 1, 2025
Venue	Winning Group Arena
City	Brno, Czech Republic

Oktagon 79 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event held by Oktagon MMA on November 1, 2025, in Brno, Czech Republic.

Background

A Oktagon Welterweight Championship bout between current champion Ion Surdu and Andrej Kalašnik is scheduled to take place at this event.^[64]

Fight card

Main card (Oktagon.tv)
Weight class				Method	Round	Time	Notes
Welterweight	Ion Surdu (c)	vs.	Andrej Kalašnik				[a]
Lightweight	Vladimír Lengál	vs.	TBA

1. For the Oktagon Welterweight Championship.

^[65]

See also

• List of current Oktagon MMA fighters
• 2025 in UFC
• 2025 in ONE Championship
• 2025 in Professional Fighters League
• 2025 in Cage Warriors
• 2025 in Absolute Championship Akhmat
• 2025 in Konfrontacja Sztuk Walki
• 2025 in Legacy Fighting Alliance
• 2025 in Rizin Fighting Federation
• 2025 in Brave Combat Federation
• 2025 in UAE Warriors