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OKTAGON 85 RECORDS AND FACTS: WHAT YOU DIDN’T KNOW ABOUT THE HAMBURG CARD

04.03.2026 - Only a few days separate us from the fourth tournament of the year. OKTAGON returns across the border to Germany's second-largest city, Hamburg. OKTAGON 85 offers a stacked card full of local heroes.

RAUL LEMBERANSKIJ: „MY OPPONENT LIKES TO MOVE FORWARD, BUT ON SATURDAY YOU’LL SEE HIM BACKING UP“

03.03.2026 - Two undefeated talents meet in Hamburg. Raul Lemberanskij (8–0) welcomes dangerous finisher Ali Gündüz (6–0) to the organization. Raul is currently ranked fifth in the bantamweight division.

SMOLKOVÁ FACES A TRIAL BY FIRE IN HAMBURG. SHE WILL GO UP AGAINST A WORLD-CLASS VETERAN

03.03.2026 - Hamburg’s Barclays Arena will witness a clash that could redraw the map of the women’s flyweight division. Veronika Smolková, one of the most prominent faces of the new generation of Slovak MMA, faces the challenge of a lifetime.

ECKERLIN ON THE ROAD TO REDEMPTION: AIMING FOR A COMEBACK IN HAMBURG

27.02.2026 - Christian Eckerlin faces a career-defining fight in Hamburg. In the co-main event of OKTAGON 85, he will clash with Czech challenger Matouš Kohout. Eckerlin needs to return to the winning track and remind fans why he is a legend of German MMA.