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MUNICH FUN FACTS: A WELTERWEIGHT HALLOWEEN, SPARRING WITH JONES AND A PAINTER IN THE CAGE
A Georgian who lived in Merab Dvalishvili’s house. A replacement who was once supposed to fight the very man he is now stepping in for. A Slovak who says Jon Jones “beat him like a dog”, and a referee from the presidential protection unit.
MUNICH CARD FIGHT BY FIGHT: A HALLOWEEN BATTLE FOR THE VACANT THRONE
The yellow-and-black juggernaut is celebrating Halloween in Bavaria. OKTAGON 96 erupts on 31 October at Munich’s SAP Garden and delivers a fight for the vacant welterweight throne, with a UFC veteran from nearby Nuremberg stepping in at the last minute.
OKTAGON 97 RESULTS: SEVERINO SILENCES HANNOVER AS HOLZER SUFFERS FIRST LOSS
Less than a minute was all Igor Severino needed to silence a sold-out ZAG Arena. The Brazilian bantamweight champion blew away undefeated Max Holzer, successfully defended his belt for the first time and took the zero off the home star’s record.
STORMY NIGHT IN HANNOVER: THE JUDGES FILLED OUT THEIR SCORECARDS ONLY TWICE
Nine finishes, one disqualification and just two decisions. OKTAGON 97 left the judges with mostly empty scorecards, as ten of the twelve fights ended inside the distance. Only two bouts went to the final bell, and both were decided unanimously.
HANNOVER FIGHT CARD BREAKDOWN: WILL GERMANY CROWN ITS FIRST CHAMPION?
An undefeated hometown talent against the youngest champion in history. Two pairs of brothers on one card. A war of words that, after months of heated messages, is finally moving into the cage, and a clash between two fighters with spotless records.
