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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.
HANNOVER FUN FACTS: TWO PAIRS OF BROTHERS, A DINOSAUR AND A LOCKER ROOM KNOCKOUT
The title fight pits two men against each other who both have a brother on the same card. But there’s more waiting for you: a former baker, a physiotherapist nicknamed Jaguar and a fighter who accidentally knocked out his own coach before his debut.
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.
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 THROUGH THE JUDGES’ EYES: SNIPER DIDN’T DROP A ROUND AFTER THE KNOCKDOWN
Seven decisions, four first-round finishes and one split decision. The judges in Munich were kept busy right up to the final fight of the night. On top of that, the new welterweight champion proved that losing the opening round, knockdown included.
