OKTAGON 66: ENGIZEK vs. SALAMONE

A ferocious start to Tipsport Gamechanger 3 with 1 million euros at stake!

OKTAGON MMA is preparing to plant its flag in its next city. On 1. 2. 2025, OKTAGON will shake Düsseldorf to the core with another electrifying show and a tournament that will change its fighters’ lives – get ready for the much-anticipated first round of the European MMA middleweight champions league!

The million-euro pyramid will see the organization’s most qualified fighter enter the cage - OKTAGON middleweight champion and German native Kerim Engizek, who defeated Patrik Kincl at the biggest MMA tournament in history in October. He’ll be going up against a rising French star who competed in the PFL organization, Anthony Salamone.

He boasts a 9-fight win streak in OKTAGON, but it’s been a year since we last saw fan-favorite and vicious striker Matěj Peňáz inside the cage, so get ready, as the Czech warrior is about to make his comeback and unleash hell on his opponents in Tipsport Gamechanger. Following in the footsteps of his legendary brother, David Zawada is strongly motivated to bring the Zawada clan back into the limelight of European MMA, but will he succeed in marking the first defeat on Peňáz’s scorecard?

In a Tipsport Gamechanger reserve fight, elite Iranian wrestler Khajevand will take on revered Polish striker Oniszczuk.

Beyond Tipsport Gamechanger, Eskiev is in top form and ready to enter another bout after his recent first-round KO victory over Buchinger. Now he’ll battle it out in the cage with former Ares and BAMMA champion Damien Lapilus.

You can expect to see some wild shootouts in what promises to be a brutal duel between two iron-fisted tough guys, Lengál and Ilbay.

OKTAGON Underground king Kohout is ready to deliver another fierce stand-up performance against Akipa.

And you can also look forward to seeing Tamerlan Dulatov, Smajić, Emir-Can Al, the Solaja brothers and more extraordinary fighters give their all in the cage.

A spectacular event that will start the big game off the right way!

On 1. 2. 2025, experience this incredible MMA event in the flesh! Tickets for OKTAGON 66 are now on sale.