OKTAGON MMA made history this past Saturday night inside Deutsche Bank Park Stadium by officially breaking the world record for an MMA attendance. Exactly 59,148 fans filled our second football stadium event of the year, OKTAGON 62, and witnessed an incredible evening where two titles changed hands.
In the main event, Christian Eckerlin (17-6, 1NC) defeated Christian Jungwirth (15-9) to lift the ‘King of Germany’ belt in a welterweight clash of national stars. The atmosphere was absolutely electric as both men had legendary walkouts which lifted everyone to their feet. In the end, it was Eckerlin’s offensive wrestling and top control which secured him the decision victory and sent his adoring Frankfurt fans home happy.
In a feature lightweight bout, Max Coga (27-18-1) had a successful OKTAGON MMA debut by stopping Antun Račić (27-12-1) during the second round. ‘Mad Max’ connected with a perfectly timed knee which sent his adversary crashing to the canvas before the referee waved off the contest. With seven shows already scheduled in Germany next year, there will be plenty of opportunities for Coga to perform at home and produce more memorable moments in his career.
Mallory Martin (10-6) shocked Katharina Dalisda (11-4) in her hometown to take the strawweight title back to America in an upset decision victory. Niko Samsonidse (11-3) earned the biggest win of his career by submitting Daniel Torres (15-7, 2NC) at featherweight and Lazar Todev (11-6) secured another heavyweight title shot after stopping Adam Pałasz (9-4) due to strikes.
Elsewhere on the card, Max Holzer (9-0) cemented himself as one of the best German prospects around by finishing Mohammed Sadok Trabelsi (12-8) in a featherweight bout. Will Fleury (13-3, 1NC) sent another statement to the light heavyweight division with a stunning knockout of Pavol Langer (13-11) and Deniz Ilbay (7-1) got a TKO win over Michael Deiga-Scheck (11-6) at featherweight.
OKTAGON 62 Results
Main Card
Main Event
‘The King of Germany’
Welterweight
Christian Eckerlin (17-6, 1NC) defeated Christian Jungwirth (15-9) by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45) to claim ‘The King of Germany’ belt
Co-Main Event
Middleweight Title
Kerim Engizek (21-4) defeated Patrik Kincl (28-11, 1NC) by unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47) to win the middleweight belt
Lightweight
Max Coga (27-8-1) defeated Antun Račić (27-12-1) by knockout (knee and punches) at 1:40 of round two
Featherweight
Niko Samsonidse (11-3) defeated Daniel Torres (15-7, 2NC) by submission (rear naked choke) at 4:06 of round two
Heavyweight #1 Contender Fight
Lazar Todev (11-6) defeated Adam Pałasz (9-4) by TKO (punches) at 2:20 of round two to become the number one contender
Featherweight
Max Holzer (9-0) defeated Mohammed Sadok Trabelsi (12-8) by TKO (punches) at 3:33 of round three
Preliminary Card
Strawweight Title
Mallory Martin (10-6) defeated Katharina Dalisda (11-4) by unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 49-46) to win the strawweight belt
Featherweight
Mago Machaev (15-2, 1NC) defeated James Hendin (9-3) by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Light Heavyweight
Will Fleury (13-3, 1NC) defeated Pavol Langer (13-11) by knockout (punch) at 1:31 of round one
Lightweight
Hafeni Nafuka (10-1) defeated Arijan Topallaj (7-1-1) by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Featherweight
Deniz Ilbay (7-1) defeated Michael Deiga-Scheck (11-6) by TKO (punches) at 3:19 of round one
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