Rising European MMA promotion OKTAGON put on a massive stadium show on Saturday, drawing a crowd over over 28 000 fans to OKTAGON 58 in Prague to watch a stacked card headlined by a championship rematch between Karlos Vemola and Attila Vegh.
Vemola, a UFC veteran and Czech MMA legend, submitted his Slovakian rival by way of second-round arm triangle choke in what was billed as the “rematch of the century”.
Vegh, a former Bellator champion, knocked Vemola out back in 2019. However this time, it was Vemola who came out on top in what was most likely his last fight.
Further down on the card, we also saw Finish UFC vet Makwan Amirkhani back in the cage despite announcing his retirement following his last loss. Unfortunately for Amirkhani, he ended up losing again as Attila Korkmaz submitted him with a rear-naked choke in the third round of their Tipsport Gamechanger alternate bout.
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OKTAGON 58: Official results
Main card:
- Karlos Vemola (C) def. Attila Vegh by submission (arm-triangle choke), Round 2, 0:45 – for the OKTAGON MMA light heavyweight championship
- Ion Surdu def. David Kozma by KO, Round 1, 2:22 – winner fights for vacant OKTAGON MMA welterweight championship
- Marek Mazuch def. David Zawada by KO, Round 1, 1:15
- Shem Rock def. Jaroslav Pokorny by technical submission (rear-naked choke), Round 1, 3:06
Preliminary Card:
- Mateusz Legierski def. Akonne Wanliss by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27) – Tipsport Gamechanger Quarter Final
- Milos Petrasek def. Kamil Wojciechowski by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Acoidan Duque def. Mago Machaev by unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28) – Tipsport Gamechanger Quarter Final
- Amiran Gogoladze def. ‘Apollo’ Silva by split decision (29-28, 28-29, 30-27) – winner fights for vacant OKTAGON MMA welterweight championship
- Deniz Ilbay def. Denis Tripsansky by TKO (knee and punches), Round 2, 2:16
- Attila Korkmaz def. Makwan Amirkhani by submission (rear-naked choke), Round 3, 3:37 – Tipsport Gamechanger Reserve Bout
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