OKTAGON 63 went down this previous Saturday night time (November 9) from Tipos Area in Bratislava, Slovakia, and completely lived as much as its billing. Many have been predicting a night of enjoyable, thrilling contests and that’s precisely what occurred because the main European promotion’s unrivalled 2024 schedule rolls on.
In the primary occasion, Ivan Buchinger (44-10) proved he’s nonetheless able to competing in opposition to one of the best the continent has to supply by stopping Hafeni Nafuka (10-2) in a 73kg/161lbs catchweight contest. ‘The Namibian Nightmare’ acquired the higher of the early going, dropping Buchinger, however it was the primary ever OKTAGON MMA double champion who acquired the final giggle. Throughout spherical two, the extraordinary tempo grew to become an excessive amount of for Nafuka to deal with as ‘Buki’ stormed his approach to a TKO victory. The 38-year-old teased retirement in his post-fight interview however then made it recognized he wasn’t prepared to hold up the gloves simply but!
‘Apollo’ Silva (29-12-1, 1NC) defeated fellow former title challenger, Máté Kertész (15-8, 1NC), at an 80kg/176lbs catchweight within the co-headliner. ‘Apollo’ was consistently one step forward of his opponent and was the higher athlete in all sides of MMA. It was one of the best that the Brazilian has appeared in competitors for some time, exhibiting a extra aggressive and pressing facet to his skillset on his approach to a unanimous choice victory.
In a characteristic bout, Zhalgas Zhumagulov (17-9) put all the flyweight division on discover by completely dominating Aaron Aby (16-11-1) over fifteen minutes. He knocked the Welshman all the way down to the canvas through the opening spherical and likewise utilised his physicality to dictate the entire battle. After the competition, he introduced that his sole purpose is to assert the OKTAGON MMA flyweight title and he has champion, Sam Creasey, firmly in his sights.
Robert Pukač (18-13-1) earned a choice victory over Ammari Diedrick (6-3) in a 79.5kg/175lbs catchweight matchup and Gjoni Palokaj (10-3) bested Karol Ryšavý (13-8) at featherweight in a superb, forwards and backwards encounter. Damien Lapilus (18-18-2, 3NC) additionally efficiently returned to the promotion, ending František Fodor (10-9) by TKO in simply over a minute.
Elsewhere on the cardboard, Jack Maguire (3-1) delivered a contender for ‘Comeback of the Yr’ by submitting Radek Roušal (3-2) after being near knocked out himself, and Veronika Smolková (5-3) defeated Mileide Simplicio (4-2) on account of strikes at flyweight.
OKTAGON 63 Outcomes Important Card Important EventCatchweight (73kg/161lbs)Ivan Buchinger (44-10) defeated Hafeni Nafuka (10-2) by TKO (punches) at 3:23 of spherical two Co-Important EventCatchweight (80kg/176lbs) ‘Apollo’ Silva (29-12-1, 1NC) defeated Máté Kertész (15-8, 1NC) by unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Catchweight (79.5kg/175lbs)Robert Pukač (18-13-1) defeated Ammari Diedrick (6-3) by unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) FeatherweightGjoni Palokaj (10-3) defeated Karol Ryšavý (13-8) by unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28) Catchweight (72kg/159lbs)Damien Lapilus (18-18-2, 3NC) defeated František Fodor (10-9) by TKO (kick and punches) at 1:19 of spherical one FlyweightZhalgas Zhumagulov (17-9) defeated Aaron Aby (16-10-1) by unanimous choice (30-26, 30-26, 30-26) Preliminary Card Catchweight (68kg/150lbs)Jack Maguire (3-1) defeated Radek Roušal (3-2) by submission (triangle choke) at 2:44 of spherical two Catchweight (63kg/139lbs)Roman Paulus (11-4) defeated Janne Elonen-Kulmala (18-13-1, 1NC) by submission (rear bare choke) at 2:12 of spherical three FlyweightVeronika Smolková (5-3) defeated Mileide Simplicio (4-2) by TKO (punches) at 1:06 of spherical one Catchweight (72kg/159lbs)Tomáš Cigánik (4-2) defeated Kevin Enz (3-3) by unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
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