Fighter left scarily unconscious after devastating 54-second faceplant KO at epic Berlin show

Irish lightweight Denis Frimpong was brutally knocked out high up a stoppage-ridden Oktagon 90 card in Berlin on Saturday.

Frimpong, who has made a name for himself in the European promotion through his own emphatic knockouts, took the full force of a rapid one-two from German opponent Niko Samsonidse.

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Samsonidse turned Frimpong’s head with his initial right hand, allowing his left to land like thunder when he followed through.

Frimpong, now 8-4, was out cold immediately following the picture-perfect KO and face-planted straight into the canvas.

The 31-year-old Manchester Top Team representative struggled to stand on his stool minutes after the KO as Oktagon’s medical team offered support.

However, he recovered in time to embrace his 13-4 opponent in a sign of sportsmanship.

It marked one of many nasty KOs on the night at Berlin’s Uber Arena, as eight of the 11 fights on the card finished before the final bell.

What else happened at Oktagon 90?

In the main event, Ireland’s Will Fleury cemented his status as one of the promotion’s biggest stars by scoring his sixth consecutive victory under the Oktagon banner.

Fleury, also the Oktagon light heavyweight champion, knocked out German fighter Kasim Aras with relative ease after two rounds to defend his heavyweight title.

The 37-year-old was too quick for the challenger and stunned him with an array of blows before dropping him with a monstrous left hand to finish the fight.

He then faced off with Daniel Skvor, who has already been booked to challenge Fleury for the light heavyweight title in a rematch at Oktagon 92 in Prague.

Fleury submitted Skvor on his Oktagon debut in April 2024 and has since torn through both the promotion’s light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions to claim gold.

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In his last outing ahead of this weekend, the Irishman made a statement by stopping former UFC-ranked heavyweight Martin Buday in less than two minutes.

Elsewhere at Oktagon 90, Mateusz Legierski defended his lightweight title against Gokhan Aksu in the chief support act.

And undefeated female star Alina Dalaslan extended her perfect professional record to 6-0 after leaving an almighty cut on the forehead of Brazilian opponent Djulia Ariana.

Oktagon also announced on the night the headliner for its September return to Deutsche Bank Park, the home of Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.

Around 60,000 spectators are expected to attend as Frankfurt hero Max Coga battles Oktagon veteran Christian Jungwirth at welterweight on September 26.

The show marks the German leg for the promotion’s 10-year anniversary, having smashed the UFC’s highest-ever attendance record the last time they visited the Frankfurt stadium.