After Hatef Moeil launched the heavyweight championship belt towards rival Lazar Todev on the pre-fight press convention, their struggle was finally faraway from the cardboard. The vacant welterweight championship struggle was bumped as much as the primary occasion, the place ‘Dracula’ Ion Surdu claimed the title after defeating the previous champion Kaik Brito with a surprising head kick within the first spherical.
Pressure and fiery build-ups are all the time a great promoting level in struggle build-ups, however at Friday’s pre-fight press convention, the now-former Oktagon MMA heavyweight champion’s actions have been deemed a step too far when he launched the belt in direction of his opponent. Sat to the German’s left as he threw it was co-promoter Pavol Neruda, and with the championship belt scraping the highest of his head, what adopted led to Moeil dropping out, which was introduced by the promotion on struggle day.
Being instructed he could be fined for his actions, Moeil determined in opposition to combating on the cardboard as he strongly disagreed with the choice. This got here as a disappointment to followers as there’ll now be no closing chapter between Bulgarian Todev and free agent Hatef Moeil.
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Surdu Wins with a Beautiful Head Kick
Ion Surdu and Kaik Brito have been the primary occasions, which, in brief, have been delivered. The competition lasted solely two and thirty-four seconds in Munich’s latest enviornment, Sap Backyard. ‘Dracula’ Surdu has been on a terrific run below the Czech/Slovak banner and added to his gorgeous spotlight reel of KO’s over names like European MMA legend Alex Lahore, with one on Saturday night over former champion Brito.
Taking his file to 16-6 and sitting on the prime of a stacked division, I see loads of mouth-watering potential match-ups with German famous person Christian Eckerlin. For now, the brand new champion will bask within the fruits of his labour and benefit from the feeling of profitable his first main MMA title as he joins coaching accomplice and good friend Ronald Paradesier as a present Oktagon champion. ‘Rony’ presently holds the light-weight crown and defends his throne in opposition to prime Belgian prospect Losene Keita on the O2 enviornment in Prague on December twenty ninth.
One To Watch
Germany is one among Oktagon’s strongholds, and so they have many superstars within the ranks, which has enabled them to interrupt information with occasions at soccer stadiums. There may be one rising expertise combating out of struggle college Hannover that has taken the promotion by storm for the reason that begin of the 12 months. Max Holzer arrived with a 6-0 file amassed on the German regional scene, and he has now reached 10-0 with a win coming in Newcastle, England, two wins in Frankfurt with one at Oktagon 62 inside Eintracht Frankfurt FC stadium and the newest one coming this weekend in Munich.
He’s completed three of 4 opponents this 12 months and dominated on Saturday night with a unanimous choice victory over fellow countryman Eugen Black-Dell. He’s matched steadily in opposition to fighters with related information and comes by way of each time in fashion as he has labored his means up the rankings in direction of a title alternative. Now sitting at quantity 5, he intends to be concerned in stated title shot throughout the subsequent 12 months.
Maintain your eyes on Max Holzer and his cost in direction of featherweight gold.
Full Undercard Outcomes:
Ion Surdu def Kaik Brito KO/TKO, 2:34 R1
A. Poppeck vs. M. Strzelczyk Ends in a No Contest
Max Holzer def E. Black-Dell Unanimous Dec
P. Vespaziani def S. Herzberg KO/TKO, 2:57 R2
Jakub Dohnal def M. Deiga-Scheck Sub, 2:43 R3
Jamie Cordero def Ion Taburceanu Sub, 1:00 R1
Gökhan Aksu def Jan Malach Sub, 3:28 R1
Marek Bartl def E. Brajshori Sub, 2:57 R1
Fedor Duric def Jan Stanovský Unanimous Dec
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