Unfortunately, the OKTAGON 54 tournament was marked by several losses. The cancellation of the Roušal vs. Neale fight probably could not be avoided, because the foreign fighter apparently “supplemented” badly after a difficult knockdown, which he then suffered from digestive problems. However, we lost the Wanliss vs Siraj fight for no reason, because it was enough for UFC veteran Reza Madadi to keep his cool and keep his nerves in check. So it is not surprising that promoter Novotný was very angry.
Too bad, but it was to be expected! Unfortunately, Patrik Kincl has bad news for the fans
“I was terribly disappointed. I was sour like I hadn’t been in a long time. I yelled at our people… Or yelled, I haven’t yelled at anyone for a long time, but I raised my voice. I read it to them because it was predictable. However, we made arrangements, but you don’t expect experienced trainers like Reza, who was in the UFC, to run and give him a head.
I take it as our fault and it is some stain on who we want to be. We try to be family entertainment, but that just happens. I make mistakes and say things that backfire on me. We all make mistakes. This is our eighth year here. We will keep making mistakes that will come back to haunt us and try to learn from.
I was really disappointed. I was devastated by it most of all. However, Wanliss, Siraj and the others have readily accepted everything Pal and I have decided and we are moving on.” Novotný spoke to iDNES.cz.
The Wanliss vs Siraj fight was eventually moved to Birmingham, where OKTAGON will probably have to pay a lot of attention to security. We know very well what kind of welcome Pokorný received in Manchester, who “only” sparred verbally with Rock. However, there was a direct attack with Wanliss, so someone might feel like returning, which is obviously not appropriate and both fighters should talk it out in the cage.
What is waiting for us?
23.3. Stuttgart – OCTAGON 55
Jungwirth vs Pukač 2
Poppek vs Kimball
Gardener vs Stolze
Rysavý vs Topallaj
Bahnik vs Cruz
Polívka vs Taburceanu
Cordero vs Schober
Wolf vs Herzberg
Montagnac vs Heil
Szabová vs Gumienna
Austin vs Wojcik
20.4. Birmingham – OCTAGON 56
Stanton vs. Wojciechowski
Morris vs Alvarez
Škvor vs Fleury
Wanliss vs Siraj
Handanagić vs Dixon
Kalashnik vs Etebar
Rock vs ?
Staines vs ?
Aby vs ?
Frimpong vs Mullen
4.5. Frankfurt – OCTAGON 57
Moeil vs Austin – for the heavyweight title
Eckerlin vs Brož
Keita vs Sardari
Brajshori vs Odunjo
8.6. Prague – OKTAGON 58 – Eden Football Stadium
Vémola vs Végh 2 – for the light heavyweight title
Kozma vs Surdu
Duque vs Machaev
20.7. Bratislava – OCTAGON 59
Paradeiser vs Torres
2024-03-07 08:56:51
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