OKTAGON 53: Full Results & Highlights (video)

OKTAGON MMA is back in Germany this weekend. Europe’s biggest MMA promotion returns with a stacked card. Topping the card is the strawweight title fight between Katharina Dalisda & Eva Dourthe. In the co-main event hotly tipped German prospect Islam Dulatov goes up against the durable Ioannis Palaiologos.

There’s British interest as always with OKTAGON. Tom ‘The Viking” Crosby makes his return after an 18-month layoff from shoulder surgery. The man with the best mullet in the game takes on Miroslav Broz midway on the main card. Also featured is UFC vet David Zawada & a grudge match between Cihad Akipa & Ivica Truscek. Cihad & Ivica got into it at the pre-fight face-offs:

Fireworks in Oberhausen! 🧨🧨🧨

Akipa & Truscek come to blows at the @OktagonOfficial 53 pre fight presser! pic.twitter.com/YW7Iic4NLX

— Combat Sports UK (@CombatSportsUK) February 9, 2024

You can watch the full card via Channel 4 online from 5 PM. European viewers can watch live on DAZN or buy the PPV via oktagon.tv, the card kicks off at 6PM CET.

OKTAGON 53: Live Results & Highlights:

Strawweight Title Main Event: C Katharina Dalisda v #1 Eva Dourthe

Result: Katharina Dalisda wins by unanimous decision

Highlight:

Welterweight co-main event: Islam Dulatov v #9 Ioannis Palaiologos

Result: Islam Dulatov wins by KO in the first round

Highlight:

Dulatov is a SAVAGE! 🥷🏼

The top German prospect looked incredible in his OKTAGON MMA debut, stopping Palaiologos in round one.

‘The Ripper’ continued his 100% finishing rate and moved to 10-1 #OKTAGON53

📺 https://t.co/TVP7NaDRbZ | DAZN | Channel 4 pic.twitter.com/41eGcjEqLb

— OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) February 10, 2024

Welterweight featured bout: Miroslav Broz v Tom Crosby

Result: Miroslav Broz by split decision

Highlight:

Middleweight featured bout: #5 Hojat Khajevand v David Zawada

Result: David Zawada wins by submission in the third round via heel hook

Highlight:

BIG submission victory 🔒

David Zawada 🇩🇪 was down on the scorecards heading into the last round but then pulled this finish out of the bag.

It’s great to have ‘Sagat’ back in OKTAGON MMA! #OKTAGON53

📺 https://t.co/TVP7NaDRbZ | DAZN | Channel 4 pic.twitter.com/MSq104hbgQ

— OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) February 10, 2024

Welterweight featured bout: Cihad Akipa v Ivica Truscek

Result: Ivica Truscek chokes Akipa unconscious in the second round via guillotine

Highlight:

All about respect in the end 👏🏻

Akipa and Trušček squash the beef after the Croatian picks up the submission victory #OKTAGON53

📺 https://t.co/TVP7NaDRbZ | DAZN | Channel 4 pic.twitter.com/JT2UWrpQHf

— OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) February 10, 2024

Prelims:

Welterweight: Jan Malach v Luka Milidragovic

Result: Jan Malach wins by TKO via ground strikes in round 2

Highlight:

‘The King of the North’ rises again!

Jan Malach 🇨🇿 picks up the second round TKO victory over Milidragović at OKTAGON 53.

That’s career victory number 1️⃣6️⃣ for the fan favourite #OKTAGON53

📺 https://t.co/TVP7NaDRbZ | DAZN | Channel 4 pic.twitter.com/p5FtRLkLie

— OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) February 10, 2024

Featherweight: #5 Jaroslav Pokorny v Gjoni Palokaj

Result: Gjoni Palokaj wins by unanimous decision 29-28 x2 30-27

Highlight:

Welterweight: Endrit Brajshori v Jan Fajk

Result: Endrit Brajshori wins by second-round submission – Guillotine

Highlight:

Another finish on the OKTAGON 53 preliminary card!

OKTAGON Challenge Germany participant, Endrit Brajshori 🇽🇰 hands Jan Fajk the first loss of his professional career #OKTAGON53

📺 https://t.co/TVP7NaDRbZ | DAZN | Channel 4 pic.twitter.com/4gwlixg1zs

— OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) February 10, 2024

Welterweight: Emir-Can AL v Tomas Votava

Result: Emir-Can AL wins by TKO R1 via ground strikes

Highlight:

Emir-Can Al 🇩🇪 delivers a very impressive professional MMA debut in Oberhausen.

The UFD Gym product stopped Tomáš Votava in the very first round due to strikes.

What an exciting addition to the welterweight division! #OKTAGON53

📺 https://t.co/TVP7NaDRbZ | DAZN | Channel 4 pic.twitter.com/pdp5rgTZZZ

— OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) February 10, 2024

Featherweight: Sami Zarabi v Jakub Batfalsky

Result: Sami Zarabi wins by unanimous decision (30-27)

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