OKTAGON MMA, Europe’s biggest MMA promotion, has announced their biggest show to date, as they head to Frankfurt’s Deutsche Bank Park on October 12, for OKTAGON 62.
Since their establishment in 2016, the promotion has grown exponentially, consistently selling out arenas in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, before their successful expansion into Germany and the UK.
After selling out Germany’s biggest indoor arena, the Lanxess Arena in Cologne, and breaking the German MMA attendance record in the process (19,000 people), OKTAGON MMA wasted no time in scaling up for German audiences. The home of Eintracht Frankfurt, Deutsche Bank Park hosts 55,000 fans and will mark an historic night in German sporting history.
"Ever since we started doing shows in Frankfurt and speaking to the guys here, there seems to be some sort of magic here. It's always been big here and we keep selling out the Festhalle," OKTAGON MMA co-founder Pavol Neruda said.
"Germany is such a huge country and we believe there is always a chance to really make MMA big here. There was only one option really for us when it came to a stadium show here; Deutsche Bank Park is massive and it also has the closing roof that we need as well, just in case.
"For us, it seems like the perfect timing after selling out Cologne and the biggest indoor arena, this is the next step. We are aware it is a huge step, we are very humble because this goal is super ambitious.
"We believe we can sell this event out because the size of the event itself is going to attract people we believe. We are planning to bring big artists for the half-time shows, real global stars and we are now in negotiations.
"This is like an epic Colosseum.”
Not only will the stacked card feature the biggest MMA stars in the country and top talent across the continent, but fans can also look forward to a live spectacle the likes of which has never been seen before at an MMA event including live music, incredible visuals and a whole host of surprises.
The first stadium show which OKTAGON MMA will hold in 2024 is OKTAGON 58 at Eden Stadium in Prague on June 8 featuring the 'Rematch of the Century' between Karlos Vémola and Attila Végh.
More details about this monumental event - OKTAGON 62 in Frankfurt Stadium - will be revealed over the coming months.
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