Makhachev vs Dustin kicks things off and Conor vs Chandler closes the show for the month.
5 UFC’s
3 PFL’s
1 PFL Europe
1 KSW
1 RIZIN
1 Bellator
1 ONE
1 ACA
There is not a single card I like enough to watch the show start to finish but there are a ton of fights I’m watching in June. A lot of good fights booked in the UFC MW division this month.
So yeah…no really stacked cards but the month overall has a lot of good fights booked.
June MMA kicks off in two days.
Pumped for the MW fights…
Got to add Cesar Almeida vs Kopylov to the list. Prelim headliner tomorrow night.
Marquez vs Reese as well.
Muniz is out so lets see if they who they get on short notice or if they bump Aliskerov to later in the summer.
Rare UFC puts ten fights together from a single weight class that you want to see in a single month but I think they have done that a couple times with MW this year.
You should check boxing lol
June 8th, Oktagon is doing a 27k stadium and they will do a 55k seat stadium in October. Its funny how Oktagon is grassroots and they can sell 30k tickets and PFL had all this VC money and they can’t sell twenty tickets.
Certainly a few events in June.
OKTAGON MMA co-owner Ondrej Novotny has shared the realities of growing an MMA promotion amid UFC’s global dominance.
The UFC have always held a stranglehold on the sport of MMA and reached new heights of popularity during and following COVID-19 as they were the only sports organisation still running shows amid the pandemic.
Dana White’s promotion cemented their spot as the No.1 organisation in MMA, but Novotny, who fronts OKTAGON MMA alongside business partner Pavol Neruda, is forging his own illustrious path, having enjoyed great success in Europe as they embark in the UK.
OKTAGON MMA recently set up shop in Birmingham, England, with a star-studded card showcasing the UK talent they boast on their impressive roster, including budding star Shem Rock, who trains with Paddy Pimblett.
And the promotion are gearing up for a blockbuster card in Prague, Czech Republic, as former UFC veteran Karlos Vemola meets ex-Bellator light-heavyweight champion Attila Vegh at an open-air football stadium in front of 27,000 fans on June 8. What’s more, a monstrous event is set for October 12 at Frankfurt’s 55,000-seater stadium - home to Bundesliga side Eintracht Frankfurt.
Ondrej Novotny and Pavol Neruda during an OKTAGON MMA presser. Image: OKTAGON MMA
On OKTAGON MMA’s position in the ever-growing industry, Novotny explained: “UFC is the King, and everyone else is just trying to find their own path. We believe that ours could be a good path, but also in some ways we are unable to compete with the big ones, because Czech and Slovakia are too small.
"That’s why we have to go to Germany and now into other countries. We are still growing, it is getting better and better, but everything we invest is going back into the business.
“For us, it’s about fun. Pavol and I don’t care about the money, we want it to be an adventure. However, we believe that we know the pattern, and we know how it should be done in Europe.
“UFC will never be in Europe for more than 5 times a year because the market is too small. So we believe that Europe is the sweet spot for us, perhaps the Middle East in the future, and this is what we try to concentrate on.”
Novotny and Neruda are reaping the rewards after taking out £20,000 bank loans to start the business.
Discussing the decision to take the risk, Novotny added: "I’ve never been scared about these kinds of things. I don’t see money as something important. It gives me freedom, but it is not something which I get hung up on. If I can chase my dreams for just £20,000, then I will do it.
"I’ve always had a win mentality, and I’ve always been so sure that I would succeed that I have never thought about the consequences of losing.
“If I’m going for something, I really believe that it is going to be successful, but this is life, you can’t win every time.”
