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[pawel7777]

There was an Octagon #91 event this weekend in Cologne, Germany.

The results are:
K. Jotko  def  Kerim Engizek Unanimous Dec
M. Machaev  def  Gjoni Palokaj KO/TKO, 2:34 R1
Patrik Kincl  def  H. Khajevand Sub, 2:08 R2
Cihad Akipa  def  Máté Kertész KO/TKO, 2:06 R3
Marc Doussis  def  S. Weinpolter Sub, 3:22 R1
K. Oniszczuk  def  Mick Stanton Unanimous Dec
Altin Zenuni  def  Patrik Šebek Unanimous Dec
Iwan Tagner  def  Maiwand Hamras Sub, 4:06 R1
Nicolaj Wagner  def  Jackson Ross KO/TKO, 4:13 R1
WAaron Aby  def  Zoran Milic Unanimous Dec
Furkan Ugur  def  Jakub Zacpal Sub, 1:25 R3

In the main event, Krzysztof Jotko defeated dirty-fighting Kerim Engizek.
Engizek, his team and Turkish fans were not excited with the outcome and a little brawl broke out after the fight:
https://x.com/miroTylka379/status/2076062112061771865

Not the prettiest of behaviours, but anyhow, Jotko is the new middleweight champion, so congratulations to him.

[pawel7777]

Today media started reporting on Jake Paul's intention to move away from boxing and start competing in mma:
https://bloodyelbow.com/2026/07/16/jake-paul-confirms-timeline-for-return-to-sparring-and-plans-to-compete-in-mma/
Paul is still recovering from a brutal KO he received from Anthony Joshua (I believe he had a broken jaw in two places), but is expecting to return to training soon.
His first mma fight, if it happens at all, will most likely be organised under his own promotion, MVP.
The article mentions Nate Diaz as a potential opponent. Which would be a sensible choice. Diaz is still a big name. His most recent fight was against Mike Perry, in an event organised by Jake Paul's MVP, Nate looked really disappointing in that fight, so he's not out of reach for Paul.

[TopTort777]

If that is really true, then it will be an easy fight and easy money for Diaz. Despite neglecting defense and have weird striking, Diaz was always good at jiu-jitsu. If one can learn how to punch correctly and master that withing years, it will take a lot of years to train wrestling and jiu-jitsu. At least because it has more moves than straight, uppercut, overhand, jab If Jake goes against Nate under MMA rules, fight will end in less than 2 minutes, if not scripted

[notblox1]

There is one interesting PFL event this weekend with main event Johnny Eblen vs Impa Kasanganay.
This two fighters already faced each other in octagon in 2024, and Eblen was better, but I think he won with split decision.
I am giving advantage to Elben again, but it is not going to be easy win and Kasanganay will be motivated for revenge.

[pawel7777]

If that is really true, then it will be an easy fight and easy money for Diaz. Despite neglecting defense and have weird striking, Diaz was always good at jiu-jitsu. If one can learn how to punch correctly and master that withing years, it will take a lot of years to train wrestling and jiu-jitsu. At least because it has more moves than straight, uppercut, overhand, jab If Jake goes against Nate under MMA rules, fight will end in less than 2 minutes, if not scripted

If that fight happens, I'm sure Paul's main focus during the camp would be takedown defence. If I'm not mistaken, he also has a bit of a wrestling background, so maybe he wouldn't be completely hopeless on the ground.
Nate was also a favourite against Mike Perry but couldn't do anything and looked lost. I'm not even taking about after he suffered that cut, but even before that. He himself admitted that that return was much harder than he expected and he couldn't get himself into decent shape.
With Paul, there would be another 2 big factors at play. Size difference - I don't expect the fight to be restricted to any specific weight class. And most of all, it would be organised by Jake Paul's MVP Promotion, so there's a potential for all kinds of shady, under-the-table deals that would incentivise Nate to take a dive.

[notblox1]

Guys I dont know if you saw this, but I am impressed with new modified full contact medieval cage fighting!
They have full knight steel armor and real weapons, and this is reminding me on real knight duels and gladiators.
Armored MMA is US based and you can see many fights on their youtube channel, last one was in Portland few days ago:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqb8kkIC4r4

Armored MMA official website:
https://armoredmmaxp.com/

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Guys I dont know if you saw this, but I am impressed with new modified full contact medieval cage fighting!
They have full knight steel armor and real weapons, and this is reminding me on real knight duels and gladiators.

This is the first time I am hearing about this; I just saw the video you posted. What I do not understand is this: how do you even score a fight with full body armour? They are throwing kicks with full armour and using swords. It actually looks dangerous with the swords. If one accidentally pierces the armour, that will be the end of this league.

[pawel7777]

BKFC 91 (Saturday 18th July) results:
Main card:
Lorenzo Hunt def. Walter Pugliesi by KO (R4, 1:09)
Jindrich Byrtus def. Ernesto Papa by TKO (R1, 2:00)
Tomas Melis def. Toni Estorer by TKO (R2, 0:25)
Enzo Tobbia vs. Danny Christie – no contest (disqualification, R2, 0:27)
Jimmy Sweeney def. Nicholas Vescio by TKO (R2, 0:22)
Leonardo Damiani def. Andrea Bicchi by TKO (R3, 2:00)
Dan Chapman def. Marco Giustarini by KO (R2, 0:08)
Arbi Chakaev def. Dominik Herold by TKO (R1, 0:44)
Gianni Melillo def. Dawid Chylinski by TKO (R2, 0:47)
Pawel Werszynin def. Ramy Elsayes by KO (R1, 1:04)
Prelims:
Cristian Sabbatini def. Charli Marta by unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 29-27)
Cristian Brinzan def. Marco Saccaro by KO (R1, 1:12)
Guglielmo Gicco def. Antonio Moscatiello by unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 29-28)

There was no deficit of KO/TKO finishes. One of the best KO's was made by Paweł Werszynin, who landed a beautiful combo on Ramy Elayes, and, while doing that, he demonstrated a key difference between bear-knuckle fighting and boxing. You can't rely on your guard the same way when you fight with no gloves. The KO can be seen here:
https://x.com/Matysek88/status/2078544973545291881

[TopTort777]

BKFC 91

There was no deficit of KO/TKO finishes.

Even though my vision is spoiled by highlights, I cant recall a bare knuckle fight that hasnt ended with a TKO/KO I think whole sport is such that either opponent losses by TKO/KO, or punches made so much damage that doctor stops the fight, or referee and judges make fight go on even after knockdown or end of rounds (give extra round). On the other hand, it is hard to count score, because either you miss with punch or connect, as there are almost no blocks there. And each connection is either face damage or KO

[notblox1]

This is the first time I am hearing about this; I just saw the video you posted. What I do not understand is this: how do you even score a fight with full body armour? They are throwing kicks with full armour and using swords. It actually looks dangerous with the swords. If one accidentally pierces the armour, that will be the end of this league.

This AMMA have their own rules, it is not just wild sword fighting.
Armor is real steel, it is very heavy so it is providing good protection, and swords or other type of weapons are blunted steel.
Stubbing and thrusting are stricly prohibited, so combination of this rules prevents serious fighter injuries.
I think this is the next big thing after MMA, like Fencing was once very popular.

[pawel7777]

Arman Tsarukyan suffered his first loss in the RAF wrestling series to Colby Covington at the RAF 11 event.
I read in comments on X that Arman was a huge favourite with odds of x1.05 (not sure if that's true) but Colby is a very good wrestler himself + he had a size advantage.

During the event, there was an emotional moment when Ben Askren fought his last wrestling match against Belal Muhammad in the co-main event. Askren lost, but those who remember what shape he was in a year ago know how incredible it is that he's even able to fight again.

[pawel7777]

https://x.com/elonmusk/status/2078521506007560474

Elon Musk posted the above a few days ago. I've also seen videos of Dana White checking out some fighting robots (I think it was in China).
Any thoughts on such events? Is humanoid robots mma something you would be interested to see, or is it more of a short-lived novelty?
I don't think I would be willing to pay any money to watch that, but it still sounds like a better show than the Power Slap.

[TopTort777]

Robot fights are more fun to watch because they are clumsy and act unpredictably. However, it is fun to watch them fighting only for the first time. I would have gone to such event once only for new experience, and will never buy tickets or translation later. Btw black robot destroyed himself and they havent connected a single strike Do these robot fight have rounds ? Is there a guy with screwdriver to fix them between rounds ?