“There is a warrior in each of us” appears in several advertising spaces of the largest Czechoslovak organization of mixed martial arts. And that’s exactly what OKTAGON MMA does. Although the government has put a stop to sports events, the MMA is not giving up and is asking for an exception before Saturday’s tournament. If he doesn’t get it, he will move everything from Brno abroad.
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“Like all major international events that are around the corner and do not have the opportunity to translate or react differently to our activities, we strive to grant an exemption. Like the others, we believe that we are well on their way to obtaining it, ”explained Ondřej Novotný, co-owner of the OKTAGON organization, in the List of Reports.
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An exception is granted by the Ministry of Health, but the process should be managed by the National Sports Agency. She currently has several applications on the table and is currently negotiating with the Roman Prymula department. The outcome of the negotiations will be known to the first applicants for exemption on Wednesday. OKTAGON is among them.
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OKTAGON17 – According to the Minister of Health Roman Prymula, large international events will receive an exception. In these moments about …
Posted by OKTAGON MMA on Thursday, October 8, 2020
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Apart from the MMA, the organizers of the WTA 2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open international football tournament or football clubs representing European cups are currently seeking the opportunity to hold sports events during their ban.
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Who seeks an exemption for sporting events during the ban?
OKTAGON MMA, international mixed martial arts tournaments (October 17, 2020)
2020 J&T Banka Ostrava Open, international women’s tennis tournament (October 19 – 25, 2020)
AC Sparta Prague, FC Slovan Liberec, participants in the European Football League (October 22, November 26, December 10, 2020)
Who can seek an exception in the future?
SK Slavia Praha, participant in the European Football League (October 29, November 5, December 3, 2020)
European Judo Championship (8-10 November 2020)
Cyclocross World Cup (November 15, 2020)
European Traditional Karate Championship (11 – 13 December 2020)
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OKTAGON cooperates with the organizers of the tennis tournament with a subsidy of $ 528,500 to a certain extent. “We have put forward plans to build the bubble we know from the UFC or the WTA tournaments. We are production-friendly with the team of the promoter of the Ostrava tennis tournament, Tomáš Petra, so we know the WTA manual, according to which even the largest tennis tournaments in the world work. Now it only depends on the Ministry of Health, “Novotný explained on behalf of OKTAGON.
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“We would certainly support the activities of the MMA organization OKTAGON as an important international event,” Jakub Večerka, spokesman for the National Sports Agency, answered the question List of News.
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However, OKTAGON is also prepared for extreme distress, ie in the event that it would not be granted an exemption for organizing sports events at the time of their ban. “If we did not get an exception, we would have no choice but to look for a foreign space where the event could be organized. Even if there is only a tenth of a percent chance that we can organize the event, we will try to do so, “stressed Ondřej Novotný, co-owner of OKTAGON.
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At the same time, the long-time promoter of mixed martial arts in the Czech Republic emphasized that the organization does not currently earn anything from organizing tournaments, primarily the organizers are fighters who make a living from sports.
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“If we are able to create a bubble in a reasonable price, which is set, in which only tested people will move and thus pump money into the economy, it makes sense. People, in our case specifically fighters, are also under great stress. Most of them move in the security sector, working as security guards. But a lot of them lost their jobs at this time, and they have almost nothing to eat. So even if we don’t get any earnings, it seems to me that it makes sense to fight for someone I’ve spent some years with, and at the same time for the entire segment of show business, “Novotný pointed out.
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