It was supposed to be one of the most watched matches, and it was also the main match of OKTAGON 29. In addition, the legendary Buchinger was striving for something that no one had ever done before. He could win the third title in three different weights. Plus, in one year. However, intensive training sometimes brings unpleasant news and it was not different now. OKTAGON MMA was the first to inform about the Slovak champion’s injury.
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“Ivan Buchinger is unfortunately wounded and the title battle at #OKTAGON29 will not take place. We will announce more information and the name of the substitute opponent for Kozma in the broadcast of MMA Letem Světem on YouTube Fight Club News, “OKTAGON MMA informed on social networks.
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And the discovery of a substitute opponent did not take long. He became UFC veteran Bojan Veličković, who has so far succeeded on Czech-Slovak soil in two cases, and a title chance hung in the air. And now she has come. Veličković was in the right place at the right time and he will certainly try to dethrone Kozma from the champion throne.
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“It’s a name many of you probably want to see in the title duel. It makes sense to you. He is a man who has won four times in a row. He’s a UFC veteran. He is in the TOP 5 OCTAGON. And he is a man named Bojan Veličković, “promoter Novotný informed in the broadcast.
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A few hours later, Buchinger also commented on the whole situation. In addition, he quite possibly lost the opportunity to compete for the third title.
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“Sometimes just a second … and he’ll rewrite all the plans and preparations. It was an unfortunate coincidence in training that resulted in an unpleasant injury. I was looking forward to the match, I put everything into it, and I believed so badly that I could do it. Maybe that’s why I got away with it, I don’t know. I have an operation tomorrow and I hope that, as before, I will regenerate quickly. I have a long way to go, but I will not give up, “Buchinger said.
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“Yes, I was so close, but I believe I will open that window and rewrite history. Then, with a clear conscience, I can end mine. I know that this is just one of the obstacles that life brings to our way, “continued the Slovak champion, who currently holds two belts.
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And what kind of injury was it? Buchinger underwent surgery on Wednesday, involving knee atroscopy and a fracture in the tibia.
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“I report that I am OK after the operation. It was knee atroscopy, something needed to be fixed. I still have a fracture in the whistle. Now recovery is coming,” Slovak told Instagram.
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Thirty-two-year-old Bojan Veličković, who has also competed in the famous UFC in the past, suddenly gets into the action. The Serbian wrestler has so far won two on the Czech-Slovak scene, during which he spent less than eight minutes in a cage. There was talk out loud about a possible title chance that has now come. Kozm has so far managed to defend the fair weight belt three times, now he has a fourth defense. Will she be successful again?
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