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While the MMA scene lived mainly on Saturday’s Oktagon 29 tournament, one bizarre story took place outside the cage.
On Thursday, the organization announced revenge for the title in the semi-heavyweight Viktor Pešta – Stephan Pütz (February 26 at the O2 Arena). “I see that I have retaliation planned. It was a surprise for me, but when it’s on the Internet, it must be true, “the champion Pest responded.
Novotný: We had a shootout, it affected me
The organizer of the organization, Ondřej Novotný, commented on Saturday: “I arranged more than 500 matches in Oktagon, this happened to me for the first time. We probably didn’t get along with his manager in some way. I am 120% convinced that I did everything the way I should have.
We had a shootout yesterday, it affected me terribly. I will be touched by a little, but this has taken me away. We will see. I’m so sorry, today we didn’t promote the match anywhere. I take it upon myself. I apologize to the fans and everyone else. ”
Pest: I won’t let you sweep
In Monday’s live broadcast on Instagram on Monday, Pest spoke more comprehensively about the situation. “We talked about the O2 Arena, the deadline, but we didn’t agree on anything. We were dealing with a new contract in particular, I have not signed it with Oktagon at the moment. And out of nowhere, they’ll announce my next match. Ondro said it affected him. I’m a little sorry, but it affected me too. I was upset.
Such treatment strikes me as strange, unprofessional. I’ve asked the Octagon before not to announce the match until we have a settled contract. Unfortunately, they have not respected it repeatedly. And for the first time, I didn’t even know about my opponent. In previous organizations, I always signed a contract first and then the match was announced, “said a former UFC or RCC fighter.
Carlos Vémola already claimed that Oktagon had promoted his boxing match with Otakar “Marpa” Petřin before signing the contract. A separate chapter is the organization’s mythical contract with Leo Bricht, who is trying to leave for the RFA. Rumors of a bohemian approach to contract documentation with fighters certainly do not add to the credibility of the brand.
In response to a fan call, Pest did not oppose the possibility of adding Novotný to the live broadcast, but the promoter did not send the request. The wrestler did not rule out leaving the Octagon, but prefers to stay.
“I’m not saying there won’t be a fight with Pütz. It’s being addressed. But I had to defend myself against the way the match was presented. I don’t know if it was the Octagon’s negligence or an attempt at coercion. But in the final, it doesn’t matter. I will not be swept with me and I do not want them to confuse my decency with weakness. ”
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Pest: Pütz unit? It does not make sense
Pest won the title in September just against Pütz, the doctor did not let the Germans into the 4th round due to a nose injury. The champion does not agree that he should complete the first defense against the same opponent. Subsequently, he touched on the topic of the (in) sensuality of the ladders in the Octagon, which have long caused controversy.
“As a champion, I do not intend to choose opponents. If it makes sense from a sports point of view, let’s follow the rankings. However, Pütz had one match in the Octagon, lost and is a unit. I don’t get it, these things bother me. I wouldn’t have a problem fighting the unit again if the leaderboards made sense. I would like to know who compiles them and according to them. ”
The semi-heavyweight in the Octagon has been in decline for a long time, as the trio under Pütz in the rankings of Attila Végh, Jeremy Kimball and Carlos Vémola did not fight for more than two years (Vémola only in medium weight).
Will Pest play against Pütz? Will the challenger profile himself from the currently signed Octagon fighters? Or will the organization bring Mikhail Ragozin or another opponent from abroad? And will Pest ever come closest to the Octagon? The situation is open, the following days and weeks will decide.
The story of Viktor Pest
In Rožmitál, barely five thousand below Třemšín, his parents led him in an intellectual-artistic direction. At the age of 18, he exchanged the potter’s wheel for MMA gloves and joined the UFC as another Czech. In the heavy weight of the most prestigious organization, he faced a later title challenger, a member of the world’s top ten and a “Russian scavenger”. Viktor Pešta (31 years old, balance 18-6) told his story for ŠPORT.sk. The ambition is to return to the UFC and win the title!
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