After taking the promotion by storm this 12 months, primary ranked Oktagon MMA mild heavyweight Will Fleury(13-3) is set to defeat Karlos Vemola(37-8) in his yard and take his gold within the course of at Oktagon 65.
Talking with World In Sport fight sports activities reporter Dan Kelly forward of his Oktagon MMA mild heavyweight title combat with UFC veteran Vemola, Irishman Fleury declared conflict on the Czech MMA legend. He’s adamant that he’ll end the competition inside the primary spherical and will likely be ‘very upset’ if that doesn’t occur.
When requested if he’s trying ahead to the large event,he stated, “Yeah, buzzing man, I’ve been ready my entire life for a possibility like this, so I’m delighted it’s lastly occurring” After working his manner via the key European promotions Fleury feels he has lastly discovered his residence with the Czech/Slovak group and a current video has circulated of the SBG Eire fighter signing his first contract with the promotion at the beginning of 2024 and stating on digital camera “Karlos, everyone knows this ends with you, let’s do that, I’m right here to do enterprise!”
Time To Settle An Outdated Rating…
From day one, the title challenger declared his want to combat Vemola due to an previous incident at Karlos’ fitness center when the pair sparred frequently over a number of weeks. On a type of events, the host injured Fleury, and the latter claimed there was no apology or response to the incident. All these years later, the Czechoslovakian says he has no recollection of the incident however now apologises.
“He’s received a genuinely horrible reminiscence if he doesn’t bear in mind me being there as a result of we sparred a couple of occasions, it wasn’t simply that one time, however perhaps he doesn’t[remember] perhaps he’s simply that f*****g thick” he defined, he went onto say “I will likely be very upset if I don’t knock him out within the first spherical, genuinely, that’s not me being blustery or cocky, I see the holes so there shouldn’t be any motive I can’t exploit that.”
Since arriving within the promotion earlier this 12 months, Fleury, 35, has steamrolled each opponents. While having a damaged hand, he defeated Daniel Skvor by an arm triangle choke on his debut at Resorts World Enviornment in Birmingham on April twentieth at Oktagon 56. He adopted that up six months later with a spectacular 71-second knockout of Pavol Langer at Oktagon 62 inside Eintracht Frankfurt stadium.
It was there that he formally known as out ‘The Terminator’ , who was sat in his eyeline on commentary obligation for the Oktagon.television stream and initially appeared reluctant to simply accept the problem set. When talking on this, Fleury says “Even on the face off, I felt his physique language was very defensive, look, you possibly can watch it and see for yourselves to make up your individual thoughts however I’m shocked he even took the combat as a result of on that evening I knocked Pavol Langer out, it didn’t really feel like he needed it in any respect!”
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Does Vemola Nonetheless Have The Starvation To Hold Going?
Earlier this 12 months, Oktagon MMA held their 58th occasion on the residence of Slavia Prague FC, with Karlos Vemola vs Atilla Vegh 2 because the headline occasion. This match-up ought to have occurred years in the past, however for the latter’s inactivity, Vemola finally walked away the victor after an arm-triangle choke end within the second spherical.
The occasion was dubbed ‘the final dance’ because it was set to be Karlos’ final outing. Issue that into him being 38 years of age with 45 fights below his belt, and naturally, the query is being requested whether or not he nonetheless needs to compete with the a lot more energizing man in Will Fleury.
Discover out who will stroll away as Oktagon mild heavyweight champion LIVE on DAZN from 6 pm on twenty ninth December. Hold your eyes peeled for the total World In Sport preview on Oktagon 65, which incorporates the TipSport gamechanger remaining between Ronald Paradeiser and Losene Keita for the light-weight crown.
FULL INTERVIEW WITH WILL FLEURY AHEAD OF OKTAGON 65:“DEEP DOWN HE DOESN’T F****N WANT IT AT ALL” – Will Fleury on Karlos Vemola forward of #Oktagon65
