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Patrik Kincl re-signs with Oktagon, faces Matej Penaz in stadium title clash

Oktagon’s pound-for-pound number one fighter signs extended deal with the European promotion.

by
Simon Head
April 22, 2024

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Reigning Oktagon middleweight champion Patrik Kincl is going nowhere, and he doesn’t plan on letting go of his championship belt, either.

The Czech star has never lost inside the Oktagon cage, with wins against Samuel Kristofic, Alex Lohore, Karlos Vemola and Piotr Wawrzyniak, and has held the promotion’s middleweight title since 2022. Most recently, he defeated interim champion Wawrzyniak at Oktagon 54 to re-unify the 185-pound title.

🚨 The contract is SIGNED 🚨

The most wanted middleweight in European MMA, Patrik Kincl 🇨🇿 is staying with OKTAGON MMA!

‘The Inspector’ will return at Eden Stadium, Prague, on June 8 for OKTAGON 58.

Who should he face? 🤔

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— OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) April 21, 2024

And now, Oktagon officials have confirmed that “The Inspector” has signed a new multi-fight contract with the promotion, and will put his title on the line against top contender Matej Penaz on June 8 at Oktagon 58 at Eden Stadium in Prague.

Penaz enters the title fight with a 9-1 record, with his only defeat coming against Sedriques Dumas in a strangely off-form performance on Dana White’s Contender Series. After that loss, Penaz returned to Oktagon and reeled off three successive wins, all by TKO.

He stopped Joel dos Santos and Ole Magnor with first-round finishes, then finished former Cage Warriors champion Matt Bonner with a vicious second-round body shot at Oktagon 52 to put himself at the front of the queue for a shot at the middleweight title.

Now, following the news of Kincl’s new contract, Penaz gets his shot, and will face the champion in an all-Czech title clash on June 8.

🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨

The fight that everyone wants to see goes down in Eden, Prague – our first of two football stadium shows this year.

Patrik Kincl 🇨🇿 defends his middleweight belt against top prospect, Matěj Peňáz 🇨🇿 on June 8.

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— OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) April 21, 2024

The matchup will form the night’s co-main event, with the light heavyweight title fight between longtime rivals Karlos Vemola and Attila Vegh set to headline the show.