The German-born MMA fighter Katharina Dalisda can be trying to defend her world title in her hometown in entrance of 60,000 screaming followers at Oktagon 62. This stadium occasion in Frankfurt, Germany, has proven how a lot the perspective of MMA has modified in Germany over the previous decade.

Katharina Dalisda on German MMA

Katharina Dalisda had a background in Judo however by no means supposed to compete in MMA, she was simply on the lookout for exercise. Quick ahead, now, she holds a world title in Oktagon and can be battling in entrance of a record-breaking viewers dwell from Deutsche Financial institution Park, a large stadium.

Talking in an interview, she defined:

“I did judo for about 17 years. Then I ended and did endurance sports activities for 2 years, like triathlons and operating. I discovered it a bit boring and needed extra motion. I met somebody on the operating observe; we have been each doing a half marathon, and we didn’t know one another. We began speaking whereas operating, and he stated he was doing kickboxing. That piqued my curiosity. Sure, it’s form of loopy! However coaching is enjoyable. It turned a real ardour for me.”

UFC 99 was hosted in Germany and the nation was not welcoming of the brand new sport, portray it as a bloody affair with road toughs. Now, Oktagon can be internet hosting a serious occasion in Frankfurt after investing within the nation. On this shift, Katharina Dalisda defined:

“I believe it has much more consciousness than it did two or three years in the past. After I began, I had my first battle in 2019 at a very large occasion in. There have been possibly two or three thousand followers, and it felt big! Now, Octagon is doing a very good job with advertising and getting followers into the scene …

“Extra individuals are changing into conscious of the game. I hope the picture of MMA continues to enhance too. It’s blended proper now. Many “regular” folks benefit from the sport and see the complicated tactical features behind it, however not everyone seems to be there but. I believe in a yr or two, it should get even higher.”

Oktagon 62

Oktagon 62 is an MMA occasion scheduled for October 12, 2024, at Deutsche Financial institution Park in Frankfurt, Germany. This occasion is predicted to draw as much as 60,000 followers, making it one of many largest MMA gatherings ever. In reality, it even surpassed the UFC’s document attendance of 57,127 from UFC 243 in Melbourne.

The principle occasion will characteristic a welterweight title battle between two common German fighters: Christian Eckerlin from Frankfurt and Christian Jungwirth from Stuttgart. This matchup is being billed as a battle for the title of “King of Germany.”

‘Tigress’ Katharina Dalisda plans to defend her Strawweight title towards former UFC fighter Mallory Martin. Germany’s Dalisda is trying to make it seven wins in a row.

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