Oktagon 94: The Biggest Comeback Ever
When OKTAGON brought its show to Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt in 2024, the crowd reached 59,148 — a world record for a single MMA event. The promotion is returning to the same stadium on September 26, 2026, with the same headliner and a card titled "The Biggest Comeback Ever." Christian Eckerlin, who won the OKTAGON "King of Germany" crown in front of that record crowd two years ago, is back on his home stage. Across from him stands David Kozma, a Czech veteran and former multi-time OKTAGON welterweight champion who arrives at 34-15 following two wins in 2026.
The scale matters. A 60,000-seat stadium set for an MMA fight card is unusual anywhere in the world. In European MMA, it is exceptional. The event also features Karlos Vémola, one of the most recognizable names in Central European MMA, stepping into what OKTAGON is billing as a battle of generations against the unbeaten German grappler Frédéric Vosgröne. The card is structured as a single main card — no prelim tier — and runs ten bouts deep.
Full Fight Card
| Fight | Weight Class | Card Section |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Eckerlin vs. David Kozma | Welterweight | Main Card |
| Max Coga vs. Christian Jungwirth | Welterweight | Main Card |
| Frédéric Vosgröne vs. Karlos Vémola | Catchweight (89 kg) | Main Card |
| Edmon Avagyan vs. Dominic Schober | Catchweight | Main Card |
| Fedor Duric vs. Marc Diakiese | Lightweight | Main Card |
| Hugo Vach vs. Deniz Ilbay | Featherweight | Main Card |
| Jamie Cordero vs. Robert Pukač | Middleweight | Main Card |
| Tamerlan Dulatov vs. Nikola Joksovic | Welterweight | Main Card |
| Raul Lemberanskij vs. Roman Paulus | Bantamweight | Main Card |
| Michael Obodozie vs. Oskar Staszczak | Welterweight | Main Card |
Main Event: Eckerlin vs. Kozma
Christian Eckerlin is 18-8 with one no contest and has been OKTAGON's standard-bearer in German-speaking markets for more than a decade. He was crowned King of Germany at OKTAGON 62 in front of 59,148 fans at this same Deutsche Bank Park, then returned two years later to headline again. His style is built on a boxing foundation with consistent pressure — not on highlight-reel weapons, but on volume output and the ability to make fights uncomfortable from the outside. In Frankfurt, in front of a crowd that knows his name, he is a different fighter than he is anywhere else.
Kozma enters at 34-15, a former six-time OKTAGON welterweight champion who has navigated European MMA for nearly two decades. Two wins in 2026 give the comeback framing in the event's title real meaning. He knows how to pace a stadium fight, how to absorb crowd noise, and how to stay composed when the environment is designed to lift one fighter above the other. Eckerlin will have Frankfurt behind him. Kozma has seen it all before.
Co-Main Event: Coga vs. Jungwirth
Max Coga faces Christian Jungwirth in the co-main at welterweight, and the backstory is impossible to ignore. The 2024 OKTAGON Frankfurt show — the one that set the attendance record — was headlined by Eckerlin defeating Jungwirth in front of that crowd. Jungwirth is back at the same venue one show later, on the same night his former opponent headlines again. Coga is a serious opponent, but Jungwirth will need a result that gives him a different story to tell about his relationship with Deutsche Bank Park.
Notable Bouts
Frédéric Vosgröne vs. Karlos Vémola at 89 kg catchweight is the most anticipated non-main-event fight on the card. Vosgröne is 5-0 with five finishes, an unbeaten German fighter who arrived from a decorated Brazilian jiu-jitsu background including IBJJF competition and joined OKTAGON in April 2025. He finishes fights at every level he has competed at. Vémola, nicknamed "The Terminator," is a Czech MMA institution — a former OKTAGON champion, a fixture on major European cards for over a decade, and one of the most recognizable faces in Central European combat sports. At 89 kg catchweight in a 60,000-seat stadium, this is not a normal context for a non-title fight between two fighters from different generations.
Marc Diakiese, a former UFC lightweight, takes on Fedor Duric in a lightweight contest that brings a recognized former UFC name into the OKTAGON setting. Hugo Vach vs. Deniz "El Pistolero" Ilbay at featherweight rounds out the notable fights, with Ilbay at 9-3 a familiar name to German fight audiences and Vach looking to establish himself on a stage this large.
OKTAGON 94 takes place at Deutsche Bank Park in Frankfurt on September 26, 2026.
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