Oktagon 97: Severino vs. Holzer Preview: Full Fight Card Breakdown

November 7, 2026 | ZAG-Arena, Hanover, Germany

Oktagon's November card is built around one of the cleanest storylines in European MMA right now. Igor Severino is the Oktagon Bantamweight Champion — a 22-year-old Brazilian with a 10-1 record and finishes in nearly every win. Max Holzer is 12-0 with 10 finishes, 24 years old, and fighting for the belt in his hometown in front of a sold-out ZAG-Arena. Two uncompromising finishers, a title on the line, and a crowd that is fully behind one of them.

Full Fight Card

Fight	Weight Class	Card Section
Igor Severino vs. Max Holzer	Bantamweight	Main Card
Gjoni Palokaj vs. Zafar Mohsen	Featherweight	Main Card
Ozan Aslaner vs. Denis Frimpong	Catchweight	Main Card
Justin Detzel vs. Kacper Frątczak	Middleweight	Main Card
Karol Ryšavý vs. Samuel Bark	Featherweight	Main Card
Daniel Makin vs. Petr Bartoněk	Welterweight	Main Card
Haci Akseker vs. Jonatan Kujawa	Featherweight	Main Card
Matheus da Silva Severino vs. Abdul Karim Badakhshi	Flyweight	Main Card
Jan Holzer vs. Ján Švagerko	Welterweight	Main Card
Josefine Lindgren Knutsson vs. Yasmin Guimarães	Women's Strawweight	Main Card
Thais Vasconcelos vs. Kathrin Haberle	Women's Bantamweight	Main Card
Islam Djabrailov vs. Kenji Bortoluzzi	Featherweight	Main Card

Main Event: Igor Severino vs. Max Holzer — Oktagon Bantamweight Championship

Severino claimed the vacant Oktagon Bantamweight Championship at Oktagon 85 in Hamburg in March 2026, stopping Khurshed Kakhorov by TKO in the second round. At 22, he became the youngest champion in the promotion's history. His first title defense at Oktagon 89 ended in a no contest after an accidental foul, leaving the belt picture unresolved. He travels to Hanover with his 10-1 record and the intent to make a clean defense.

Holzer (12-0) is the kind of prospect who validates the hype. He has 10 finishes in 12 wins — 7 by submission — with recent knockout power on display in his Oktagon 88 headliner against Khalid Taha, which he won by TKO at 3:14 of the first round. The Tapology community is nearly split: 51% Severino, 49% Holzer across over 100 picks. A near coin-flip on a title fight in front of a partisan crowd tells you how evenly matched these two look on paper.

The key questions: can Severino keep Holzer's submission game at bay long enough to get his striking working? And can Holzer avoid an all-out war in which Severino's finishing instincts take over? Both fighters like to end fights early, both carry genuine danger, and the ZAG-Arena atmosphere will be a factor from the opening bell.

Co-Main Event: Gjoni Palokaj vs. Zafar Mohsen — Featherweight

As the second fight on the card, Palokaj and Mohsen bring featherweight action to a crowd already locked in on the title fight. Oktagon has used this position to showcase fighters building through its European rankings. A decisive win by either man moves their profile forward and puts them closer to the top of the 145-pound picture.

Notable Bouts

Jan Holzer vs. Ján Švagerko — Welterweight, Main Card

The name Holzer appears twice on November 7. While Max Holzer fights for the bantamweight title in the main event, Jan Holzer — no relation — competes at welterweight on the same night in the same building. The coincidence gives the card an unusual texture, and Jan Holzer will be looking to add his own result to a night already defined by the Holzer name.

Josefine Lindgren Knutsson vs. Yasmin Guimarães — Women's Strawweight, Main Card

Knutsson has been building steadily through Oktagon's women's divisions and brings solid credentials into this bout. A win over Guimarães keeps her moving up the 115-pound rankings and signals continued upward progress in a women's strawweight division that has grown in depth under the Oktagon banner.