Amiran Gogoladze and Jessin Ayari fight for the vacant OKTAGON welterweight title tonight at Oktagon 96 in Munich, four days after Ayari was moved into the main event. The card at the SAP Garden is scheduled to start at 18:00 local time. Both title fighters made weight on Friday, while four men on the undercard did not.
Oktagon 96 start time and where to watch
Oktagon 96 takes place on Saturday 31 October 2026. OKTAGON's event countdown and the SAP Garden both point to an 18:00 start in Munich. In other time zones that is:
- Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, Croatia, Serbia: 18:00
- UK and Ireland: 17:00
- New York: 13:00
- Main event: around 23:00 in Munich, but that is an estimate that depends on how many fights finish early
In Germany, Austria and Switzerland the card is on RTL+, and the website dslweb.de reports that the live stream requires the Premium plan. Worldwide, OKTAGON sells it as a pay-per-view on OKTAGON.TV. Middle Easy also lists TVP Sport and DAZN as broadcasters, so check your local provider before you buy.
Oktagon 96 fight card
These are the bouts and records as OKTAGON lists them on its official event page. The promotion labels the opening bout a free prelim.
| Section | Fight | Records | Division |
|---|---|---|---|
| Title fight | Amiran Gogoladze vs. Jessin Ayari | 18-3 vs. 19-6 | Welterweight |
| Main card | Ronald Paradeiser vs. Tyrone Pfeifer | 23-11 vs. 8-1 | Welterweight |
| Main card | Lazar Todev vs. Simon Biyong | 14-7 vs. 12-6 | Heavyweight |
| Main card | Gökhan Aksu vs. Rene Runge | 14-7-1 vs. 14-8-1 | Catchweight, 73 kg |
| Main card | Michael Deiga-Scheck vs. Lukáš Chotěnovský | 11-8 vs. 8-3 | Bantamweight |
| Prelims | Marek Bartl vs. Brian Manning | 17-16 vs. 6-1 | Middleweight |
| Prelims | Endrit Brajshori vs. Christian Mach | 6-2 vs. 10-5 | Welterweight |
| Prelims | Henrique Madureira vs. Daniel Schordje | 10-7 vs. 10-1-1 | Featherweight |
| Prelims | Hafeni Nafuka vs. Ivan Klevets | 12-5 vs. 5-3 | Catchweight, 72 kg |
| Prelims | Kevin Hangs vs. Burak Kizilirmak | 15-9 vs. 12-3 | Welterweight |
| Free prelim | Marat Nessar vs. Abdulmalik Aliev | 1-0 vs. 1-0 | Lightweight |
Oktagon 96 weigh-in results
Gogoladze and Ayari both weighed in at the 170-pound championship limit, according to RDX Sports, so the belt is on the line for both men. Four fighters missed weight, and all four bouts go ahead:
- Rene Runge: 1 lb over for his catchweight bout with Gökhan Aksu
- Kevin Hangs: 2 lb over for his welterweight bout with Burak Kizilirmak
- Marat Nessar: 3 lb over for his lightweight bout with Abdulmalik Aliev
- Hafeni Nafuka: 5 lb over for his catchweight bout with Ivan Klevets
Gogoladze vs. Ayari: how the title fight came together
Kaik Brito vacated the belt, and Gogoladze has now had two title fights fall through. He was first due to challenge Brito in Brno, then to face the unbeaten Felix Klinkhammer, who withdrew injured this week. Ayari was booked on this card against Ion Surdu, who withdrew injured, and then against Kevin Pastran before he was moved up. OKTAGON also points out that Ayari was supposed to fight Klinkhammer in July, and that he was the one who pulled out that time.
Gogoladze, the division's No. 1, has not lost in OKTAGON and has eight career finishes inside 100 seconds. His last fight was a first-round knockout of former champion Surdu at Oktagon 86 in April, which ended a layoff of almost two years.
Ayari is ranked No. 7, comes from nearby Nuremberg and is 2-0 in OKTAGON after a UFC run that ended in 2020. Nine of his 19 wins came by submission, and that is the matchup to watch: Gogoladze has never lost by submission. Ayari's last fight was in June 2025, so he also has a long layoff to shake off on short notice.
The other fights to watch at Oktagon 96
Ronald Paradeiser vs. Tyrone Pfeifer. Paradeiser walks out for a record 25th OKTAGON fight and holds the promotion's records for wins (17) and knockdowns (11), but he has lost two in a row. Pfeifer has won three straight and beat Niklas Stolze in 22 seconds last time out.
Lazar Todev vs. Simon Biyong. OKTAGON's No. 1 heavyweight has won three in a row, and this is his ninth fight in the promotion, the most of any heavyweight. Neither he nor Biyong has ever lost by knockout.
Gökhan Aksu vs. Rene Runge. All 14 of Aksu's wins came inside the distance. Runge took the fight after Niko Samsonidse was injured, and he makes his OKTAGON debut against the division's No. 2.
Endrit Brajshori vs. Christian Mach. Brajshori's last two OKTAGON fights lasted 2:28 combined. Mach, who debuts here, was knocked out in 65 seconds in 2022 by Aksu, Brajshori's teammate.
Whoever wins the main event becomes the new welterweight champion, with Klinkhammer among the obvious first challengers once he is healthy. Results and fighter records update on the Oktagon 96 event page as the night goes on.
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