On Thursday evening, Oktagon MMA announced via social media that french fighters, Damien Lapilus and Anthony Salamone, would be pulled from Saturday night’s fight card.
The statement stated that Lapilus and Salamone were suspended by the French federation, due to doping violations and subsequent sanctions under articles 10.14 and 15.1.1.2 of the WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency) code.
On the main card, Damien Lapilus was supposed to face #5 ranked Lom-Ali Eskiev (22-7), who will now face Wanderley Junior. Wanderley Junior is a 5-time titleholder of multiple promotions in Brazil, Russia and Kazakhstan. He has a record of 17-9.
Anthony Salamone was supposed to face Middleweight Champion Kerim Engizek in the opening round of the Tipsport Gamechanger Tournament.
Announced after the weigh ins, Engizek will now face Kamil Oniszcuk. Oniszcuk was originally slated for a reserve bout in the Tipsport Gamechanger. He now moves into a 3 round, opening round fight against the newly crowned OktagonMMA Champion.
Both fights are guaranteed to be full of action. Beyond these two fights, the fight card remains largely unharmed. The fight that everyone is excited for, Deniz Ilbay v Vladimir Lengal, is official, as of the weigh ins this morning
Oktagon 66 Fight Card:
- Kerim Engizek vs. Kamil Oniszczuk
- Lom-Ali Eskiev vs. Wanderley Junior
- Matej Penaz vs. David Zawada
- Deniz Ilbay vs. Vladimir Lengal
- Matous Kohout vs. Cihad Akipa
- Hojat Khajevand vs. Kennedy Rayomba
- Daniel Solaja vs. Raphael Federico
- Emir-Can Al vs. Viktor Kovac
- Tamerlan Dulatov vs. Ghit Ighzawi
- Zoran Solaja vs. Lukas Elias
- Sara Luzar Smajic vs. Danielle Misteli
