The tournament in Liberec will see a great match! Magard is back, he will want to take the belt from the interim champion Lopez

Not many people expected this. Octagon announced a fight we expected more in the second half of the year. The bantamweight title will be contested between the interim champion Gustavo Lopez and Jonas Magarde, who was badly injured at the end of last year, but will be fine by the April tournament in Liberec!

Jonas Magard was supposed to defend his title at the last tournament of 2022, but due to a broken jaw the organization had to look for a replacement. He found a more than adequate one.

Gustavo Lopez, who confirmed his qualities against Filip Mack and won the interim title, has reinforced the Octagon. There was talk about when he would be able to face the rightful champion.

However, due to injury, it was expected that the Danish Shark would not be available until the second half of the year. But in the end he will surprisingly be able to fight much sooner.

Octagon has announced their title fight for the April tournament in Liberec! The first tournament in the Nordic city will see one of the most anticipated fights of the year.

“He came, he saw, he won, and now Gustavo Lopez returns to the Czech Republic to turn the interim bantamweight championship belt into a full title. After demolishing Filip Macek in front of a packed O2 Arena, he rated his performance at OKTAGON as a big deal, proving that he is one of the best fighters in the world at his craft.

The UFC 12 veteran made it 13 wins before the limit! His entrance into OKTAGON MMA was all the more impressive because he got the nod just 10 days before the actual fight due to an injury to full title holder:: Danish “The Shark” Jonas Magard.

After a nasty fracture of his jaw from training, he recovered in a very quick time and is ready to defend his champion status in the Home Credit Arena in Liberec. The blond tough guy wanted to fight despite his handicap, but the doctors issued a hard stop.

Now Magard is back in training and ready to defend his title! Will he maintain his undefeated record in OKTAGON against Lopez?” announced the organization on its social media.

The Oktagon 41 tournament will take place at the Home Credit Arena in Liberec on April 15, 2023. Tickets are still available on the organization’s website.

Source: Oktagon MMA