Another great spring afternoon is on tap, but not everybody’s going to be outside. MMA fans have good reason to stay indoors today because DAZN has some live fights on tap beginning at 12 noon ET/ 9 am PT with Oktagon MMA‘s Oktagon 56. Today’s card originates from Resorts World Arena in Birmingham, England. All told, 13 fights will be held before this show goes in the history books.
Main Event
Your Oktagon 56 main event sees the promotion’s vacant flyweight championship at stake when Cage Warriors alums do battle. No. 1 contender Aaron Aby (18-8-1 MMA, 1-1 Oktagon MMA) returns to the promotion to take on Sam Creasey (18-5 MMA, Oktagon MMA promotional debut), onetime 125-lb. titleholder in Cage Warriors. This fight is an advertised five rounds at five minutes per round.
🏆 Vacant Flyweight Title 🏆
The OKTAGON 56 headliner for gold is official!
Aaron Aby – 56.5kg/125lbs ✅
Sam Creasey – 56.5kg/125lbs ✅Who leaves Birmingham tomorrow night as the champion?
Buy your tickets now👇🏼
🎫 https://t.co/M4HFmc9Pma pic.twitter.com/wwm39Kjyiq— OKTAGON MMA (@OktagonOfficial) April 19, 2024
Co-Main Event
Immediately ahead of the main event, the Tipsport Gamechanger Lightweight Tournament will continue with an opening-round fight between Akonne Wanliss (7-2, 1 NC MMA, 1-0, 1 NC Oktagon) and Sahil Siraj (9-2 MMA, Oktagon MMA promotional debut.) This fight had been scheduled to occur on March 2 during Oktagon 54 but was postponed to today after Wanliss ran afoul of his opponent’s coach.
Rest of the Card
Also happening on today’s show is a contracted catchweight (150 lbs.) between Shem Rock (9-1-1 MMA, 1-0-1 Oktagon MMA) and Stefano Catacoli (7-1 MMA, 1-0 Oktagon MMA), a light heavyweight fixture matching Daniel Skvor (7-3 MMA, 6-3 Oktagon MMA) and Will Fleury (11-3, 1 NC MMA, Oktagon MMA promotional debut,) a welterweight affair versing Andrej Kalasnik (10-5 MMA, 6-4 Oktagon MMA) and Liam Etebar (8-3 MMA, 0-1 Oktagon MMA), and a lightweight contest between George Staines (1-0 MMA, 1-0 Oktagon MMA) and Tomas Ciganik (1-1 MMA, Oktagon MMA promotional debut).
Oktagon 56 Results:
Main Card: (3 pm ET/ noon PT, DAZN)
Main Event: Aaron Aby vs. Sam Creasey, Vacant Oktagon MMA Flyweight Championship
Co-Main Event: Akonne Wanliss vs. Sahil Siraj Tipsport Gamechanger Lightweight Tournament Opening Round
Shem Rock vs. Stefano Catacoli Catchweight: 150 lbs.
Daniel Skvor vs. Will Fleury
Andrej Kalasnik vs. Liam Etebar
George Staines vs. Tomas Ciganik
Prelims: (noon ET/ 9 am PT, DAZN)
Featured Prelim: Jakub Dohnal vs. James Hendin
Co-Featured Prelim: Denis Frimpong vs. Callum Mullen
Mick Stanton vs. Kamil Wojciechowski
Max Handanagic vs. James Dixon
Ammari Diedrick vs. Daniel Hromek
Beau Gavin vs. Mbaye Gaye
Megan Morris vs. Aitana Alvarez
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