Marcel Grabinski looks to take out UFC veteran Andreas Michailidis and win the entire OKTAGON tournament

Interview with Marcel Grabinski below


Marcel Granbinski (23-7) discusses his welterweight fight against Andreas Michailidis (14-6) at OKTAGON 44 on June 17. Marcel also spoke about training with UFC middleweight Abus Magomedov, his long-term goal of ending up in the UFC and his prediction for June 10th.

“Michailidis is a very good opponent, especially his power, he’s really heavy for this division. He fought at light heavyweight in the UFC. I’m a conditioning monster, I have conditioning and power for five rounds. I think I will beat him or finish him in the 2nd or 3rd round. I’m ready in all areas.” 

Oktagon 44 fight card:

Pavol Langer vs. Alexander Poppeck – 205 lbs
C. Eckerlin vs. Tato Primera – 176 lbs
Marcel Grabinski vs. A. Michailidis – 170 lbs
Bojan Veličković vs. C. Jungwirth – 170 lbs
Łukasz Siwiec vs. John Hathaway – 170 lbs
Ronald Paradeiser vs. Andrew Fisher – 155 lbs
Rafael Xavier vs. M. Strzelczyk – 205 lbs
Sofiia Bagishvili vs. Jacinta Austin – 115 lbs
Hassan Shaaban vs. Tomáš Fiala – 155 lbs
Zdenek Polivka vs. Hojat Khajevand – 185 lbs
Konrad Dyrschka vs. Adrian Kępa – 155 lbs

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