After a light weekend of action in MMA to close out the month of January, 2024's second month in the sport begins on its second night. This time around, your passports will take you up north to Canada for the newest promotion to be streamed over UFC Fight Pass.
A new month of competitive violence kicks off with a new promotion making its debut on UFC Fight Pass this Friday night. The month of February in MMA begins with the sport heading to Montreal for Samourai MMA Chapter 9. It's the first show from Samourai MMA to stream on Fight Pass after a stint of pay-per-views on FITE.TV.
Angel Pacheco's journey into MMA is a tale of unexpected inspiration, family influence, and a deep passion for the sport. In a recent interview with Mike Kachan on the Couch Warrior Podcast, Pacheco, a Dana White's Contender Series Contract Winner and now a UFC fighter, shared his come up story and shed light on his experiences in mixed martial arts.
Takeru Segawa was set for a flyweight kickboxing superfight against Rodtang Jitmuangnon for his ONE Championship debut. However, an injury pushed the Thai star out of the match. Instead, Takeru was granted an even bigger opportunity for his ONE 165 main event.
This weekend, the UFC is dark, but that does not mean that it's a weekend short on action and excitement. While MMA's top promotion experiences its first bye week of 2024, another organization lifts the lid on their calendar of events for the year.
OKTAGON MMA, based out of the Czech Republic, kicks off its 2024 schedule by heading to England, specifically Newcastle, for OKTAGON 52. Live coverage of OKTAGON 52 kicks off beginning at noon ET/9 a.m. PT.
As is customary inside the United States, this event is streamed exclusively on DAZN. All told, absent of any postponed fights between now and the weekend, the final version of OKTAGON 52 features a 10-fight card.
