{"id":153229,"date":"2025-09-19T00:42:07","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T00:42:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/153229\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T00:42:07","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T00:42:07","slug":"giant-paddy-pimblett-compared-to-brock-lesnar-makes-his-mma-return-this-weekend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/153229\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Giant Paddy Pimblett\u2019 compared to Brock Lesnar makes his MMA return this weekend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_xe1idch1d\">There&#8217;s no UFC this weekend, but that means more time to shine for budding European MMA promotion OKTAGON MMA, which returns with one of its biggest and brightest stars, Frederic Vosgr\u00f6ne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_0bpxlse4o\">&#8216;The Neandertal,&#8217; standing six feet tall and weighing as much as heavyweight, rocks a golden crown of hair, drawing many comparisons to UFC superstar Paddy Pimblett. His fighting style is much more ferocious, however, marauding his opponents and mangling them with a slick grappling game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_v2yafz7al\">Here&#8217;s everything you need to know about OKTAGON 76 this weekend, featuring the return of Germany&#8217;s Frederic Vosgr\u00f6ne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_8o8zqe7wm\">OKTAGON  76 takes place this Saturday, beginning at 12 pm ET. The fights kick off inside the Festhalle in Frankfurt, Germany. Eleven fights are confirmed for the card, subject to change.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_m1bchdu9b\">&#8220;In the main event, Daniel Weichel (42-15) puts the gloves back on to compete in his hometown of Frankfurt for the very first time against dangerous Frenchman, Abou Tounkara (12-6), at lightweight,&#8221; OKTAGON said in their official press release.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;[&#8230;] Frederic Vosgr\u00f6ne (4-0) makes his highly anticipated sophomore outing in the promotion as part of the light heavyweight co-headliner opposite knockout artist, Fabio Moraes (7-1). The man known as \u2018The Neanderthal\u2019 took the MMA world by storm &#8230; with many drawing comparisons to Brock Lesnar and Paddy Pimblett!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u2620\ufe0f \u2018The Neanderthal\u2019 is ready \u2620\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p>Frederic Vosgr\u00f6ne \ud83c\udde9\ud83c\uddea wants to remain undefeated and continue his submission streak this Saturday at OKTAGON 76.<\/p>\n<p>What does the light heavyweight star think of his opponent, Moraes, in the co-headliner?<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcfa <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TVP7NaDRbZ\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/TVP7NaDRbZ<\/a> &amp; RTL+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/5uQtVXOW8N\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/5uQtVXOW8N<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 OKTAGON (@OktagonOfficial) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OktagonOfficial\/status\/1968714760817426807?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_mqx3tdkpf\">OKTAGON 76 can be bought on the<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/oktagon.tv\/en\/event\/oktagon-76\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"> official OKTAGON website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_mxvz7o-o_O-style_12bse5w-o_O-style_6s3kpz\" data-mm-id=\"_2qlkysysz\">Stick with\u00a0<a class=\"tagStyle_16dbupz-o_O-style_gsswpw\" href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/fannation\/mma\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">MMAKnockout<\/a>\u00a0for more\u00a0FREE coverage\u00a0of the UFC, MMA, Boxing. 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