Oktagon 89 will take place on June 6 in Bratislava with a bantamweight championship bout as the main event. Former UFC fighters Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Igor Severino will meet for the title. Both fighters previously competed in the UFC before moving to the Oktagon promotion. The event card has been announced with this matchup headlining the show. Zhumagulov recently gave an interview discussing his upcoming title opportunity.
Oktagon 89 will be headlined by a bantamweight championship fight when Zhalgas Zhumagulov and Igor Severino square off on June 6 in Bratislava. The bout was confirmed as part of the full event card announcement, with the title on the line in the main event slot. Zhumagulov also spoke publicly about the upcoming opportunity in a recent interview.
Zhumagulov, 37, brings a 14-9-0 professional record into the contest. The Kazakhstani fighter trains out of American Top Team and competes from a switch stance. Standing five-foot-four with a 66-inch reach, he generates 5.24 significant strikes per minute at a 43 percent accuracy rate and adds 1.3 takedowns per 15 minutes to his offensive output. Like Severino, he is a former UFC competitor who has since made Oktagon his home.
Severino arrives at just 23 years old with an 8-1-0 record, making him one of the more promising young fighters in European MMA. The Brazilian out of Chute Boxe Joao Emilio is an orthodox striker standing five-foot-seven with a 69-inch reach. His numbers are eye-catching across the board — he lands 7.17 significant strikes per minute at a 52 percent accuracy rate, and his 9.69 takedowns per 15 minutes rank among the highest in the sport at any level.
Why it matters
- The Oktagon bantamweight title gives both former UFC fighters a clear path back toward elite-level recognition in European MMA
- At 37, Zhumagulov faces a significant age and momentum gap against the 23-year-old Severino, who owns one of the sharpest records in the division
- Severino's elite takedown volume against Zhumagulov's switch-stance striking and counter-wrestling sets up a sharply contrasting style matchup
