Oktagon

For other uses, see Octagon (disambiguation).

Oktagon is an international martial arts tournament based in northern Italy[where?] and founded in 1996 by Carlo Di Blasi.[1] The annual event is broadcast on DMAX and Rai Sport to 120 countries.[2] Through 2015 (the twentieth edition), the tournaments were held at the Mediolanum Forum in Assago, near Milan. In 2016, it was announced that the event's venue would move to the Pala Alpitour in Turin and be held jointly with the American MMA promotion organization Bellator.[3][4][5]

Oktagon contestants have included Giorgio Petrosyan[6] and his brother Armen.[7]

Di Blasi, founder and president of Oktagon, is also the president of the Italian martial arts organization Fight1.[8] A member of the World MMA Association,[9] the organization promotes Muay Thai, kickboxing, and mixed martial arts events such as Oktagon and Thai Boxe Mania[10] as well as martial arts training.[11][12][13]

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  3. ^ Rai Sport (15 January 2016). "Torino capitale del fighting con Oktagon"
  4. ^ "A Milano in scena Oktagon, torneo internazionale di arti marziali". Stream24 – Il Sole 24 Ore. 1 April 2015.[dead link]
  5. ^ "Kickboxing:a Oktagon vincono i Petrosyan". RaiSport. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ^ "Kickboxing: Petrosyan italiano a Oktagon". Quotidiano Nazionale. 9 April 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Oktagon, che successo per i fratelli Petrosyan". Corriere dello Sport.it (in Italian). 14 April 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  8. ^ "Oktagon: sabato Milano diventa la capitale europea delle arti marziali – Corriere.it". Milano.corriere.it. April 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  9. ^ "Members – World Mixed Martial Arts Association". World Mixed Martial Arts Association.
  10. ^ "【Thai Boxe Mania】ジョルジオ・ペトロシアン、復活V。新旧K-1 MAX王者対決へ視界良好". MMAPlanet Tokyo. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  11. ^ "L'Accademia di Rama entra nel circuito del gigante Fight-1". la Nuova Sardegna. 11 June 2015.
  12. ^ "Arti marziali, massese sfida i campioni della Thailandia". La Nazione. 26 July 2015.
  13. ^ "Oktagon, in 12 mila al FilaforumTrionfo dei fratelli Petrosyan - Corriere.it". Milano.corriere.it. 12 April 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.