Oktagon 78 Airs on RTL/RTL+ in Germany as Cologne Card Sees Title Stakes Shift
The Cologne card highlighted the promotion’s push from OTT streaming into broader German cable exposure.
Overview
- Oktagon 78 took place on October 18, 2025 at Lanxess Arena in Cologne, Germany.
- German viewers could watch on RTL and RTL+, with global streaming available via Oktagon.tv.
- Christian Eckerlin faced Ivica Trušček in the main event, with Alina Dalaslan vs. Katharina Lehner as the co-main.
- Only Igor Severino was eligible to win the bantamweight title after opponent Khurshed Kakhorov missed weight.
- MMA News framed the RTL/RTL+ broadcast as a milestone for reach, citing roughly 6 million RTL+ subscribers versus tens of millions of German cable households.