Overview
- Fleury retained his heavyweight belt with a first-round TKO at OKTAGON 81 in Prague’s O2 Arena.
- Buday returned to the European promotion as a former champion to headline the card after leaving the UFC.
- The stoppage arrived in roughly 100 seconds, which Yahoo Sports described as the biggest win of Fleury’s career.
- Buday was not re-signed by the UFC despite a 7-1 record there and said he holds no ill will toward the promotion.
- Post-fight commentary noted the outcome may support the UFC matchmakers’ decision to part ways with Buday.