Pavol Neruda bettered the UFC’s attendance record in October by selling more than 58,000 tickets for OKTAGON 62 in Frankfurt.
Neruda is one of OKTAGON’s founding members and has spearheaded the organisation into becoming Europe’s largest MMA promotion over the last few years.
In what originally started as a reality TV show in June 2016, Neruda, alongside co-founder Ondrej Novotny, had no idea just how big their company would become.
After they sold close to 30,000 tickets for a Prague event at the Fortuna Arena in June, Neruda had the confidence to go on to bigger and better things.
The former bouncer and stock market trader says he wants to turn his promotion into the ‘Champions League of MMA’.
He also separates OKTAGON’s brand identity from rivals like the PFL and UFC, the sport’s premier promotion headed by Dana White, due to their family-friendly …