Martin Buday has now lost two straight fights since his controversial UFC release, dropping a lopsided unanimous decision to Lazar Todev at OKTAGON 89 in Bratislava, Slovakia, on Saturday night.
All three judges scored the bout 30-27 for Todev, who swept every round in front of Buday’s hometown crowd in what was billed as the biggest win of his career.
Buday was released by the UFC last August despite going 7-1 in his Octagon run, making his removal one of the more debated roster cuts of the year. OKTAGON quickly signed him and handed him a heavyweight title shot at OKTAGON 81 in December, where Will Fleury knocked him out in 100 seconds. Back-to-back losses outside the UFC have only intensified the conversation around his situation.
The main event of OKTAGON 89 saw a champion vs. champion clash between former UFC fighters Igor Severino and Zhalgas Zhumagulov end in a no-contest after a low blow in round two.
Full OKTAGON 89 results, via OKTAGON:
- Igor Severino (c) vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov — No Contest (low blow) in Round 2
- Jack Grant def. Ronald Paradeiser by submission in Round 1
- Lazar Todev def. Martin Buday by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Robert Pukac def. Brian Manning by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Veronika Smolkova def. Lisa Kyriacou by submission in Round 2
- Marek Bartl def. Jozef Wittner by TKO in Round 2
- Radovan Uskrt def. Ondrej Raska by KO in 1:49
- Rastislav Zvara def. Michal Novotny by TKO in Round 1
- Adam Palasz def. Patrick Vespaziani by TKO in Round 1
- Karol Rysavy vs. Daniel Schordje — Unanimous Draw (28-28, 28-28, 28-28)
- Ayton De Paepe def. Marco Novak by unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 30-27)
- Dastan Amangeldy def. Moktar Benkaci by unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
