OKTAGON MMA are set to crown a new form of champion at their 100th event.

In a recent interview, Charles Oliveira said he’ll willingly give up his BMF belt if people continue to take issue with the way he approaches these title fights.

Fans called for rule changes following Oliveira’s win in March due to him leaning on his grappling to claim a title that some believe should be fully focused on entertainment.

A different promotion has circumnavigated this problem by preventing the bout from hitting the floor in their form of an all-action, fan-friendly title fight.

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Oliveira holds the record for the most submission wins in UFC history with 17.

Josef Hala vs Vladimir Lengal booked for inaugural ‘Stand and Bang’ title fight at OKTAGON 100

Earlier this year, OKTAGON debuted their new ‘Stand and Bang’ ruleset that promises to give fans the all-action bouts that they want to see.

This ruleset has previously seen two competitors go three, three-minute rounds in MMA gloves where all variations of a hand strike are permitted.

While elbows, knees, and clinching can be agreed upon by both fighters, steps are still taken to prevent a bout from being stalled by any form of grappling.

OKTAGON recently announced that at their landmark 100th event on December 29 in Prague, they will crown an inaugural ‘Stand and Bang’ champion.

Former BKFC European middleweight champion Josef Hala went undefeated in the promotion at 5-0 before arriving in OKTAGON earlier this year and winning two fights in this ruleset.

His next opponent will be former Czech boxer Vladimir Lengal, who has secured all ten of his pro MMA wins via knockout.

The matchup is set to be competed over five, three-minute rounds at the O2 Arena.

OKTAGON have played around with this ruleset idea for some time

In an interview with MMA Junkie, OKTAGON’s co-founders, Pavol Neruda and Ondrej Novotny, spoke about creating the ‘Stand and Bang’ ruleset.

They explained that this is something they initially tried during the COVID-19 pandemic with their ‘Underground Rules’ fights which allowed them to sign striking specialists.

This then went through some tweaks before becoming ‘Stand and Bang’ in order to find a middle ground between strikers and mixed martial artists.

“We were looking for rules which would be easier for both sides,” Novotny said. “Here we are with stand-and-bang rules. Sometimes we have fighters who want to fight without all these kinds of different BJJ, grappling and wrestling styles. They just want to stand-and-bang. Everyone wants to see that type of fight, and these are the rules for that.”