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Here you can watch MMA on free TV
Updated 10/15/2025 – 1:18 p.mReading time: 1 min.
Mixed martial arts is already one of the most popular sports in the USA. Now the fights should also enter the mainstream in Germany.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) is a combat sport that is usually fought in cages and combines various disciplines such as kickboxing, jiu-jitsu and wrestling. The sport is already very popular in the USA, especially in the form of the world’s largest league, the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).
Now a German broadcaster is trying to establish the sport in the German market. t-online reveals where you can follow the event live.
Yes. The TV channel RTL will show MMA fights on free-to-air TV for the first time in October. As the broadcaster announced, the “OKTAGON 78” event will be shown live in the main program on October 18th. After the top game of the 2nd Bundesliga, the station begins the preliminary program at 10:45 p.m., and the fights then begin at 11:15 p.m.
The event takes place in the Lanxess Arena in Cologne. Christian Eckerlin, one of the most famous faces of MMA in Germany, will fight Ivica Trušček in the main event. The 38-year-old will also be the subject of a six-part documentary that follows him on the way to the fight.
Anna Kraft and Sophia Thomalla lead the program, Max Coga accompanies the event as an expert and Andreas Kozocsa is a commentator.