Wanderley Junior stepped into the co-main event at Oktagon 66 on short notice against Lom-Ali Eskiev, following undisclosed doping suspensions of other fighters. Despite losing three consecutive fights, Junior's performance garnered attention, particularly from Oktagon's director Ondrej Novotny, who stated the organization values fighters who show effort and skill, breaking the conventional rule of cutting fighters after three losses. Junior expressed overwhelming emotions in the cage but remained motivated and committed to improvement and dedication to his supporters and fans.
I left my best, for myself and for everybody watching, because this show is not for me, this show is for, for all [of] you.
But also we in Oktagon MMA, we want to break this rule, you know, because in MMA there's like somehow rule that after three fights you are f*cked up.
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