""just wanted to fight in the first place," but added that he "also had this thought in [my] head that maybe there's a chance that [I] can get in there.""
""Either way, it's a great opportunity. Being a reserve fighter is cool, but being in the tournament, even better.""
""It's a nice thing to have, it's great for the sport but the fight is more important than the money.""
""resources, the funds to focus on the sport fully, and then become the Oktagon champion as well.""
Hojat Khajevand, an Iranian-German middleweight with a 10-4 record, faces UFC veteran Krzysztof Jotko in the Gamechanger tournament semifinal at Oktagon 77. Khajevand has won his last three fights under the Oktagon banner. He entered the tournament initially as a reserve and seized a tournament spot when it opened, expressing that he wanted to fight and hoped for a chance to get in. Khajevand downplays money but acknowledges a larger prize would enable a shift from his full-time facility manager job at Johnson & Johnson to a full-time fighting career and a bid for the Oktagon title.
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