After securing titles in both light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions, Will Fleury is ready to write a new chapter in his OKTAGON MMA journey—this time, with his eyes set on middleweight gold.
Speaking with Patrick McCorry of Cageside Press, Fleury revealed that he had originally planned to set up a clash with German grappler Frederic Vosgröne at OKTAGON 72. Vosgröne was forced to withdraw from his scheduled bout with Lucas Alsina, disrupting Fleury’s plan to ignite a public rivalry inside the cage.
“I was gutted. I had envisioned Vosgröne dominating and then me jumping in post-fight—old school style,” said Fleury. “We could’ve sold that fight hard.”
Now pivoting, Fleury is weighing a possible matchup with former interim title contender Alexander Poppeck later this summer. Should Vosgröne be ready by August, Fleury hopes to face him by year’s end—and then chase the middleweight belt in 2026.
“There are moving parts,” Fleury admitted. “But ideally, it’s Poppeck soon, Vosgröne after that, then drop to middleweight early next year.”
After conquering two divisions, Fleury is fired up by the thought of facing new interim middleweight champ Makhmud Muradov.
“That’s my Everest,” he declared. “He’s 4-1 in the UFC—legit. That’s the kind of challenge that makes this all worth it. I want to look back and be proud, and beating a guy like that would do it.”
If he pulls it off, Will Fleury would become the first three-division champ in OKTAGON history—cementing a legacy that few in European MMA could rival.
