MMA star Christian Eckerlin assaulted his opponent before sealing the fight of his dreams at Eintracht Frankfurt’s stadium.
Eckerlin played against German World Cup winners such as Bastian Schweinsteiger and Mats Hummels at youth level.
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But he left his third-division professional football career behind at age 21 to focus on MMA.
Now he is one of Germany’s best fighters and secured the biggest win of his career against Miroslav Broz in his home Frankfurt.
Eckerlin completely dominated Broz in the opening round of the Oktagon 57 main event.
And in the second, he closed the show with brutal ground and pound that left Broz drenched in blood.
The roof of the Festhalle Frankfurt nearly exploded as the home fans went wild for the footballer-turned-wrestler.
And it’s just a sign of things to come following the announcement that Eckerlin will perform at the Oct. 12 Oktagon show in an all-German showdown.
He will headline against Christian Jungwirth in Frankfurt’s 58,000-seat stadium following his victory over Broz.
Eckerlin never played in his beloved Frankfurt as a player – but instead, he will get his dream fight there.
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He told SunSport in Frankfurt: “For me it’s a big dream come true.
“I was a football player and I always wanted to play at the stadium for Eintracht Frankfurt. I think the first game I saw was six years old.
“My biggest dream was to play for Eintracht and now I can fight there. This means everything to me.”
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