STWF Sports | Germany | Nov. 25, 2025  — Oktagon 80 delivered chaos, upsets, and a moment of pure MMA wizardry — and featherweight veteran Henrique Madureira stole the entire show with one of the wildest, most technically stunning submissions the sport has seen in years.

Madureira’s inverted triangle choke over previously undefeated Eriglent Prizreni wasn’t just rare — it was so extraordinary that fans and analysts immediately elevated it into “Submission of the Year” territory. For a 36-year-old journeyman who has fought professionally for nearly a decade with little spotlight, Saturday night became his breakout moment on the global stage.

A Submission You Have to See to Believe

Barely 30 seconds into their featherweight bout in Munich, Prizreni shot for a standard takedown. What followed was anything but standard.

As Madureira tried to scramble free, he was lifted into an awkward position — his body draped upside down over Prizreni’s shoulders, hanging in mid-air. Instead of panicking, the Brazilian used the moment.

Madureira kept his core tight, avoided being slammed, and waited.
Then he saw it — the opening.

From that inverted perch, “Mad Max” abruptly switched his legs, threading one under Prizreni’s chin and trapping the Albanian contender’s right arm. Even mid-air, the submission was unmistakable.

An inverted triangle. Standing.

Prizreni immediately sensed danger. The Albanian tried violently shaking his opponent loose, stumbling toward the center of the cage as Madureira’s legs cinched tighter.

But the choke was already locked.

Within seconds, Prizreni’s base collapsed and he dropped to the canvas. His left arm was pinned helplessly above his head as the blood flow cut off. The tap came moments later — a desperate slap on the mat, signaling one of the most unlikely finishes in recent MMA memory.

Commentators and Fighters Left Speechless

Former UFC middleweight and Oktagon commentator Luke Barnatt, calling the fight cageside, couldn’t believe what he had witnessed.

“I have never seen anything like that,” Barnatt said.
“From any position — but let alone a standing inverted triangle — this is a very complicated, very hard submission to pull off.”

Fans echoed the disbelief across social media.

• “That was crazy as hell.”

• “Give this guy a medal already.”

• “First time seeing this… insane!”

In a sport where rare submissions often involve complex transitions on the ground, this mid-air sequence instantly entered highlight-reel immortality.

A Breakthrough Moment for Madureira

With the win, Madureira improved to 9–7, finally earning global recognition after years grinding across regional circuits. Prizreni, who entered the cage undefeated, tasted defeat for the first time — and in devastating fashion.

The rest of the Oktagon 80 card delivered as well:

• Mateusz Legierski outpointed Attila Korkmaz to become the new lightweight champion.

• Christian Jungwirth stopped UFC alum Niklas Stolze.

• Ireland’s Denis Frimpong suffered a knockout loss to Gokhan Aksu.

But the moment everyone will remember — the viral clip already flooding MMA timelines — belongs to Henrique Madureira.

A submission that defied physics, logic, and gravity.

And one that might already have the 2025 Submission of the Year trophy wrapped up.