Overview
- Coverage follows the 2. Bundesliga on October 18, with Anna Kraft hosting from 22:45 and live fights starting at 23:15 on RTL.
- Presenter Sophia Thomalla serves as VIP moderator, MMA pro Max Coga provides analysis, and reporter Andreas Kozocsa captures fighters’ pre‑walk reactions.
- RTL+ streams the Public Weigh‑In from Cologne‑Deutz on October 17 at 17:00 and begins live coverage of early bouts on October 18 from 17:30.
- A six‑part documentary, “Eckerlin – Eine MMA‑Familie,” launches on RTL+ on October 17 as lead‑in programming.
- The sold‑out event at Cologne’s Lanxess Arena features Christian Eckerlin vs. Ivica Trušček, Alina Dalaslan vs. Katharina Lehner, and a bantamweight title bout Igor Severino vs. Khurshed Kakhorov, with Frédéric Vosgröne also on the main card.