Oktagon MMA’s Karlos Vemola on How He Ended Up Owning Two ‘Gigantic’ Crocodiles
- Posted by uber on May 16, 2023
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Current Oktagon MMA 205-pound kingpin Karlos Vemola couldn’t say no to his son, even if he was asking for a crocodile.
Vemola (34-6) is looking to make a statement again against best-friend-turned-bitter-enemy Patrik Kincl in the upcoming Oktagon 43 headliner on May 20. The pair already collided once in 2018, when “The Terminator” took a decision over his adversary. Now, 37-year-old Vemola doesn’t expect things to go any differently as he eyes the Oktagon middleweight championship currently held by Kincl. While talking with Sherdog, Vemola — the first fighter out of the Czech Republic to compete in the Ultimate Fighting Championship — touched on his unique hobby of owning exotic animals. The UFC vet started to collect lions, crocodiles, and other exotic animals because he had no time to travel for holidays and wanted to create a holiday vibe at his house. As a child, Vemola didn’t have any pets, but now he owns a wide variety of them at his house, which calls “Vemolaland.” The occasi