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Chimaev is a heavy favorite to win, but anything can happen when two fighters step into the octagon.—Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025 Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson as MMA fighter Mark Kerr, marks a dramatic shift for the actor, with the film exploring Kerr’s rise and struggles outside the octagon.—Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 14 Aug. 2025 Now, with a couple of well executed jabs and wins under his belt, the Skydance founder and his seasoned crew seem more like the masters of the Hollywood octagon.—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2025 He was supposed to return last year, but a toe injury kept him out of the octagon.—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for octagon
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Etymology
Latin octagonum, from Greek oktagōnon, from okta- + -gōnon -gon
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