1992 ready to do the Kazja Kumite in the Octagon. Notice saying two fighters enter one walks out. UFC stole this also in the beginning. Their first flyer said they were going to do the UFC in a wooden pit. Once they saw my event Cage of Rage they changed it to an Octagon. I changed my name from Kazja’s Kumite to Cage of Rage because I didn’t want my name associated with CSAC worked fights.
First octagon being built in 1992 for Cage of Rage where Art Davie and Gracie’s first saw octagon and got the idea for UFC to be held November 1993
UFC was going to use a wooden pit at first until Art Davie and the Gracies came to my Cage of Rage event February 21, 1993 and saw my Octagon Creation. This creation is what made this sport exciting. If I didn’t do Cage of Rage and Kage Kombat in my Octagon creation this sport would not be here today. Octagon Nation for Life.
February 21, 1993 Irvine California where my Octagon Creation began at Cage of Rage. UFC then took my format and did their event November 1993 go figure who created Octagon for the sport.
WHO CREATED THE OCTAGON?GREG “KAZJA” PATSCHULL — THE UNDISPUTED ORIGINATOR
Before the UFC made its debut in November 1993, before the Gracies became household names, and before Art Davie ever launched an event, Greg “Kazja” Patschull had already built it.
Not just the idea—but the very Octagon cage itself.
In February 1993, Patschull held Cage of Rage, a groundbreaking event that introduced the world’s first eight-sided cage—the Octagon.
Image: War of the Worlds Logo
At the time, they were calling their idea “War of the Worlds”, planning to hold fights in a wooden pit, not an Octagon. The logo even said:
“The World Hand-to-Hand Combat Championship.”
No mention of a cage. No Octagon. No UFC yet.
Image: World’s Best Fighter Ad
This rare flyer for “The World’s Best Fighter”, dated October 2, 1993, is clear:
They were still planning a tournament in a “pit” designed by Hollywood director John Milius (Conan, Red Dawn).
Again—no Octagon.
Yet this was just one month before UFC 1.
Then suddenly, in November 1993, UFC 1 launched—and everything changed.
But here’s what they don’t tell you:
✅ The Octagon they used? They saw it at my Cage of Rage event.
✅ The title “Ultimate Fighter”? Lifted from my flyers.
✅ The man who designed my promotional materials and merchandise—Alyxander Bear—was later hired to create theirs.
Image: The Ultimate Fighting Championship – UFC 1 Poster
Look at the UFC 1 Poster.
Now they’re using the Octagon.
Now they’re using the word “Ultimate.”
And now the Gracies and Art Davie are at the center—just nine months after attending my event.
Coincidence? No way.
The Truth is Clear
They were going to use a pit, not a cage.
They were going to call it War of the Worlds, not UFC.
They saw my Octagon in action, and they changed everything.
Greg Kazja Patschull created the first Octagon.
He is the true originator of the most iconic symbol in mixed martial arts.
Let history get it right. Without Cage of Rage, the UFC wouldn’t look the way it does today.
