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Both McGregor and Chandler are in need of a win in the octagon, and both are two of the biggest draws in the UFC despite their recent fighting records.—Ross Rosenfeld, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Apr. 2025 The jumbotrons above the octagon play a sizzle reel of Trump and Vice President-elect J.D. Vance on the campaign trail.—Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 14 Jan. 2025 That said, while many doubt the legends’ ability to produce good fights at this stage of their careers, there is still some interest in seeing them in the cage, octagon, hexagon, ring, or whatever the arena may be.—Brian Mazique, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025 Dana White has stepped outside the octagon and into the ring.—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 5 Mar. 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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