Artem Vakhitov picked up an enormous win on Dana White’s Contender Collection – and Alex Pereira was proper there to observe all of it unfold.
Final evening, Artem Vakhitov put a beating on Islem Masraf and managed to earn himself a UFC contract within the course of. Vakhitov, 33, is greatest identified for being a two-time Glory gentle heavyweight champion on the planet of kickboxing. Oh, and he’s additionally the final individual to defeat Pereira in kickboxing earlier than the latter made his change over to blended martial arts.
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Does that sound acquainted? It might effectively do, doubtless as a result of it’s similar to how Pereira came to visit to the UFC and kickstarted his rivalry with Israel Adesanya. With that being mentioned, it definitely appears as if ‘Poatan’ is on higher phrases with Vakhitov than he was with ‘Stylebender’ again within the day.
Through the bout, Pereira was truly there watching reside to see Vakhitov’s triumph and even spoke to him backstage afterwards.
PURE POWER 🤯
Artem Vakhitov earns the primary spherical TKO on #DWCS! pic.twitter.com/3KIX5i6jRJ
— UFC (@ufc) October 9, 2024
Alex Pereira and Artem Vakhitov shared a backstage second after #DWCS and mentioned a possible trilogy bout in MMA for the UFC title. 👀 pic.twitter.com/n6jRtoW0JW
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) October 9, 2024
Dana White explains how Alex Pereira satisfied him to signal Artem Vakhitov to the UFC.
“He mentioned, ‘I feel he is proficient sufficient and he deserves to be right here.'” pic.twitter.com/CUroG6bXDR
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) October 9, 2024
