Artem Vakhitov, the final kickboxer to defeat present UFC champion Alex Pereira underneath the GLORY Kickboxing banner, picked up his first win in combined martial arts.
After struggling a dislocated elbow 55 seconds into his MMA debut in June, Vakhitov returned at a World Ertaymash Federation occasion in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on Saturday, incomes a technical knockout over his 0-1 opponent, Siyavush Salokhov.
Former GLORY LHW champ (and Alex Pereira rival) Artem Vakhitov quietly picked up his first MMA win on the WEF 130 prelims as we speak in Kyrgyzstan.
After dislocating his elbow 55 seconds right into a disappointing MMA debut final June, the Russian made gentle work of 0-1 Siyavush Salokhov. pic.twitter.com/NMCWtDGPrn
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After a profitable novice profession the place he gained three world championships in addition to taking gold in 2013 on the World Fight Video games, the Prokopyevsk, Russia native turned professional in 2009 and signed with GLORY Kickboxing 4 years later.
He claimed the GLORY gentle heavyweight world title on two separate events and presently sits as Fight Press’ No. 6 ranked pound-for-pound kickboxer on the earth.
Vakhitov squared off with Alex Pereira in back-to-back bouts, arising brief of their inaugural assembly at GLORY 77 in Rotterdam. With the bout ending through a intently contested cut up resolution, the 2 instantly ran it again with Vakhitov incomes a majority resolution to reclaim the sunshine heavyweight crown.
GLORY launched Vakhitov from their roster on June 17, 2022, in protest of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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