The historical past between Alex Pereira and Artem Vakhitov was on full show Tuesday throughout Dana White’s Contender Sequence 75.
Twice kickboxing rivals in GLORY, Pereira (12-2 MMA, 9-1 UFC) and Vakhitov (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) may break the tie in MMA now that they’re each underneath the UFC umbrella.
Vakhitov earned a UFC contract Tuesday when he completed opponent Islem Masraf (3-1) with strikes within the first spherical. Pereira flew out to spectate the battle from cageside.
In keeping with UFC CEO Dana White, his advice was additionally taken into consideration when deciding if the promotion would prolong a proposal to Vakhitov, which he did.
Whereas there’s super respect between the 2 former GLORY champions, there’s additionally an acknowledgment of their historical past and the potential they might meet once more.
Try their two kickboxing matches in full within the movies beneath.
Combat 1: Glory 77
Date: Jan. 30, 2021Location: Rotterdam, NetherlandsResult: Alex Pereira def. Artem Vakhitov by way of cut up determination (scorecards not introduced)
Combat 2: Glory 77
Date: Sept. 24, 2021Location: Rotterdam, NetherlandsResult: Artem Vakhitov def. Alex Pereira by way of majority determination (48-46, 46-48, 47-47, 48-46, 49-45)
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