Former boxing and kickboxing champion Tyrone Spong was a hot commodity in the combat sports space in the 2010’s, training ...

Former GLORY champion Artem Vakhitov is no longer planning to fight for the UFC. The Russian born striker earned a contract with the promotion after winning on Dana White’s Contender Series this ...

After an extremely impressive win on Dana White’s Contender Series, Artem Vakhitov was offered a UFC contract. Having only made his MMA debut in 2023, Artem Vakhitov was fast-tracked to Dana ...

Artem Vakhitov captured the MMA world's attention when he won a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series last October – in part because of his past kickboxing rivalry with Alex Pereira.

Alex Pereira's (right) former rival Artem Vakhitov (left) talks about not joining the UFC. [Images courtesy: @vakhitovartem and @ufc on Instagram] It appears MMA fans won't get to witness the ...

Artem Vakhitov (left) and his team opted to decline a UFC contract despite him winning at Dana White's Contender Series via TKO. [Images courtesy: @vakhitovartem on Instagram., UFC on YouTube ...

However, whenever that fight does get booked, the Brazilian has been backed to reclaim his title by his long-time kickboxing rival, Artem Vakhitov. “I think Pereira was focussed too much on the ...

Artem Vakhitov, who holds a win over UFC champ Alex Pereira, finishes Islem Masraf at the end of Round 1 of their bout.

Artem Vakhitov captured the MMA world's attention when he won a UFC contract on Dana White's Contender Series last October – in part because of his past kickboxing rivalry with Alex Pereira. More than ...