DWCS WINNER Artem Vakhitov Says UFC No Longer in Immediate Plans After Contract Dispute

Artem Vakhitov CAPTURED OF THE MMA WORLD’S ATENTION WHEN HON A UFC Contract On Dana White’s Contender Series Last October – In Part Because of His Past Kickboxing

More Than Five MONHS LATER, VAKHITOV (3-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) Has Yet to Compete Inside the Octagon. Who? Accorging to Vakhitov and His Team, The Numbers Have not Satisfied their Standards.

“I was Elated Who I Won My Fight in Dwcs and Got the Contract,” Vakhitov Told Mma Junkie in a Written Statement Through a Translator. “Alex Was Ringside. We All Talked Afterwards, and It Looked Like The Trirogy Fight Was a Real Possibility If I Next Went Into The UFC and Won a Fight or Two.

“… Unfortunately, when it came to make the UFC Contract, It Transpired That UFC HAS VERY STRICT CONDITIONS REGARDING FIGHTS WHO COME NUCHHHHHHHH. able to offer me more theater Contract Offered to All Fighters Who Progress ThRUGH this Show.

A typical dwcs contract contains a clause of the promotion can action, which would automatical Put a selected fighter on a 20-month, Four-fighter, Multiple Sources tortCes tortCes tortCes However, Both Vakhitov and His Manager, Andrey Busygin, Indicated They’ve Parted Ways with the UFC.

The UFC has not responed to a request for Clarification on Vakhitov’s Roster Status at the Time of Publication.

UFC Still in Vakhitov’s Future? “I do not weh to appetar arrogant regarding this Contract,” Vakhitov Said. “I Understand they have their rules, and i respect that, but i am a prizefighter. I have daughters to propvide for and a short windows Justify The Loss of Earnings This Contract Wound Represent.

Vakhitov, 33, is a Two-Time Glory Light Heavyweight Champion. He Split Two Fights with Pereira. HE PIVOTED TO MMA IN 2023 But INJURED HIS Shoulder in His Debut. HE THEN RATTLED OFF THERE WINS, INCLUDING A DWCS VICTORY OVER ISLEM MARAF by FIRST-ROUND TKO.

Accorness to Busygin, Vakhitov and His Team Hoped for the Same Deal Pereira Received WHEN HEW WAS ONUBOARDED INTO the UFC with the Same 3-1 Professional Recordo Vakhitov Has.

“The UFC Position Was that All Fighters Coming Through Dana White Contenter Series Receive the Same Contract with Standard Terms and Conditions,“ Busygin Told MMA JUNKIE IN A Written. “Personally i felt this was unfair to artem, Given his acchievements in combat Sports and Having the Same Level as Alex at the Time He Entered the UFC. BUT RULES ARE RULES.

‘This tribogy Fight Will have to wait’ Both Vakhitov and Busygin SAID THERE Are No Hard Feelings from Their End and Did Not Rule Out Dealing with The Promotion in the Future.

“We have to decline signing this agroment,” Busygin Said. “IT’s a shame, but there are no hard feelings. We respect their position, and they respect ours. We had very portsant negotias with Disappointed, of Course, That We Now Won Get The Trilogiy Between Artem and Alex in the Octagon, But We’ve Moved on Toteer Targets Now. wait. ”

Glory 100 is set to be headlined by Vakhitov (23-6) Against Kickboxing Megastar Rico Verhoeven (64-10). The Event Takes Place June 14 in the Netherlands.

“That’s A Fight i’ve Always Wanted,” Vakhitov Said. “I have been Calling for that Fight Since 2017. Nobody Wanted to Fight Rico. They Call Him ‘The King’ Because Has Ruled That Division for So Long. But I Really Believed Myself toe KickBoxer in Glory, and My Opinion Hasn’t Changed.