Russian striking ace, Artem Vakhitov has revealed he is no longer approaching a debut outing with the UFC — citing concerns with the financial structure of the initial contract offered to him following his win on Dana White’s Contender Series back in October of last year.
Vakhitov, a former two-time light heavyweight champion with GLORY Kickboxing, made an appearance on the Contender Series at the end of last year, landing a first round knockout win over Islem Masraf — earning himself a contract with the Octagon leader.
And given his distinct rivalry with Alex Pereira — whom he defeated in the Brazilian’s final kickboxing outing, Vakhitov was immediately linked with an eventual trilogy bout the Brazilian berserker if he was to make good on an Octagon outing.