The Russian’s opponent was Kyrgyzstan’s Siyavush Salokhov, who lost to Vakhitov by technical knockout a minute and a half after the fight began.
Last June, Artem Vakhitov made an unsuccessful debut in MMA, suffering an early defeat against Egyptian Ashraf Bashandi at the Open FC 31 tournament in Sheregesh. The Russian fighter suffered an elbow injury at 55 seconds of the first round, as a result of which the fight was stopped.
Recall that in 2022 GLORY management announced the dismissal of all Russian fighters, citing the fact that the problems associated with the organization of their bouts are insurmountable. In the last fight under the league’s banner, Artem Vakhitov defeated Alex Pereira by a majority of judges’ votes, who then ended his kickboxing career and became the UFC champion in two weight categories.