SALT LAKE CITY – Alex Pereira doubts Artem Vakhitov can recreate their kickboxing history in the UFC like he did with Israel Adesanya.
Vakhitov (2-1) will look to earn a UFC contract Tuesday when he meets Islem Masraf (3-0) at Dana White’s Contender Series 75 from the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.
Vakhitov and Pereira shared the Glory Kickboxing ring twice in back-to-back fights. Pereria won their first fight at Glory 77 in January 2021 by split decision, and Vakhitov was able to avenge that loss eight months later at Glory 78 by majority decision.
