Responsible for AMC Fight Nights Kamil Hajiyev explained why he failed to stage a rematch Vladimir Mineev with Artem Vakhitov, who had a kickboxing fight in 2013.
Kickboxer Artem Vakhitov, who turned 32 in April, made his MMA debut a few days ago but lost due to being unable to continue fighting due to injury. In 2013, Vakhitov defeated Mineev in the final of the Russian Muay Thai Championship. At the moment, 33-year-old Mineev’s stats in MMA are 16 wins, 1 loss, 1 draw.
– You said that Vladimir Mineev will fight on September 15 in Elista, then he will fight in Sochi with Ivan Shtyrkov. Vladimir said he only heard this from you now.
– Yes, on September 15 there will be a fight according to kickboxing rules. We are looking at different options. Range of surnames: Alexander Lungu, Danio Ilunga, Bogdan Stoica. Someone says: “Let’s have a fight with the one against whom Vakhitov lost.” Well, that’s not an option at all, we’re not even considering it. It was a kind of bag, where Vakhitov lost more to his training than to another person. Next, Vanya Shtyrkov is ready to fight at the end of October.
– And why not with Vakhitov? Kickboxing or MMA?
“I always wanted to do this fight. But I had a position of principle. I wanted the people who work with Artem, well, in general, the commercial structures, to take the initiative too. We will call a spade a spade – so that they also got the money, put it on the table and said: “Let’s do it!” A few times I was invited somewhere, they announced me at a tournament , they said: “Kamil, come out, we will announce a fight. And nothing. Now it is already necessary to ask in general whether Artem is physically capable or not, because the injury is specific, we must see how the recovery,” Gadzhiev told .
Currently, Vladimir Mineev holds the Fight Nights middleweight championship belt, but has not fought in MMA in over a year and a half. In 2022, Mineev has fought under kickboxing rules twice, picking up early wins in both fights.
Broadcasts of the Mixed Martial Arts tournaments can be seen on and Match! Fighter”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. The next UFC Fight Night tournament will take place on June 18 in Las Vegas (USA), in the main event Italian Marvin Vettori and American Jared Cannonier will meet. Watch the live broadcast on the channel from 5:00 a.m. (Moscow time) on Sunday, and also from 1:55 a.m. (Moscow time) on the Match! Fighter” and the matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru websites.
Source : MatchTV
I am Ashley Ortiz and I am a professional journalist working for Athletistic. My specialty is in sports journalism, particularly boxing. I have written articles for some of the most renowned publications on the subject, and my work has been featured across both print and digital media platforms.
