Athletistic / MMA. Russian MMA fighter Artyom Vakhitov recalled the circumstances of his departure from the Glory promotion. He was the organization’s light heavyweight champion.

After the start of a special military operation in Ukraine, the League’s leadership decided to part ways with the Russians. In other MMA promotions, the positions of Russian athletes have not changed.

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“It was 2022. I had a fight scheduled, I was preparing for the next belt defense. A week before departure, the manager calls me and says that the opponent refuses to fight, that’s it, I say goodbye. reschedule. At first it seems that the fight is postponed, then silence appears and a press release is issued stating that they are parting ways with all Russian fighters.

Then there were three Russians in GLORY, we all trained in the same gym. Me, Dmitry Menshikov and Alexei Ulyanov, all our next fights were supposed to be title fights. It happened that way. Then there was a fight on social networks, but we, athletes, are apolitical. We mind our own business, but it turned out that this is not the case. Other organizations – UFC, Bellator, ONE – did not exclude anyone. It’s the same in boxing. But here everything was strict. I don’t know why, “Vakhitov said on the HUSTLE SHOW podcast.



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