Alex Pereira went to bat for his former kickboxing rival, Artem Vakhitov. Luckily for him, Dana White was willing to listen.

Dana White made a rare admission earlier this year, confessing that he was wrong about Alex Pereira’s potential in MMA.

Artem Vakhitov, the last man to beat Alex Pereira in kickboxing, earned a spot on ... it turns out that Dana White still needed convincing that Vakhitov deserved a UFC contract – step up to ...

Dana White admitted to being wrong about judging ... especially when you’ve got a guy that’s coming in from kickboxing, he has this long kickboxing career, and is older coming into the UFC ...

The last man to beat Alex Pereira in kickboxing is now a UFC fighter. On Tuesday’s episode of Dana White’s Contender Series, former GLORY Kickboxing champion Artem Vakhitov earned a contract ...

Week 5’s big surprise was City Kickboxing’s Navajo Sterling joined ... and predictions for this week’s Dana White’s Contender Series fight card. The card features five strong matchups ...

[Images courtesy: @alexpoatanpereira and @vakhitovartem on Instagram] MMA fans worldwide have taken notice of Alex Pereira asking Dana White to sign his former kickboxing adversary, Artem Vakhitov.

Most notably, Vakhitov was the last guy to beat UFC light heavyweight champ Alex Pereira in kickboxing. And that's why he's making this move, he's coming for Pereira. Watch "Dana White's Contender ...

After his first-round knockout, UFC President Dana White revealed it was only after ... Pereira went 1-1 with the Russian in kickboxing and was watching hist most recent bout cagesideCredit ...

After splitting results in the kickboxing ring, Artem Vakhitov aims to face Alex Pereira for a third time under the UFC banner.

The first four weeks of Season 8 of Dana White's Contender Series saw the ... Belgaroui has a kickboxing background, with a loss to Israel Adesanya in 2016 and a win over Alex Pereira in 2017.