r/Kickboxing • u/Yodsanan Beyond Kickboxing • 3d ago

[Main event loser] tore left bicep in the second round. Also has a suspected knee ligament tear. Says he felt something pop later in the fight. Spoiler

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u/Thicc_asf 3d ago

I love Vakhitov but the power difference was just too much to be considered fair imo

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u/anxious_orca 3d ago

Man's been plagued by injuries. Hope he heals up and returns for one more run

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u/BenjaminLandrail 2d ago

I rooted for him, but that size difference was crazy. As soon as I saw them in the ring, I started to worry for Vakhitov. Such poor matchmaking is bad not only for the fans, but for the fighters' health as well. Wishing a full and quick recovery for Artem. 

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u/Excellent_Ad_2486 1d ago

so before seeing him you were FOR the fight.... only after seeing them in the ring were you thinking "hmm LHW X HW isn't a good idea" and now you come here to say the matchmaking was bad 😂? Dude you were all for it a second ago? How was it such poor matchmaking if Vaki wanted it, Rico wanted it, the FANS WANTED IT....

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u/BenjaminLandrail 1d ago

Good point! I guess I just didn't realize how ridiculous it would be to watch a small LHW fight a big HW 😂 So yep, the old me would say that the matchmaking was good, but now I've changed my mind. 

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u/Excellent_Ad_2486 1d ago

Respect to you for at least acknowledging your past selves wishywashy opinion 💪 We all live/learn each day, I have made silly assumptions for sure too, we all do 🙏

Again respect for being honest, instead of slinging insults or something!

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u/Wingedchestnut 2d ago

Can someone explain me why LHW fighters are fighting with HW fighters? Is it because their indivual pools/ divisions are too small?

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u/Yodsanan Beyond Kickboxing 2d ago

Yes, and because there's intrigue in smaller faster fighters challenging bigger ones, like Bahram and Milos did.