Light-weight contender Dmitry Menshikov – a teammate and coaching accomplice of Artem Vakhitov – has served ONE Championship with authorized papers citing the group’s failure to satisfy its contractual obligations to him.
Through his supervisor and authorized group, Menshikov has knowledgeable ONE that he might be getting into free company following his upcoming February 14th bout in Bangkok.
ONE supplied Menshikov only a single bout in 2024, with different promised bouts not materializing.
That is regardless of all 4 of Menshikov’s bouts (3-1) in ONE ending in KO or TKO, making him one of the vital crowd-pleasing fighters on the roster.
Menshikov spent most of 2024 inactive regardless of repeatedly notifying ONE of his availability and requesting to be booked for skilled contests.
When a promised December slot didn’t materialize, Menshikov’s authorized group decided that the promotion had didn’t carry out its contractual duties and wrote to ONE on the Siberian’s behalf.
“I had some nice fights with ONE, however a single bout per 12 months is just not a sustainable calendar for a aggressive athlete and is a transparent breach of the understanding between the fighter and the group once we entered right into a promotional contract. Because of this, I might be getting into free company after the upcoming February 14th bout,” says Menshikov.
“I discover it unusual that each one my wins are by KO or TKO, but ONE selected to rebook the fighters I KO’d slightly than myself. Possibly they have been cheaper, I don’t know. It’s exhausting to know something that’s occurring at ONE – our makes an attempt all through 2024 to achieve the matchmakers have been met by deafening silence.
“A number of fighters have left not too long ago due to being pissed off like Sage Northcutt and Reinier de Ridder and I believe that’s the most effective resolution for me as effectively. My contract solely has just a few months left on it anyway. At this level it’s in all probability simpler for us all to go our separate methods.”
Menshikov’s supervisor Andrey Busygin says, “Clearly for those who signal a fighter to an unique contract, the intention is just not for him to compete simply yearly. We struggled all 12 months to get clear solutions from ONE’s matchmakers. In reality more often than not we couldn’t get a solution in any respect.
“When 2024 ended with only a single bout, our authorized group decided that ONE had didn’t carry out its duties underneath the contract and knowledgeable ONE accordingly. We now have taken this short-notice ONE bout on February 14th as a result of Menshikov wants a battle, however after that he might be getting into free company and returning to a full aggressive schedule.”
Menshikov intends to make himself accessible to different promotions from March 2025.
Roberto Villa is the CEO, Founder, Govt Author, Senior Editor of FightBook MMA. Has a ardour for Fight Sports activities and likewise a podcast host for Sitting Ringside. He’s additionally a former MMA fighter and Kickboxer.
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