On Jun. 17, GLORY Kickboxing announced the dismissal of all Russian athletes. Most notably, light heavyweight champion Artem Vakhitov was released. The now-vacant title will be battled for by top condenders Luis Tavares and Sergej Maslobojev at GLORY 81 on Aug. 20 at the Castello Düsseldorf in Germany. Tavares, who was supposed to fight Vakhitov