Light heavyweight champion  Alex Pereira attended Tuesday’s Dana White’s Contender Series in Las Vegas and witnessed the last man to beat him in kickboxing be awarded a UFC contract.   Pereira played a role in UFC CEO  Dana White ‘s decision to grant the Russian a contract.  Pereira and Vakhitov fought twice in kickboxing with Pereira winning their first fight via split decision and Vakhitov evening the score in the rematch by majority decision.  On Tuesday, Vakhitov scored a first-round finish over Frenchman Islem Masraf.  After the fight, Pereira told White to sign Vakhitov.   Four UFC contracts were awarded on Tuesday.