Just a bit over every week after Skilled Fighters League (PFL) introduced that Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson had been set to collide within the co-main occasion for the upcoming “Street to Dubai” Collection occasion on Jan, 25, 2025 in Dubai, the bout has been scrapped, per MMA Combating.
Previous to PFL making it official, Anderson had alleged that he was knowledgeable Nemkov had bowed out of the battle as a result of he was looking for to guide a battle in opposition to lesser competitors.
“Woke as much as a textual content this morning from PFL and Bellator saying ‘Vadim refuses to battle you,’” Anderson mentioned on Instagram. “Verbatim their phrases is ‘you’re too powerful of a battle for him. That’s what he says however he needs to remain on the cardboard and battle a lesser opponent. Can’t make these items up.
“You name your self the No. 1 pound-for-pound fighter within the group, however you’re scared to battle someone that you just’ve already fought twice on seven weeks’ discover.”
That’s a primary.
Whatever the purpose for the cancellation, the 2 males will be unable to shut out their rivalry after their first battle at Bellator 277 was dominated a no contest (NC) after an inadvertent conflict of heads result in the stoppage of the battle in spherical three. Within the rematch, Nemkov went on to defeat Anderson through unanimous resolution within the Bellator Mild Heavyweight Grand Prix finale.
Nemkov was initially slated to face Ante Delija on this card earlier than the Heavyweight bruiser bowed out with an damage. There isn’t any telling if Anderson or Nemkov will stay on the cardboard in opposition to completely different opponents, however PFL just isn’t off to good begin to 2025 after dealing with loads of backlash from a number of of its fighters on the Bellator roster for lack of fights supplied, Anderson being one in all them.
The inaugural “Street to Dubai” occasion is about to characteristic a highly-anticipated Light-weight title battle as division champion, Usman Nurmagomedov, will defend the belt in opposition to rising sensation, Paul Hughes.
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