Vadim Nemkov has been booked to face off towards Tim Johnson in a heavyweight tilt on the upcoming Bellator “Street to Dubai” occasion on Jan. 25, 2025 in Dubai, UAE. Johnson is the third scheduled opponent for Nemkov, who was initially set to face Skilled Fighters League (PFL) massive man, Ante Delija, earlier than he was bounced from the struggle with an harm.
A number of days later, it was revealed that Corey Anderson had agreed to step in to fill the void, whereas placing an finish to their rivalry as soon as and for all in what would have been a trilogy struggle. Every week later, nonetheless, that struggle was cancelled after Anderson alleged that Nemkov refused to struggle him as a result of he was searching for to e book a struggle towards lesser competitors.
Whether or not or not Johnson — a pure heavyweight — is a neater struggle for Nemkov is open for interpretation. Johnson is coming off a technical knockout (TKO) loss by the hands of Denis Goltsov at PFL 7 earlier this yr, snapping his three-fight win streak. Over his final seven fights, the hard-hitting massive man is 3-4.
After vacating his gentle heavyweight title with the intention to return to the 265-pound division, Nemkov went on to defeat Bruno Cappelozza to win the “PFL vs. Bellator Champion of Champions” Tremendous Belt earlier this yr, enhancing his unbeaten win streak to 13 straight fights. As for Anderson, there isn’t a phrase if he’ll stay on the cardboard to face a unique opponent
“Street to Dubai” will function a light-weight title struggle as division king, Usman Nurmagomedov, will defend his title towards rising sensation, Paul Hughes. The occasion is the primary for PFL after the promotion signed a historic multi-year partnership between the Dubai Division of Financial system and Tourism (DET) and the Dubai Sports activities Council (DSC).
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