Vadim Nemkov and Corey Anderson will meet for a 3rd time, now at heavyweight, within the co-main occasion of Bellator Dubai on Jan. 25. The promotion introduced the match-up Wednesday, not disclosing why Nemkov’s unique opponent Ante Delija withdrew from the cardboard.
The Street to Dubai Champions Collection card will probably be headlined by a light-weight championship showdown between Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes.
Nemkov (18-2, 1 no contest) and Anderson (18-6, 1 no contest) first met in April of 2022, however an unintended conflict of heads pressured a untimely finish of their gentle heavyweight title bout.
The rematch was booked for seven months after the no-contest, and Nemkov efficiently defended his title for the third time with a unanimous determination.
The Russian expertise defended the belt as soon as, topping former UFC title contender Yoel Romero, earlier than transferring as much as heavyweight this 12 months and beating Bruno Cappelozza through submission.
Anderson rebounded with a cut up determination win over Phil Davis after which re-claimed the vacant gentle heavyweight throne this previous March, defeating Karl Moore in a five-round determination in Belfast.
