Corey Anderson (prime) and Vadim Nemkov, Bellator 277 Credit score: Bellator MMA
Extra bother is brewing within the PFL, as a second struggle involving Vadim Nemkov for January’s Highway to Dubai card seems to have fallen by way of.
A couple of weeks again, Nemkov was introduced as dealing with Ante Delija on the Champions Collection (it seems the Bellator title has been dropped) occasion. Nearly instantly, a number of sources got here ahead to state that Delija was recovering from surgical procedure.
Then, simply days again, promotion officers introduced a brand new co-main occasion for the January 25, 2025 card in Dubai: Vadim Nemkov vs. Corey Anderson. The struggle could be contested at heavyweight, the place Nemkov not too long ago moved, and would shut out their trilogy.
That match-up made all of the sense on this planet, however it appears it’s to not be. No less than based on Anderson, who says the PFL has advised him that Nemkov desires a “lesser” opponent for his return.
“Fights off an according to Bellator/PFL Nemkov was being a crybaby about the fight. They agreed then declined because I’m “too tough of a fight,” wrote Anderson on social media, encouraging doubters to “fact check me!!”
“But wai!! There’s more, he wants to stay on the card, but wants to fight a lesser opponent… Last time we fought, his cameraman said I was easy work and didn’t deserve to fight him again… then, after I earned it, his cameraman then said he was now too big to fight LHW [light heavyweight].”
Anderson went on to query what the excuse was now, tagging Nemkov’s cameraman and stating that he was shifting to heavyweight to make the struggle occur. “I come to HWT and yall still running from the fight…”
Anderson completed by suggesting Nemkov be pulled from the rankings, including “scared money don’t make no money!”
Corey Anderson gained Bellator’s vacant gentle heavyweight title again in March, and has not fought since. Nemkov, who beforehand held the title, vacated it in January to maneuver as much as heavyweight. The pair’s first assembly, a part of Bellator’s gentle heavyweight grand prix, resulted in a No Contest as a consequence of an unintended headbutt. Nemkov claimed victory of their second assembly.
Promotion officers have but to touch upon the scenario.
