Vadim Nemkov, Bellator 297 Credit score: Lucas Noonan/Cageside Press
Former Bellator mild heavyweight champion turned heavyweight Vadim Nemkov will now face Tim Johnson at PFL: Highway To Dubai, Champions Collection, on Jan 25.
PFL made the announcement on social media on Monday.
Johnson (18-10) final fought in August 2024, dropping to Denis Goltson who would go on to win all the match, and went 4-5 in Bellator earlier than his present 1-1 file with PFL. Notably Johnson has fought two members of Fedor Crew together with namesake Fedor Emelianenko and Nemkov teammate Valentin Moldavsky.
Nemkov (18-2) now will get his third opponent for the Dubai card with Johnson stepping in. Nemkov was initially set to face Ante Delija, however the combat fell out as a consequence of Delija having surgical procedure shortly earlier than the announcement was made.
Then Bellator mild heavyweight champion Corey Anderson stepped in to face Nemkov. Besides that was additionally untimely as Nemkov refused to combat Anderson on brief discover.
“On short notice? It’s seven or eight weeks out, we fought twice, what are you talking about,” Anderson advised MMAFighting in December.
Guess we’ll have to attend and see if this one will truly go down on Jan 25.
