The UFC heavyweight division has hit rock bottom. In a division that previously spearheaded a number of UFC PPVs, the division is at an all-time, unexciting low.
Tomorrow night, the PFL will host it’s final first round event for their world tournaments. In the final event, we will see the big boys go at it as the light heavyweight and heavyweight divisions will be featured.
This past Saturday at the PFL’s Road to Dubai, we saw a big time heavyweight matchup in the co-main event. Former Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (19-2, 1 NC) was looking to move to 2-0 at heavyweight as he took on former Bellator title challenger Tim Johnson (18-11).
Former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Vadim Nemkov made his second heavyweight appearance against short-notice opponent Tim Johnson at PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series.
The PFL kicks off its 2025 schedule today (January 25) when Road to Dubai Champions Series takes place at Coca-Cola Arena in Dubai, UAE. The card’s main event is a lightweight title bout between undefeated Bellator Champion Usman Nurmagomedov and Paul Hughes.
Set take on former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Vadim Nemkov in a short-notice co-main event at PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series, Tim Johnson spoke with MMA KO’s Drew Beaupré ahead of the fight to discuss everything from the end of Bellator MMA to what he was doing when he got the call to face Nemkov.
The PFL’s 2025 schedule opens on January 25 with Road to Dubai Champions Series, and MMA KO’s Drew Beaupré spoke with former Bellator Light Heavyweight Champion Vadim Nemkov before he faces Tim Johnson in the night’s co-main event.
The PFL/Bellator Road to Dubai Champions Series card scheduled to take place on January 25 has undergone a couple of changes just weeks out from the event.
Vadim Nemkov will now meet a familiar face at the Bellator/PFL Road to Dubai Champions Series card after Ante Delija was forced to withdraw from the event.
The inaugural Champions Series Dubai event on Saturday, January 25 will feature a huge Heavyweight The post Vadim Nemkov, former Bellator champ, meets 2022 PFL champ Ante Delija at Champions Series Dubai first appeared on MyMMANews.
We’ve got a big day of fights coming to us today, February 24, 2023, where The post Vadim Nemkov impresses with arm-triangle choke finish of Bruno Cappelozza in heavyweight return at PFL vs Bellator first appeared on MyMMANews.
Vadim Nemkov is already the most accomplished light heavyweight champion in Bellator history. Now he plans to do the same as a heavyweight. Returning to the heavyweight weight class for the first time in nine years, Nemkov fights 2021 PFL heavyweight champ Bruno Cappelozza on February 24 at the PFL vs.