Protege of the great Fedor Emelianenko, Vadim Nemkov, became Russia’s newest major MMA world champion at Bellator 244 when he defeated two-division champion Ryan Bader to capture the light heavyweight title. The 28-year-old from Stary Oskol has been perfect inside the Bellator cage since joining the US promotion in 2017, and produced a string of impressive performances to earn himself a shot at championship gold. He defeated Philipe Lins by first-round knockout on his Bellator debut back in August 2017, then stopped former light heavyweight champion Liam McGeary with brutal leg kicks at Bellator 194 in February 2018. That win earned […]
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Hulking WWE superstar Brock Lesnar is now a free agent, and the news has sparked mass speculation about his next move, with both the UFC and Bellator linked with moves for the former UFC heavyweight champion. Reports across a host of pro-wrestling publications, plus ESPN, have stated that Lesnar is now out of contract following his tenure with the WWE, and the news has attracted plenty of interest in the world of mixed martial arts. Bellator president Scott Coker reacted to the news by telling ESPN’s Ariel Helwani that he’d love to sign Lesnar, saying, “Yes, if he’s truly available. Fedor […]
Russian light heavyweight contender Vadim Nemkov plans to dethrone Ryan Bader at Bellator 244 on Friday night and in the process avenge the knockout loss the American handed his mentor, Fedor Emelianenko. Bader has made history since swapping the UFC octagon for the Bellator cage, first by capturing the Bellator light-heavyweight title, then by winning the Bellator heavyweight grand prix to capture the promotion’s heavyweight title and become Bellator’s first-ever “champ champ.” READ MORE: Victory dance: Bellator bombshell Valerie Loureda celebrates TKO win with raunchy dance at Bellator 243 (VIDEO) Bader’s heavyweight title win in the final of the grand prix was […]
Bellator MMA flyweight Valerie Loureda has said any rivals who see her penchant for posting bikini pictures on social media as a sign of weakness are in for a rude awakening as she prepares to make her cage comeback. Loureda, 22, steps back into the Bellator cage this Friday at the Mohegan Sun Arena in Connecticut, where she will aim to improve on her unbeaten start in the professional ranks against Tara ‘The Tiny Terror’ Graff. It will be Cuban-American fighter Loureda’s first fight since June of last year, when she claimed a unanimous decision win against Larkyn Dasch to improve […]