Ivan OrekhovCorrespondent SportAll materialsOn Saturday, the 277th numbered Bellator tournament was held in the American San Jose, in which the Russian Vadim Nemkov met with the American Corey Anderson. The student of Fedor Emelianenko could not only defend the champion title for the third time, but also win a million dollars as a prize for the winner of the Light Heavyweight Promotion Grand Prix. the format is a tournament with the top eight representatives of the divisions. Such a competition was called the Grand Prix and took place in several weight categories, including the light heavyweight division, in which the 29-year-old Nemkov is the champion. On the way to the final, the Russian fighter defeated the American Phil with a record of 14 wins and 2 losses (7-0 in Bellator). Davis and Lithuanian Julius Anglikas. After that, the ex-UFC fighter, the dangerous puncher Corey Anderson (16-5), became his opponent. The 32-year-old American on the way to the decisive battle ahead of schedule defeated the Turkmen fighter Dovletjan Yagshimuradov and the American Ryan Bader. Before that, Anderson elbowed Melvin Manhoef from the Netherlands in his debut fight in Bellator, so the US representative, like the Russian, approached the duel with Nemkov with no defeat in the organization.
