Match Preview: Bellator 257 Nemkov vs. Davis 2

< wpimage aligncenterid5460sizeSluglargelinkDestinationnone > <div class=wp block image><figure class=aligncenter size large><img src=httpswwwgambylcomwp contentuploads202104mma 1png alt= class=wp image 5460><figure><div> < wpimage > < wpparagraph > <p>The <strong>MMA<strong> main event <strong>Bellator 257 Nemkov vs Davis 2<strong> will take place today Friday April 16 at the <strong>Mohegan Sun Arena <strong>Uncasville Connecticut United States <strong>Vadim Nemkov <strong>and <strong>Phil Davis <strong>will meet again but this time it will be for the <strong>MMA Light Heavyweight Championship Bellator Title<strong> On this occasion <strong>Nemkov<strong> will fight for the defense of the title for the first time and will do so against <strong>Davis<strong> the former champion of the category <p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>How Did Nemkov and Davis Get to This Fight<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>The current champion of the light heavyweight category the 28 year old <strong>Russian Vadim Nemkov<strong> comes to this fight with one clear objective and that is to defend the division title at all costs This will be his first title defense in his career <strong>Nemkov<strong> currently has a 7 game winning streak and within the stellar cages of <strong>Bellator<strong> is an impeccable 5 0 The Russian was crowned champion last December when he defeated former champion Ryan Bader by second round knockout in the <strong>Bellator 244<strong> main event His latest loss was at <strong>RIZIN FF1<strong> when he lost a split decision to Swedens <strong>Karl King Albrektsson<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Nemkov<strong> <strong>presents a professional record of 13 wins and 2 losses<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>You can watch the best moments of Nemkov at<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=uQrXB YFQTwtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=uQrXB YFQTw <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p>On the other side of the octagon we have the North American challenger <strong>Phil Davis<strong> who has not lost a fight since his loss at <strong>Bellator 2018<strong> by split decision against Russian Nemkov in Tel Aviv Israel However the 36 year old American has much more experience in the octagons of <strong>MMA<strong> <strong>Davis<strong> currently has a <strong>global record of 22 wins and 5 losses<strong> and in the <strong>Bellator<strong> cages he has a good<strong> record of 9 wins and 2 losses<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>His last fight was against the Brazilian and iconic fighter in the world of <strong>MMA<strong> <strong>Lyoto Machida<strong> where he beat him by split decision at <strong>Bellator 245<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>You can watch the best moments of Davis at<p> < wpparagraph > < wpembed urlhttpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=x4feD5EoRCgtypevideoproviderNameSlugyoutuberesponsivetrueclassNamewp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio > <figure class=wp block embed is type video is provider youtube wp block embed youtube wp embed aspect 16 9 wp has aspect ratio><div class=wp block embed wrapper> httpswwwyoutubecomwatchv=x4feD5EoRCg <div><figure> < wpembed > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Important Fight Information <strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wplist > <ul><li><strong><em>When is it <em><strong><em>The fight will be on Friday April 16 2021<em><li><li><strong><em>What time is it <em><strong><em>The fight starts at 1800 ET Prelim 2100 ET Main Card<em><li><li><strong><em>Where <em><strong><em>Mohegan Sun Arena Uncasville Connecticut EEUU<em><li><li><strong><em>Where can I watch it <em><strong><em>Youtube official Bellator Channel Showtime<em><li><ul> < wplist > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Betting Line for Nemkov vs Davis<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p>This match will be against two fighters who are used to winning <strong>Nemkov<strong> has 7 consecutive victories and <strong>Davis<strong> has only lost 1 of his last 6 fights and as mentioned above it was against the Russian <strong>Nemkov<strong> Both fighters are active and eager for this match <strong>Davis<strong> will fight to the end to win the <strong>Light Heavyweight Title<strong> again whereas <strong>Nemkov<strong> will try to prevent Davis from connecting him in hopes of retaining the title in his hands For this fight we will be giving our winner card to <strong>Vadim Nemkov<strong><p> < wpparagraph > < wpparagraph > <p><strong>Moneyline <span class=has inline color has vivid green cyan color><em> 175 Vadim Nemkov<em><span><strong><em><span class=has inline color has vivid green cyan color> <span> <em><strong><em> <span class=has inline color has vivid red color> +130 Phil Davis<span><em><strong><p> < wpparagraph >