A heavyweight showdown between Vadim Nemkov and Ante Delija will function the co-main occasion of the inaugural card of PFL’s Champions Collection Dubai present on Jan. 25 within the United Arab Emirates, the corporate introduced Friday.
The lineup shall be topped by a beforehand introduced Bellator light-weight title struggle between champion Usman Nurmagomedov and rising challenger Paul Hughes.
Nemkov (18-2, 1 no contest) is a former Bellator gentle heavyweight king who now competes within the heaviest of the divisions. In his debut struggle at heavyweight for PFL, Nemkov tapped out Bruno Cappelozza within the second spherical.
Unbeaten since 2016 and ranked No. 11 on the MMA Preventing rankings, the 32-year-old Russian expertise reigned at 205 kilos with Bellator victories over Ryan Bader, Phil Davis, Corey Anderson and Yoel Romero.
Delija (24-6) received the 2022 season of the PFL at heavyweight to say a $1 million prize with 4 wins that 12 months, together with a first-round knockout over Renan Ferreira. The Croatian fighter solely competed twice ever since, defeating Maurice Greene through choice in 2023, and dropping by knockout to Valentin Moldavsky earlier this 12 months.
