Vadim Nemkov vs Corey Anderson Prediction: the Champion Worked on His Mistakes

On the night of November 19th, Bellator 288, a huge tournament, will take place in Chicago. We will see the final bout of the bantamweight grand Prix of the organization. The promotion champion, Vadim Nemkov, will face the American Crey Anderson again.

The star pupil of Fedor Emelianenko has performed in Bellator since 2017. During that time, Nemkov won seven times and became champion, beating Ryan Bader by technical knockout on August 21st, 2020. On his way to the Grand Prix finals, Vadim defeated Phil Davis by decision and Julias Anglikas by kimura.

On April 15th, 2022, Nemkov faced Corey Anderson for the first time. That fight didn't go well for Vadim, but in the third round, the opponents clashed heads, and the Russian fighter got a severe cut. The bout was ruled a mistrial, but at this point, many fans of the champion breathed a sigh of relief because Nemkov was in serious trouble.

After that, Vadim admitted that he was not in the best shape and was seriously overtrained. But Nemkov's main problem was fighting. Anderson on the ground floor is dangerous. He competently changed the standings and did not let Vadim get away. He needed to improve somehow and make the appropriate conclusions.

This time Nemkov divided his preparation into three phases. Traditionally he started in Fedor Team. Then he went to Thailand to Anatoliy Malykhin and the famous American Top Team to Alexey Oleynik in the United States. This step will allow him to get better and learn something new. When you train with the best, you grow better.

Corey Anderson, 33, is the winner of season 19 of the popular reality shows The Ultimate Fighter, which earned him a contract with the UFC. Anderson's performance was unstable in the world's strongest promotion, but he has wins over real monsters. Of particular note are overtime victories over Glover Lucas Teixeira and Jan Blachowicz. In the UFC, Corey never made it to the title fight and decided to leave the organization, losing in a rematch to Blachowicz.

Anderson's move to Bellator was a real sensation. Of course, the fighter instantly became one of the main stars in Scott Coker's organization. There were sure bets on the American, and he didn't disappoint.

At Bellator, Anderson had three early victories by TKO. The victims were Melvin Manhoef, Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov, and Ryan Bader. Bader was taken down by Anderson in 51 seconds, though.

In the Grand Prix finale, Anderson will face the promotion champion for the coveted title and one million dollars. Anderson dominated his first encounter with Nemkov, and he's coming into the second fight as the favorite.

Anderson looked like a real fighter in the first bout, although he did not have a single submission. In standing, he was more interesting, although his anthropometry was much worse. The experts and specialists were so convinced by Corey's performance in the first fight that by the second fight, he became the clear favorite.

But now Anderson will face an improved version of Nemkov. This time, Vadim has healed all his injuries and underwent the most rewarding camp of his career, seriously broadening his horizons. Nemkov makes no secret that he heavily emphasizes wrestling to deprive Anderson of his main advantage. And there's a feeling that Vadim has succeeded. Now Nemkov has an excellent opportunity to prove to the world that he is on par with the strongest welterweights.