Vadim Nemkov vs Yoel Romero Prediction: Nemkov has more skills to fight on his terms

Prediction for the Bellator 297 Vadim Nemkov vs Yoel Romero match which will take place on June 17th. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available. 

Vadim Nemkov

Vadim Nemkov was good as an amateur (he is a multiple world, European, and Russian combat sambo champion), and now he is the current Bellator light heavyweight champion. Before Bellator, Nemkov had two defeats. In the Scott Coker league, everything is going well for him - here he has eight wins without losses and only one fight when he looked terrible, but in a confrontation with Corey Anderson received the status of No Contest.

In the rematch, Vadim put everything in its place. He confidently stopped his opponent in the guard. As a result, the Russian fighter defended the belt, won the Grand Prix, took a million dollars, and set a league record for the number of title defenses (three) in the light heavyweight division.

Yoel Romero

Romero is already 46 years old and has not won titles in MMA yet, but it is not so easy to find more popular fighters in MMA – his career is incredible and legendary.

Yoel participated in the Olympic Games twice as part of the Cuban national freestyle wrestling team. In 2000, he even reached the final, where he lost to Adam Saitiev. Only in MMA, Romero uses his fighting skills very little, especially in recent years, preferring to fight in a guard.

Moreover, he turned out to fight in the rack very calmly, which allowed him to get a large army of fans – he received a lot of bonuses for entertainment, and among the opposition were all superstars. In 2020, Romero left the UFC, moved to Bellator (simultaneously rising from middleweight to light heavyweight), lost to Phil Davis, but then won two fights in a row – against Alex Polizzi and Melvin Manhoef (both times by knockout).

Expert Betting Tips

Nemkov has often begun to fall after blows, especially this fact worries against the background of Romero's knockout power, which he will try to use from the very first seconds. Vadim will start carefully, knock down the competitor's attacking impulse and systematically pump until the final. Early completion of the fight is possible. The Russian will not take many risks and aggravate but break the opponent and, if possible, transfer the confrontation to the parterre. He has more skills to fight on his terms.