Bellator 257

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Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2
A poster or logo for Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2.
Information
Promotion Bellator MMA
Date April 16, 2021 (2021-April-16)
Venue Mohegan Sun Arena
City Uncasville, Connecticut, United States
Event chronology
Bellator 256: Bader vs. Machida 2 Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 Bellator 258: Archuleta vs. Pettis

Bellator 257: Nemkov vs. Davis 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 16, 2021 at Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut.

Background

The event was headlined by two of the Quarterfinals of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament. The main event featured current Bellator Light Heavyweight World Champion Vadim Nemkov making his first title defense against Phil Davis, a rematch of their November 2018 bout, which saw Nemkov win via split decision. The co-main event was to feature former UFC Middleweight Title contender Yoel Romero facing off against former UFC Light-Heavyweight Title contender Anthony Johnson in their debuts for the promotion.[1] However, on March 26, it was announced that the bout was moved to Bellator 258, with Corey Anderson vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov being moved from Bellator 256 to serve as the co-main for this event.[2]

Aaron Pico was expected to face Aiden Lee at this event.[3] However, on April 4, Pico had to pull out of the bout due to medical issues. The fight is planned to be rebooked at a later date.[4]

A women's flyweight bout between Veta Arteaga and Desiree Yanez, which was originally scheduled for Bellator 250 in October, was rescheduled for this event.[5]

A catchweight contest at 175 pounds between Paul Daley and Sabah Homasi served as the opening fight of the main card.[6]

At the weigh-ins, Jay Jay Wilson missed weight by .75 pounds and was fined a percentage of his purse.[7]

Results

Main Card (Showtime)
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Light Heavyweight Vadim Nemkov (c) def. Phil Davis Decision (unanimous) (48–47, 48–47, 48–47) 5 5:00 [lower-alpha 1]
Light Heavyweight Corey Anderson def. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov TKO (elbows and punches) 3 2:15 [lower-alpha 2]
Women's Flyweight Veta Arteaga def. Desiree Yanez Decision (majority) (28–28, 29–27, 29–27) 3 5:00 [lower-alpha 3]
Catchweight (175 lb) Paul Daley def. Sabah Homasi TKO (punches) 2 1:44
Preliminary card (Youtube/Pluto TV)
Women's Featherweight Julia Budd def. Dayana Silva Decision (split) (28–29, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Julius Anglickas def. Gregory Milliard Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Heavyweight Steve Mowry def. Shaun Asher TKO (knee and punches) 1 0:55
Welterweight Grachik Bozinyan def. Demarques Jackson Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Raymond Daniels def. Peter Stanonik Decision (unanimous) (30–26, 30–27, 30–26) 3 5:00
Lightweight Lance Gibson Jr. def. Marcus Surin Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Light Heavyweight Karl Albrektsson def. Viktor Nemkov Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Mads Burnell def. Saul Rogers Submission (rear-naked choke) 2 4:08
Catchweight (146.75 lb) Jay-Jay Wilson def. Pedro Carvalho TKO (punches) 2 0:53 [lower-alpha 4]
  1. Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament Quarter-Final bout for the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship
  2. Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament Quarter-Final bout.
  3. Arteaga was deducted a point in Round 2 due to knees to a downed Yanez.
  4. Wilson missed weight and was fined 20% of his purse.

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See also

References

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