See tonight’s video of the announcement here LOS ANGELES – A previously announced BELLATOR MMA Light Heavyweight World Championship bout between Vadim Nemkov (14-2) och Anthony “Rumble” Johnson has been cancelled following the news that “Rumble” has been forced to withdraw from the bout due to an undisclosed illness . Som ett resultat, official BELLATOR Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix alternate Julius Anglickas (10-1) has been called upon to fill-in for Johnson in the semifinal bout and will now challenge defending champion Nemkov on Saturday , Oktober. 16 i den viktigaste händelsen i Bellator 268: Lätt tungvikt World Grand Prix semifinaler at the Footprint Center in Phoenix . After earning the distinction of alternate in BELLATOR MMA’s Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix following a victory over Gregory Milliard at Bellator 257 , the 30-year-old Lithuanian will now have the golden opportunity to showcase his skills on MMA’s biggest stage , win BELLATOR gold and move to the grand prix finals . Anglickas’ original opponent No . 10 ranked light heavyweight Karl Albrektsson (12-3) will now meet Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (18-6-1) during the preliminary card . Också, a bantamweight tilt between undefeated Jaylon Bates (3-0) och Raphael Montini de Lima (6-4, 1 NC) is official , along with a welterweight bout pitting Mukhamed Berkhamov (14-0) kontra Jaleel Willis (15-2). BELLATOR MMA: Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Semifinals will be telecast live on SHOWTIME at 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT . The preliminary portion of the docket will stream live on the BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel , SHOWTIME Sports YouTube-kanal och Pluto TV börjar kl 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT. The card features a second grand prix semifinal between current BELLATOR Heavyweight World Champion Ryan Bader (28-6) och nr. 2 ranked 205-pounder Corey Anderson (15-5) Undefeated since joining forces with the Scott Coker-led promotion in 2019, the Anglickas has emerged as the No . 5 ranked fighter in the promotion’s stacked 205-pound weight class . Holding a professional record of 10-1 and currently sporting a nine-fight winning streak that began in 2016, the 30-year-old powerhouse is now in the running for the million-dollar grand prix prize . Team Fedor’s Vadim Nemkov most recently went five hard rounds with former champion Phil Davis , earning a unanimous decision victory en route to punching his ticket to the semifinals . Nemkov has been perfect in BELLATOR to this point , winning all six of his contests including three knockouts and a submission . Updated schedule of BELLATOR MMA events Ledig. Oktober. 1 // Bellator 267: Lima vs. MVP 2 //SSE Arena, Wembley // London, England Lör. Oktober. 16 // Bellator 268: Nemkov vs. Anglickas // Footprint Center // Phoenix, DEN Lör. Oktober. 23 // Bellator 269: Fedor vs. Johnson // VTB Arena // Moskva, Ryssland Ledig. November. 5 // Bellator 270: Gallagher vs. Blanda // 3Arena // Dublin, Irland Bellator 268: Lätt tungvikt World Grand Prix semifinaler Huvud Card: Showtime 10 p.m. ET / 7 p.m. PT Light Heavyweight World Title Main Event : C-Vadim Nemkov (14-2) vs. #5-Julius Anglickas (10-1)Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Semifinal Bout : #1-Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC) vs. #2-Corey Anderson (15-5)Lätt Bout: #3-Benson Henderson (28-10) vs. Brent Primus (10-2)Fjädervikt Bout: Henry Corrales (18-6) vs. Vladyslav Parubchenko (16-2) Preliminära kortet: BELLATOR MMA YouTube channel | SHOWTIME Sports YouTube channel | Pluto TV 7 p.m. ET / 4 p.m. PT Lätt tungvikt Bout: #10-Karl Albrektsson (12-3) vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (18-6-1)Bantamvikt Bout: Erik Perez (20-8) vs. Brett Johns (17-3)Lätt tungvikt Bout: Sullivan Cauley (1-0) vs. Deon Clash (1-0)Lätt Bout: Nick Browne (11-1) vs. Bobby Lee (12-6)Mellanvikt Bout: Javier Torres (11-5, 1 NC) vs. Gregory Milliard (12-6)Women’s Flyweight Bout : Sumiko Inaba (2-0) vs. Randi Field (2-0)Lätt Bout : Lance Gibson Jr . (4-0) vs. Raymond Pina (9-4)Bantamvikt Bout: Jaylon Bates (3-0) vs. Raphael Montini de Lima (6-4, 1 NC)Weltervikt Bout: Mukhamed Berkhamov (14-0) vs. Jaleel Willis (15-2)Amateur Strawweight Bout : Maria Henderson (1-0) vs. Collette Santiago (0-1) *Kortet kan ändras. Besök Bellator.com För ytterligare information.
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