Vadim Nemkov

Vadim Nemkov has openly acknowledged that he can no longer sustain the training program he followed two to four years ago, attributing the decline to age rather than his move to heavyweight. The 34-year-old noted that fighters around his age commonly report similar struggles, and that the toll of multiple five-round bouts has meaningfully affected his health. Nemkov is set to face Sergei Bilostenny, 31, on November 14.

Vadim Nemkov will face Sergei Bilostenny on November 14 at a PFL event in Dubai after his long-awaited matchup with Corey Anderson fell through when Anderson was pulled by medical staff. The fight with Anderson had been rescheduled three times — targeting June, early August, September, and finally October in Chicago — before doctors cleared him out. Nemkov holds no ill will toward Bilostenny for accepting the fight, noting that Bilostenny earned his contender status by beating Ferreira and has always been a technically sharp, physically powerful opponent in shared training camps.

Anderson, Popov

PFL heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (20-2 MMA, 3-0 PFL) will face Sergei Bilostennyi (15-4 MMA, 4-1 PFL) at PFL Dubai on November 14. Nemkov captured the PFL heavyweight title in his last outing, submitting Renan Ferreira by rear-naked choke in round one. Bilostennyi enters the bout riding back-to-back knockout victories, with his only PFL loss coming against Valentin Moldavsky.