Yoel Romero’s pursuit of a combined martial arts world title must wait a little bit bit longer.
The Cuban, 45, who’s 2-0 within the Bellator cage after making his debut for the organisation in 2022 was attributable to problem Russian fighter and Fedor Emelianenko protege Vadim Nemkov for his gentle heavyweight title at Bellator 290 in February but it surely was introduced Tuesday that the bout has been faraway from the cardboard due for Los Angeles on Feb 4.
Nemkov has been undefeated within the cage since 2016 and was final seen incomes a unanimous five-round determination towards Corey Anderson in November within the finals of Bellator’s gentle heavyweight Grand Prix — incomes $1 million within the course of.
The battle, which was to be the co-main occasion on the cardboard, shall be changed by the 12-0 middleweight champion Johnny Eblen who will battle 31-3 Russian Anatoly Tokov.
The occasion is ready to be headlined by a Bellator heavyweight title battle between Ryan Bader and the legendary Fedor Emelianenko, in what is anticipated to be the ultimate battle of the Russian veteran’s legendary profession.