Fedor Emelianenko it will be a second Vadim Nemkov during the PFL tournament in Saudi Arabia, the older brother of Russian fighter Viktor Nemkov told .
Former Bellator light heavyweight champion Nemkov’s opponent on February 24 will be Brazilian Bruno Cappelozza. This fight will be the 31-year-old Russian’s debut in the heavyweight category. Nemkov represents Team Fedor and currently trains with his brother at Terskol.
—At what point did you realize that Vadim, as a professional fighter, was beginning to surpass you in level?
— When he signed a contract with Bellator and started growing from fight to fight. It immediately became apparent that he was gaining momentum with each performance.
– Knowing that you fight on March 2, will you go to his fight?
– I won’t go, because I have a fight in a week, there will be little time to recover from the road. Fedor will definitely accompany him, but I don’t know who will be second,” Nemkov told .
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