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Matt Erickson

VIDEO: Vadim Nemkov, Corey Anderson make weight for Bellator 288 headliner

CHICAGO – The Bellator 288 main event rematch is official after the title fighters made weight Friday.

Light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (15-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) and challenger Corey Anderson (16-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA) meet in the headliner with not just Nemkov’s title on the line. The bout also is the $1 million final of Bellator’s light heavyweight grand prix.

Nemkov and Anderson fought in April, but an accidental clash of heads late in the third round led to a stoppage when a cageside doctor said Nemkov’s cut was too bad to continue. The fight was ruled a no contest because it hadn’t gone three full rounds.

Friday, Nemkov and Anderson finally run it back at Wintrust Arena in Chicago. The main card airs on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.

Check out their trips to the scale at the official weigh-ins in the video above.

For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 288.

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