The vacant light heavyweight strap will be on the line when
Corey
Anderson and Karl Moore
square off at a Bellator
MMA event in Belfast on March 22.
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Anderson confirmed the pairing on social media following an initial
report from Ariel Helwani. The card in Belfast
will mark the promotion’s first event since
Professional Fighters League’s acquisition of Bellator late
last year. Broadcast plans and a venue for Bellator Belfast have
not been announced.
Vadim
Nemkov officially
vacated the Bellator 205-pound belt this year. He will make his
heavyweight debut against Bruno
Cappelozza at
PFL Champions vs. Bellator Champions on Feb. 24.
Anderson twice come up short against Nemkov in title bouts under
the Bellator banner. “Overtime” appeared to be winning their first
meeting at Bellator 277 before an accidental clash of heads
resulted in the bout being ruled a no contest. The rematch went
differently, however, as Nemkov captured a clear-cut unanimous
decision over Anderson at Bellator 298. The 34-year-old UFC veteran
returned to the win column in his most recent outing, taking a
split verdict against Phil Davis at
Bellator 297 this past June.
Northern Ireland’s Moore will take a four-bout promotional winning
streak into the matchup with Anderson. The former
Cage Warriors champion last appeared at Bellator 297, where he
outpointed Alex
Polizzi on the same card headlined by his upcoming opponent.