It’s time to continue to the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix tournament. Four men remain in contention to be crowned champion and claim the $1 million prize for winning the finals and all four will be in action on Saturday night.
Current champion Vadim Nemkov is back when he takes on late replacement Julius Anglickas in the main event. Anglickas steps up for Anthony “Rumble” Johnson, who was forced to withdraw with a serious illness. Johnson scored a TKO over Jose Augusto in the first round of the tournament to advance. Nemkov, meanwhile, earned a unanimous decision over former champion Phil Davis in the opening round.
In the co-main event, current heavyweight king Ryan Bader is back when he takes on Corey Anderson in the other semifinal. Bader beat Lyoto Machida in his first bout of the tournament while Anderson took out Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov. Bader is hoping for a rematch against Nemkov after the Russian finished him off viciously to claim the 205-pound title in August 2020. Bader is one of just two Bellator champions ever to be a simultaneous two-division titleholder.
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Let’s take a closer look at the full fight card and latest odds as well as how you can watch the fights on Saturday night.
Fight card, odds
Odds via Caesars Sportsbook
- Vadim Nemkov (c) (14-2) -550 vs. Julius Anglickas (10-1) +400 — Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal
- Corey Anderson (15-5) -180 vs. Ryan Bader (28-6, 1 NC) +155 — Light Heavyweight Grand Prix semifinal
- Benson Henderson (28-10) -120 vs. Brent Primus (10-2) +100 — Lightweights
- Henry Corrales (18-6) -120 vs. Vladyslav Parubchenko (16-2) +100 — Featherweights
Prelims
- Karl Albrektsson (12-3) -175 vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (18-6-1) +150 — Light heavyweights
- Sullivan Cauley (1-0) -380 vs. Deon Clash (1-0) +300 — Light heavyweights
- Nick Browne (11-1) -330 vs. Bobby Lee (12-6) +260 — Lightweights
- Gregory Milliard (12-6) -115 vs. Javier Torres (11-5, 1 NC) -105 — Middleweights
- Sumiko Inaba (2-0) -440 vs. Randi Field (2-0) +340 — Women’s flyweights
- Lance Gibson Jr. (4-0) -450 vs. Raymond Pina (9-4) +350 — Lightweights
- Jaylon Bates (3-0) -650 vs. Raphael Montini (6-4, 1 NC) +475 — Bantamweights
- Mukhamed Berkhamov (14-1) -175 vs. Jaleel Willis (15-2) +150– Welterweights
Bellator 268 info
- Date: Oct. 16 | Location: The Forum — Inglewood, California
- Start time: 10 p.m. ET (Main card)
- How to watch: Showtime | Stream: Showtime.com or the Showtime App
