The former Bellator light-Hw champion Phil Davis entered this fight with a pro mma record of 19-4-0 (47% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Daniel Cormier). He lost to Ryan Bader last year (Davis vs Bader 2) but then he has defeated Leonardo Leite (Phil Davis vs Leonardo Leite) and Linton Vassell (Phil Davis vs Linton Vassell).
His opponent, the three times world combat sambo champion Vadim Nemkov, has a record of 9-2-0 (100% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.15 in the same weight class. He suffered two consecutive losses between 2015 and 2016, against Jiri Prochazka (Jiri Prochazka vs Vadim Nemkov) and Karl Albrektsson but then he has won four bouts beating Philipe Lins and Liam McGeary in his last two (Liam McGeary vs Vadim Nemkov). Davis vs Nemkov is on the undercard of Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez – Bellator 209; they also faced each other a second time on April 16, 2021 (Vadim Nemkov vs Phil Davis 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Bellator 209
Emmanuel Sanchez vs Patricio Freire full fight Video Bellator 209 – 2018
The black belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and current Bellator fw champion Patricio Freire entered this fight with a professional mma record of 27-4-0 (74% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.7 featherweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Max Holloway). Patricio ‘Pitbull’ lost to Benson Henderson in 2016 (Henderson vs Freire) but then he beat Daniel Straus in 2017 (Daniel Straus vs Patricio Freire 4) and Daniel Weichel in 2018 (Patricio Freire vs Daniel Weichel).
His opponent, Emmanuel Sanchez, has an official record of 17-3-0 (47% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.13 in the same weight class. He was defeated by Daniel Weichel in 2016 (Weichel vs Sanchez) but then he has won four bouts beating Daniel Straus (Daniel Straus vs Emmanuel Sanchez) and Sam Sicilia in his last two (Emmanuel Sanchez vs Sam Sicilia). Freire vs Sanchez, main event of Bellator 209, is valid for the Bellator featherweight title (Freire’s second defense); they also faced each other a second time on April 2, 2021 (Patricio Freire vs Emmanuel Sanchez 2). Watch the video and rate this fight!