Simply Results: Bellator 257
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The Fight Sphere inside the Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Connecticut host Bellator 257. The 13-fight card is headlined by a battle for the Bellator light-heavyweight title in a grand prix quarterfinal.
In the main event Vadim Nemkov defends his championchip for the first time in a rematch against Phil Davis who he beat at Bellator 209 by split decision. Nemkov is on a seven-fight win streak with six finishes. Davis is on a three fight win streak coming off a split decision win over Lyoto Machida.
The co-main event is also a light-heavyweight grand prix quarterfinal as Corey “Overtime” Anderson against former ACA champion Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov.
Main card
- Light-heavyweight Title & Grand Prix Quarterfinal: Vadim Nemkov (14-2) def. Phil Davis (22-6) by (48-47 x3) unanimous decision
- Light-heavyweight Grand Prix Quarterfinal: Corey Anderson (15-5) def. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (18-6-1) by TKO (ground & pouind) 2:15 R3
- Women’s Flyweight Bout: Veta Arteaga (6-4) def. Desiree Yanez (5-3) by (28-28, 29-27 x2) majority decision
- Welterweight Bout: Paul Daley (43-17-2) def. Sabah Homasi (15-9) by TKO (punches) 1:44 R2
Prelim
- Women’s Featherweight: Julia Budd (15-3) def. Dayana Silva (9-6) by (29-28, 28-29, 29-28) split decision
- Light-heavyweight: Julius Anglickas (10-1) def. Grgeory Milliard (12-7) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unanimous decision
- Heavyweight Bout: Steve Mowry (9-0) def. Shaun Asher (13-4-1) by TKO (knee & punches on ground) 0:55 R1
- Welterweight Bout: Grachik Bozinyan (11-4) def. Demarques Jackson (11-5) by (30-27, 29-28 x2) unanimous decision
- Welterweight Bout: Raymond Daniels (3-1) def. Peter Stanonik (5-5) by (30-27, 30-26 x2) unanimous decision
- Lightweight Bout: Lance Gibson Jr. (4-0) def. Marcus Surin (6-3) by (29-28, 30-27 x2) unaniomus decision
- Light-heavyweight Bout: Karl Albrektsson (11-3) def. Viktor Nemkov (30-8-1) by (30-27 x3) unanimous decision
- Featherweight Bout: Mads Burnell (15-3) def. Saul Rogers (14-4) by submission (rear naked choke) 4:08 R2
- Featherweight Bout: Jay Jay Wilson (8-0) def. Pedro Carvalho (11-5) by TKO (strikes) 0:57 R2
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