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The place is here, Mohegan Sun Arena in Uncasville, Conn., and the time is now. The weigh ins for Bellator 244: “Bader vs. Nemkov” tomorrow night (Fri., Aug. 21, 2020 on Paramount Network and DAZN) go down today (Thurs., Aug. 20, 2020) before Ryan Bader (27-5, 1 NC) defends his Light Heavyweight title against top-ranked Vadim Nemkov (11-2).
The early weigh-ins took place behind closed doors because of the pandemic, but a ceremonial event happens at 11 a.m. ET and will be streamed above at that time. Meanwhile, official results from the early morning session starting at 9 a.m. ET will be made available below:
Bellator 244: “Bader vs. Nemkov” Weigh-In Results:
Ryan Bader (204) vs. Vadim Nemkov (203.9)
Julia Budd (145.8) vs. Jessy Miele (147) ^1
Roy Nelson (264.9) vs. Valentin Moldavsky (234.6)
John Salter (186) vs. Andrew Kapel (185.1)
Yaroslav Amosov (174.4) vs. Mark Lemminger (174.6)
Adam Piccolotti (155.3) vs. Sidney Outlaw (156)
Erik Perez (135.6) vs. Joshua Hill (136)
Lucas Brennan (145.8) vs. Will Smith (143.7)
Vladimir Tokov (155.3) vs. Chris Gonzalez (156)
Weber Almeida (147.5) vs. Salim Mukhidinov (147.8) ^2
Vladyslav Parubchenko (149.6) vs. John de Jesus (149.1)
^1 Officially one pound over the weight limit.
^2 Fight contracted at 147 lbs.
MMAmania.com will deliver coverage of Bellator 244: “Bader vs. Nemkov” tomorrow night, with the main card live on DAZN and Paramount Network at 10 p.m. ET.
See you then!