''Bellator 288: Nemkov vs. Anderson 2'' was a

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event produced by

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that took place on November 18, 2022, at the

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Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

, United States.

Background

The event was headlined by a rematch in the final of the Bellator Light Heavyweight World Grand Prix Tournament for the

Bellator Light Heavyweight World Championship Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded ...

between the champion

Vadim Nemkov Vadim Aleksandrovich Nemkov (russian: Вадим Александрович Немков; born 20 June 1992) is a Russian professional mixed martial artist and a four-time Combat Sambo World Champion. He currently competes in the Light Heavyweig ...

and former title challenger Corey Anderson. The two met earlier in the year at

Bellator 277 ''Bellator 277: McKee vs. Pitbull 2'' was a mixed martial arts event produced by Bellator MMA that took place on April 15, 2022, at the SAP Center in San Jose, California, United States. Background The event was headlined by a rematch between ...

where the bout ended in a no contest due to an accidental clash of heads at the end of the third round. A

Bellator Lightweight World Championship Bellator MMA (formerly known as "Bellator Fighting Championships") is an American mixed martial arts promotion, and the following is a history of its champions in each weight class. At the time of its inception in 2008, CEO Bjorn Rebney founded B ...

bout between the champion

Patricky Pitbull Patricky Freire (born January 21, 1986), known professionally by his ring name Patricky Pitbull, is a Brazilian mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Lightweight division, where he is a former Bellator Lightweight World Champio ...

and undefeated contender

Usman Nurmagomedov Usman Nurmagomedov (born April 17, 1998), is a Russian mixed martial artist currently competing in the Lightweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Lightweight World Champion. He has previously competed in the UAE Warri ...

took place at the event. A featherweight bout between

Daniel Weichel Daniel Weichel (born November 22, 1984) is a German mixed martial artist currently competing in Bellator's Featherweight division. A professional competitor since 2002, he has also competed in M-1 Global and Shooto. As of November 22, 2022, he i ...

and Akhmed Magomedov was set for this event. However, Magomedov pulled out due to unknown reason and was replaced by Timur Khizriev. A bantamweight bout between Jaylon Bates and Jornel Lugo was scheduled for this event, however the bout was scrapped the week of the event after Bates pulled out due to unknown reasons. A featherweight bout between Lucas Brennan and Nick Talavera was set for this event. However, Talavera pulled out due to unknown reason the week of the event and the bout was scrapped. A featherweight bout between Khasan Askhabov and Otto Rodrigues was scheduled for this event, however Askhabov did not attempt to weigh in and the bout was scrapped.

Results

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Results

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