The ongoing Bellator Light Heavyweight World Immense Prix got a shakeup with Anthony Johnson out and Julius Anglickas entering into his reputation.
On Saturday, Johnson took to his social media to provide an clarification for that he has been forced to withdraw from the Bellator 205lbs tournament, even though he did no longer define the motive for his withdrawal. Johnson used to be indubitably pickle to fight Bellator light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov next month as half of the tournament semifinals, but that gained’t be going on anymore. As a substitute of Johnson combating Nemkov, he’s out of the tournament, and Bellator has known as upon the tournament alternate Anglickas to glean Johnson’s pickle in the tournament. Essentially, Anglickas will now fight Nemkov for the Bellator belt next month. Bellator officially announced the change this weekend and Anglickas confirmed it, too.
Records is out!!!!! I have a shot at the @bellatormma title!!!
UFC fans will seemingly be acutely conscious of Anglickas, as he used to be indubitably on Dana White’s Contender Collection in 2019 and picked up a third-spherical submission bear, even though White in the terminate handed on signing him. 10-1 as a professional MMA fighter general, Anglickas is a excellent 3-0 in Bellator since his fight on DWCS. He has regarded upright general in Bellator with the three wins, even though the reality he has gained all three fights by resolution isn’t exactly spectacular. Both plan, Anglickas has been given upright fortune right here as he used to be no longer half of the tournament heading into it, and now he’s indubitably in the same field that Daniel Cormier used to be in the Strikeforce Heavyweight Immense Prix a decade ago when he came in as one more in the semifinals and gained the fight. For Anglickas, he’ll be having a uncover to manufacture the same thing right here, even though he has an uphill climb to face in Nemkov prior to he gets to the tournament final.
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