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Viktor Nemkov
Russian sambist, judoka and mixed martial arts fighter From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Viktor Aleksandrovich Nemkov (Russian: Виктор Александрович Немков; born January 26, 1987) is a Russian sambist, judoka competitor and mixed martial artist. Nemkov won the 2011 World Sambo Championships in Combat Sambo.[1] He is the older brother of Vadim Nemkov.
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Mixed martial arts career
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Background
Viktor Nemkov was born in a small village in Zhalgyskan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, now modern-Kazakhstan. In 1999 the family moved to the village Tomarovka, Belgorod Oblast. There, Nemkov began to train in Judo.
Having spent some successful tournaments, Nemkov became a "Master of Sport in Judo."[2]
Nemkov was the 2008 Russian Combat Sambo bronze medalist in the 90 kg weight category and the 2009 World Cup champion.[3]
Nemkov trains at the Red Devil Sport Club; a training facility and team strongly linked with the M-1 Global promotion and Fedor Emelianenko.[4][5]
M-1 Global
Nemkov began his professional mixed martial arts career with a loss to Magomed Sultanakhmedov via TKO, but quickly rebounded against newcomer Christian Bombay. Nemkov was able to secure a triangle choke on Bombay early in the first round to claim his first victory.[4]
Nemkov continued in M-1 with several victories, including one in a fight against Sergey Khramov.[6]
Nemkov's toughest challenge at that point came against the vastly experienced Tony Lopez in South Korea. Lopez' experience was perhaps too great, as he walked away with a submission victory via rear naked choke in the second round, handing Nemkov his second career loss.[7]
Nemkov then signed to fight Khanilav Khanilaev at the M-1 2009 Finals.[8] Nemkov went onto suffer his third career defeat, losing via split decision. Nemkov would bounce back with a victory over Shamil Vajsurov who, going into the fight, had a record of 0–1.[9]
In August 2010, Nemkov was reportedly scouted by World Wrestling Entertainment - whilst on a tour of Russia - who wanted to sign him as a professional wrestler.[10]
In April 2011, Nemkov fought Vinny Magalhaes for the vacant M-1 Global Light Heavyweight title. Early on, Magalhaes looked for a takedown, but it was Nemkov who was able to secure top position early on.[11] From there, Nemkov had to defend against multiple submission attempts, including an omoplata which seemed to be almost locked in.[11] From the second round, Magalhaes visibly tired, but still managed to mount Nemkov on a couple of occasions. Magalhaes was able to finish Nemkov in the third round via rare mounted gogoplata with a neck crank.[11]
Following the loss, Nemkov went on a four fight winning streak, including a tournament win held over a 4-month span.[4]
Professional Fighters League
Nemkov participated in the 2019 season of PFL. During the regular season, Nemkov defeated Rakim Cleveland and Rashid Yusupov via decisions and advanced to playoffs.[12] In the playoffs he faced Bozigit Ataev at PFL 9, which ended in a majority draw leading to Ataev advancing to the semifinals.[13]
Bellator MMA
On September 1, 2020, it was announced that Nemkov had signed a contract with Bellator MMA.[14]
Nemkov made his Bellator debut at Bellator 257 on April 16, 2021, against Karl Albrektsson.[15] He lost the bout via unanimous decision.[16]
Nemkov faced Leonardo Guimarães on December 19, 2021, at Open Fighting Championship 15. He won via unanimous decision.[17]
Nemkov was scheduled to face José Augusto Azevedo on July 22, 2022, at Bellator 283.[18] However, due to an injury to Nemkov, the bout was scrapped.[19]
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Championships and accomplishments
- M-1 Global
- M-1 Light Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)
Sambo
- All-Russian Sambo Federation
- Russian Combat Sambo National Championships 8nd[clarification needed] Place (2010)
Mixed martial arts record
| 44 matches | 34 wins | 9 losses |
| By knockout | 6 | 1 |
| By submission | 14 | 3 |
| By decision | 14 | 5 |
| Draws | 1 | |
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