Bellator 288 weigh-in results
CHICAGO – MMA Junkie is on scene and reporting live from Thursday’s official Bellator 288 fighter weigh-ins, which kick off at 10 a.m. ET (7 a.m. PT).
The weigh-ins take place at the Bellator host hotel in Chicago. The nearby Wintrust Arena hosts Friday’s event, which has a main card on Showtime following prelims on MMA Junkie.
Among those weighing in are light heavyweight champion Vadim Nemkov (15-2 MMA, 7-1 BMMA) and Corey Anderson (16-5 MMA, 3-0 BMMA), who meet in a main event rematch. Their first fight ended in a no contest in April from an accidental head butt. In the co-feature, lightweight champ Patricky Freire (24-10 MMA, 15-8 BMMA) meets unbeaten challenger Usman Nurmagomedov (15-0 MMA, 4-0 BMMA).
The full Bellator 288 weigh-in results include:
MAIN CARD (Showtime (9 p.m. ET)
- Champ Vadim Nemkov () vs. Corey Anderson () – for light heavyweight title; light heavyweight tournament final
- Champ Patricky Freire () vs. Usman Nurmagomedov () – for lightweight title
- Timur Khizriev () vs. Daniel Weichel ()
- Tyrell Fortune () vs. Daniel James ()
- Levan Chokheli () vs. Roman Faraldo ()
PRELIMINARY CARD (MMA Junkie, 6 p.m. ET)
- Khasan Askhabov () vs. Otto Rodrigues ()
- Imamshafi Aliev () vs. Sean Fallon ()
- Killys Mota () vs. Jairo Pacheco ()
- Archie Colgan () vs. Jesse Hannam ()
- Sullivan Cauley () vs. Jay Radick ()
- Jordan Newman () vs. Jayden Taulker ()
- Laird Anderson () vs. Rob Fenicle ()
- Isaiah Hokit () vs. Matias Nader ()
- Wladmir Gouvea () vs. Kory Moegenburg ()
For more on the card, visit MMA Junkie’s event hub for Bellator 288.
