Vadim Nemkov is one of the strongest Russian fighters currently performing on the world stage of mixed martial arts. The student of Fedor Emelianenko has been undefeated for more than five years and holds the belt of the undisputed Bellator light heavyweight champion. Almost all fans are waiting for his arrival in the UFC and are sure that Vadim can easily take the title of the best light heavyweight on the planet. And today we will go to the beginning of the glorious journey of the youngest of the Nemkov brothers. In 2015, he took part in the annual traditional S-70 tournament. Then Vadim was only 23 years old, but he was already the champion of Russia, Europe and the world in combat sambo, and also had four victorious fights in professional mixed martial arts. At the same time, they chose a very difficult opponent for him. It was the experienced Brazilian fighter Joaquim Ferreira, nicknamed Mammoth. He had 19 wins in 28 fights, successful experience in M-1 Challenge tournaments and c