Viktor Aleksandrovich Nemkov (; born January 26, 1987) is a Russian sambist,

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. Nemkov won the 2011 World Sambo Championships in Combat Sambo. He is the older brother of Vadim Nemkov.

Mixed martial arts career

Background

Viktor Nemkov was born in a small village in Zhalgyskan, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union, now modern-

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. In 1999 the family moved to the village Tomarovka,

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. There, Nemkov began to train in

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. Having spent some successful tournaments, Nemkov became a "Master of Sport in

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; a training facility and team strongly linked with the M-1 Global promotion and

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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. Nemkov continued in M-1 with several victories, including one in a fight against Sergey Khramov. 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. Nemkov then signed to fight Khanilav Khanilaev at the M-1 2009 Finals. 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. In August 2010, Nemkov was reportedly scouted by

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- whilst on a tour of Russia - who wanted to sign him as a professional wrestler. In April 2011, Nemkov fought

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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. From there, Nemkov had to defend against multiple submission attempts, including an omoplata which seemed to be almost locked in. 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. Following the loss, Nemkov went on a four fight winning streak, including a tournament win held over a 4-month span.

Professional Fighters League

Nemkov participated in the

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of PFL. During the regular season, Nemkov defeated Rakim Cleveland and Rashid Yusupov via decisions and advanced to playoffs. In the playoffs he faced Bozigit Ataev at PFL 9, which ended in a majority draw leading to Ataev advancing to the semifinals.

Bellator MMA

On September 1, 2020, it was announced that Nemkov had signed a contract with

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. Nemkov made his Bellator debut at

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on April 16, 2021, against

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. He lost the bout via unanimous decision. Nemkov faced Leonardo Guimarães on December 19, 2021, at Open Fighting Championship 15. He won via unanimous decision. Nemkov was scheduled to face José Augusto Azevedo on July 22, 2022, at

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. However, due to an injury to Nemkov, the bout was scrapped.

Championships and accomplishments

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**M-1 Light Heavyweight Championship (2 Times)

Sambo

*All-Russian Sambo Federation **Russian Combat Sambo National Championships 8nd Place (2010)

Mixed martial arts record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nemkov, Viktor Living people Russian male mixed martial artists Light heavyweight mixed martial artists Russian practitioners of Brazilian jiu-jitsu Russian male judoka Russian sambo practitioners Mixed martial artists utilizing sambo Mixed martial artists utilizing judo Mixed martial artists utilizing Brazilian jiu-jitsu 1987 births 21st-century Russian sportsmen