Yaroslav Amosov

Yaroslav Amosov (born 9 September 1993) is a Ukrainian mixed martial artist, currently competing in the welterweight division of Bellator MMA, where he is the current Bellator Welterweight Champion. As of June 28, 2022, he is #4 in the Bellator men's pound-for-pound rankings.

He is a four-time world sambo champion, a two-time European and Eurasia champion, and European Cup winner. Amosov is also the winner of many national and international competitions.

Sambo career

In September 2012, though early into his Combat Sambo career, Amosov came finished in third place against Ikram Aliskerov in European Combat Sambo Federation sanctioned competition that was being hosted in Moldova. In December of that same year, Amosov again came in third place against Aliskerov in World Combat Sambo Federation sanctioned competition that was held in Moscow. So Ikram Aliskerov is one few combat athletes who have beaten Amosov on two separate occasions in Combat Sambo tournaments.

Mixed martial arts career

In June 2016, after winning seven fights in a row in Tech-Krep FC, Amosov beat Croatian fighter Roberto Soldić to win the vacant Tech-Krep welterweight title.

In 2017, Amosov made two successful defences of the Tech-Krep FC welterweight title against Diogo Cavalcanti and Nathan Oliveira. Amosov won both fights via submission in the first round.

Bellator MMA

In November 2017. Bellator announced they had signed Yaroslav Amosov to the promotion following an undefeated run of 19 fights which only included two decisions.

Amosov made his Bellator debut against Gerald Harris on 13 July 2018 at Bellator 202. Amosov won the fight via unanimous decision.

Amosov then faced Erick Silva on 16 February 2019 at Bellator 216.
Amosov won the fight via unanimous decision.

Amosov then faced David Rickels on 24 August 2019 at Bellator 225 in a catchweight bout.
Amosov defeated Rickels via brabo choke in the second round. This was Rickels' first submission loss in his career.

Amosov then faced three-time NCAA Division I Wrestling Champion from Penn State Ed Ruth on 21 February 2020 at Bellator 239. Amosov won the fight via unanimous decision.

Amosov faced Mark Lemminger on 21 August 2020 at Bellator 244. He won the fight via TKO between rounds 1 and 2 due to a cut rendering Lemminger unable to continue.

Amosov faced four-time NCAA Division I All-American from Minnesota Logan Storley on November 12, 2020 at Bellator 252. He won the back-and-forth bout by split decision.

Bellator Welterweight Championship

Amosov fought for the Bellator Welterweight World Championship against current champ Douglas Lima at Bellator 260 on June 11, 2021. He won the fight by unanimous decision by outwrestling Lima throughout all 5 rounds.

Amosov was scheduled to make his first title defense against Michael Page on May 13, 2022 at Bellator 281. However, Amosov was forced to pull out of the bout due to his participation in the war in Ukraine on the side of Ukraine, leaving Page to compete against Logan Storley for the interim title.

After almost a year and a half away from the cage due to the war, Amosov is scheduled to defend his title in a rematch against Logan Storley on February 25, 2023 at Bellator 291.

Personal life

During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, after seeing his family evacuated to a safe zone, Amosov stayed in Ukraine and joined several other notable fighters, including former boxing heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko and his brother, former heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko

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