With just one loss, former Bellator champion plans UFC debut

Y. Amosov was the Bellator welterweight champion (Photo: Bellator MMA)

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Bellator's welterweight champion (up to 77 kg) between 2021 and 2023, Ukrainian Yaroslav Amosov may be close to signing a contract with the world's largest MMA organization. In a post on Instagram, the fighter announced the end of his contract with Scott Coker's former event and hinted that a big change may be coming.

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“Friends, my contract with Bellator has ended. It was an unforgettable six years. A time that will remain engraved in my heart forever. I will soon announce my next actions! All of this is a small part of a great story. This is not the end, this is a new beginning. I am ready for a new phase. New horizons and peaks are ahead. My journey continues, I thank everyone who was there, those who supported and those who doubted. The story does not end, only the direction changes. See you in the octagon,” said 'Dinamo', as he is known.

The use of the term 'octagon' caught the attention of many people, since it is the type of arena used by the UFC, in addition to being a term used by the organization itself for many years. In the comments of the publication, Ultimate fighters and Amosov's training partners, such as Mateusz gamrot, marked the official profile of the event.

Yaroslav amosov

At 31 years old, Yaroslav Amosov has a professional record of 27 wins and only one loss. A member of the 'American Top Team' and three-time world sambo champion, the fighter caught the attention of the MMA world by actively participating in the war between Ukraine and Russia in 2022. His last appearance was in November 2023, when lose your invincibility against the North American jason jackson.

Y. Amosov took the Bellator belt to the front lines of the war in Ukraine (Photo: Instagram/Amosov)