Ex-Bellator champ Yaroslav Amosov ready to go big after UFC 328
Former Bellator champion Yaroslav Amosov is in the UFC's top 10 just two fights into his run in the promotion.
NEWARK, N. J. – Yaroslav Amosov met the media Saturday after his win over Joel Alvarez at UFC 328.
Amosov (30-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) submitted Alvarez (23-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) with a slick arm-triangle choke in the second round of their welterweight fight to close out the prelims at Prudential Center in Newark, N. J. Amosov, a former Bellator champion, now is a quick 2-0 in the UFC after he arrived this past December for a submission of longtime divisional gatekeeper Neil Magny.
The Ukrainian was unbeaten until he was upset by Jason Jackson at Bellator 301, the last event the company held. But his bounce-back has him wanting a quick rise in his new promotional home. He also has realized in a hurry that being a Bellator champion was great – but it doesn't carry the same cache as being in the UFC.
"After my first fight (in the UFC) I felt this – I felt many people started following me," Amosov said at his post-fight news conference. "When you’re a UFC fighter, it’s a little bit different. I talked with many guys who maybe were champions in different organizations, and it doesn’t matter if you were a super champion or defended your belt a couple times.