Yaroslav Amasov was one of the many famous Ukrainian fighters who took up arms against Russia
Amosov will attempt to become the undisputed 170lb champion by beating Logan Storley, who won an interim welterweight title during the Ukrainian’s absence, at Bellator 291 in Dublin this Saturday night.The 29-year-old insists his decision to leave Ukraine and continue his combat sports career was unrelated to other famous athletes doing the same thing.Amosov will get back to what he does best at Bellator 291 on Saturday nightAmosov added: “We definitely didn’t coordinate.
Amosov is excited ahead of his first fight since June 2021, particularly because he gets to perform in front of the Irish fans who have always made him feel welcome. He said: “I’m very excited, it’s been a while since I’ve fought. I love the training and being back to training. “I’m actually excited to fight Dublin because of the fans. The fans there are great and just the people in Ireland are really nice.“I mean, people everywhere are nice but, I don’t why, for some reason I just really like the people in Ireland. So, I’m really excited to fight in front of them.”
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