It seems former Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov will lastly be coming over to the Final Combating Championship, as he’s been slated to face the winningest fighter in UFC welterweight historical past Neil Magny subsequent month at UFC on ESPN 73.
UFC on ESPN 73, also referred to as UFC Vegas 112, will go down on December 13, 2025, reside from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada.
Yaroslav Amosov (28-1) joined Bellator’s 170 lb division because the 19-0 Tech-KREP FC welterweight champion, his most notable victory on the time coming over former two-division KSW champion Roberto Soldic (SD).
Following a pair of wins over UFC veterans Gerald Harris (UD) and Erick Silva (UD) in his freshman and sophomore efforts with the promotion Amosov would go on to win his subsequent 4 over the likes of David Rickels (D’Arce choke), Ed Ruth (UD), Merk Lemminger (TKO), and Logan Storley (SD), earlier than difficult and defeating three time Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima (UD) for the title.
Because of the Russia versus Ukraine battle in 2022 Amosov spent almost two years exterior of the cage earlier than returning to defend his championship towards Logan Storley (UD), who’d gone 3-0 since dropping to Amosov the primary time.
Following his lone title protection Amosov would lose it in his subsequent battle towards Jason Jackson (KO) earlier than spending one other 12 months and a half on the sidelines, finally returning to defeat one other UFC veteran in Curtis Millender (anaconda choke) at CFFC 140 earlier this 12 months in March.
Now at 32 years of age Ukraine’s Amosov will lastly get his shot to compete within the UFC, and towards the longest tenured welterweight on the roster.
Neil Magny (31-13), following a 3-1 stint on The Final Fighter 16 again in 2012, would make his UFC debut in early 2013, going 11-3 via his first 14 promotional bouts along with his most notable wins coming over Tim Means (UD), Erick Silva (SD), Kelvin Gastelum (SD), and former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard (TKO).
Magny’s profession has gotten a little bit rockier from right here, although he’s nonetheless turned in some nice performances in his wins over the likes of former UFC welterweight champions Johny Hendricks (UD), Carlos Condit (interim, UD), and Robbie Lawler (UD), and he comes into this battle off again to again finishes of Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (TKO) and Jake Matthews (D’Arce choke) in August and September of this 12 months.
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