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USA Today
15-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Video: Yaroslav Amosov quickly finishes UFC alum in first fight post-Bellator
Former Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov is back in the win column. Amosov (28-1) competed Friday for the first time since he lost his title and subsequently parted ways with the promotion. In the CFFC 140 headliner at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia, Amosov submitted UFC alum Curtis Millender (21-11) with an anaconda choke at the 4:18 mark of Round 1. The bout was a 183-pound catchweight that was initially scheduled to take place for a debuting promotion, Fightality, in Chicago. However, the event was canceled and Amosov vs. Millender shifted under the CFFC banner, Amosov gets a submission in round 1! #CFFC140 — UFC FIGHT PASS (@UFCFightPass) March 15, 2025 Amosov, 31, was considered one of the best fighters outside the UFC prior to an upset TKO loss to Jason Jackson in November 2023. Following the defeat, Amosov took time off. The break was elongated by the Bellator-PFL merger and eventually his contract expired. Back in the win column, Amosov only has one promotion in mind: the UFC. He even sported a UFC mouthpiece during his fight Saturday. The Ukraine military member told MMA Junkie he planned to compete once outside the UFC before he tried to enter. 'I want to show this world I'm a good fighter and I will be champion,' Amosov said. 'My last fight is my fault. I want to show it's just a mistake. I show this world this mistake. … I think I can do this. I will do this. Maybe that's better. I've trained with many guys, many years, and I feel I can do this. I'll take this (UFC) belt.'
USA Today
07-03-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
Former Bellator champ Yaroslav Amosov return fight moves to CFFC 140 in Philadelphia vs. UFC alum
Former Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov has the same date and opponent for his return to the cage – but it'll take place in a different city under a more recognizable promotional banner. Amosov (27-1) will now fight UFC alumni Curtis Millender (21-10) in a 183-pound catchweight bout March 14 at CFFC 140 at 2300 Arena in Philadelphia. The event streams on UFC Fight Pass. The matchup was originally slated to be promoted by Fightality, a debuting fight company, at Compass Arena in Chicago. It's unclear if the event has been canceled, though it does not appear on the venue's website. Amosov, 31, was touted by many as one of the best welterweights in the world during his title reign as Bellator champion from 2021 to 2023 – which occurred as he fought in war for Ukraine against Russia. The upcoming fight will be his first since November 2023 when he lost the title to Jason Jackson in a surprising TKO upset. Shortly after the merger of PFL and Bellator, Amosov informed MMA Junkie he was a free agent and planned on working his way to the UFC. 'We have a plan,' Amosov told MMA Junkie in October during his first interview after his Bellator departure. 'We want to sign a contract for just one fight (somewhere). After one fight, we want to go to the UFC.' Millender, 37, competed for the UFC five times and compiled a 3-2 record. Since his promotional departure in 2019, Millender has competed for Bellator, PFL, XMMA, and Gamebred Bareknuckle MMA among other promotions. He enters the bout on a two-fight skid that came after four-straight wins.
