Jorge
Masvidal believes Yaroslav
Amosov is a bad stylistic matchup for every top-ranked
welterweight and the reigning champ, Islam
Makhachev.

The former
Ultimate Fighting Championship title challenger recently
praised Amosov’s skill set, claiming the Ukrainian has the tools to
trouble Makhachev, labeling it a “nightmare” matchup for the
Dagestani.

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Jorge Masvidal claims Yaroslav Amosov has the skills to beat
all UFC welterweights

Amosov (30-1) has made an immediate impact since joining the UFC,
earning submission victories over Neil Magny
and Joel
Alvarez in his first two Octagon outings. Masvidal, who long
represented
American Top Team, where Amosov trains, is all praise for the
former Bellator
champ.

“He’s a bad fight for everybody,” Masvidal said on “Deep Waters.”
“Even Makhachev, all the way down to No. 10, Yaroslav is that good.
He’s a bad fight for all these guys.”

Dustin
Poirier, another American Top Team product who previously
trained with the Ukrainian, also described Amosov as a challenging
matchup for the current welterweight king and Masvidal echoed the
former interim champion’s assessment. “Gamebred” then broke down
the matchup, pointing out advantages Amosov has over Makhachev.

“Nightmare for Makhachev,” Masvidal added. “Bigger, longer, and I’m
going to say probably stronger, as well. And his wrestling. He’s
also, I think, a two-time world champion in Sambo, something like
this. He’s going to be all right with the body locks, the foot
sweeps, the in-close fighting that Makhachev does. Yaroslav will be
able to outshine him probably.”

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