Yaroslav
Amosov is expected to put his Bellator welterweight title on
the line in enemy territory early next year.
In a recent interview with
MMAjunkie.com , Bellator president Scott Coker revealed that
the promotion is targeting a championship clash between Amosov and
Michael
Page for London. The exact number of the event and its date are
currently unknown for the proposed bout.
“We are in the process of putting that fight together now with him
and MVP to fight in London at some point early next year,” Coker
said.
Amosov improved to 26-0 at Bellator 260, when he claimed the
170-pound title with a five-round verdict against Douglas
Lima on June 11. The 28-year-old Ukraine native has bested the
likes of Logan
Storley, Ed Ruth,
David
Rickels and Erick Silva
during his tenure with the California-based promotion.
Page, meanwhile, avenged the only defeat of his 21-fight MMA career
at Bellator 267, as he took a split decision in a rematch with Lima
on Oct. 1. “Venom” has won six consecutive fights under the
Bellator banner since falling to Lima via second-round KO in the
welterweight grand prix in May 2019.
“Believe me, a lot of people are saying well Amosov is so good and
he’s – yeah he is that good and that’s why his record is
undefeated,” Coker told MMAjunkie. “But MVP has a very unique style
and he’s very hard to hit, to catch and it’s gonna be interesting
to see how Amosov handles that because he’s fighting like a very
awkward, karate style combatant and it’s not like your normal MMA
fighter that’s just very straight forward, maybe a little bit more
linear. He’s doing a lot of crazy stuff and that’s why people love
him, but that fight will happen at some point in 2022 for
sure.”