Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues to have an impact on the combat sports world, as Bellator’s reigning welterweight champion will not be defending his title this May.
Bellator MMA officials confirmed on Wednesday that the undefeated Yaroslav Amosov (26-0) is “actively defending his home country of Ukraine” and has withdrawn from his Bellator 281 main event fight vs. Michael Page.
“Like the rest of the world, we’ve been shocked by the tragic events in Ukraine and the thoughts of everyone at Bellator MMA are with Yaroslav and all the Ukrainian people during this time,” said Bellator President Scott Coker.