The Bellator welterweight champion puts his belt on the line in February—this after putting his life on the line in the Ukrainian military.
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Yaroslav Amosov is no longer fighting for Ukraine in the country’s war against Russia. The reigning Bellator welterweight champion has returned to MMA. Or at least that is what he is attempting to do.