Logan Storley Replaces Yaroslav Amosov, Meets Michael Page for Interim Title at Bellator 281

With Yaroslav Amosov currently occupied defending his native Ukraine from Russian invasion, Bellator has called an audible for the main event of its May 13 card in London.

The promotion announced on Wednesday that Logan Storley will replace the reigning welterweight champion and square off against Michael Page in an interim 170-pound title clash in the Bellator 281 main event.

“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,” Bellator president Scott Coker said in a statement. “We wish he and his family the best and look forward to seeing him return safely to happier times, both inside and out of the Bellator cage.”

Bellator 281 takes place at the OVO Arena Wembley in London and will also see Douglas Lima square off against Jason Jackson at welterweight in the co-headliner. The main card airs on Showtime in the United States at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT, while prelims stream on the Bellator YouTube channel, the Showtime Sports YouTube channel and Pluto TV at 12:30 a.m. ET/9:30 a.m. PT.

Storley is coming off the first five-round victory of his MMA career, when he took a unanimous decision against former title challenger Neiman Gracie in the Bellator 274 headliner on Feb. 19. The 29-year-old Sanford MMA product was a four-time NCAA All-American wrestler at the University of Minnesota and owns a 13-1 record as a pro — including an 8-1 mark in Bellator. His lone defeat came via split decision against Amosov at Bellator 252.

Page has won 20 of his 21 professional outings, with his only setback coming against Lima in May 2019. “Venom” avenged that loss in his last outing, taking a split verdict against the ex-champ at Bellator 267 this past October. The flamboyant British striker owns other notable wins against the likes of Derek Anderson, Paul Daley, David Rickels and Evangelista Santos.