Video: Yaroslav Amosov Shares Ukraine War Experience Ahead of Bellator Title Defense

Yaroslav Amosov will step into the cage for the first time since June 2021 when he meets Logan Storley in a welterweight title unification bout in the Bellator 291 headliner on Saturday.

Amosov had good reason to be on hiatus, as he stepped away from MMA to help defend his native Ukraine against Russian invasion early in 2022. That led to him withdrawing from a scheduled championship defense against Michael Page at Bellator 281 last May.

In a powerful feature that will air during the Bellator 291 broadcast, Amosov recounts the hardships of war that he witnessed firsthand and how he recovered his championship belt in the wreckage of his family barn. Now Amosov hopes to inspire his country with a championship victory on Saturday in Dublin.

Bellator 291 takes place at the 3Arena in Dublin and is headlined by the championship clash between Amosov and Storley. The main card airs on Showtime at 4 p.m. ET/1 p.m. PT.