Yaroslav Amosov will make his UFC debut in December at UFC on ESPN 73

It looks like former Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov will finally be coming to the Ultimate Fighting Championship as he is set to face the winningest fighter in the world. UFC welterweight history Neil Magny next month at UFC on ESPN 73.

UFC on ESPN 73, also known as UFC Vegas 112, will take place on December 13, 2025, live from the UFC Apex in Enterprise, Nevada.

Yaroslav Amosov (28-1) joined Bellator’s 170 lb division as the 19-0 Tech-KREP FC Welterweight Champion, his most notable victory at the time over former KSW two-division champion Roberto Soldic (SD).

After a pair of victories over UFC veterans Gerald Harris (UD) and Erick Silva (UD) in his freshman and sophomore efforts with the promotion, Amosov would pick up his next four wins over the likes of David Rickels (D’Arce choke), Ed Ruth (UD), Merk Lemminger (TKO) and Logan Storley (SD) before challenging and defeating three-time Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima (UD) for the title.

Due to the 2022 conflict between Russia and Ukraine, Amosov spent almost two years outside the cage before returning to defend his championship against Logan Storley (UD), who had gone 3-0 since losing to Amosov the first time.

After his lone title defense, Amosov would lose out in his next fight against Jason Jackson (KO) before spending another year and a half on the sidelines, eventually returning to defeat another UFC veteran in Curtis Millender (anaconda choke) at CFFC 140 earlier this year in March.

Now, at the age of 32, Ukrainian Amosov will finally get his chance to compete in the UFC, and against the tallest welterweight on the roster.

Neil Magny (31-13), coming off a 3-1 stint on The Ultimate Fighter 16 in 2012, would make his UFC debut in early 2013, going 11-3 through his first 14 promotional fights, with his most notable victories coming over Tim Means (UD), Erick Silva (SD), Kelvin Gastelum (SD) and former Bellator middleweight champion Hector Lombard (TKO).

Magny’s career has gotten a little rockier from here, though he’s still put in some great performances in his wins over former UFC welterweight champions Johny Hendricks (UD), Carlos Condit (interim, UD) and Robbie Lawler (UD), and he’s coming into the Elizeu Zaleski dos Santos (TKO) vs. Jake Matthews (D’Arce choke) fight in August and September of this year.

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