Yaroslav Amosov defeated Joel Alvarez at UFC 328 in Newark final Saturday to enhance to 2-0 contained in the Octagon, and he revealed on Monday that the win got here regardless of some main doubts throughout camp.
The previous Bellator welterweight champion shared a video on social media taken two weeks earlier than the battle that confirmed him damaging his proper eye after struggling an harm throughout camp. He recovered in time for the bout and stopped Alvarez on Might 9 with a second-round submission for which he earned a bonus.
“There isn’t any such factor as an ideal camp,” Amosov mentioned in a video recorded earlier than UFC 328. “Each time I am in camp, one thing occurs to me no less than as soon as. A bit of lower, a minor harm, one thing simply does not cease me. However it simply means I’ve to regulate my schedule a bit bit and take a day or two off. That is it. A number of days in the past, I believed, ‘Rattling, I haven’t got any accidents and every little thing is nice.'” It was scary. I believed, “What’s going on?” Hmm, that is bizarre. It is actually unusual. ”
Amosov then eliminated his sun shades and revealed his harm.
“The whole lot is in place,” Amosov mentioned. “That is it. Something can occur. I am actually glad nothing has modified. There must be one thing.”
Amosov, presently 30-1 as knowledgeable fighter, is on a three-fight win streak since parting methods with Bellator following submission wins over Curtis Millender, Neil Magny and Alvarez.
