Yaroslav Amosov — The Dominant Machine in MMA

Yaroslav Amosov. The Dynamo. The Ukrainian Ghost. Undefeated. Twenty-six and zero. TWENTY-SIX. ZERO. Khabib’s number. Think about that for a second. In this game, where one punch, one bad scramble, one stupid mistake… boom you’re on your back staring at the lights. This dude just keeps winning. It’s wild.

➤ The Irpin Ghost: From Street Scraps to Strangle Holds

People talk about Khabib’s Dagestani wrestling. Yeah, thats legendary. But Amosov, man. He ain’t exactly a striker-turned-grappler. This dude started out wanting to fight better in street brawls right Fifteen years old asked his parents to put him in Muay Thai. Instead they drop him at a gym in Kyiv, Hermes which specialized in combat. Not exactly your local boxing club eh?

That’s where he found his main coaches Fedor Siridyuk, Vadim Korytny. And they built him. Like, literaly. From a kid who had “serious problems with discipline” (you just know that means he was kicking ass on the streets, probably), to a multi-time world and European champion in combat. Think about the gym smells there man. Old sweat, liniment, maybe a hint of forgotten chai from last week. No fancy AC just raw, humid air. Bet they had those old Nokia flip phones too, where you had to press ‘7’ four times for ‘S’.

And the wrestling, bruh. Everyone who ever rolled with Amosov even the heavyweights, they all say his wrestling is just… different. Unreal. He wanted to be a Master of Sports in wrestling, but then he just… didn’t. Decided not to waste his time. Can you imagine Being that good and just being like, “Nah, I’m good, this MMA thing pays… well, it didn’t pay much back then.”

The text said his early career, no money family helped. Sometimes acquaintances. And get this: at 20, he won an apartment in Yalta from a combat tournament. A whole apartment! And he gave it to his coach. Let that sink in. Most of these guys they’d be buying a new Royal Enfield or a flashy chain with 10 lakh INR. Amosov “Here, coach, you earned it.” Respect. That’s the real talk.

➤ Bellator Blues & The Anaconda’s Embrace

Everyone keeps calling him the “Ukrainian Khabib.” Stop it. Just stop. Their styles are completely different. Khabib suffocates you. Amosov He’s like a boa constrictor. Slow, steady pressure then BAM! He catches you. The Anaconda choke. That’s his jam. He was losing to Shamil Zavurov – a Khabib’s brother – in a combat tournament back in 2014, getting taken down. Then out of nowhere, second round, he snags an Anaconda. Teammates showed him right before the tournament. That’s some movie shit right there. That choke became his signature. He just locks it in. It’s beautiful and terrifying.

He spent years in local Ukrainian promotions. Most of his early fights Not even on video. Imagine being 20-0 and half your wins are just whispers legendary tales from some dingy gym in Moldova or a random fight night in Sochi. That’s why some American commentators initially said his record was “inflated.” Dude, no internet, no camera phones everywhere. Just raw fights.

Then Bellator calls. This is the big time. But Amosov He’s not one to trash talk. Never has been. Even when Larkin after Amosov pulled out of a fight due to a broken nose, called his record “fake.” Amosov just ignored it. He just fights. Gerald Harris in his Bellator debut, Ed Ruth – three-time NCAA D1 wrestling champ a “rising star.” Ruth was talking so much smack, saying Amosov couldn’t do anything better than him. And what happened Amosov just… won. Systematically. That Ed Ruth fight was a chess match brutal.

➤ Beyond the Cage Door: The Real Talk, Bruh

And then the big one. Douglas Lima. For the Bellator belt. Bookies saw the Brazilians as the favorite. Amosov for the first time in America, an underdog. What a joke. The fight Amosov just took him down, round after round. Controlled him. Lima, the striking legend, was flat on his back just… there. Not a scratch on Amosov. Not flashy, no flying knees for the highlight reel. Just pure, undeniable, suffocating dominance.

Why Bellator, not UFC This is what I respect man. Amosov said it straight up. “Cool attitude towards athletes. I don’t know maybe not everyone is happy, but I like it. And to come from here as a champion is much cooler than to come there and climb again. And all this is such an organization that you ask and you ask for it to them, you ask for this bone, you want to go there and so that there are normal relations, respect.”

He ain’t begging for crumbs, you know He got the belt, he’s the king of his castle. He don’t need to go to Dana White asking for a “normal” relationship. He earned his respect. He’s the first Ukrainian to hold a major MMA championship belt. That’s history.

He’s only 28, man. Undefeated. Humble. Doesn’t talk smack. Just trains, fights, wins. And he just keeps getting better. Bellator ain’t got nobody for him right now. Nobody. It’s like he’s in a different league entirely. What a monster. What. A. Monster.

Gotta try to get some sleep before the power inevitably goes out. Don’t forget to rewatch that Lima fight. Pure clinic.