At Bellator 301 in November 2023, Amosov was upset by Jason Jackson, who won the title by unanimous decision. The appearance was his final one inside the Bellator cage and came at the promotion's final regular event before it was purchased and dissolved the PFL.

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Yaroslav Amosov has a date and opponent for his Octagon debut. | Dave Mandel Yaroslav Amosov has a dance partner for his UFC debut. The former Bellator MMA champion, who recently signed with the Las Vegas-based promotion,

Ian Machado Garry sees UFC welterweight champion Islam Makhachev in his future. After defeating former titleholder Belal Muhammad at UFC Fight Night in Doha, Qatar, Garry had bold words for his opponent's teammate.

The main card of the event at Madison Square Garden in New York saw Islam Makhachev become a two-weight UFC champion by handily defeating Jack Della Maddalena to claim the welterweight crown. Makhachev vacated the lightweight title to chase history, and now takes the No. 1 spot in welterweight and men's pound-for-pound rankings.

If Merab Dvalishvili loses his title to Petr Yan at UFC 323, Cortes-Acosta has a shot at winning Fighter of the Year. Either way, he may be positioning himself to challenge the winner of Tom Aspinall vs. Ciryl Gane 2.

UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira isn't giving too much thought into a hypothetical boxing match against Jake Paul.

Ilia Topuria wasn't too excited to see Paddy Pimblett in Qatar. Both UFC lightweight champion Topuria (17-0 MMA, 9-0 UFC) and Pimblett (22-4 MMA, 7-0 UFC) are in Doha for cornering duties in Saturday's UFC Fight Night 265 (ESPN+) event at ABHA Arena.