(UTV | UKRAIN) – Undefeated Yaroslav Amosov became the first Ukrainian to capture a major MMA world title as he dethroned three-time Bellator welterweight champion Douglas Lima in the main event of Bellator 260.
On Friday night in Uncasville, Connecticut, Amosov, 27, used his superior wrestling to nullify Lima’s knockout power as he took down the champion in each of the five rounds and dominated the Brazilian en route to a landslide win on the scorecards at the Mohegan Sun Arena.
Lima, 33, came into the fight with a well-earned reputation as a dangerous knockout artist, but he barely connected with a clean shot throughout the five-round championship bout as Amosov waited patiently out of range, then closed the distance, forced the action up against the fence, and wrestled the champion to the mat.
It was a tactic that worked time after time, as Amosov managed to take the champion to the mat in each of the five rounds to secure scores of 50-45, 49-46 and 49-46 from the three cage-side judges as he captured the 170-pound title.