"Different life," he exclaimed while munching on a cookie, speaking with media outlets including Cageside Press. Amosov's sacrifice paid off with a submission win against Alvarez on Saturday's preliminary card. He's now 2-0 in the promotion, 30-1 overall, and has seen the difference in reception when he tells people he's a UFC fighter, instead of a Bellator champion."
""After my first fight, I felt this. I felt many peopled started following me. When you're a UFC fighter, this is a little bit different. I talked with many guys who may be champion from different organizations, it doesn't matter. You're a super, super champion, you defend the belt couple times, it doesn't matter. If you're not a UFC fighter, people don't respect you," suggested Amosov."
""Of course, respect, respect but not like- you can talk with somebody, you can be a super champion, but people ask you, 'oh this is not UFC?' And you can say 'no, no this is not UFC' and people say 'ah, ah, okay okay.'" "If you're a UFC fighter, people [are like] 'ohhh!'" continued Amosov."
"Yaroslav Amosov's goal is to become a champion in the UFC, and it isn't just down to winning, he observed. "This is very important - how I will win." UFC 328 saw him pick up a Performance of the Night bonus, so on that front, he's on solid footing."
Yaroslav Amosov delayed a post-fight media scrum briefly to drink Coca-Cola after cutting sugar for three months while preparing for his fight against Joel Alvarez. He earned a submission win on the preliminary card and improved to 2-0 in the promotion and 30-1 overall. He described a noticeable difference in how people respond when he says he is a UFC fighter rather than a Bellator champion, noting that UFC status draws immediate excitement and requests for photos. He emphasized that becoming a UFC champion involves more than winning, including how he wins. He also received a Performance of the Night bonus at UFC 328.
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