Ukrainian Yaroslav Amosov pays heartfelt tribute to wartorn homeland after Bellator 291 victory

Bellator welterweight champion Yaroslav Amosov got emotional during his post-fight interview at Bellator 291.

The 29-year-old shared a heartfelt message for his home country of Ukraine, which is involved in an on-going war with Russia. 'Dynamo' criticized Russian president Vladimir Putin and thanked the Ukrainian army for their service.

"Ukranian people, I love you... Yesterday, it [completed] one year when crazy Putin started big war in my country. He wanna kill kids, [all] people from Ukraine... And I wanna thank my Ukrainian army for [defending] my country... Please don't forget what's happening because today, this crazy guy is [attacking] Ukraine but we don't know what he [will] do tomorrow," said Yaroslav Amosov.

Check out Amosov's heartfelt tribute to Ukraine below:

At one point during the on-going war, Yaroslav Amosov took a break from his MMA career and returned to Ukraine to defend his country.

In the lead-up to Bellator 291, Amosov spoke about his return to MMA. The 29-year-old revealed that he faced pressure from his friends and family to resume his fighting career as they believed it would be more helpful for the country than Amosov's on-ground participation in supporting Ukraine. Thus, 'Dynamo' decided to return to action at Bellator 291.

"They said, 'Listen, our immediate area is liberated. It's free. It's time for you to return to fighting and use your notoriety and your platform to be the voice of what's going here, as opposed to being physically boots on the ground. It wasn't an easy decision. There was a lot of pressure from my family, from my friends. But eventually, I decided that's what I was going to do."

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Yaroslav Amosov goes 27-0 at Bellator 291

Yaroslav Amosov put on a masterclass at Bellator 291 to successfully defend his welterweight title. 'Dynamo' took on Logan Storley in the main event of the fight card and dominated the majority of the fight. This was reflected on the scorecards as Amosov took home a unanimous decision victory with a score of 50-45 by all three judges.

With an impressive victory, the 29-year-old extended his winning streak to 27. Considering his MMA record and consistently impressive performances, the sky seems to be the limit for Bellator welterweight king Amosov.