Overview
- Amosov, who fought Saturday at UFC 328 in Newark, finished Alvarez with an arm-triangle choke at 1:13 of Round 2 after a heavy slam.
- The win moved the Ukrainian welterweight to 30-1 overall and 2-0 in the UFC, with both victories coming by submission.
- UFC president Dana White awarded Amosov a $100,000 Performance of the Night bonus for the dominant finish.
- After the bout, Amosov asked for a top-10 opponent and pointed to facing the Joaquin Buckley vs. Sean Brady winner next.
- Dustin Poirier, a longtime teammate, compared Amosov’s grappling to Khabib Nurmagomedov and predicted he will become a UFC champion.