Overview
- The UFC announced Thursday that former Bellator champion Yaroslav Amosov will face Joel Alvarez at UFC 328 on May 9 at Newark’s Prudential Center, a card headlined by Khamzat Chimaev vs. Sean Strickland.
- Amosov enters his second UFC bout after a first-round submission of Neil Magny in December 2025 and carries a 29-1 record built on a long Bellator run.
- Alvarez moved up from lightweight in October 2025, beat Vicente Luque by unanimous decision in his welterweight debut, and now rides a four-fight win streak.
- Outlets frame the bout as a springboard toward ranked status, with the winner expected to draw a top-15 opponent next.
- Spanish journalist Álvaro Colmenero first reported the booking before the promotion confirmed the fight.