With Yaroslav Amosov at home in his native Ukraine, helping in the effort against Russia, the main event of the upcoming Bellator London card has shifted.
In Amosov’s absence, Logan Storley (13-1) has stepped into the main event against Michael “Venom” Page (20-1), which will now have an interim welterweight title on the line. Promotion officials announced the news Wednesday.
🚨 #BellatorLondon Update 🚨
With Yaroslav Amosov withdrawing from the main event, @Michaelpage247 will now face @storleystorm for the Interim Welterweight Championship.
Tickets for Friday, May 13th on sale now!
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— Bellator Europe (@Bellator_Europe) March 23, 2022
Storley recently picked up the biggest win of his career to date, earning a unanimous decision over former title challenger Neiman Gracie. The victory marked his second straight win since losing a split decision to the current champ, Amosov.
Page himself has won six in a row, most recently claiming a split decision to avenge a prior loss against Douglas Lima. Four of those six wins have come via KO/TKO.
Bellator London takes place on May 13, 2022 at the SSE Arena, Wembley in London, England. The following bouts have been reported for the event thus far:
- Logan Storley vs. Michael Page – for the Bellator MMA interim welterweight championship
- Douglas Lima vs. Jason Jackson
- Lyoto Machida vs. Fabian Edwards
- Denise Kielholtz vs. Kana Watanabe
- Luke Trainer vs. Simon Biyong
- Daniel Weichel vs. Rob Whiteford
- Oliver Enkamp vs. Mark Lemminger
- Kate Jackson vs. Elina Kallionidou
- Tim Wilde vs. Alfie Davis
- Andrew Fisher vs. Attila Korkmaz
- Maciej Różański vs. Lee Chadwick
- Arunas Andriuskevicus vs. David Trallero
- Chiara Penco vs. Lanchana Green
