Story byCredits: IMAGO ©Credits: IMAGOAbhishek Kumar DasSun, January 18, 2026 at 11:30 AM UTC·4 min readYaroslav Amosov entered the UFC like a man in a hurry. One fight in, and he already had Neil Magny tapping, a debut that immediately informed the division that he isn’t here to “gain experience.” Amosov made it clear that he is after gold, and with Islam Makhachev sitting on the welterweight throne, the path will inevitably lead to him. But after putting his name in the title conversation, ‘Dynamo’ aimed not only upward but also sideways. Because welterweight isn’t just packed with contenders right now, it’s packed with personas.