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25th February 2023
06:14pm GMT

"It’s been a very hard year for Ukraine and the people in the country. Now, my family, friends, team, and coach say, ‘You must go defend your belt'."Amosov added that his motivation to fight and defend his welterweight belt was because of his family, especially for his son. "I want to play with my son because I’ve seen he’s getting bigger," he said. "I miss them a lot. It’s different now because I understand that I’m not just a sportsman. I train hard, but the number one is to save your family and your people.” [caption id="attachment_283759" align="aligncenter" width="800"]
Yaroslav Amosov and Logan Storley. (Credit: Lucas Noonan/Bellator MMA)[/caption]
"This amazing crowd has been supporting me from day one, I never felt that I emigrated here, it always felt like home here and that’s why I carry the Irish flag the same way I carry my Portuguese flag with me, with much pride. That’s why I don’t call Ireland my second home, Ireland is my home, period.”The spectators will surely be on Pedro Carvalho’s side, which Jeremy Kennedy is aware of. When Jeremy Kennedy was asked about the crowd at the Bellator 291 media day, he replied "I’m definitely expecting the energy, I’ve watched these events from home and I’m like, ‘I can’t wait to be there’. The boos and cheers, it could be for me, it could be for him, but it doesn’t matter once we’re in the cage, it’s just all noise. I’ve fought around the world, so it’s just another experience and energy to take in, but I’ve prepared mentally.” Jeremy Kennedy was waiting for this fight against Pedro Carvalho to happen. "The talking is done, the work’s done, it’s a matter of getting in there now. I was hunting for that fight because he wanted nothing to do with it and then he had nowhere to run.” According to Kennedy, his opponent Carvalho refused to take the fight before “because he’s not a big enough name”, that made him feel disrespected and made him more eager to fight Carvalho. Kennedy was not done there. "I have more wins than Carvalho had fights," he declared. *You can watch the main Bellator 291 card (from 9pm) on Virgin Media 3, with the prelims on the Bellator Youtube channel.
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