USA: 06:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT (Saturday)
UK: 11:00 PM GMT (Saturday)
India: 04:30 AM IST (Sunday)
Canada: 06:00 PM ET (Saturday)
China: 7:00 AM CST (Sunday)
Australia: 09:00 AM AEST/ 10:00 PM AEDT (Sunday)
Singapore: 7:00 AM SGT (Sunday)
USA: 06:00 PM ET / 3:00 PM PT (Saturday)
UK: 11:00 PM GMT (Saturday)
India: 04:30 AM IST (Sunday)
Canada: 06:00 PM ET (Saturday)
China: 7:00 AM CST (Sunday)
Australia: 09:00 AM AEST/ 10:00 PM AEDT (Sunday)
Singapore: 7:00 AM SGT (Sunday)
“I never like to make it drama,” Dvalishvili said. “It’s a fight. We are professional fighters. The people will watch anyway.
“I don’t like to talk trash for no reason. I don’t like somebody to disrespect me for no reason.”
The 34-year-old enters on a 14-match winning streak and is 21-4. A victory over the 32-year-old Yan (19-5) would move Dvalishvili into a tie with Kamaru Usman for the third-longest streak in UFC history. The record holders are Anderson Silva and Islam Makhachev with 16 each.
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Dvalishvili vs Yan is around the corner as we near the main event. This will be their first meet since the 2023 bout where Dvalishvili defeated Yan.
Yan enters the cage, instantly backing the champion up. The bout starts with a huge right hand on Dvalishvili from Yan. He starts to kick low. The Georgian then puts in a stiff jab on Yan. The first round ends with the Georgian taking a 10-9 lead.
Dvalishvili has taken 10-9 Yan. (20-18 Yan.) lead over his Russian counterpart. Some steady jabs and kicks in this round as the Georgian looks to hold Yan to the cage, fighting for position but the latter escapes. Yan looks to hold up as brings to defend, and he turns the table to get his underhooks, controlling Dvalishvili. The round ends with both opponents jabbing at each other.
Yan backs up Dvalishvili similarly to the start of the fight. He starts with a A hard body kick. A jab follows and but then Dvalishvili launches into Yan's chin before he's dumped right on his head with a slam. Both fall out but get up surprisingly. Yan's jab is insane, landing at will. Dvalishvili sends a hook to Yan's body.
10-9 Yan. (30-27 Yan.)
Dvalishvili has produced 113 SIG strikes with Yan only producing 108. Dvalishvili has two take downs with Yan having three so far. Dvalishvili leading going into Round 5.
10-9 Yan. (40-36 Yan.)
Petr Yan has finally avenged his defeat from 2023 to beat Merab Dvalishvili via unanimous decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47).