UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili has discussed his plans for his upcoming rematch against Petr Yan at UFC 323.
In the main event of UFC 323, Merab Dvalishvili will look to finish 4-0 this year when he defends his UFC bantamweight championship against Petr Yan. It comes a few years after their first meeting and in that fight it was Dvalishvili who was able to dominate with his constant wrestling before ultimately securing a comfortable decision victory.
Now Petr Yan wants to avenge that loss and also take back the title he lost at the hands of Aljamain Sterling. Merab Dvalishvili, meanwhile, is building a true generational run for himself at 135 pounds, to the point where many are already calling him the greatest bantamweight of all time – with the only possible contender in that race being the great Dominick Cruz.
In a recent interview, Merab Dvalishvili spoke about what he hopes to achieve when he and Yan collide for a second time next month.
Merab Dvalishvili explains plan for UFC 323 rematch
“A finish would be good,” Dvalishvili told MMA Junkie Radio. “But we all know that no one has been able to finish Petr Yan. He’s had some split (decision) losses before, and I think I only suffered a unanimous decision loss. Otherwise he only lost by decision, so he’s good. I’m just focusing on this fight: get healthy and win this fight. That’s all I want. But a finish would be nice.”
“First I want to clean up my division,” Dvalishvili said. “After that we can talk about the weight class or something like that. Right now I want to take care of my business. I have my fourth fight this year against Petr Yan, former champion. I want to focus on Petr Yan. Then we will see who the next opponent in my weight class will be.”
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Yan knows he has to try to approach this fight differently, while for Merab he hopes to go in and do what he always does: dominate and beat his opponent from the first minute to the very last.
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