About Our Ads Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement MerabDvalishvili is eager to reclaim the Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title. The former champion will challenge Petr Yan in atrilogy bout at UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. He's lookingto avenge his December 2025 loss to the Russian and recapture the135-pound championship.
Dvalishvili was attempting his fourth successful title defense of2025 when he lost his rematch with Yan. "The Machine" says he feelshealthy and refreshed ahead of their third meeting. "I'm really hungry now this time," Dvalishvili said in a prefightinterview. "My body is fine, and I'm good… Even when I was busy, Inever complained because I'm a fighter and even if somethingbothers me, I'm gonna show up and I'm gonna fight." Both previous meetings ended in unanimous decisions, withDvalishvili dominating their first encounter in 2023 and Yanwinning the rematch last year. Dvalishvili says he's been "workingsmart" to deliver his best at UFC 333. "We are fighting three times," Dvalishvili added. "First fight, itwas one-sided. I win. Second fight, it was one-sided but not veryfor me… This time I believe I'm gonna win this fight because Ibelieve I'm much better than him and I have to prove it. I've beenworking hard. I've been working smart and all I have to do is justshow up and do my thing."
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