{"id":40724,"date":"2026-09-23T02:55:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:55:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Merab-Dvalishvili-says-he-fought-Petr-Yans-fight-in-UFC-title-loss-202916"},"modified":"2026-09-23T02:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:55:47","slug":"merab-dvalishvili-says-he-fought-petr-yans-fight-in-ufc-title-loss","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/merab-dvalishvili-says-he-fought-petr-yans-fight-in-ufc-title-loss\/","title":{"rendered":"Merab Dvalishvili says he fought Petr Yan’s fight in UFC title loss"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Merab
\nDvalishvili<\/a> believes he has identified the key mistake he made
\nin his rematch against Petr Yan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dvalishvili put his
\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> bantamweight title on the line
\nfor the fourth time within a year in a rematch against Yan last
\nDecember. While Dvalishvili was a sizable favorite, considering how
\ntheir first bout played out, Yan put on a technical masterclass to
\npiece up the Georgian en route to a unanimous decision victory.<\/p>\n

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Dvalishvili plans to change his approach against Yan in their
\nUFC 333 trilogy<\/h2>\n

Dvalishvili recently said that he made the mistake of fighting
\nYan\u2019s fight in their rematch. \u201cThe Machine\u201d believes it wasn\u2019t wise
\nof him to trade on the feet against an elite boxer like Yan.
\nHowever, Dvalishvili is confident that he has made the necessary
\nimprovements to reclaim the title from the Russian in their trilogy
\nfight.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the second fight I was fighting his fight,\u201d Dvalishvili
\ntold MMA Fighting. \u201cI was in front of him and then exchanged the
\nboxing, but this time I will just be myself. I think I\u2019ll be much
\nsharper and I know I can beat this guy. He hits hard, he is good,
\nhe\u2019s shown, so it\u2019s going to be a good fight. I\u2019m excited.\u201d<\/p>\n

Dvalishvili (21-5) defeated Yan (20-5) via an emphatic unanimous
\ndecision in their first fight in 2023. While Dvalishvili believes
\nhe made the mistake of fighting Yan\u2019s fight in their rematch, the
\nchamp must be credited for forcing him to do so by stuffing
\ntakedowns. Yan is now scheduled to defend his title in a rubber
\nmatch against Dvalishvili at
\nUFC 333<\/a> on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena on Yas Island, Abu
\nDhabi.<\/p>\n