{"id":41211,"date":"2026-10-22T02:45:01","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T02:45:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/Petr-Yan-says-hes-figured-out-Merab-Dvalishvili-before-UFC-333-203292"},"modified":"2026-10-22T02:45:01","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T02:45:01","slug":"petr-yan-says-hes-figured-out-merab-dvalishvili-before-ufc-333","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/petr-yan-says-hes-figured-out-merab-dvalishvili-before-ufc-333\/","title":{"rendered":"Petr Yan says he&#8217;s &#8216;figured out&#8217; Merab Dvalishvili before UFC 333"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/petr-yan-says-hes-figured-out-merab-dvalishvili-before-ufc-333.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"\/><\/div>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Petr-Yan-186873\">Petr<br \/>\nYan<\/a> believes he has figured out <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Merab-Dvalishvili-157355\">Merab<br \/>\nDvalishvili<\/a> ahead of their trilogy bout.<\/p>\n<p>Yan is scheduled to defend his <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUltimate Fighting Championship<\/a> bantamweight title against<br \/>\nDvalishvili at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/UFC-333-Volkanovski-vs-Evloev-113863\"><br \/>\nUFC 333<\/a> on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Their series<br \/>\nis tied 1-1, but Yan expects to replicate his commanding<br \/>\nperformance in their rematch.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Petr Yan expects another dominant showing against Merab<br \/>\nDvalishvili in UFC 333 title trilogy<\/h2>\n<p>Dvalishvili overwhelmed Yan with his wrestling to win their first<br \/>\nmeeting by unanimous decision in 2023. Yan reversed the result in<br \/>\ntheir December 2025 title rematch, repeatedly defending takedowns<br \/>\nand landing effective strikes to reclaim the championship by<br \/>\nunanimous decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo Mercy\u201d expects another strong showing in their rubber<br \/>\nmatch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe definitely have enough information downloaded from the time we<br \/>\nspent together in the Octagon,\u201d Yan said in a pre-fight interview.<br \/>\n\u201cBut the second victory, obviously, was very dominant. I\u2019ve figured<br \/>\nhim out and I\u2019m gonna do whatever I can to this time bring the same<br \/>\ntype of victory and even open new layers which we haven\u2019t seen<br \/>\nyet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><center readability=\"1.7363344051447\"><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" readability=\"6.0771704180064\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;These are two greats in this division.&#8221;<br \/>\nChampion <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Petr-Yan-186873\">Petr Yan<\/a><br \/>\n(@PetrYanUFC) is fully confident heading into this third bout<br \/>\nagainst <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Merab-Dvalishvili-157355\">Merab<br \/>\nDvalishvili<\/a> and believes he still has more to show.<br \/>\n@VisitAbuDhabi | @InAbuDhabi | #InAbuDhabi | @ParamountPlus<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/t.co\/he3RmXsXpp<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 UFC News (@UFCNews) <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/UFCNews\/status\/2112882089817153868?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\"><br \/>\nOctober 21, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center>  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petr Yan believes he has figured out Merab Dvalishvili ahead of their trilogy bout. Yan is scheduled to defend his Ultimate Fighting Championship bantamweight title against Dvalishvili at UFC 333 on Oct. 24 at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi. Their series is tied 1-1, but Yan expects to replicate his commanding performance in their rematch. 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