Merab Dvalishvili, Georgian fighter of the Absolute Fighting Championship (UFC), commented on the clash with Peter Yan in the duel ceremony. SportsKeeda.
“I went to him personally at the hotel and this time he said no because he knew he couldn’t talk to me like a man.
Then he spoke nonsense, saying that I just wanted to introduce myself. He was not a professional in the conflict and again did not look at me like a man and sneakily hit me, ”the athlete said.
Earlier, it was reported that Petr Yan is the former champion of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) in the smallweight. removed Merab Dvalishvili’s hands during a sight duel on the eve of the fight at the UFC Fight Nights 221 tournament in Las Vegas, USA.
After the incident, the athletes left. The Georgian fighter reportedly called Jan and reacted.
The five-round match will rule the card of the tournament on the night of March 12, Moscow time.
On March 10, the weigh-in ceremony took place, he was heavier than his Russian rival.
Recall that on October 22, American Sean O’Malley defeated Petr Yan by split decision in a bantamweight fight as part of the UFC-280 tournament in Abu Dhabi.
For Peter Yan, this defeat was the second in a row. He lost to Aljamain Sterling at UFC-273 in April of this year. This meeting was vengeful in nature. In a previous fight, Yang was disqualified for hitting a sitting opponent on the head with his knee.