LAS VEGAS – Petr Yan has no interest in helping build Merab Dvalishvili’s name before they ultimately share the octagon on Saturday at UFC Fight Night 221.
If Dvalishvili (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) wants to help build his standing in the sport, Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) claims he will have to do it on his own, be it through promotion or his actual performance inside the octagon.
The pair of bantamweight contenders are scheduled to meet in a key headlining bout at The Theater at Virgin Hotels, which streams on ESPN+. Russia’s Yan and Georgia’s Dvalishvili have exchanged some words over social media since the fight was announced, and a video surfaced on Tuesday of them crossing paths in the host hotel – though it largely stay professional.
