Merab Dvalishvili came out on the winning end of his feud with Petr Yan when he emerged victorious in Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 221 main event.
After a heated pre-fight build, Dvalishvili (16-4 MMA, 9-2 UFC) extended his streak to nine fights when he earned a one-sided unanimous decision win over former UFC champ Yan (16-5 MMA, 8-4 UFC) in the bantamweight headliner at The Theater at Virgin Hotels in Las Vegas.
Check below for the top Twitter reactions to Dvalishvili’s victory over Yan at UFC Fight Night 221.
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UFC
Main event ON SITE 📍 #UFCLasVegas pic.twitter.com/7eW400uUnE
— UFC (@ufc) March 11, 2023
UFC
No love lost here, your main event HAPPENS NOW!!! 🤬@PetrYanUFC vs @MerabDvalishvil
[ #UFCLasVegas | Tune in live on @ESPNPlus ] pic.twitter.com/Adolc8I0za
— UFC (@ufc) March 12, 2023
UFC
The Machine is ready to take care of business 😤
[ @MerabDvalishvil | #UFCLasVegas ] pic.twitter.com/fA4BJarxBN
— UFC (@ufc) March 12, 2023
UFC
𝐍𝐎. 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐂𝐘.
[ @PetrYanUFC | #UFCLasVegas ] pic.twitter.com/PzhmpIPMyh
— UFC (@ufc) March 12, 2023
UFC
LET'S SETTLE THIS. #UFCLasVegas pic.twitter.com/B0bEgQ2e9C
— UFC Europe (@UFCEurope) March 12, 2023
Sean O'Malley
Excited to see Peter fight
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) March 12, 2023
Fight Ghost
Yan blocks the first two takedown attempts in the first minute of the fight. Cormier says: "another takedown, again for Merab!".
— Fight Ghost (@Fight_Ghost) March 12, 2023
Nolan King
Insane pace set by Merab Dvalishvili, but he can't get Petr Yan down. Elite cardio vs. elite balance. #UFCLasVegas
— Nolan King (@mma_kings) March 12, 2023
Saidyokub Kakhramonov
This fight is crazy sheesh
— Saidyokub Kakhramonov (@SaidYokubMMA) March 12, 2023
Stephanie Hayes
The brain trust at Serra-Longo have Yan well and truly figured out. #UFCVegas71
— Stephie Haynes (@CrooklynMMA) March 12, 2023
Matthew Wells
10-9 Dvalishvili. Solid opening round there for Merab. #UFCLasVegas
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) March 12, 2023
Tommy Toe Hold
This pace is insane.
— Tommy Toe Hold (@TommyToeHold) March 12, 2023
Billy Quarantillo
Crazy pace, great start for the machine 🦾 #UFCLasVegas
— Billy Quarantillo (@BillyQMMA) March 12, 2023
Sean O'Malley
Peter is one of my favorite fighters
— Sean O'Malley (@SugaSeanMMA) March 12, 2023
Ilia Topuria
🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪🇬🇪@MerabDvalishvil
— Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) March 12, 2023
Dan Ige
Merab looks good
— Dan Ige (@Dynamitedan808) March 12, 2023
Kevin Iole
Finally Merab gets a takedown, but Yan up quickly. The pace is tremendous but can they keep it up like this?
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) March 12, 2023
Kenny Florian
What will take greater effect first? Pacing of Merab or leg kicks of Yan?
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) March 12, 2023
Belal Muhammad
There’s no way merab doesn’t get tired
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 12, 2023
Brad Tavares
Merab is RELENTLESS 👊🏾👊🏾👊🏾 @MerabDvalishvil #UFCLasVegas
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) March 12, 2023
Terrance McKinney
Merab lookin sharp I think he gets the finish inside 4
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) March 12, 2023
Matt Brown
Yan is one of the top ten best fighters in the world imo but merab is just the definition of overfuckingwhelming
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) March 12, 2023
Brett Okamoto
Through two rounds, Merab has attempted 15 takedowns and 172 strikes according to UFC Stats.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 12, 2023
UFC
The Machine putting it into gear 🦾@MerabDvalishvil #UFCLasVegas pic.twitter.com/1uoqItAlaY
— UFC (@ufc) March 12, 2023
Teddy Atlas
Yan trying to counter and did better that round but still kinetic energy hard to deal with. #UFCLasVegas
— Teddy Atlas (@TeddyAtlasReal) March 12, 2023
Marc Raimondi
Merab fights like a video game with the energy bar turned off. #UFCLasVegas
— Marc Raimondi (@marcraimondi) March 12, 2023
Aaron Bronsteter
30-27 Merab after three
Merab told me this week that beating Yan is more important to him than winning a championship because of how personal this fight was to him. He's definitely fighting like it.
— Aaron Bronsteter (@aaronbronsteter) March 12, 2023
Nick Kalikas
#UFCFightNight LIVE In-Game Wagering Odds After RD-3 via @CircaSports
Merab Dvalishvili -600
Petr Yan +410@ESPNPlus | @UFC | #UFCLasVegas 💰— Nick Kalikas (@FightOdds) March 12, 2023
Kenny Florian
You of course need a solid skillset in addition to pacing but very few can use conditioning as a weapon against high level comp in mma like Merab can.
— Kenny Florian (@kennyflorian) March 12, 2023
Michael Carroll
After three rounds, Merab Dvalishvili is at 29 takedown attempts. The UFC record is 33 by Cain Velasquez vs. JDS at UFC 155. #UFCLasVegas
— Michael Carroll (@MJCflipdascript) March 12, 2023
Miesha Tate
These guys are unbelievable!! What a pace!! #ufcfightnight #yanvsdvalishvili
— Miesha Tate (@MieshaTate) March 12, 2023
Brian Ortega
This man’s cardio is on a another level!!
— Brian Ortega (@BrianTcity) March 12, 2023
Kay Hansen
Merab’s pressure and wrestling is sooo relentless #UFCLasVegas
— Kay Hansen (@KayHansenMMA) March 12, 2023
Jed I Goodman
He's dying.pic.twitter.com/V7LiPyD3tV
— Jed I. Goodman © (@jedigoodman) March 12, 2023
Aleksei Oleinik
🇷🇺 🔥 🇬🇪 @ufc @UFCRussia
— Alexey Oleynik (@oleynikufc) March 12, 2023
Matthew Wells
I didn't expect Dvalishvili to sweep the first 4 rounds, but here we are. 😮 #UFCLasVegas
— Matthew Wells (@MrMWells) March 12, 2023
Brad Taveres
No one has ever done this to Yan! @MerabDvalishvil is a BEAST!!! #UFCLasVegas
— Brad Tavares (@BradTavares) March 12, 2023
Belal Muhammad
Only way to beat merab is conserve ur energy till round 5 then go all in
— Belal Muhammad (@bullyb170) March 12, 2023
Caposa
It's honestly exhausting to watch. Yan just looks dead in the water and needs a miracle, Merab has not allowed his offense to get out of 1st gear. He really is a machine.
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) March 12, 2023
Cody Durden
This work rate is ridiculous. 🤯🤯
— Cody Durden (@Cody_Durden) March 12, 2023
Brett Okamoto
Merab Dvalishvili literally looks like he could fight 20 rounds tonight. I mean, I don't know if it's humanely possible to be in better fight shape than this man is tonight.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 12, 2023
Rafael dos Anjos
@MerabDvalishvil is a cardio machine @ufc #ufc
— Rafael dos Anjos (@RdosAnjosMMA) March 12, 2023
Aljamain Sterling
Georgian POWER!!! #Machine!! #UFCLasVegas
— Aljamain Sterling (@funkmasterMMA) March 12, 2023
Daniel Cormier
Merab was crazy good tonight !!!!!! @MerabDvalishvil
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) March 12, 2023
Terrance McKinney
Shit the machine frfr what a pace
— Terrance McKinney (@twrecks155) March 12, 2023
Jared Gordon
Merab is a freak of nature
— Jared Gordon (@JFlashGordonMMA) March 12, 2023
Chris Weidman
The #machine ! There is only one ! Wow! @MerabDvalishvil #UFCFightNightLive
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) March 12, 2023
Jamahal Hill
Let’s go brotha @MerabDvalishvil way to grind him out!!!#meanmachine
— Jamahal Hill (@JamahalH) March 12, 2023
Ilia Topuria
@MerabDvalishvil my brother is a LEGEND 🇬🇪❤️ SO PROUD OF YOU ! #UFCLasVegas
— Ilia Topuria (@Topuriailia) March 12, 2023
MMA Junkie
#UFCLasVegas official results: Merab Dvalishvili def. Petr Yan via unanimous decision (50-45, 50-45, 50-45)
Play-by-play: https://t.co/1aBabdyuIu pic.twitter.com/qWAy5wQrMZ
— MMA Junkie (@MMAJunkie) March 12, 2023
UFC
WELL-OILED MACHINE! 😤
🦾 @MerabDvalishvil has just secured the biggest win of his career with a statement performance over Petr Yan! #UFCLasVegas pic.twitter.com/cSiWnt0N1s
— UFC_Asia (@UFC_Asia) March 12, 2023
