Merab Dvalishvili is known as ‘The Machine’ for a purpose.
Not even two weeks after successfully defending his bantamweight belt towards Cory Sandhagen, Dvalishvili already has his subsequent title protection lined up. On Saturday, December 6, the Georgian will headline UFC 323 when he runs again his 2023 conflict towards Petr Yan.
It is going to be Dvalishvili’s fourth fight of 2025 and his fifth in 15 months.
“To be trustworthy, I simply need to be busy,” Dvalishvili mentioned throughout an look on The Ariel Helwani Show. “I like combating, and I do very, excellent when I’m busy. As a result of once I don’t have a combat, there are a whole lot of distractions—I’m touring, going in all places, I’m not targeted. However when I’ve a combat, I’m very targeted. I say no to many issues that distract me.
“For instance, if buddies invite me someplace, I would go if I don’t have a combat, but when I’ve a combat I’ll say no, I don’t eat like loopy, I don’t drink—my coaching comes first.”
Merab Dvalishvili tries to go 2-up on Petr Yan
Dvalishvili already holds a victory over Yan, defeating ‘No Mercy’ a few years again. Within the time since, Yan has put collectively three straight wins, besting Track Yadong, Deiveson Figueiredo, and, most not too long ago, Marcus McGhee.
‘The Machine’ goes into his fourth title protection of the 12 months, using a 14-fight win streak that dates all the way in which again to September 2018. Will Yan be the person to convey an finish to Dvalishvili’s reign of terror within the bantamweight division, or will the 135-pound king proceed to etch his title within the historical past books?
Take a look at the present lineup for UFC 323 under:
UFC 323 PPV Predominant Card on ESPN+ PPV (10 p.m. ET):
- Merab Dvalishvili(c) vs. Petr Yan – UFC bantamweight championship
- Alexandre Pantoja(c) vs. Joshua Van – UFC flyweight championship
- Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott
- Jan Błachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov
- Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira
UFC 323 Prelims Card On ESPN, ESPN+ (8 p.m. ET):
- Marvin Vettori vs. Brunno Ferreira
- Grant Dawson vs. Manuel Torres
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Antonio Trocoli
- Chris Duncan vs. Terrance McKinney
- Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva
- Nazim Sadykhov vs. Fares Ziam
Card is topic to alter.
