Petr Yan takes on Merab Dvalishvili this weekend in Las Vegas for UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili. Yan, 16-4, is coming into the event on a two fight loss streak, to Sean O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling respectively. Both split decisions, they were close fights who many believe he could have come out on top of.
Merab Dvalishvili is an upcoming contender on an 8 fight streak with a recent win over UFC Hall of Famer Jose Aldo. Merab goes into the fight this weekend with the full intention of solidifying himself as a legitimate title contender. A win over Yan would certainly do this; Merab will be looking to capitalise on the big opportunity this weekend.
On top of this, top ranked heavyweights Alexander Volkov and Alexander Romanov battle it out for title contention in the co-main event.
The card between PPVS, see here for everything you need to know for UFC Fight Night: Yan vs Dvalishvili.
When and Where to Watch
As per usual in the UK the whole fight night will be on BT sport. Coverage will start from 9pm. The main card will being at 11pm.
The early prelims will be available from 8pm on UFC Fightpass exclusively.
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili Fight Card
Main Card (BT Sport):
- Bantamweight: Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili
- Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov vs. Alexander Romanov
- Catchweight (215 lb): Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann
- Featherweight: Ricardo Ramos vs. Austin Lingo
- Bantamweight: Said Nurmagomedov vs. Jonathan Martinez
- Light Heavyweight: Vitor Petrino vs. Anton Turkalj
Prelims (BT Sport, UFC Fightpass):
- Heavyweight: Karl Williams vs. Łukasz Brzeski
- Bantamweight: Raphael Assunção vs. Davey Grant
- Middleweight: Sedriques Dumas vs. Josh Fremd
- Bantamweight: Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti
- Women’s Flyweight: Ariane Lipski vs. JJ Aldrich
- Bantamweight: Victor Henry vs. Tony Gravely
- Flyweight: Tyson Nam vs. Bruno Gustavo da Silva
