UFC 333 bonuses: Petr Yan, Merab Dvalishvili earn $100,000 for 'FOTN' - Sherdog

Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili went the distance again at UFC 333 and if it were up to their peers, they might end up fighting forever. Saturday’s co-main event in Abu Dhabi saw Yan defeat Dvalishvili a second straight time to move to 2-1 in their series with the two fighters now having spend 75 minutes inside the octagon together. Yan shook off a slow start and surged in the final three rounds, consistently outworking Dvalishvili on the feet and neutralizing his rival’s relentless wrestling en route to a unanimous decision win. Regardless of the result, fans, fighters, and media were were unanimous in their praise for the duo, who once again showed why they’re considered the two very best bantamweights of this generation. Fellow 135er Adrian Yanez even suggested the two extend the series. “Such a great trilogy,” Yanez wrote on Twitter. “Wouldn’t mind seeing the best of 7.”See more fighter reactions from social media below.

Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili completed their trilogy of fights at UFC 333 on Saturday night. ‘The Machine’ won every round when he first fought ...

Alexander Volkanovski and Petr Yan expect UFC 333 to live up to the hype. The top two fights of Saturday’s event in Abu Dhabi are two of the most anticipated championship fights in recent memory, with featherweight champion Volkanovski taking on the undefeated Movsar Evloev in the main event, and bantamweight champion Petr Yan settling his rivalry with Merab Dvalishvili in a co-main trilogy bout. Watch their final faceoffs below from Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins. Afterwards, all four fighters were given the chance to speak, starting with Dvalishvili, who said simply, “This is going to be an exciting fight. And new.”With both men at the front of the GOAT conversation at 135 pounds, Yan responded that on Saturday, “I show you who’s best of the best.”Evloev, 10-0 in the UFC, vowed that his long climb to the top of the division will end in a championship victory. “All the work has been done,” Evloev said. “Everything that needs to be said has been said. And now I need to do things I’ve been working on for so long.

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