Twitter reacts to Merab Dvalishvili’s dominant win over Petr Yan at UFC Fight Night 221
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
