A serious bantamweight bout is focused to function an upcoming important occasion.
Pending bout finalization, surging Georgian fighter Merab Dvalishvili will tackle former UFC bantamweight champion Petr Yan in a five-round bout atop the UFC Fight Night 221 billing. The occasion takes place March 11 at The Theater at Virgin Resorts in Las Vegas.
Two folks with information of the focused reserving together with Dvalishvili’s supervisor Oren Hodak lately confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie. Las Vegas Review Journal first reported the bout Tuesday. Verbal agreements are in place, although bout contracts haven’t but been signed.
Dvalishvili (15-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) rides an eight-fight successful streak into the bout. He most lately competed in August when he defeated Jose Aldo by unanimous choice at UFC 278. A surging contender within the higher echelon of the UFC rankings, Dvalishvili has publicly acknowledged he will not fight teammate and champion Aljamain Sterling.
Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will look to get again on monitor after a two-fight skid with shut choice losses to Sterling and, extra lately, Sean O’Malley. Yan holds profession wins over Aldo, Cory Sandhagen, Urijah Faber, and Magomed Magomedov, amongst others.
With the addition, the UFC Combat Night time 221 lineup consists of:
- Merab Dvalishivli vs. Petr Yan
- Abu Azaitar vs. Sedriques Dumas
- Lukasz Brzeski vs. Karl Williams
- JJ Aldrich vs. Ariane Lipski
- Raphael Assuncao vs. Kyler Phillips
For extra on the cardboard, go to MMA Junkie’s occasion hub for UFC Fight Night 221.
