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This is the trilogy fight the bantamweight division needs. Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili split their first two wars, with Merab taking the first one back in March 2023 and Yan evening the score at UFC 323 in December 2025. Now they're set to run it back for the title, and fans have been begging for this rubber match since Yan got his hand raised. The Machine has been waiting patiently, and you know he's been thinking about that loss every single day. This matchup is a straight up nightmare to predict because their styles create absolute chaos. Merab is the cardio freak who never stops coming forward, mixing in takedowns with that relentless pressure.
Championship rounds are where this gets decided, when Merab's cardio meets Yan's championship experience and one guy finally breaks.
Yan is the technical assassin who picks you apart with crisp boxing and brutal body work. When Merab won the first fight, he drowned Yan with volume and wrestling. When Yan won the rematch, he figured out the puzzle and outboxed The Machine over five rounds. The big question is whether Yan can replicate that success or if Merab makes the adjustments. Since that December loss, Merab's been grinding, and you know Serra Longo has been cooking up a new game plan. Yan's looked sharp lately too, beating Figueiredo and McGhee with that same ice cold precision.
This fight answers who's really the best bantamweight on the planet. With the title on the line, this is legacy defining stuff. Whoever wins this trilogy becomes the undisputed king at 135 and probably gets to call their next shot. The stakes couldn't be higher.
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This is the trilogy fight the bantamweight division needs. Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili split their first two wars, with Merab taking the first one back in March 2023 and Yan evening the score at UFC 323 in December 2025. Now they're set to run it back for the title, and fans have been begging for this rubber match since Yan got his hand raised. The Machine has been waiting patiently, and you know he's been thinking about that loss every single day. This matchup is a straight up nightmare to predict because their styles create absolute chaos. Merab is the cardio freak who never stops coming forward, mixing in takedowns with that relentless pressure.
Championship rounds are where this gets decided, when Merab's cardio meets Yan's championship experience and one guy finally breaks.
Yan is the technical assassin who picks you apart with crisp boxing and brutal body work. When Merab won the first fight, he drowned Yan with volume and wrestling. When Yan won the rematch, he figured out the puzzle and outboxed The Machine over five rounds. The big question is whether Yan can replicate that success or if Merab makes the adjustments. Since that December loss, Merab's been grinding, and you know Serra Longo has been cooking up a new game plan. Yan's looked sharp lately too, beating Figueiredo and McGhee with that same ice cold precision.
This fight answers who's really the best bantamweight on the planet. With the title on the line, this is legacy defining stuff. Whoever wins this trilogy becomes the undisputed king at 135 and probably gets to call their next shot. The stakes couldn't be higher.
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Pace delta
+0.8 significant strikes/min
Petr Yan averages 5.1 significant strikes per minute while Merab Dvalishvili sits at 4.3.
AI confidence
91%
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