Merab Dvalishvili predicts Topuria knockout over Tsarukyan, reflects on Yan loss

Merab Dvalishvili shared his thoughts on the upcoming Ilia Topuria versus Arman Tsarukyan fight, predicting that Topuria will knock out Tsarukyan. He believes Tsarukyan won't be able to take Topuria down and will fall when he tries to box with Ilia. Reflecting on his own loss to Petr Yan, Dvalishvili stated he could have beaten anyone that day except Yan, who had prepared specifically for him. He described Yan's kicks to the body as extremely painful, forcing him to press forward on strikes because he couldn't escape the pain. In other brief news, Conor McGregor has paid Lobov compensation for his contribution to Proper Twelve, with the amount undisclosed but Lobov reportedly satisfied.