After their rematch at UFC 323, it did not take lengthy for tensions to flare up once more between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan.
Petr Yan obtained his revenge in opposition to Merab Dvalishvili in the primary occasion of UFC 323 this previous weekend. Greater than two years after Dvalishvili’s historic efficiency in his first struggle, Yan outpointed Dvalishvili by unanimous resolution in what analyst Joe Rogan noticed as a “grasp class.”
It was a surprising outcome at UFC 323, the final main UFC occasion of the 12 months. Yan, who’s presently a two-time UFC title holder, might face Dvalishvili in a trilogy bout subsequent 12 months.
Forward of a possible showdown, the connection between Dvalishvili and Yan seemed to be comparatively amicable within the quick aftermath of UFC 323, however that apparently did not final lengthy as Dvalishvili went on a social media rant in opposition to his two-time rival on Wednesday.
Merab Dvalishvili rants in opposition to Petr Yan and Anatoly Malihin after UFC 323
In current posts ×Dvalishvili attacked Yan.
“Followers and pals, hearken to this man (Petr Yan) proper now,” Dvalishvili started.
“By no means take his phrase for it. He simply admitted he did not write his social media. Yesterday on Twitter he by no means mentioned I will see you pals or get nicely quickly to my pals. ‘He did not.’ How rapidly did he change his thoughts? I assumed he was humbled after I beat him in 2023, and I used to be pleasant in direction of him.
“Neglect it, liar. Recreation on.”
About an hour later, Dvalishvili doubled down on his harsh phrases in opposition to Yang.
“Hey (Petr Yan), you actually can be honored if you happen to known as me a buddy, however as a substitute you selected these two as ‘pals’,” Dvalishvili mentioned.
“(Anatoly Malihin guess me $50,000, by no means gambled like an actual man.) (@Mr_Saint_Patrick1) known as out my buddy’s mom and swore at him. And as a substitute of treating me like a person after I slapped his coward within the face, he made me pay a fantastic and go to courtroom.”
“Yeah, I’ve some good pals there!”
As of this writing, Yang has not responded to Dvalishvili’s rant. In response to Dvalishvili, the UFC has already promised that the Yan trilogy would be the subsequent struggle for each fighters after UFC 323.
