A significant bantamweight bout is focused to function an upcoming major 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 Battle Evening 221 billing. The occasion takes place March 11 at The Theater at Virgin Accommodations in Las Vegas.
Two individuals with information of the focused reserving together with Dvalishvili’s supervisor Oren Hodak not too long ago confirmed the matchup to MMA Junkie. Las Vegas Evaluation 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 profitable streak into the bout. He most not too long ago competed in August when he defeated Jose Aldo by unanimous determination at UFC 278. A surging contender within the higher echelon of the UFC rankings, Dvalishvili has publicly acknowledged he won’t battle teammate and champion Aljamain Sterling.
Yan (16-4 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will look to get again on observe after a two-fight skid with shut determination losses to Sterling and, extra not too long ago, Sean O’Malley. Yan holds profession wins over Aldo, Cory Sandhagen, Urijah Faber, and Magomed Magomedov, amongst others.
With the addition, the UFC Battle Evening 221 lineup contains:
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 Battle Evening 221.
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