Former foes Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan would possibly find yourself going through one another within the UFC once more, however first they’ll meet as coaches as a part of a Russian actuality TV sequence much like The Final Fighter.
Each fighters confirmed the pairing on social media as they be a part of Hype Actuality for the brand new season after UFC veterans Khamzat Chimaev and Arman Tsarukyan coached the earlier installment.
After all, Dvailishvili has loads of expertise working reverse Yan after they met in a five-round battle again in 2024 that cemented the Georgian fighter as one of many high contenders within the bantamweight division. Dvalishvili scored 11 takedowns through the 25-minute affair however he truly went for a complete of 49 takedowns as he stored fixed stress on Yan, who simply couldn’t actually mount any offense through the struggle.
Dvalishvili earned the unanimous choice victory and he went onto develop into UFC champion two fights later after he defeated Sean O’Malley at UFC 306 this previous September. Most not too long ago, Dvalishvili beat Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 for his first title protection whereas handing the 29-year-old bantamweight the primary lack of his profession.
In the meantime, Yan bounced again from a trio of losses to Dvalisvhili, O’Malley and Aljamain Sterling with wins in his previous two appearances within the UFC.
He scored choice victories over each Deiveson Figueiredo and Tune Yadong to place himself again in title competition with Dvalishvili beforehand recognizing him as a possible opponent after he bought by Nurmagomedov at UFC 311.
Now earlier than any attainable rematch comes collectively, Dvalishvili and Yan face off as coaches on the Russian actuality struggle sequence. There’s no date when the sequence will air however filming is anticipated to start quickly.
