Petr Yan takes on Merab Dvalishvili this weekend as the heavyweight contenders clash in the main event of UFC Fight Night.
Former champion Yan, 30, suffered limited decision losses in his last two bouts against successor Aljamin Sterling and rising star Sean O’Malley.
Losing to O’Malley in October was particularly controversial, but Russian Yan knows he can leave no room for doubt against Dvishvili, who is on an eight-match winning streak.
The 32-year-old Georgian last competed in August, defeating Jose Aldo with an easy decision to defeat the UFC icon in three rounds.
Here’s everything you need to know.
when is it?
Fight Night is set to take place this week at The Theater in Las Vegas.
Playoffs will begin at 8pm GMT (12pm PT, 2pm ET, 3pm ET), and the main card will begin at 11pm GMT (3pm PT, 5pm ET, 6pm ET). eastern).
How can I watch?
The card will be broadcast live on BT Sport in the UK, with the broadcaster’s app and website also broadcasting the fights.
In the US, ESPN+ will broadcast the event live, as will the fight card from the UFC.
opportunities
Jan – 17/40
Dvalishvi – 37/20
full card (subject to change)
Merab Dvalishvili (left) won by decision over Jose Aldo last time
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key card
Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili (BW)
Alexander Volkov vs Alexander Romanov (heavyweight)
Abumagomedov vs. Mahmud Muradov (middleweight)
Ricardo Ramos – Austin Lingo (featherweight)
Said Nurmagomedov vs. Jonathan Martinez (penthamidweight)
Vitor Petrino – Anton Turkalj (heavyweight)
preliminary
Carl Williams vs Lukas Brzeski (Heavyweight)
Rafael Assuncao vs. Davey Grant (Bantamweight)
Cedriques Dumas vs. Josh Fremd (middleweight)
Mario Bautista – Guido Canetti (bantamweight)
Ariane Lipsky – JJ Aldrich (women’s flyweight)
Victory Henry vs. Tony Gravelli (bantamweight)
Tyson Nam – Bruno Silva (flyweight)
Carlston Harris vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov (Lightweight)
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