Collected the main reactions to the most hopeless defeat in the Russian career fighter of mixed martial arts (MMA), ex-UFC champion in the bantamweight category Petr Yan.
Despite the chic victories of Nikita Krylov and Alexander Volkov in the first rounds, the emotions from the UFC Fight Night 221 tournament in Las Vegas remained negative. It's all the fault of another «jamb» of the judges, who somehow saw the defeat of Said Nurmagomedov, and the sensational failure of Peter Yan. In the main event of the evening, the star Russian lost to Georgian top Merab Dvalishvili by one wicket — 50:45 following the results of the five-round main event on the cards of all three judges.
Fans, journalists, fellow fighters do not recognize the Siberian, who fell in love with himself with tough and prudence. Sad statistics:
- Peter has three defeats in a row;
- in the last five fights — four losses;
- he lost by unanimous decision for the first time;
- never before has No Mercy given away more than three rounds;
- only one win since Jan's golden summer of 2020.
«Now Ian will start to respect me» Before the fight, Dvalishvili spoke a lot — after the victor spoke even more. About the unwillingness to fight with friend Aljamain Sterling, about the potential transition to the flyweight … And about the opponent, to whom the representative of Georgia had a clear dislike.a good man… I guess this defeat will make him think and he will start to respect other fighters. Before that, he believed that he was better, that he was number one. You can't treat people like that. He used to disrespect me, but now he will respect me. I made it more modest,” Dvalishvili said at a press conference after the show at The Theater at Virgin Hotels.
By the way, Yana’s undefeated compatriot Umar Nurmagomedov immediately challenged Dvalishvili:
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«I think a white hat versus a black hat — would be very interesting. I hope they accept this fight.»
«No reason to say that Yang was blown away» But what about Peter? He has not commented at this time. But the UFC president gave a comment: despite the disappointing outcome of Saturday's fight, Dana White still believes in our fighter.
«Listen: Peter Yan remains one of the best in the world. Today he had a meeting with a very motivated opponent. Usually Yang starts slowly, and then turns on and wins. Merab did it today. However, Yang is one of the best in the world. If the second number in the rating lost to the third, this is not a reason to say that the fighter was blown away, «- quotes the MMA functionary Junkie.
He supported No Mercy and the first number of the UFC bantamweight rating Sean O’Malley, who “won” (you can’t do without quotes here) Yan in October 2022. Here is what Sakharok wrote yesterday in social networks:
“Peter is one of my favorite fighters.”
Anatoliy Malykhin, the owner of two belts in the Asian organization ONE, urged not to criticize Peter, whose words are quoted by the press service of the RCC:
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"The only thing we can do now is support Petya, write to him. Petya has done a lot of colorful fights for us, he is always dedicated, a good friend and a family man. For me, he is and will always be an example of how an ordinary boy from the village has achieved everything. Myself! Nobody put anything in his hands, anywhere!"
< br>But MMA veteran Jeff Monson, on the contrary, is extremely skeptical about the title prospects of the former UFC champion. In a conversation with a correspondent, the speaker also admitted that the result of the fight did not surprise him:
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“Merab is extremely good at wrestling, which is what made the difference. He constantly attacked and did not allow Yang to carry out his tricks. Petr is a good fighter, but his time at the championship level is over. But I think the UFC will give him the opportunity to fight again… Yes, he lost three fights in a row, but he was opposed by very strong opponents.
More posts of UFC fighters in social networks
- Aljamain Sterling, league champion:
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"What an incredible moment in my life and I can share it with my brother Merab Dvalishvili. Congratulations on a huge win today!"
- Daniel Cormier, UFC Hall of Famer :
«Merab was crazy good today».
- Brian Ortega :
«This guy's stamina is on another level».
- Brad Tavares:
«»Nobody has ever done this to Ian.»
- Rafael dos Anjos:
«Merab Dvalishvili is a cardio machine».
- Ilia Topuria:
«Merab Dvalishvili, my brother, you are a legend. So proud of you!».
UPD: Jan's first comment A day after the loss to Dvalishvili, the former UFC champion in the bantamweight division published a new post in which he spoke about an unsuccessful performance in Las Vegas. The domestic athlete noted that it was annoying and painful for him to realize what was happening, but it was beyond his power to change what had happened.
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“In general, I was satisfied with the preparation. There were a few slowing down factors that I thought about and believed that I could handle! Arrived in the US, a couple of days away from the flight and started working. I felt that physiotherapy was needed — I did it every day for a week and believed that everything would be fine. <…> I couldn't think about canceling the fight because I was already on the field. I think it was clear that I could neither move nor hit — I had to fasten myself! I know that I can and I can do better! We need to reboot, make adjustments!” — wrote Petr Yan.
Poll Do you believe in the return of the former No Mercy?
Yes, the fighter is only 30 years old. Everything is possible55.1%Unfortunately, the peak of the Russian has passed44.9%VoteVoted:49Yesterday, 08:00
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