Petr Yan was spectacular at UFC Macau to the point champ Merab Dvalishvili wants him next over unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov.

Merab Dvalishvili was easily convinced when Petr Yan called for a bantamweight title rematch between the pair after UFC Fight Night 248. Former champion Yan (18-5 MMA, 10-4 UFC) delivered an emphatic

Petr Yan is a case study on how fortunes can change in the blink of an eye in the UFC. After bursting onto the scene in 2018, ripping off eight straight wins on his way to capturing the bantamweight championship, he lost his title to Aljamain Sterling in a still somewhat controversial DQ loss via an illegal knee to the head in the spring of 2021.