The head of the RCC called Yan the favorite of the duel with Dvalishvili

The head of the RCC, Nikolay Klimenko, shared his expectations from the fight between Russian Petr Yan and Georgian Merab Dvalishvili.

Georgian fighter’s manager Oren Khodak told MMA Junkie that Jan will face Dvalishvili on March 11 in Las Vegas. The fight will take place as part of the UFC Fight Night 221 tournament.

– Both fighters are hungry to win, both are motivated. I think that Peter is the favorite in this fight – Merab’s punching technique is in no way comparable with Peter’s technique. Here he has an advantage. If you take the fight, our guy simply will not allow it to be imposed. I think he did a great job on the mistakes after the fight with Sterling.

For Peter, this fight is important, he needs to close the defeat, he has no right to lose. Dvalishvili had no experience in five rounds and we saw what kind of opposition Peter had. I think that on paper he will be the favorite, but for Merab this is a chance to get into the real top. It cannot be underestimated in any way, – quotes Klimenko “Championship”.

In the last fight, 29-year-old Yan in October 2022 lost to the American Sean O’Malley by a split decision. The Russian has 16 wins and four losses.

Dvalishvili defeated Brazilian Jose Aldo by unanimous decision in August last year. The 32-year-old fighter won 15 fights and suffered four defeats.