UFC Vegas 71: This Saturday, March 11, UFC Fight Night 221 will be held at The Theater at the Virgin Hotels in Paradise, Nevada. Petr Yan, a former bantamweight champion and No. 2 contender at 135 pounds, will face Merab Dvalishvili in the event. Follow the latest UFC News Updates with InsideSport.IN
Absolutely no slowing down!!@PetrYanUFC vs @MerabDvalishvil headlining at #UFCLasVegas this Saturday 🔥 pic.twitter.com/PGetTN3IzF
— UFC (@ufc) March 6, 2023
Alexander “Drago” Volkov, rated No. 6, and Alexandr “King Kong” Romanov square off in the Heavyweight division’s co-main event. This card also features fights between the following fighters: Bantamweights Said Nurmagomedov vs. Jonathan Martinez; Light Heavyweights Vitor Petrino vs. Anton Turkalj; Featherweights Ricardo Ramos vs. Austin Lingo; and Light Heavyweights Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann.
UFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili preview and time
Petr Yan is on a two-fight losing run despite competing in extremely tough fights. In what many considered a contentious decision, he lost his No. 1 ranking to “Sugar” Sean O’Malley at UFC 280. Before his defeat at UFC 280, current champion Aljamain Sterling fought former champion Petr Yan in a rematch, with Sterling easily defeating the Russian.
This weekend’s matchup between Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili presents a unique challenge. Although having a rough start in the UFC with two consecutive defeats, “The Machine” won his next eight fights. In his most recent three fights, Dvalishvili defeated José Aldo, Marlon Moraes, and Cody Stamann. At UFC 266, “The Machine” defeated Moraes via second-round TKO.
Fiiiiiiight weeeeek!@PetrYanUFC vs @MerabDvalishvil is LIVE SATURDAY on @ESPNPlus at 6pmET! #UFCVegas71 pic.twitter.com/J3f1QmNNeo
— danawhite (@danawhite) March 6, 2023
The main event of UFC Fight Night 221 will air at 6 PM ET on ESPN+, with the preliminary matches starting at 3 PM ET on UFC Fight Pass.
UFC Vegas 71 | Main card
- Bantamweight: Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili
- Heavyweight: Alexander Volkov vs. Alexandr Romanov
- Light heavyweight: Nikita Krylov vs. Ryan Spann
- Featherweight: Ricardo Ramos vs. Austin Lingo
- Bantamweight: Said Nurmagomedov vs. Jonathan Martinez
- Light heavyweight: Vitor Petrino vs. Anton Turkalj
UFC Fight Night 221 | Prelim card
- Heavyweight: Lukasz Brzeski vs. Karl Williams
- Bantamweight: Raphael Assuncao vs. Davey Grant
- Middleweight: Sedriques Dumas vs. Josh Fremd
- Bantamweight: Mario Bautista vs. Guido Cannetti
- Flyweight: JJ Aldrich vs. Ariane Lipski
- Bantamweight: Tony Gravely vs. Victor Henry
- Flyweight: Tyson Nam vs. Bruno Silva
- Heavyweight: Carlston Harris vs. Abubakar Nurmagomedov
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