Injured! Merab Dvalishvili reveals UFC doctors ‘told me I could pull out’ leading into Petr Yan loss
Posted by FightWire
Merab Dvalishvili was injured when Petr Yan beat him in dominant fashion during their UFC 323 fight from December 2025. That’s according to Dvalishvili himself, who did his best to avoid spilling any specifics … but did eventually admit he fought hurt during an interview with Shakiel Mahjouri. “I to
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tomspark wrote:
Nope, this doesn't add up. If UFC doctors cleared him to pull out, he either wasn't that hurt or he's making excuses — can't have it both ways.