After one other dominant victory July 26 towards Marcus Magee, Petr Yan has made it very clear he’s nonetheless one of many very elite fighters at bantamweight and could be very deserving of a title shot.
Petr Yan Places On Masterclass In The Desert
Petr Yan placed on a traditional efficiency towards Marcus McGhee two weeks in the past in Abu Dhabi, exhibiting that there are actually ranges to this recreation. Going into this struggle there have been sceptics saying that McGhee could be the one to match Petr Yan’s craftiness since he was certainly one of Sean O’Malley’s important sparring companions again in October of 2022 when O’Malley acquired the higher of Yan in a really shut struggle in Abu Dhabi.
Though McGhee was having success within the first spherical and elements of spherical two, Yan took his time making his reads and at last pounced as he started touchdown strikes at will. Petr started mixing it up together with his elite hanging and jaw-dropping sweeps as he went on to win by unanimous choice.
What’s Subsequent for Petr Yan?
That’s now 3 straight definitive wins for Petr Yan all towards up and coming contenders within the bantamweight division. So what’s subsequent for him? A title shot could be the simplest reply, but it’s additionally not that straightforward. Yan has already confronted the bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili again in 2023 and it’s secure to say Merab dominantly gained that struggle and imposed his will taking it to a unanimous choice victory.
One can perceive the hesitancy the UFC has in desirous to run that struggle again however we are able to additionally make the argument that Sean O’Malley was given the rematch for the title after shedding to Merab Dvalishvili fairly convincingly with out having any tune-up fights.
Dvalishvili will make his subsequent title defence towards Cory Sandhagen on UFC 320 in October, and you’ll assume that Petr Yan could be subsequent in line to have his shot on the title towards the winner of that struggle. But when he was to run it again with the favorite Dvalishvili what modifications would he should make in an effort to discover himself victorious in his rematch with the present champion?
Dvalishvili’s Weak spot in Potential Petr Yan Rematch
It’s no secret, Merab Dvalishvili’s cardio is off the charts and is among the important causes he has a lot success towards his opponents. It’s virtually not possible to maintain up together with his tempo, relentless strain, and heavy takedown strategy that he has. So how do you beat him?
Dvalishvili’s standup recreation has by no means been his robust go well with, we have now seen him get harm towards Marlon Moraes, Henry Cejudo and even had quite a lot of problem determining the hanging of Umar Nurmagomedov within the first two rounds of their struggle earlier than Nurmagomedov started to decelerate from the inhumane tempo of Merab Dvalishvili.
How Can Petr Yan Beat Merab?
Petr Yan being one of many highest degree strikers within the UFC, should be capable of implement a method to be out and in together with his hanging. If he stays too lengthy within the pocket Merab will make the struggle exhausting for Yan like their earlier bout was, but when Petr can combine up his hanging and use his elite grappling to keep away from getting taken down and keep off the fence, it might very nicely be a really totally different struggle from the final one.
