Merab Dvalishvili - trash talks and Quotes

“Hey @PetrYanUFC you would be respectable if you really called me friend but instead you choose these two as 'friends'. @Anatoliy Malykhin bet me $50000 never paid his bet like a real man. @ Mr_Saint_Patrick1 called out and cursed at my friends mother. Then instead of taking me on like a man after i slapped his coward face he made me pay fines and go to court. Yea you got some good friends there!”

– via X, calling Petr Yan a "liar" for denying their previous friendly exchanges and criticizing him for associating with people who Dvalishvili accuses of misconduct.

“Fans and friends listen to this guy now @PetrYanUFC, never believe a word he says just admitted he doesn't write his own social media.Said he never said see you friend or said speedy recovery friend yesterday on twitter 'wasn't him'. How quickly he changed his mind thought he was humbled when i beat him in 2023 and i was friendly toward him. Forget it now liar game on.”

– via X, calling Petr Yan a "liar" for denying their previous friendly exchanges and criticizing him for associating with people who Dvalishvili accuses of misconduct.

“The ufc contacted me and said, please rest as long as you want, your next fight is a rematch with petr yan for the belt... i don't want to wait until the summer. Maybe in the spring in april will be good.”

– MMA Pros Pick, claiming the UFC assured him that his next fight will be a title rematch against Petr Yan and expressing his hope for the fight to take place in the spring, possibly April, rather than waiting until summer.

“I'm looking my friend”

– via X had a playful exchange with Petr Yan

“And question is what's gonna happen in 2026?”

– via X had a playful exchange with Petr Yan

“Yan was the better man and i congratulate him and his team on their win. Don't get too comfortable, i am taking it right back in what i hope is a rematch as soon as possible.”

– via X, graciously congratulating Petr Yan on his victory while immediately asserting his plan to "take it right back" in a rematch as soon as possible.

“I invite him as a friend, and now he makes these bullsh*t [comments]. I don't understand. He'd rather live in Thailand with all the l*dyboys. He's crazy. He has a wife and a beautiful family; if he wants women, that's no problem. We are living in beautiful [Las] Vegas, women are never an issue here. I don't want to go to Thailand with all the l*dyboys, that's why i've never been there”

– via the UFC WeighIn Show, hitting back at Petr Yan's comments about his jacuzzi sessions and questioning Yan's training in Thailand.

“I'm sure he [Petr Yan] will try to knock me out, because that's the only way he can stop me. If we fight decision, I'm the decision machine.”

– via the UFC 323 Press Conference, expressing confidence that if the fight goes the distance, he will win the decision against Petr Yan.

“Petr, you are better than this, bro. Stop making excuses. Please, no excuses. When I beat you on dec. 6, what excuse are you going to make? Tell me now... Are you going to make an excuse when I beat you again? Tell me now, please. Are you going to make any excuse? Are you going to make an excuse on dec. 6 or not? Tell me now, please... Do you have any injuries now”

– Merab Dvalishvili, going "ballistic" on Petr Yan for making excuses and challenging him to reveal any new excuses ahead of their rematch.

“That time it was more personal for me... The only problem I had with him was that he was bullying. He was talking trash about me and aljo [Aljamain Sterling], about our team, and he was just not giving us respect. That was the problem, but now it's all good. I shake his hand and wish him the best in his life.I never liked this made up drama. It's a fight, and we're professionals, people will watch anyway... I don't like this man... If it's not organic, why do we have to disrespect each other? I never liked this... Maybe I joke, but joke is joke. I don't like to talk trash for no reason, and I don't like somebody to disrespect me for no reason”

– during the UFC 323 media day interviews, claiming that his rivalry with Petr Yan is no longer personal and that he dislikes manufactured drama.

“He called me fake champion. What kind of man are you? When you have somebody tweeting for you.”

– via Pound 4 Pound, revealing his reason for disliking Umar Nurmagomedov, which stems from being called a "fake champion" through a proxy tweet.

“Congratulations, Ethyn Ewing. What a debut.”

– reacted to Ethyn Ewing's Win (Short Notice) at UFC 322

“A finish would be good. But we all know nobody was able to finish Petr Yan. He has some split [decision] losses before, and I think only a unanimous decision loss against me. Otherwise, he only lost by decision, so he's good. I'm just focusing on this fight: Get healthy, and win this fight. That's all I want. But a finish would be sweet”

– shared his prediction for a bout against Petr Yan via MMA Junkie

“In the first fight, I was nervous and stressed. It was another pressure to fight against Petr Yan. Now, I'm more mature. I'm comfortable now, but I don't want too comfortable because I'm sure Petr Yan will fix the mistake he made in the first fight .The biggest mistake Petr made was that he didn’t respect me in the first fight. He thought I wouldn’t be able to do anything against him. That was his biggest mistake. Whatever I was better at, I’m sure he’s going to fix it, and I have to be an even better version”

– Merabs comments that he is expecting a toughter fight against Petr Yan.

“Oh, a finish would be nice against him. That would be amazing... I'm fine with him. As a fighter, I give him so much respect, and as also family man... Hopefully, he's a better person now... But it's going to be a good fight. He's a former champion. He has a lot of wins in the UFC, and it's going to be [a] fun fight”

– predicts a "finish" on Petr Yan at UFC 323

“Congratulations! Great performance against a top opponent! I'm waiting for you”

– reacted to Figueiredo's win against Montel Jackson.

“Striking is more easy than wrestling with him because he was making my wrestling hard. Striking I had more success”

– after UFC 320 win over Cory Sandhagen

“Nobody can give me problems, not even in striking. I fought Petr Yan, I fought Jose Aldo, and I fought Sean O’Malley two times. Nobody can do sh*t. I’m the GOAT, I’m the champion. I will prove it again. However the fight goes, I'll be ready. My goal is to knock him out”

“He's [a] little spoiled baby. He's spoiled by the UFC... Yeah, exactly, he's crying [for a rematch]”

“Yeah, I hope Bautista whoops Umar's a** and I will fight Bautista next, because Bautista is a good fighter, you know. He has got a good winning streak, beat a lot of good guys, and he is a more deserving guy too. Bautista's cousin's name is not Khabib. That's why he needs a nine fight win streak to maybe fight for the belt. Some people can get the belt after a six fight win streak [by] fighting nobodies, you know, without ranked opponents. So Bautista could be next”

“If I have to fight Umar Nurmagomedov next, I'm confident I'll break him this time and beat him clean. Our last fight wasn't like that. I was controlling things and won without taking unnecessary risks or headaches, but I won't let him off so easily in the octagon next time... I'll break him in the first 1.5 minutes and then drag him around the octagon for the remaining 23.5 minutes like a sack... Even after losing, he didn't learn his lesson.”

“Yeah, I hope Bautista whoops Umar's a** and I will fight Bautista next, because Bautista is a good fighter, you know. He has got a good winning streak, beat a lot of good guys, and he is a more deserving guy too. Bautista's cousin's name is not Khabib. That's why he needs a nine fight win streak to maybe fight for the belt. Some people can get the belt after a six fight win streak [by] fighting nobodies, you know, without ranked opponents. So Bautista could be next”

“I’m planning to strike with Cory Sandhagen. I’m looking to knock him out...John Wood, whatever I do he will support. I don’t think he will be mad because we’re really working at my hands...the fight starts standing, and I think this fight 90 percent will be striking, so that’s why.''”

“We’ve never fought each other. He’s a new challenge, a new fight for me, and I’m excited for this fight. We know that styles make fights, and Cory Sandhagen might be a hard style for me because he’s tall, he’s changing his stances, and he has good cardio, good takedown defense. He attacks leg locks, he has good jiu jitsu, flying knees, spinning kicks. He’s very dangerous”

“Cory Sandhagen is a great fighter, and he has finished fighters like Frankie Edgar and Marlon Moraes. He has a win over [Mario] Bautista, who has looked good, and he was always fighting the best guys in the division... He’s the most deserving guy right now. He’s always ready to go and bring it, and he’s the most deserving guy right now.”

“What a come back by Neil Magny wow. Thank God referee fix his mistake earlier. #UFCPerth”

“What a crazy end ! Congrats Diego Lopes! Jean Silva is a warrior! #UFCNoche”

“What a crazy end ! Congrats Diegolopes! Jean Silva is a warrior! #UFCNoche”