“Obviously, he's [Dvalishvili] a wrestler, and his wrestling game is just so strong and he uses that to such devastating effect. He's only getting better in my eyes. Everyone can attest that his weakness is his standup, but over the last five fights, i want to say, his standup has gotten significantly better.Bar a puncher's chance, I just don't see where a weakness of his is right now. There's always a puncher's chance in every fight. Him shooting the same time Petr decides to throw a knee, it could happen... I don't see it going any differently. I think he's gotten defensively more sound with his striking”

– via Fox Sports Australia, praising Merab Dvalishvili's continuous improvement, especially in striking, and suggesting that only a "puncher's chance" gives Petr Yan a path to victory.