At the UFC 323 pre-fight press conference, Merab Dvalishvili stated that he prefers avoiding dramatic and toxic pre-fight buildups. Dvalishvili also disclosed that one of his previous opponents had requested that he refrain from sharing images of them following the fight.
This weekend at UFC 323, Dvalishvili will defend his bantamweight gold for the fourth time in 2025, when he runs it back with Petr Yan. If the 34-year-old manages to get past Yan, he will become the first champion in the promotion to have successfully defended the belt four times in 12 months.
During the post-fight presser, ‘The Machine’ discussed a former opponent who had asked the champion to refrain from releasing pictures of him after their fight.