VIDEO: Merab Dvalishvili “responds” to Petr Yan with a video in a Jacuzzi; watch it.

Merab promoting a UFC event. Photo: Reproduction/X/UFC

The defeat for Petr yan The last numbered event of 2025 wasn't enough to discourage us. Merab DvalishviliThe former bantamweight champion (up to 61,2 kg) continues with the characteristic sense of humor and charisma that made him beloved in the MMA world, and in this context, the rivalry with the Russian has been fueled. The Georgian posted a video on his social media as a provocation to his rival.

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In the ten-second video, the fighter appears accompanied by three women in a jacuzzi, one of them dressed as a lifeguard.

"Who said I don't have girls in my jacuzzi?", the fighter said at the beginning of the video.

The joke refers to a provocation made by Petr yan during the press conference of UFC 323On that occasion, the Russian had no patience for his opponent's jokes and questioned his sexuality, based on the Georgian habit of creating montages with his former opponents in jacuzzis, in reference to an old photo of the Dagestan Clan.

Merab came close to a historic record.

Petr yan in victory against Merab Dvalishvili No. UFC 323. Photo: Reproduction/X.

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The setback against Petr yan It was especially difficult for The Machine. Besides losing the bantamweight title (up to 61,2 kg), the fighter had his streak of 14 consecutive wins interrupted. This is the third longest winning streak in UFC history, behind only... Kamaru Usman, who has 15; and Islam makhachev e Anderson Silva, with 15 consecutive wins in the world's largest MMA organization.