Petr Yan on handling Merab Dvalishvili's pressure at UFC 333: "You saw the second fight, right?

Peter, thank you so much for your time. The last time we got to see you was in December of this past year. Tell me what these past few months have been like for you. [snorts] >> I was alive. I was enjoying my life and I was recovering. >> And I I wish that to everybody to live

in the moment because time flies. You got to enjoy it while you can. >> Okay. So, what was the best part of the downtime then if you were enjoying it? Everything was great. Lots of new things, lots of changes. I mean, uh, construction, renovations, time with family, you know, new things starting. It's just a mess of things.

>> Yeah. [snorts] Well, that's always good. And now the focus is back on fighting, taking on Morab yet again for a trilogy here. When you were done with that last fight, did you immediately know, okay, I'm going to see him again, and it's going to be very soon? You know, I definitely did not think about it

because as an athlete, you have to be ready all the time. We got matchmakers, we got managers, those are the people that decide who you're going to fight with. I never chose my opposition and so whoever was going to be put in front of me as a fighter, my job is to be ready.

And as they say, if your horse is ready and it's settled, someone's going to ride it. >> Yeah. Okay. Well, you're more than ready and we're going to see this fight yet again. What did you take away from that last outing, though? What did you believe from your own performance were some major highlights? What did you say

I want to go back to the drawing board for? >> You know, I think we're at such a level that being well-rounded is now just part of the game. So, I think what's important is to stay physically ready and to stay mentally ready, to stay prepared, and that way you'll be able to