Merab Dvalishvili previews Petr Yan UFC 333 trilogy: "I have tools I haven't shown" 👀

It's always great to sit with the greats while they're still active. Now, the press conference just got completed and you seem to be amused by some of the things that he was saying, you know, like some some of the things about kissing people's backs and stuff. It made you laugh. Why? >> Yeah.

Because uh [sighs] doesn't make sense. Yes. Sha Mali it was different. Yeah, I kiss him because it was moment and uh and uh but he I don't know what he's trying to be funny bully or make fun of me or something, you know, because uh um it's just he talks about something else which is doesn't make sense. I

don't know something. >> Yeah. So, it just kind of made you chuckle. >> Yeah. Some Yeah. just I was because but one thing is for sure he's the most dangerous guy in my weight class especially at this moment and uh I know I have a very tough opponent in front of me and um uh I know I will have a hard

fight again but this time I will make sure I'm going to win. >> So I'm curious as to this because you had you you were on this amazing winning streak. >> Yes. Um but then you lost to him but now it seems like you have this new found do you have a newfound respect for him?

>> I always have a respect for him actually. First time I was fighting him I was nervous to be honest because um he's from uh Russia and uh I'm from Georgia and um I I take too much responsibility like as a Georgian because Russia has occupied my country. which is a big territory and uh I take a

more personal fight for me first time I was nervous and um and uh I was nervous but uh day before he disrespect me he catch me like he kind of hit me or push me in ways and then that's where I I I I know how I was going to beat him and last time