Yan and Malott Results Anchor MMA Zone’s Fight Talk
Petr Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 333 on October 24, 2026, in Abu Dhabi. The bantamweight title fight went all five rounds.
MMA Zone’s roundup discusses the Yan–Dvalishvili matchup and Sean O’Malley’s view of it, along with Mike Malott’s recent win and various possible future fights. Reported tournament ideas and opponent preferences remain separate from an official event listing.
Malott had knocked out Joaquin Buckley with a knee at 2:32 of round two in Edmonton on October 17. Those completed results give the episode’s reactions a specific timeline. They do not by themselves confirm a new light heavyweight Grand Prix or any other rumored promotional plan.
Event Context
UFC 333 in Abu Dhabi also produced a featherweight title result: Alexander Volkanovski stopped Movsar Evloev at 4:54 of Round 2. Petr Yan’s unanimous-decision victory over Merab Dvalishvili completed their bantamweight title trilogy, with all three judges scoring it 48–47. Those two championship outcomes framed the event’s principal stakes.
The judges’ verdict is part of the result, not a detail to be inferred from the headline. The reported scores show whether the panel agreed or whether at least one judge saw the contest differently. Where the scores are available, they are included with the official decision so readers can distinguish a unanimous result from a split or majority verdict. A decision also means the bout reached its scheduled conclusion; it should not be described as a stoppage.
Sources
- BREAKING! MASSIVE UFC "Grand Prix" TOURNAMENT LEAKED! Alex Pereira CALLED OUT! Merab HUGE MISTAKE?
- UFC 333: Volkanovski vs Evloev | UFC
- UFC Edmonton Results
