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UFC 333 | Pro fighters make their picks for Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili 3 title fight

Ahead of Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 333, BJPENN.com reached out to several pro fighters to get their predictions for the fight.

By Cole Shelton · BJ Penn

Published: Wednesday, 21 October 2026 at 10:14 PM

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Professional fighters polled by BJPENN.com made predictions for the Petr Yan versus Merab Dvalishvili 3 title bout.
Petr Yan enters the UFC 333 bantamweight championship co-main event as a -158 betting favorite.
Four fighters picked Yan to win, while three fighters backed Dvalishvili to reclaim the championship belt.

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Professional fighters shared their predictions for the upcoming UFC 333 co-main event between bantamweight champion Petr Yan and challenger Merab Dvalishvili. The trilogy bout will take place in Abu Dhabi, Dubai, with Yan entering as a -158 betting favorite and Dvalishvili listed as a +124 underdog.

A slight majority of the surveyed fighters picked Yan to defend his title, including Drakkar Klose, Kai Kamaka III, Kyle Nelson, and Marcus McGhee. Meanwhile, Dan Ige, John Castaneda, and Modestas Bukauskas predicted that Dvalishvili would reclaim the belt in a closely contested battle.

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UFC 333 | Pro fighters make their picks for Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili 3 title fight

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