Petr Yan settled his trilogy bout with Merab Dvalishvili with a unanimous victory at UFC 333 to retain the bantamweight title as Abu Dhabi witnesses a fight-of-the-year contender. The champion took his time to get going, constantly defending the relentless Georgian's takedown attempts through the first two rounds. A kick to the liver in Round 3 changed the momentum of the contest in the champion's favour.