Merab Dvalishvili shows 19lb gain five hours after making weight for Petr Yan trilogy
Dvalishvili weighed in at 135lb for UFC 333 on Friday, and his own bathroom scale read 154 five hours later, a day before he tries to win back the bantamweight title in Abu Dhabi.
On Friday, five hours after the UFC 333 weigh-ins, Merab Dvalishvili filmed himself on his own scale and said he had gained back 19lb, a day before his bantamweight title fight with Petr Yan.
Dvalishvili weighed in at 135lb at the official weigh-ins in Abu Dhabi, the limit for the title fight. Five hours later, shirtless in a hotel suite and holding a bottle of water, he filmed himself stepping on a bathroom scale that read 154.
"It's been only five hours since I made weight and I'm back already. I've been drinking water," he said. After stepping on the scale, he added: "In only five hours I gained back 19 pounds. That's what we do."
Dvalishvili said he would start eating next, and looked ahead to Saturday: "Eat food first and tomorrow you guys already know who I'm gonna eat."
Yan also weighed in at 135lb. Their trilogy fight is the co-main event at the Etihad Arena on Saturday 24 October, beneath the featherweight title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Movsar Evloev. The main event is due at about 21:00 UK time, live on TNT Sports.
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