The #3-ranked bantamweight fighter, Merab Dvalishvili, is preparing himself hard for UFC Fight Night 221. The fighter will be headlining the event against Petr Yan on May 11. Both of them are undoubtedly going to give each other a tough time. Petr Yan has a record of 16 victories and four losses and indeed has “no mercy” against his opponents. The Georgian fighter has a record of 15 victories and four losses. Considering the almost identical records of both fighters, it is nearly impossible to predict the winner. Through the social media posts of “The Machine,” it is understood that he is going through a very tough training regime. Furthermore, in a recent Instagram post, Dvalishvili is seen taking a huge risk to make himself stronger. Fans were shocked to see the life-threatening adventure the fighter did to toughen himself.

Fans react to the life-threatening training of Merab Dvalishvili

In a recent video posted by The Machine on his Instagram handle, he is jumping from a height into a river that has huge currents. After jumping into the river, Dvalishvili was seen swimming against the water currents. To level up his training, the UFC star now seems to be challenging Mother Nature. Fans were in awe after watching the breathtaking video.

Check out what fans said after watching the video.

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A few years back, the undefeated retired UFC champion, Khabib Nurmagomedov, was seen swimming against the dangerous currents in Kizilyurt. The river was almost frozen. Keeping the incident in mind, one of the fans commented:

“So glad this isn’t frozen”

One of the fans mentioned how all his near and dear ones are a fan of the Georgian Fighter.

“All my homies love Merab”

Another fan seemed seriously concerned about the adventures the fighter was putting himself through.

“Merab take care of yourself boy”

One of the Instagram users wrote a funny comment.

“You are the real salmon bro”

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Along with many other fans, a female fan was shocked to see the adventure Dvalishvili had. She commented:

 “You are literally a living visualisation of why men have  shorter life expectancy than women”

However, one of the fans didn’t seem satisfied with the way The Machine was training for his upcoming fight.

“Prepare for better. The battle is coming” 

Another fan pointed out that the UFC fighter is simply inspirational.

“You are a sick guy. Inspirational”

 UFC Fight Night 221: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan

The anticipation of the fans has skyrocketed for the fight between Dvalishvili and Petr Yan. They both will be headlining the event, while Alexander Volkov and Alexander Romanov will fight for the co-main event. Dvalishvili, in his last fight, was up against Jose Aldo at UFC 278, where he won the fight via decision.

If he wins his upcoming fight, the Georgian fighter will be on a nine-fight winning streak. Do you think Dvalishvili will continue his streak or will Yan play spoilsport? Do let us know below.

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