Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2 set for UFC 316— X users troll ‘Yan is washed’

Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan, the UFC bantamweight champion and No. 2 ranked contender respectively, are allegedly slated to fight each other in a rematch at UFC 316.

At the time of writing, the news has yet to be confirmed, and it seems like it may be nothing but someone being excited at the prospect, but fans' excitement is through the roof nonetheless. Some are siding with the former, while others are contending that the latter is "cooked," as the Gen Z puts it.

In that spirit, we've rounded up some of the funniest comments to lift your spirits ahead of the fight, should it be confirmed.

Disclaimer: This piece reflects the writer's opinion; the reader's discretion is advised. Do let us know in the comments what you think should have made the cut.

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Check out what a Merab Dvalishvili fan had to say:

"Yan is washed."

The comments didn't end there, as scores online bombarded the comments section with wit, humor, and even well wishes for their respective icons.

"Merab smesh him," someone jokingly cheered on.

"Yeah merab is just running through all these mfs in that division. It’s too ez for him," another fan noted.

"Why man… is this the best they can do ?" one user asked, sarcastically.

"Pointless fight," an X user quipped.

Despite the news being nothing but a rumor at the time of writing, fans are losing their minds at such a prospect:

"Yay wrestle fest," someone quipped.

"No no no no no no merab destroyed yan last Time," another fan jokingly expressed fear.

"Imagine what petr yan would do to umar "Get 50-45d by merab"," one more chimed in with sarcasm.

Another fan reacted with the most hilarious image in honor of Valentine's Day and the two men may be battling it out in the ring once again:

Yet another chimed in with some hilarious commentary and the perfect GIF to back it up:

Someone else chimed in with a GIF to express their woes, should Yan lose at the hands of Merab Dvalishvili:

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While users were visibly on Merab Dvalishvili's side, a decent number of users also sided with his prospective opponent, Yan. However, some users did hilariously refer to the possibility of such a debacle as nothing but a "recipe for disaster."