Overview
- Merab Dvalishvili says the UFC told him a trilogy with Petr Yan cannot be booked at the White House because Yan is Russian.
- Dvalishvili says he was told he is next for the bantamweight title and that a trilogy with Yan is planned.
- The UFC is organizing a June event at the White House tied to President Trump’s birthday.
- If Russian fighters are kept off the card, potential absences could include champions Islam Makhachev and Khamzat Chimaev, raising lineup and representation challenges.
- Neither the UFC nor the White House has publicly confirmed a nationality-based restriction for the event.