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Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili will complete the UFC's 20th trilogy when they meet for a third time in the UFC 333 co-main event Saturday in Abu Dhabi. The men's bantamweight championship bout caps a series that joins 19 prior all-UFC trilogies catalogued by ESPN.
The pay-per-view is headlined by featherweight champion Alexander Volkanovski against undefeated challenger Movsar Evloev in their first meeting. Volkanovski previously competed in a trilogy with Max Holloway.
Earlier trilogies include Couture vs. Liddell, which produced three light heavyweight title fights from 2003 to 2006. Couture also appeared in a trilogy against Belfort, one of two doctor's stoppages in a UFC three-fight series.
Hughes and St-Pierre contested the only UFC trilogy with multiple submission finishes, both armbars. St-Pierre outstruck Hughes 97-10 in their 2007 interim welterweight title bout.
Other notable trilogies include Dos Santos vs. Velasquez for the heavyweight strap and Cormier vs. Miocic, in which Miocic tied Couture for most UFC heavyweight title-fight wins with six.
Source: ESPN - Mon Oct 19, 9:45 AM ET
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