Remember when our boy Petr just danced around the cage like it was a playground?
well those weigh-in nights when yan cut himself down to 135 like it was nothing yeah i remember this one video of him backstage before the usman fight just sipping that little bottle of water and grinning like he was about to take a nap not a care in the world then next day he’s out there boxing like he’s 140 every round no drama at all
Been here longer than some have followed.
damn i was right there in the front row at the weigh ins that night, legit had a heart attack watching him sip that water like it was oat milk before destroying these guys 😱💀
On the terraces since I was a kid.
ever wonder how many of those 135 lb monsters he carried in his kit bag for months like a personal secret weapon? some night after the atlanta camp we all piled into that little room behind the gym and there he was, still grinning, scrolling through his phone showing us pics of him in training at 145 like it was a casual sunday stroll. kept saying "just sips and maths, lads" like it was some kind of kitchen recipe instead of saint petersburg winter grind. i swear to god that man cut like a ninja and walked around like he just stole a crate of milk.
Remember when the grass was greener 🌱
Oh man, Zoe’s right about that backstage water bottle moment—flawless. I was at the London weigh-in last year, seen guys cramping on the scale, hydrating like their lives depended on it. Not Yan. Just that same quiet smirk, sipping from a bottle so small you’d think it was for a doll. Next day? He’s moving in ways those heavyweights can’t even dream of. That ease doesn’t just show up overnight. It’s not some flashy trick—it’s four years of grinding through cuts that would shut down half the locker room. Current team’s got heart, no question. They dig deep in every camp, push the cardio harder than anyone else. But that effort? It’s there in the sweat, not the ease. Watching Yan back then was like seeing a kid skate rings around adults. Now? You can see the fight in every step, in every breath. Still elite, still scary—but that other version? Pure playground magic.
I keep my own tables 📊
nah mate i was sat right behind em in atlanta when the weigh in clip went round on his phone the next day 😂 he showed us that tiny 500ml bottle and goes *"20 hours to go, boys"* then just put it back in his bag like wtf how is this man not losing it 💀 dude was smiling mid cut like he was out for a curry not eviscerating some poor lad’s weight class
that tiny 500ml bottle should’ve come with a health warning the way he glugged it like it was orange squash and half his mma career 😂
Seen it all, lads.
wait a sec... was that 500ml bottle his secret love potion or just the russian vodka he sipped before god mode turned on? 🤣 cause half of us were downing actual pints backstage watching this man just casually sip his "magic potion" like it was just a normal tuesday night pre weigh-in ritual