{"id":886126,"date":"2026-01-18T18:33:01","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:33:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/youtuber-stevewilldoit-accidentally-wins-1-2million-with-petr-yan-vs-merab-dvalishvili-bet\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T18:33:01","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T00:33:01","slug":"youtuber-stevewilldoit-accidentally-wins-1-2million-with-petr-yan-vs-merab-dvalishvili-bet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/18\/youtuber-stevewilldoit-accidentally-wins-1-2million-with-petr-yan-vs-merab-dvalishvili-bet\/","title":{"rendered":"YouTuber SteveWillDoIt \u2018accidentally\u2019 wins $1.2million with Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili bet"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<article id=\"post-281842\">\n<p><strong>YouTube star SteveWillDoIt placed a whopping $300,000 bet when he saw that Petr Yan was an underdog at UFC 323 \u2013 without knowing why he was poorly favored.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After Yan\u2019s performance against <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/merab-dvalishvili\">Merab Dvalishvili<\/a> earlier this month, it\u2019s hard to imagine that he was a whopping underdog as much as +300 with some books. However, he had been comfortably defeated over five rounds last time out, and nobody expected him to maintain the breakneck pace he did.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<section data-trigger=\"vue-sidebar\" data-story-id=\"1c694a5e-b63f-4adb-a4fe-dd42c32e8fee\" data-story-name=\"UFC 323\" data-comment-id=\"b4f3794b-8989-4828-9473-b8239d20b3f6\" data-story-slug=\"ufc-323\">\n<div>\n<header>  <\/header>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h3>Do you want to see a trilogy between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan after UFC 323<\/h3>\n<p>After ten wild rounds between these two, is it time for one last fight between the pair?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-1472877642-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Merab Dvalishvili punches Petr Yan in their first UFC fight\" ><\/p><figcaption title=\"LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 11: (L-R) Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia punches Petr Yan of Russia in a bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at The Theater at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas on March 11, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)\">Photo by Chris Unger\/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span>\ud83d\udc47<\/span> <span>Join the debate; share your insight. Use the comment button on the bottom left to have your say<\/span> <\/p>\n<\/section>\n<p>It had seemed that the Georgian was unbeatable as <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/bantamweight\">bantamweight<\/a> champion, and he was attempting to make history by defending his belt four times within a calendar year. However, <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/12\/07\/merab-dvalishvili-vs-petr-yan-ufc-323-result-legendary-title-reign-comes-to-an-end-in-final-ufc-ppv\/\">Yan hadn\u2019t read the script<\/a> and ended up making some bettors a lot of money.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/#list-arrow-svg\" \/><\/svg><strong>INTERESTING:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/12\/22\/sean-omalley-makes-compelling-pitch-to-fight-petr-yan-on-ufc-white-house-event\/\">Sean O\u2019Malley makes compelling pitch to fight Petr Yan on UFC White House event<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>SteveWillDoIt bet $300,000 on Petr Yan without knowing he was fighting Merab Dvalishvili<\/h2>\n<p>As a long-time member of the <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/nelk-boys\">Nelk Boys<\/a> and collaborator on projects like Happy Dad, Stephen \u2018SteveWillDoIt\u2019 Deleonardis always gets top treatment at UFC events. So when he jetted into Las Vegas to watch <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/ufc-323\">UFC 323<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/tag\/dana-white\">Dana White<\/a> made sure he had a front row seat for the fights.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTuber loves to gamble, and when he saw a renowned former champion like Petr Yan as a massive underdog in the main event, he instantly bet $300,000 on the Russian. It wasn\u2019t until his bet was made that he realized who he was fighting.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI blindly bet $300,000 on Petr Yan,\u201d he told his friends as they pulled up to the T-Mobile Arena in his first YouTube video back on the platform after a lengthy ban. Asked who he bet against, he replied \u201cMerab\u2026 Dude, I\u2019m so losing\u2026 <\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt feels like a guaranteed loss and it\u2019s one of those things where it feels like if I pull it it\u2019ll win, but if I don\u2019t I\u2019ll lose.Merab does not lose\u2026 I feel terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He proceeded to share his reaction to the fight in the video, and ultimately one of the all-time great bantamweight performances did see him win $1.2million. He celebrated with Russian fans and declared \u201cI just won $1million,\u201d before leaving the arena with streamer Corinna Kopf.<\/p>\n<div data-src=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/none\" data-type=\"subscribe\">\n<figure>\n<div> <svg width=\"118\" height=\"36\" viewBox=\"0 0 118 36\"><use href=\"http:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/#dots-svg\" \/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><span>Join Our Newsletter<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Receive a digest of our best Bloody Elbow content each week direct to your mailbox<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/bloodyelbow.com\/2025\/12\/26\/youtuber-stevewilldoit-accidentally-wins-1-2million-with-petr-yan-vs-merab-dvalishvili-bet\/\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>YouTube star SteveWillDoIt placed a whopping $300,000 bet when he saw that Petr Yan was an underdog at UFC 323 \u2013 without knowing why he was poorly favored. After Yan\u2019s performance against Merab Dvalishvili earlier this month, it\u2019s hard to imagine that he was a whopping underdog as much as +300 with some books. 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