Fans recently heaped praise on Petr Yan for his heartwarming moment with a young boy during a press conference. Yan recently reclaimed the bantamweight title after defeating Merab Dvalishvili in their rematch at UFC 323 last weekend.Given Dvalishvili's dominant win over Yan in their first encounter at UFC Fight Night 221 in March 2023, many backed 'The Machine' to win again. However, Yan surprised observers by thoroughly dominating Dvalishvili over five rounds and winning the fight via unanimous decision.During a recent press conference (Translated from Russian via @RedCorner_MMA on X), Yan invited a young boy to come forward and placed the UFC belt on his shoulders to show him how it felt. Yan then posed for some pictures with the boy, who had a wide grin on his face.After @RedCorner_MMA shared a clip of the moment on X, fans flocked to the comments section to express their thoughts.One fan wrote:"A true champion indeed! Petr is a man of the people. I'm so glad he's back as the champ."Another fan wrote:"That kid will never forget that."Check out some more fan reactions below:Screenshots from @RedCorner_MMA on XJoe Rogan lauds Petr Yan for his performance against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323Joe Rogan recently shared his thoughts on the Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan rematch at UFC 323 and lauded the Russian fighter's performance. The UFC commentator called Yan's performance "a masterclass" and heaped praise on his training camp.In an episode of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast (JRE MMA Show #171) with Brendan Allen (via @RedCorner_MMA on X), the veteran podcaster said:"F**k, what a masterclass. When you’re going to fight a guy like Merab, that is the masterclass. He put on a clinic... His training camp must’ve been hell, had to be hell, and he looked like it. I saw some videos of it. Some wild strength and conditioning, and plyometrics. He knew what he was in for. That’s the thing, if you’re going to fight a guy like Merab, you know what the mountain is. Are you ready to climb it?"