LAS VEGAS -- Despite the steepest of odds, Petr Yan is the king of the bantamweight division once again after stunning Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 323 on Saturday.
During the last UFC pay-per-view event of the year, a massive, unexpected ending was endured, courtesy of a UFC flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van.
Joe Rogan is worried that Alexandre Pantoja will be sidelined for quite some time. The long-time flyweight champion lost his title in the most unfortunate circumstances on Saturday night.
UFC 323 prelims card left the audience agape with its impressive lineup, bringing together fights that were long overdue. Terrance McKinney stepped into the cage against Chris Duncan to settle a bad blood that never existed, looking for a “boring” decision win.
The numbers told one story when Henry Cejudo‘s hand wasn’t raised at UFC 323. The Octagon told another. Bloodied, exhausted, and staring down the end of a career that spanned Olympic glory and two division championship belts, Cejudo didn’t look like a man asking for sympathy.
Sean Strickland has claimed that he was threatened with time behind bars if he broke his UFC suspension to appear at tonight’s event. The former middleweight champion lives in Las Vegas and would have been expected to be in attendance to support his Xtreme Couture teammate Mansur Abdul-Malik competing at UFC 323.
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The buildup to UFC 324 quickly became tense when Paddy Pimblett came out swinging at everyone who questioned his title opportunity. Instead of easing into it, ‘The Baddy’ launched into a flurry of reasons why Arman Tsarukyan was unqualified for the position.
Dillon Danis never fails to grab the spotlight for all the wrong reasons, and this time is no different. According to Logan Paul, ‘El Jefe’ is now scheming to sue the UFC.
The opening fights of UFC 323 didn’t feel like a warm-up period. They felt like a warning. Before the main card lights even flickered on in Las Vegas, the Octagon had already turned into a finishing school, and the message was clear: this final pay-per-view of the ESPN era was not interested in easing fans into the night.
The welterweight division has undergone significant developments in recent months, with Islam Makhachev emerging as a central figure after capturing the title at UFC 322.
Joe Rogan and Daniel Cormier were beside themselves as they commentated on a completely outlandish prelim fight tonight. Legendary two-weight world champion Cormier was amazed by the light-heavyweight showdown between promotional newcomer Iwo Baraniewski and Turkish veteran Ibo Aslan.
Jalin Turner returned from his very brief retirement at UFC 323 on Saturday night. In March, ‘The Tarantula’ sent shockwaves through the MMA world by calling it a career at 29 years old.
One former UFC champion developed a unique pre-fight tradition. A host of big names are returning to action at Saturday’s UFC 323 pay-per-view, which will end with title defenses for Alexandre Pantoja and Merab Dvalishvili.
A rematch 10 years in the making is officially on the horizon, as Max Holloway will face Charles Oliveira in the new main event scheduled for UFC 326 on March 7 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
Conor McGregor has let Islam Makhachev know he’s coming for his title, aiming to become the first fighter in UFC history to win belts in three weight classes.
Sean O’Malley raised a few eyebrows during his first face-off with Song Yadong at Friday night’s UFC Seasonal Press Conference. O’Malley, who spent three years and four bouts as a title fighter, is stepping back into the cage for his first non-title appearance in over three years.
The last pay-per-view of the year, and of the foreseeable future due to the UFC deal with Paramount, is this week and has some amazing fights. Here are predictions for how the main card of UFC 323 will go.
A bantamweight championship rematch headlines the UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 fight card. Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili takes on former titleholder Petr Yan in the event's marquee match. The two first fought at UFC Fight Night 221 in March 2023.
UFC 323: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2 continues on the main card with a fight between Brandon Moreno and Tatsuro Taira in the flyweight division on Saturday.
The UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 Main Card is finally here as we kick things off with a betting prediction and pick inside the Light Heavyweight (205) Division.