Las Vegas – UFC 323 comes to Las Vegas with a pair of thrilling championship matchups. In the main event, UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili goes for a record-breaking fourth title defense in a calendar year as he rematches with former champion and No. 2 ranked Petr Yan. The co-main event will see UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja take on No. 1 ranked contender Joshua Van in a highly anticipated contest.
UFC 323: DVALISHVILI vs. YAN 2 will take place Saturday, December 6 at T-Mobile Arena with the main card at 10 p.m. ET/ 7 p.m. PT. The prelims will be available at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The early prelims will kick off at 6:00 p.m. ET / 3:00 p.m. PT. Coverage details will be announced soon.
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No. 3 ranked pound-for-pound fighter Dvalishvili (21-4, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev. by way of Tiblisi, Georgia) steps into the Octagon for a fourth time in 2025 looking to add another UFC record to his ever-growing list of accomplishments. Currently on the longest win streak in UFC bantamweight history at 13, he has made his case as the greatest 135-pounder of all time with dominant performances over Cory Sandhagen, Sean O’Malley (twice) and Henry Cejudo. Dvalishvili now intends to make his biggest statement yet by replicating his 2023 win over Yan in a shutout performance.
Yan (19-5, fighting out of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia) aims to make the most of his second opportunity with Dvalishvili and reclaim his spot at the top of the bantamweight division. The former champion has never been finished in his MMA career and earned his current shot at UFC gold with notable wins over Song Yadong, Deiveson Figueiredo and Marcus McGhee. Yan now has his sights set on spoiling Dvalishvili’s historic ambitions with a signature display of the skills that make him one of the most feared competitors in the 135-pound class.
UFC flyweight king Pantoja (30-5, fighting out of Coconut Creek, Fla. by way of Arraial Do Cabo, Brazil) is on his own quest to be recognized as the best to ever do it at 125-pounds. The owner of the most wins (14) and finishes (8) in UFC flyweight history, Pantoja has earned the respect of fans and fighters alike with impressive victories over Kai Kara-France, Kai Asakura and Steve Erceg. He now seeks to deliver his best outing yet against the upstart Van in one of the most anticipated flyweight bouts in recent memory.
Van (15-2, fighting out of Houston, Texas) sets out to prove that he has all the skills to back up the hype that has earned him the No. 1 contender spot at flyweight. Still just 24 years old, he has made himself known amongst fans as can’t-miss viewing by landing the highest significant strikes per minute in UFC history (8.86) throughout his wins over Brandon Royval, Bruno Silva and Rei Tsuruya. Van now looks to become the first UFC champion born after the year 2000 by upsetting Pantoja in dramatic fashion.
Additional bouts on the card include:
- Thrilling light heavyweight action sees former champion and No. 4 ranked Jan Blachowicz (29-11-1, fighting out of Warsaw, Poland) take on the marauding No. 11 ranked Bogdan Guskov (18-3, fighting out of Dukent, Uzbekistan)
- Top 5 flyweights collide as former champion and No. 2 ranked Brandon Moreno (23-8-2, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev. by way of Tijuana, Mexico) battles No. 5 Tatsuro Taira (17-1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev. by way of Okinawa, Japan)
- Former UFC bantamweight and flyweight champion Henry Cejudo (16-5, fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz.) returns to the Octagon to defend his No. 10 spot in the bantamweight rankings against rising star Payton Talbott (10-1, fighting out of Reno, Nev.)
- No. 14 ranked UFC middleweight contender Marvin Vettori (19-9-1, fighting out of Mezzocorona, Italy) faces Brunno Ferreira (14-2, fighting out of Curitiba, Brazil) in an all-action contest
- No. 6 ranked UFC flyweight contender Maycee Barber (14-2, fighting out of Denver, Colo.) aims to defend her spot in the rankings against No. 9 ranked Karine Silva (19-5, fighting out of Sao Paulo, Brazil)
- Lightweight strikers collide as Edson Barboza (24-13, fighting out of Rio de Janiero, Brazil) matches up with Jalin Turner (14-9, fighting out of San Bernardino, Calif.)
- Rising lightweight contenders aim to impress as Nazim Sadykhov (11-1-1, fighting out of Brooklyn, N.Y. by way of Baku, Azerbaijan) and Fares Ziam (17-4, fighting out of Lyon, France) go toe-to-toe
- Muhammad Naimov (13-3, fighting out of Dushanbe, Tajikistan) meets The Ultimate Fighter season 32 featherweight winner Mairon Santos (17-1, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) in an exciting 145-pound bout
- Dana White’s Contender Series season 9 signee Iwo Baraniewski (6-0, fighting out of Warsaw, Poland) intends to impress in his UFC debut against Ibo Aslan (14-3, fighting out of Istanbul, Turkey)
- No. 14 ranked UFC lightweight contender Grant Dawson (23-2-1, fighting out of Lee’s Summit, Mo.) takes on formidable striker Manuel Torres (16-3, fighting out of Tijuana, Mexico)
- Terrance McKinney (17-7, fighting out of Spokane, Wash.) and Chris Duncan (14-2, fighting out of Glasgow, Scotland) lock horns in a must-see lightweight tilt
- Dana White’s Contender Series graduate Mansur Abdul-Malik (8-0-1, fighting out of Las Vegas, Nev.) meets Antonio Trocoli (12-5 1NC, fighting out of Salvador, Bahia, Brazil) at middleweight
For the latest information on bout announcements and additional information for this event, please visit www.ufc.com. All bouts are subject to change.
