The rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan headlines UFC 323 at T-Cell Area in Las Vegas on December 6. The 2 fighters sq. off in a championship bout with the bantamweight title on the road.
Dvalishvili defeated Yan by unanimous determination of their first non-title combat in March 2023. The competition serves as the primary occasion of the ultimate UFC PPV card on ESPN+.
Merab Dvalishvili (21-4) of Georgia makes the fourth protection of his belt following a unanimous determination victory over Cory Sandhagen at UFC 320 in October. Former champion Petr Yan (19-5) defeated Marcus McGhee by unanimous determination in July, scoring his third straight victory since their first combat with Dvalishvili.
UFC CEO Dana White confirmed the Dvalishvili vs Yan rematch because the UFC 323 primary occasion on Monday. Additionally official for the occasion is a co-main occasion pitting Alexandre Pantoja towards Joshua Van.
Flyweight champion Pantoja (30-5) of Brazil submitted Kai Kara-France within the third spherical in June, making the fifth profitable protection of his belt. Van (15-2) of Myanmar earned his fifth straight victory in June, scoring a unanimous determination over Brandon Royval within the UFC 317 “Battle of the Night time.”
Additionally confirmed is a light-weight heavyweight bout between former champion Jan Blachowicz (29-11-1) of Poland and Bogdan Guskov (18-3) of Uzbekistan. Moreover, former flyweight champion Henry Cejudo (16-5) of Los Angeles, CA, and Payton Talbott (10-1) of Reno, NV, conflict at bantamweight.
The total lineup of introduced UFC 323 bouts up to now is as follows:
Merab Dvalishvili (c) vs. Petr Yan – UFC bantamweight title
Alexandre Pantoja (c) vs. Joshua Van – UFC flyweight title
Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott
Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov
Marvin Vettori vs. Brunno Ferreira
Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira
Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Antonio Trocoli
Terrance McKinney vs. Chris Duncan
