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Merab Dvalishvili got the better of Petr Yan in their first meeting. | Getty/UFC
The card for the Ultimate Fighting Championship’s last pay-per-view of 2025 is complete.
The Las Vegas-based promotion on Wednesday confirmed the full 14-bout lineup for UFC 323, which takes place on Dec. 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. The card is headlined by a bantamweight championship clash between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan, while Alexandre Pantoja will defend his flyweight crown against Joshua Van in the evening’s co-main event.
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The bill will also include the return of Jalin Turner, who returns from a short-lived retirement to lock horns with Edson Barboza in a lightweight scrap. An official bout order for UFC 323 has not been announced.
Dvalishvili will be looking to make his fourth successful 135-pound title defense of 2025. “The Machine” thus far has bested Umar Nurmagomedov, Sean O’Malley and Cory Sandhagen this year to extend his UFC winning streak to 14 fights overall.
Yan, a former bantamweight champion, dropped a five-round verdict to Dvalishvili in their first meeting at UFC Fight Night 221 in March 2023. “No Mercy” is in the midst of a three-bout winning streak that includes triumphs over Yadong Song, Deiveson Figueiredo and Marcus McGhee.
Pantoja’s eight-fight winning streak is highlighted by four flyweight title defenses. Most recently, “The Cannibal” scored a third-round submission against Kai Kara-France at UFC 317 on June 28.
The 24-year-old Van has won five straight contests inside the Octagon. He cemented his spot as the No. 1 contender with a three-round verdict over Brandon Royval at UFC 317.
UFC 323 Card:
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van
Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov
Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira
Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott
Marvin Vettori vs. Brunno Ferreira
Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva
Edson Barboza vs. Jalin Turner
Nazim Sadykhov vs. Fares Ziam
Muhammadjon Naimov vs. Mairon Santos
Iwo Baraniewski vs. Ibo Aslan
Grant Dawson vs. Manuel Torres
Terrance McKinney vs. Chris Duncan
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Antonio Trocoli
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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