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Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan are going to run it back in the UFC 323 main event. | Getty/UFC
The bout order is official for the UFC’s final pay-per-view event of 2025.
UFC 323 will take place on Dec. 6 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas and is headlined by a bantamweight championship clash between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan. In the co-main event, Alexandre Pantoja will defend his flyweight crown against Joshua Van. The UFC 323 main card airs via pay-per-view on ESPN+ beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims begin on ESPN2/ESPN+/Disney+/FX at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT.
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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 Main Card:
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan
Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van
Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira
Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott
Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov
UFC 323 Preliminary Card:
Grant Dawson vs. Manuel Torres
Terrance McKinney vs. Chris Duncan
Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva
Nazim Sadykhov vs. Fares Ziam
Marvin Vettori vs. Brunno Ferreira
Edson Barboza vs. Jalin Turner
Iwo Baraniewski vs. Ibo Aslan
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Antonio Trocoli
Muhammadjon Naimov vs. Mairon Santos
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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