Overview
- UFC 323 takes place Saturday, Dec. 6, at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas with bantamweight and flyweight titles on the line.
- Merab Dvalishvili seeks a fourth successful title defense in 2025 against Petr Yan, a feat no UFC champion has achieved in a single calendar year.
- Betting lines and analyst picks lean toward Dvalishvili and flyweight titleholder Alexandre Pantoja, who faces rising challenger Joshua Van.
- At media day, Dvalishvili called the rematch a likely war and talked up his improving striking, while Yan downplayed the champion’s run as benefitting from frequent Las Vegas dates.
- Henry Cejudo confirmed Saturday’s bout against Payton Talbott will be his last fight as the main card also features Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira and Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov.