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Petr Yan punches Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323
Petr Yan

Sean O'Malley in awe of Petr Yan's UFC 323 title win over Merab Dvalishvili

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 7, 2025

Sean O’Malley reacted to Petr Yan’s stellar performance against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323. Yan challenged Dvalishvili for the UFC Bantamweight Championship this past Saturday in Las Vegas. It was a chance for Yan to not only reclaim the 135-pound gold, but to also get some revenge after being defeated by “The Machine” back in 2023. Mission accomplished for Yan, who earned the unanimous decision victory to close out his 2025.

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Merab Dvalishvili

Dana White praises Merab Dvalishvili with one-word message following UFC 323

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 7, 2025

Dana White had some big praise for Merab Dvalishvili following UFC 323, and he only needed one word to get his point across. Dvalishvili attempted to set a new record for the most successful UFC title defenses in a single year on Saturday. “The Machine” wasn’t able to achieve the feat, as he has finally met his match in Petr Yan. Dvalishvili actually had a unanimous decision win over Yan back in 2023, but their rematch played out far differently.

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Dana White

Dana White remains cold on Arman Tsarukyan getting a second chance at UFC title

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 7, 2025

UFC CEO Dana White still doesn’t think Arman Tsarukyan can be trusted in a big spot. Tsarukyan is widely viewed as the best possible contender for the UFC Lightweight Championship. With Ilia Topuria on hiatus due to personal matters, an interim title fight has been booked between Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje for UFC 324. This has once again left Tsarukyan on the outside looking in.

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Joshua Van slams critics of UFC 323 title win in vulgar response

Fernando Quiles Jr. - December 7, 2025

Joshua Van didn’t want to earn a world title the way he did at UFC 323, but he has some fiery words for the critics. Van entered T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday with hopes of defeating Alexandre Pantoja to become a UFC champion for the first time in his young MMA career. The 24-year-old entered the fight with a ton of momentum off his unanimous decision win over Brandon Royval.

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Dana White responds to Tom Aspinall following controversial post-UFC 321 comments

Harry Kettle - December 7, 2025

UFC boss Dana White has given his thoughts on Tom Aspinall taking exception to his post-UFC 321 remarks. As we know, Dana White isn’t one to keep his cards close to his chest. When he has an opinion on something, he will say it, for better or worse. In the wake of Tom Aspinall’s eye injury at UFC 321 against Ciryl Gane, Dana suggested that Tom “didn’t want” to continue with the fight, which caused some controversy.

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Merab Dvalishvili

Aljamain Sterling reacts to Petr Yan dethroning Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323

Harry Kettle - December 7, 2025

Former UFC champion Aljamain Sterling has given his thoughts on Petr Yan defeating Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323. In the main event of UFC 323, Petr Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili to become the new UFC bantamweight champion. It was an absolutely incredible performance from the Russian sensation, to the point where on two scorecards, he won by four rounds to one. After years of being away from the title picture, he has finally been able to work his way back to the very top.

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Dominick Cruz reveals controversial opinion on Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van fight

Harry Kettle - December 7, 2025

UFC commentator Dominick Cruz believes that Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van should have been allowed to continue at UFC 323. Last night at UFC 323, 24-year-old Joshua Van became one of the youngest champions in the history of the UFC. He defeated Alexandre Pantoja to become the new king of the flyweight division, but unfortunately, it came as a result of a nasty arm injury that occurred really early on in the fight.

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Alexandre Pantoja sends defiant message after freak injury loss at UFC 323

Harry Kettle - December 7, 2025

Former UFC flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja has released a statement following his strange defeat at UFC 323. Last night in the co-main event of UFC 323, Alexandre Pantoja suffered a nasty arm injury. As he was attempting to pad his fall early in the fight against Joshua Van, his arm was put in a pretty compromising position with Pantoja himself making it clear that he was unable to continue. As a result, Van is the new flyweight champion of the world.

Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili UFC staredown
Petr Yan

Pros react to 'Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2' at UFC 323

Chris Taylor - December 6, 2025

Tonight’s UFC 323 event was headlined by a men’s bantamweight title fight rematch featuring Merab Dvalishvili taking on Petr Yan. Dvalishvili (21-5 MMA) was making a quick turnaround tonight in Las Vegas, this after recently defeating Cory Sandhagen at October’s UFC 320 event. ‘The Machine’ had previously defended the promotion‘s bantamweight world title on three occasions in the 2025 calendar year, this while defeating the likes of Umar Nurmagomedov, Sean O’Malley and the aforementioned ‘Sandman’.

Petr Yan
Petr Yan

UFC 323 Results: Petr Yan defeats Merab Dvalishvili (Highlights)

Chris Taylor - December 6, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 323 results, including the main event men’s bantamweight rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan. Dvalishvili (21-4 MMA) will be making a quick turnaround, this after defeating Cory Sandhagen at October’s UFC 320 event. ‘The Machine’ has successfully defended the promotion‘s bantamweight world title on three occasions in 2025, this while defeating Umar Nurmagomedov, Sean O’Malley and the aforementioned ‘Sandman’.

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Joshua Van

Pros react after Joshua Van dethrones Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 323

Chris Taylor - December 6, 2025

Tonight’s UFC 323 event was co-headlined by a men’s flyweight title fight featuring Joshua Van challenging Alexandre Pantoja. Van (16-2 MMA) had entered his first career title bout sporting a five-fight winning streak, with his most recent triumph coming against former title challenger Brandon Royval in a ‘FOTN‘ effort at June’s UFC 317 event. Three weeks prior to that victory, ‘The Fearless’ had scored a quick TKO win over Bruno Gustavo da Silva at UFC 316 in Newark.

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Joshua Van

UFC 323 Results: Joshua Van upsets Alexandre Pantoja (Video)

Chris Taylor - December 6, 2025

We have you covered for all of tonight’s UFC 323 results, including the men’s flyweight title fight between Alexandre Pantoja and Joshua Van. Van (15-2 MMA) will enter his first career title bout on a five-fight winning streak, with his most recent triumph coming against former title challenger Brandon Royval in a ‘FOTN‘ effort at June’s UFC 317 event. Three weeks prior to that victory, ‘The Fearless’ earned a TKO win over Bruno Gustavo da Silva at UFC 316 in Newark.