UFC 323 went down last night (Sat., Dec. 6, 2025) inside T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, the promotion’s final pay-per-view (PPV) event before it heads over to Paramount. Headlining the ESPN+-streamed event was a men’s Bantamweight title fight that saw Petr Yan get revenge on Merab Dvalishvili, defeating him via unanimous decision to once again win the Bantamweight title. In the co-main event, Joshua Van defeated Alexandre Pantoja to become the new Flyweight champion of the world, albeit due to a freak injury early in the fight.
Nearly three years after losing to Merab, “No Mercy” got his much-desired revenge by defeating “The Machine” after 25 minutes of action to win the 125-pound strap. Yan was on a different level last night — his grappling was up to par; however, it was his striking that really did the trick. Indeed, Yan proved that he was the better striker during the exchanges, hurting Dvalishvili several times throughout. With the win, Yan once again becomes the 135-pound kingpin, all while snapping “The Machine’s” impressive 14-fight win streak. And to think that just a few years ago, Yan had lost three straight and dug himself into a super deep hole. Well done, champ.