UFC 323 live results: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2 updates, round-by-round scoring and highlights
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Uncrowned has UFC 323 live results, round-by-round updates, start time and highlights for the Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2 and Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van fight card on Saturday night at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. UFC bantamweight champion Dvalishvili seeks to make UFC history with his fourth title defense of 2025 in the night’s five-round main event, while Pantoja hunts for the fifth defense of his flyweight belt in a five-round battle against young phenom Van in the co-headliner.
Dvalishvili (21-4) is Uncrowned’s No. 3 pound-for-pound male fighter in the world. He enters Saturday with a chance to do what has long been considered unthinkable — defend his UFC title four times in a calendar year. He kicked off 2025 in January with a hard-fought decision win over Umar Nurmagomedov. He followed that up by choking out Sean O’Malley in a rematch in June, then dominating Cory Sandhagen in October. Dvalishvili previously faced Yan in March 2023, winning in yet another one-sided decision.
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Yan (19-5) has his work cut out for him if he hopes to upset Dvalishvili and fend off history. A former UFC bantamweight champion in his own right, Yan suffered through a tough stretch following his 2020 title win, losing four of his next five bouts. He’s since rebounded though, rattling off three straight wins over the likes of Song Yadong, Deiveson Figueiredo and Marcus McGhee to earn his second shot at Dvalishvili.
In the evening’s co-main event, No. 4 pound-for-pound fighter Pantoja (30-5) continues his ascent up the flyweight pantheon with his second title defense of 2025, this time against Van (15-2). Pantoja has won eight straight UFC bouts, though his 24-year-old foe appears to have all the makings of a longtime staple of the 125-pound division, with Van already compiling a stellar 8-1 UFC record since his 2023 debut.
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The UFC 323 start time for the preliminary card is at 6 p.m. ET on ESPN+. The main card begins live at 10 p.m. ET on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
Follow along with Uncrowned’s live UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 results, highlights and live blog below, including round-by-round play-by-play for the final seven bouts of the night.
Main Card (ESPN+ PPV, 10 p.m. ET)
Bantamweight championship: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan
Flyweight championship: Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van
Flyweight: Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira
Bantamweight: Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott
Light heavyweight: Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov
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Prelims (ESPN2/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
Lightweight: Grant Dawson vs. Manuel Torres
Lightweight: Terrance McKinney vs. Chris Duncan
Women’s flyweight: Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva
Lightweight: Nazim Sadykhov vs. Fares Ziam
Early prelims (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
189-pound catchweight: Marvin Vettori vs. Brunno Ferreira
Lightweight: Jalin Turner def. Edson Barboza via TKO (punches) at 2:24 of R1 | Watch finish
Light heavyweight: Iwo Baraniewski def. Ibo Aslan via knockout (punch) at 1:29 of R1 | Watch finish
Middleweight: Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Antonio Trocoli via submission (guillotine) at 1:09 of R1 | Watch finish
148-pound catchweight: Mairon Santos def. Muhammad Naimov via TKO (punches) at 0:21 of R3 | Watch finish
We close out our early prelims with a 189-pound catchweight contest between Marvin Vettori and Brunno Ferreira.
Vettori, a one-time title challenger, is in dire need of a win after losing five of his past seven in the UFC, including a current three-fight losing streak.
Ferreira badly missed weight Friday at official weigh-ins and thus forfeited 20% of his purse as penalty.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Opponents Marvin Vettori of Italy and Brunno Ferreira of Brazil face off during the UFC 323 ceremonial weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on December 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
(Jeff Bottari via Getty Images)
“I was really emotional because I almost quit, I almost gave up on my dreams,” he says in his post-fight interview. “I stopped chasing and I stopped seeking, and it was so hard to go through that. And I’m back right now and it feels so good.”
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
What an onslaught of punishment. These guys got right after it, and Turner hurt Barboza badly, bloodying him en route to the stoppage. Relentless and punishing.
Drake Riggs
Jalin Turner has ended his brief retirement and welcomes Edson Barboza back to the lightweight division. UFC 323 has been all gas, no brakes so far. Let’s see if that continues with the first of three 155-pound bouts tonight.
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
Aslan and Barniewski just decided to swing for the fences out of the gate for one of the wildest high-speed brawls you’ll see! Barniewski sleeps Aslan! Wow!
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
Ibo Aslan welcomes Iwo Barniewski to the Octagon in the lone light heavyweight bout at UFC 323.
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
Abdul-Malik ran through Trocoli like nothing. The standing guillotine ends it quick.
Drake Riggs
Here comes the middleweights, and the biggest favorite of the night. Mansur Abdul-Malik looks to waltz through Antonio Trocoli as the -1200 favorite.
LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – DECEMBER 05: (L-R) Opponents Mansur Abdul-Malik and Antonio Trocoli of Brazil face off during the UFC 323 ceremonial weigh-in at T-Mobile Arena on December 05, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Jeff Bottari/Zuffa LLC)
(Jeff Bottari via Getty Images)
Drake Riggs
Drake Riggs
Santos bursts to start the round, dropping and finishing Naimov! Wow! What a performance and win.
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