| UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | ||||
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| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 6, 2025 (2025-12-06) | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 is an upcomingmixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that will take place on December 6, 2025, at theT-Mobile Arena inParadise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Valley, United States.[1]
This will be the UFC's last pay-per-view (PPV) event before its new media deal withParamount Skydance takes effect in 2026, as the numbered events will instead be available to stream at no additional cost onParamount+ in the U.S. starting next year. The PPV model has been a hallmark of the promotion since its inception in 1993 and has been especially emphasized during the organization's seven-year broadcast partnership withESPN.[2]
AUFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current championMerab Dvalishvili and former championPetr Yan is expected to headline the event.[3] With a win, Dvalishvili would become the first UFC champion in history to defend a title four times in the same calendar year.[3] The pairing previously met in March 2023 atUFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili which Dvalishvili won by unanimous decision.[4]
AUFC Flyweight Championship bout between current championAlexandre Pantoja andJoshua Van is expected serve as the co-main event.[5]
Mansur Abdul-Malik and Antonio Trócoli are scheduled to meet in a middleweight bout at this event.[6] The pairing was initially expected to take place atUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song in late February, but Trócoli withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.[7]
A light heavyweight bout between formerKSW andUFC Light Heavyweight ChampionJan Błachowicz andBogdan Guskov was scheduled forUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker.[8] However, the pairing was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[9]
A lightweight bout between Terrance McKinney and Chris Duncan is expected to take place at the event.[10] They were first scheduled to compete atUFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza in October 2023, but Duncan had to withdraw due to visa issues.[11]
A featherweight bout betweenMuhammad Naimov andThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko featherweight winner Mairon Santos is scheduled for this event.[12] The bout was originally scheduled forUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker two weeks prior but was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.[13]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Merab Dvalishvili (c) | vs. | Petr Yan | [a] | |||
| Flyweight | Alexandre Pantoja (c) | vs. | Joshua Van | [b] | |||
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz | vs. | Bogdan Guskov | ||||
| Flyweight | Brandon Moreno | vs. | Tatsuro Taira | ||||
| Featherweight | Muhammad Naimov | vs. | Mairon Santos | ||||
| Bantamweight | Henry Cejudo | vs. | Payton Talbott | ||||
| Middleweight | Marvin Vettori | vs. | Brunno Ferreira | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Maycee Barber | vs. | Karine Silva | ||||
| Lightweight | Edson Barboza | vs. | Jalin Turner | ||||
| Heavyweight | Iwo Baraniewski | vs. | İbo Aslan | ||||
| Lightweight | Grant Dawson | vs. | Manuel Torres | ||||
| Lightweight | Terrance McKinney | vs. | Chris Duncan | ||||
| Middleweight | Mansur Abdul-Malik | vs. | Antonio Trócoli | ||||
| Lighteweight | Nazim Sadykhov | vs. | Farès Ziam | ||||
