| UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | December 6, 2025 (2025-12-06) | |||
| Venue | T-Mobile Arena | |||
| City | Paradise, Nevada, United States | |||
| Attendance | 18,603[1] | |||
| Total gate | $4,738,495[1] | |||
| Event chronology | ||||
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UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 was amixed martial arts event produced by theUltimate Fighting Championship that took place on December 6, 2025, at theT-Mobile Arena inParadise, Nevada, part of theLas Vegas Valley, United States.[2]
This was 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.[3]
AUFC Bantamweight Championship bout between current championMerab Dvalishvili and former championPetr Yan headlined the event.[4] With a win, Dvalishvili would become the first UFC champion in history to defend a title four times in the same calendar year.[4] The pairing previously met in March 2023 atUFC Fight Night: Yan vs. Dvalishvili which Dvalishvili won by unanimous decision.[5]
AUFC Flyweight Championship bout between current championAlexandre Pantoja andJoshua Van served as the co-main event.[6]
Mansur Abdul-Malik and Antonio Trócoli met in a middleweight bout at this event.[7] The pairing was initially expected to take place atUFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song in late February, but Trócoli withdrew due to undisclosed reasons.[8]
A light heavyweight bout between formerKSW andUFC Light Heavyweight ChampionJan Błachowicz andBogdan Guskov was scheduled forUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker.[9] However, the pairing was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[10]
A lightweight bout betweenTerrance McKinney andChris Duncan took place at the event.[11] They were first scheduled to compete atUFC Fight Night: Yusuff vs. Barboza in October 2023, but Duncan had to withdraw due to visa issues.[12]
A featherweight bout betweenMuhammad Naimov andThe Ultimate Fighter: Team Grasso vs. Team Shevchenko featherweight winner Mairon Santos took place at this event.[13] The bout was originally scheduled forUFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker two weeks prior but was moved to this event for undisclosed reasons.[14] At the weigh-ins, Santos weighed in at 147.5 pounds, 1.5 pounds over the featherweight non-title fight limit. The bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20 percent of his purse, which went to Naimov.[15]
Also at the weigh-ins, Brunno Ferreira weighed in at 189 pounds, 3 pounds over the middleweight non-title fight limit. His bout proceeded at catchweight and he was fined 20 percent of his purse which went to his opponent formerUFC Middleweight Championship challengerMarvin Vettori.[15]
| Main card | |||||||
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Petr Yan | def. | Merab Dvalishvili (c) | Decision (unanimous) (49–46, 49–46, 48–47) | 5 | 5:00 | [a] |
| Flyweight | Joshua Van | def. | Alexandre Pantoja (c) | TKO (arm injury) | 1 | 0:26 | [b] |
| Flyweight | Tatsuro Taira | def. | Brandon Moreno | TKO (punches) | 2 | 2:24 | |
| Bantamweight | Payton Talbott | def. | Henry Cejudo | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Jan Błachowicz | vs. | Bogdan Guskov | Draw (majority) (29–28, 28–28, 28–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Preliminary card (ESPN2 / ESPN+ / Disney+ / FX) | |||||||
| Lightweight | Manuel Torres | def. | Grant Dawson | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:25 | |
| Lightweight | Chris Duncan | def. | Terrance McKinney | Submission (anaconda choke) | 1 | 2:30 | |
| Women's Flyweight | Maycee Barber | def. | Karine Silva | Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Farès Ziam | def. | Nazim Sadykhov | TKO (elbows and punches) | 2 | 4:59 | |
| Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / Disney+ / FX) | |||||||
| Catchweight (189 lb) | Brunno Ferreira | def. | Marvin Vettori | Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–28, 29–28) | 3 | 5:00 | |
| Lightweight | Jalin Turner | def. | Edson Barboza | TKO (punches) | 1 | 2:24 | |
| Light Heavyweight | Iwo Baraniewski | def. | İbo Aslan | KO (punches) | 1 | 1:29 | |
| Middleweight | Mansur Abdul-Malik | def. | Antonio Trócoli | Submission (guillotine choke) | 1 | 1:09 | |
| Catchweight (147.5 lb) | Mairon Santos | def. | Muhammad Naimov | TKO (punches) | 3 | 0:21 | |
The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[17]
