SPORTS UPDATE
SPORTS UPDATE UFC 323 — Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2: Results, winners, highlights, fight card, complete guide
SPORTS UPDATE Yan spoiled what could have been a historic night for Dvalishvili in Las Vegas
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UFC certainly went out with a bang on the PPV era on Saturday night. UFC 323 wrapped up the last PPV event of 2025 before the coverage moves over to Paramount+ and two new champions will begin that era.
One of them is a familiar face as Petr Yan took down Merab Dvalishvili and ended one of the longest winning streaks in the sport’s history. Yan avenged his previous loss to the champion from 2023 and earned the title for a second time after previously holding it in 2022. Yan outclassed Dvalishvili over the five rounds despite the scorecards looking a bit closer in the end.
Also in the new champion book is Joshua Van, who earned the flyweight title by way of a freak injury. Alexandre Pantoja suffered a nasty arm injury while landing on the mat in Round 1 of his title defense against Van and could no longer continue. The result meant that Van became the second-youngest UFC champion in history at just 24. He may already have a challenger in waiting as well with Tatsuro Taira earning a TKO of former titleholder Brandon Moreno earlier in the night.
CBS Sports was with you throughout fight week with the latest news, in-depth features, and betting advice to consider. Thanks for stopping by, and we’ll see you to start the new year and the Paramount era at UFC 324.
SPORTS UPDATE UFC 323 fight card, results
- Petr Yan def. Merab Dvalishvili (c) via unanimous decision (49-46, 48-47, 48-47)
- Joshua Van def. Alexandre Pantoja (c) via first-round TKO (injury)
- Tatsuro Taira def. Brandon Moreno via second-round TKO (punches)
- Payton Talbott def. Henry Cejudovia unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov ends in majority draw (29-28, 28-28, 28-28)
- Manuel Torres def. Grant Dawson via first-round TKO (punches)
- Chris Duncan def. Terrance McKinney via first-round submission (anaconda choke)
- Maycee Barber Def. KARINE SILVA VIA Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Fares Ziam def. Nazim Sadykhov via second-round TKO (punches)
- Brunno Ferreira def. Marvin Vettori via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
- Jalin Turner def. Edson Barboza via first-round TKO (punches)
- Iwo Baraniewski def. Ibo Aslan via first-round knockout (punches)
- Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Antonio Trocoli via first-round submission (standing guillotine choke)
- Mairon Santos def. Muhammad Naimov via third-round TKO (punches)
SPORTS UPDATE UFC 323 countdown
- Staff predictions and expert picks for each main card bout
- Mahjouri: Cejudo happy to call it quits after Talbott fight
- Campbell: Merab gets his chance at history as iron man run continues
- Brookhouse: Best bets to consider on the main card on Saturday
- Campbell: Van believes he can usher in new era of champions
- Campbell: Pantoja wants to be considered among P4P elite
- Mahjouri: Cejudo vs. Talbott among undercard fights to watch
- Campbell: Five biggest storylines to follow in Las Vegas
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