Dvalishvili–Yan 2 Headlines UFC 323 as Champ Targets Fourth 2025 Defense

Overview

• The bantamweight title rematch tops the Dec. 5 pay-per-view at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.
• Dvalishvili enters with three successful defenses this year and a UFC-record 117 career takedowns after blanketing Cory Sandhagen.
• Cruz told Mike Bohn that Yan must slash the takedown count, sharpen single-leg defense, rely on body work, add lateral movement, and counter with uppercuts, knees, and elbows in the clinch.
• Betting lines have Yan as a sizable underdog, and their first meeting featured 49 takedown attempts with 11 completed that helped decide the cards, though Yan has claimed he was only at 50% health.
• On the Pound 4 Pound podcast, Dvalishvili said he wants to fight in March and hopes for a White House card in June, dismissed Umar Nurmagomedov, and heard Henry Cejudo urge a Umar bout before moving to featherweight.