Overview
- UFC 323 is set for December 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, with Dvalishvili making a quick turnaround after UFC 320 for a title rematch against Petr Yan.
- A win at UFC 323 would make Dvalishvili the first fighter in UFC history to log four successful title defenses in a single calendar year.
- Dvalishvili retained his bantamweight belt at UFC 320 by dominant unanimous decision over Cory Sandhagen, recording 20 takedowns for a single-title-bout mark.
- Sandhagen has downplayed the takedown-heavy approach as a “gamey way to win” and is publicly pushing for a high-profile fight with Sean O’Malley.
- The champion enters on a 14-fight win streak and holds a 2023 decision over Yan, who has rebounded with three straight victories to earn the rematch.