Overview
- Petr Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 323 to regain the bantamweight title, leveling their series at one win each.
- Calls for an immediate trilogy have intensified given Dvalishvili’s three defenses earlier this year and the absence of a clear next challenger.
- Joshua Van became flyweight champion after Alexandre Pantoja suffered a fight-ending broken arm seconds into the bout, leaving Pantoja facing a multi-month recovery.
- Dana White has floated Van versus Tatsuro Taira for Van’s first defense, with a possible headliner in Japan also mentioned.
- Tatsuro Taira stopped Brandon Moreno, Payton Talbott outpointed Henry Cejudo before Cejudo announced retirement, and proposals include Talbott vs. Cory Sandhagen and a Jan Blachowicz–Bogdan Guskov rematch.