UFC 323
| Company type | Event |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mixed martial arts |
| Founded | December 6, 2025 |
| Headquarters | Paradise, Nevada , United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Parent | Ultimate Fighting Championship |
UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 represents a forthcoming mixed martial arts spectacle organized by the Ultimate Fighting Championship, set to take place on December 6, 2025, at the T-Mobile Arena located in Paradise, Nevada, United States.
Background
This event, UFC 323, will serve as the last pay-per-view (PPV) offering before the UFC shifts to a new broadcasting agreement with Paramount Skydance starting in 2026. Under this new arrangement, numbered UFC events will be accessible on Paramount+ without additional charges for viewers in the U.S. The PPV format has been a fundamental revenue source for the UFC since its inception in 1993, particularly throughout its seven-year collaboration with ESPN.
The headline fight is a rematch for the UFC Bantamweight Championship, featuring reigning titleholder Merab Dvalishvili against former champion Petr Yan. Should Dvalishvili prevail, he would become the first UFC fighter to successfully defend a championship four times within a single calendar year. Their initial bout in March 2023 concluded with Dvalishvili securing a unanimous decision victory.
In the co-main event, the UFC Flyweight Championship will be contested between defending champion Alexandre Pantoja and challenger Joshua Van.
Other significant contests on the card include middleweight competitors Mansur Abdul-Malik and Antonio Trócoli, whose matchup was postponed from an earlier event due to Trócoli's withdrawal; light heavyweight Jan Błachowicz—former KSW and UFC Light Heavyweight Champion—who will face Bogdan Guskov after being reassigned from UFC Fight Night: Tsarukyan vs. Hooker; lightweight fighters Terrance McKinney and Chris Duncan, whose bout was delayed from 2023 because of visa complications; and featherweights Muhammad Naimov versus Mairon Santos, moved from a previous card for undisclosed reasons.