Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2025-12-06, great performance by both fighters: the mma bout Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan 2 is close to get four stars (UFC Fight of the Night – take a look at our ranking of the Best Mma Fights of 2025).Yan 2 vs Dvalishvili is scheduled to take place Saturday, December 6th, at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas (Nevada, United States), in a 5-round bantamweight (135 lbs, 61 kg) bout; it is the main event of the UFC 323 and it is valid for the UFC bantamweight championship (Merab’s fourth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Merab Dvalishvili record
The black belt in judo and current Ufc Bw champ Merab Dvalishvili entered this fight with a professional mma record of 21-4-0 (24% finishing rate) and he is ranked as the No.1 bantamweight in the world.
He lost two consecutive bouts between 2017 and 2018, against Frankie Saenz and Ricky Simon, but then he has collected 13 victories beating Umar Nurmagomedov (Merab Dvalishvili vs Umar Nurmagomedov), Sean O’Malley (Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O’Malley 2) and Cory Sandhagen in his last three (Merab Dvalishvili vs Cory Sandhagen).
Petr Yan record
His opponent, the former Ufc Bw champ Petr Yan, has an official record of 19-5-0 (42% finishing rate) and he entered as the No.4 in the bantamweight division.
He lost three consecutive fights between 2022 and 2023, the last one against Merab Dvalishvili in their first clash (Petr Yan vs Merab Dvalishvili), but then he has beat Yadong Song (Petr Yan vs Yadong Song), Deiveson Figueiredo (Petr Yan vs Deiveson Figueiredo) and Marcus McGhee (Petr Yan vs Marcus McGhee).
Fight card
Here is the UFC 323 full fight card (we are going to update it after the weigh-in):
MAIN CARD (live on ESPN PPV)
Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan 2
Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van
Brandon Moreno vs Tatsuro Taira
Henry Cejudo vs Payton Talbott
Jan Blachowicz vs Bogdan Guskov
PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN2 / ESPN+ / Disney+ / FX)
Grant Dawson vs Manuel Torres
Chris Duncan vs Terrance McKinney
Karine Silva vs Maycee Barber
Fares Ziam vs Nazim Sadykhov
EARLY PRELIMINARY CARD (live on ESPN+ / Disney+ / FX)
Marvin Vettori vs Brunno Ferreira
Jalin Turner vs Edson Barboza
Iwo Baraniewski vs Ibo Aslan
Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Antonio Trocoli
Muhammadjon Naimov vs Mairon Santos
Countdown – Video preview
Watch the official video of the full episode of UFC 323 countdown Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan 2, a documentary to know better the life of both fighters and how they prepare for their bout.
Embedded: Vlog Series
Watch all the episodes of UFC 323 Embedded: Vlog Series (we usually post the playlist with all the videos or, if not possible, every single clip).
Pre-fight press conference
Watch for free the UFC 323 pre-fight press conference, featuring Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili!
Weigh-in
Watch the videos of UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 weigh-in and faceoffs from the official Ufc Youtube channel!
Full fight video / highlights
Here we are going to post a selection of the best videos about the bout Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan 2 as soon as the match ends. If you have seen the full fight you can rate it at the bottom of this post. (All videos are hosted on free video platforms such as Youtube, Dailymotion, Facebook, etc. and not uploaded by AllTheBestFights.com)
Official highlights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=laNuEcmUiwo
Spanish
Result
Who won Dvalishvili vs Yan 2 fight?
Petr Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili via unanimous decision. Scores were 49–46, 49–46, 48–47.
Post-fight interview
Listen the words of the winner or the two fighters after their bout, here is the UFC 323 post-fight octagon interview of Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan.
Post-fight press conference
Watch and listen the official UFC 323 post-fight press conference video, headlined by the main event Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili (free live stream from the UFC – Ultimate Fighting Championship Youtube channel).
Bonus awards
UFC 323 Fight of the Night: Petr Yan vs. Merab Dvalishvili
UFC 323 Performance of the Night: Manuel Torres, Iwo Baraniewski
