Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2, Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van Set For UFC 323

Two title fights are set to headline UFC 323.

Dana White announced that bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvilli will defend his title in a rematch against Petr Yan at UFC 323 on December 6. They first met in March 2023 with Merab winning by unanimous decision.

Merab has won 14 straight fights, including title defenses over Cory Sandhagen, Sean O’Malley and Umar Nurmagomedov.

Yan has won three straight.

The co-main event will see flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja defend his title against Joshua Van. Pantoja is coming off a successful title defense over Kai Kara-France at UFC 317. Van has won five straight and is 8-1 in the UFC.

On the undercard, former bantamweight champion Henry Cejudo takes on Payton Talbott while Jan Blachowicz battles Bogdan Guskov.

Fightful will have coverage of UFC 323 on December 6.