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UFC 323 brings elite mixed martial arts talent to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night with a full fight card headlined by a bantamweight title rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan.
LAS VEGAS – UFC 323 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins took place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). The ceremonial weigh-ins went down at MGM Grand Garden Arena. It's not far from T-Mobile Arena, which hosts Saturday's card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2/ESPN+/Disney+/FX).
Merab Dvalishvili was looking to become the first champion in UFC history to defend his title four times in a single year, but Petr Yan continually hurt him with lethal body kicks to win a unanimous decision (49-46,
It’s a rematch from their March 2023 fight, which Dvalishvili won by unanimous decision. This will be the UFC’s last pay-per-view on ESPN before the company’s new media deal with Paramount Skydance takes effect in 2026. Fans can watch UFC 323 exclusively via ESPN+ PPV, which costs $79.99 for current ESPN+ subscribers.
The final UFC pay-per-view event in company history sees UFC 323 take place in Las Vegas, headlined by two title fights.
In the co-feature, flyweight king Alexandre Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) tests 24-year-old Joshua Van (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC), who attempts to become the second-youngest champion in company history behind Jon Jones. Pantoja was 125 and was the second fighter to weigh in. Van was a half-pound under the title limit at 124.5.
LAS VEGAS – UFC 323 ceremonial fighter weigh-ins take place Friday, and you can catch a live video stream of the proceedings here on MMA Junkie at 8 p.m. ET (5 p.m. PT). The ceremonial weigh-ins take place at MGM Grand Garden Arena. It's not far from T-Mobile Arena, which hosts Saturday's card (ESPN+ pay-per-view, ESPN2/ESPN+/Disney+/FX).
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White, whose previous contract with UFC parent company TKO was to expire in 2026, recently quietly extended for five more years, he confirmed to MMA Junkie at a post-fight news conference Sunday following UFC 323 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It's unclear exactly when White put pen to paper, but he indicated it was in 2025.