"ESPN's No. 3 pound-for-pound fighter, Merab Dvalishvili (21-4), will defend his bantamweight title for the third time this year at UFC 323 in Las Vegas on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN PPV; prelims beginning at 6 p.m. on ESPN+). The nine-year UFC veteran from the country of Georgia is taking on former champion Petr Yan (19-5) in a rematch of their 2023 fight that Dvalishvili won by unanimous decision."
"Another longtime titleholder and top-10 pound-for-pound competitor, Alexandre Pantoja (30-5), puts his men's flyweight belt on the line in the co-main event against upstart 24-year-old Joshua Van (15-2). Like Dvalishvili, Van is making his fourth appearance this year. If Van can figure out how to slow down Pantoja -- something five challengers before him have not done during the Brazilian's two-and-a-half-year reign -- he would become the second-youngest UFC champion ever and first born after 2000."
Merab Dvalishvili will defend the UFC bantamweight title at UFC 323 in Las Vegas against former champion Petr Yan in a rematch of their 2023 fight, with Dvalishvili seeking a 15th consecutive win and a fourth title victory in a single calendar year. Alexandre Pantoja defends the flyweight belt in the co-main event against 24-year-old Joshua Van, who would become the second-youngest UFC champion and the first born after 2000 if he wins. The event features seven ESPN-ranked fighters and three ranked-versus-ranked matchups, with analysts and a betting expert offering predictions and insights.
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