"Petr Yan stunned favourite Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 in Las Vegas to end the Georgian's 14-fight winning streak. Petr Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili with a dominating effort to capture the bantamweight championship by unanimous decision at UFC 323 on Saturday night. With punishing strikes and several crushing kicks to the rib cage, Yan (20-5) ended Dvalishvili's 14-match winning streak."
"I'm very happy to stand here with the championship belt; thank you to all the fans, Yan said, through an interpreter. I worked so hard, I prepared so hard for this moment. Dvalishvili (21-5) hadn't lost since April 21, 2018, when Ricky Simon won by submission. It was his fourth title match of 2025. Yan exacted revenge for his last loss when Dvalishvili defeated the 32-year-old by unanimous decision on a UFC Fight Night card on March 11, 2023."
"In the co-main event, challenger Joshua Van won the flyweight belt from former champion Alexandre Pantoja with a TKO just 26 seconds into the first round after a quirky finish. In what appeared to be a freak accident, Pantoja (30-6) injured his left shoulder just after throwing a right roundkick to Van's head. But as Van (16-2) blocked the kick, Pantoja used his left arm to brace his fall."
Petr Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 323 in Las Vegas to capture the bantamweight championship and end Dvalishvili's 14-fight winning streak. Yan used punishing strikes and crushing kicks to the rib cage to dominate the fight and improve his record to 20-5. Dvalishvili fell to 21-5 after not losing since April 21, 2018, and had been a heavy favourite entering the bout. The result avenged Yan's previous loss to Dvalishvili in March 2023. In the co-main event, Joshua Van won the flyweight title after Alexandre Pantoja suffered a shoulder injury.
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