Summary
Petr Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 to win the bantamweight championship. Yan's victory ended Dvalishvili’s 14-match winning streak. In another match, Joshua Van won the flyweight title after Alexandre Pantoja was injured early in their fight.
Key Facts
- Petr Yan won the bantamweight championship at UFC 323 by defeating Merab Dvalishvili.
- The fight was decided by unanimous decision, meaning all judges agreed Yan won.
- Yan's victory ended Dvalishvili's winning streak of 14 matches.
- Dvalishvili had not lost a match since April 21, 2018.
- The fight allowed Yan to avenge a previous loss to Dvalishvili in 2023.
- In the co-main event, Joshua Van won the flyweight title from Alexandre Pantoja.
- Pantoja was injured 26 seconds into the fight, leading to Van's victory by TKO (technical knockout).
- Van checked on Pantoja after the match to see if he was okay.
