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merab dvalishvili will try to break ufc Records most successful title defense in a year in December, as he quickly moves on to face petr yan,
Dvalishvili retains men’s bantamweight belt on October 4Outpointing forward Cory Sandhagen January verdict on Omar Nurmagomedov and an August submission from Sean O’Malley.
And just nine days after Dvalishvili’s latest win, it was announced that he would be returning to the Octagon To headline UFC 323 on December 6Facing former champion Yan.
The 34-year-old Dvalishvili of Georgia overtook Yan in 2023 as part of his rise in the rankings, which led to a title win over O’Malley in September 2024.
Dvalishvili is riding a 14-fight win streak dating back to 2018, while Yan will enter T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on a three-fight winning streak. The 32-year-old Russian has not lost since his defeat to Dvalishvili.
In the co-main event of UFC 323, alexandre pantoja Joshua will defend his flyweight title against Vann.
Pantoja, like Dvalishvili, has become One of the UFC’s top pound-for-pound fighters With an impressive reign, he has retained the belt four times since dethroning Brandon Moreno in 2023.
The 35-year-old Brazilian has made successful title defenses against Brandon Royval, Steve Erceg, Kai Asakura and Kai Cara-France. which he submitted in June,
That same night, the 24-year-old Van made a significant jump in the competition, overtaking Royval. That win has now secured the Myanmar fighter his first title shot.
Also at UFC 323, former dual-weight champion henry cejudo The fight will feature a bantamweight up-and-comer in Peyton Talbot, while Moreno and 205lb star Jan Blachowicz are the other former champions competing. They will take on Tatsuro Taira and Bogdan Guskov respectively.