UFC 323 is here! Tonight, the final UFC pay-per-view event of both the 2025 schedule of events and the ESPN era of coverage takes place at the promotion’s de facto “home” venue of T-Mobile Arena in Enterprise, NV.
Live coverage of tonight’s event begins this evening at 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT. Stateside, this phase of the card will be seen on ESPN+ and FX. Globally, the UFC 323 early prelims will be seen via UFC Fight Pass.
Late prelims follow up at 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT on ESPN+ and FX before culminating with the five-fight main card at 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT. All told, after a successful weigh-in window on Friday morning, tonight’s schedule of 14 fights will take place.
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UFC 323 Main Event: UFC Bantamweight Championship: [C] Merab Dvalishvili vs. No. 3 Contender Petr Yan II
At the top of the bill tonight, the UFC Bantamweight Championship is at stake between current titleholder Merab Dvalishvili (21-4 MMA, 14-2 UFC) and challenger and No. 3 contender Petr Yan (19-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC.) This rematch of a March 2023 fight inside the UFC Apex is an advertised maximum of five rounds at five minutes per round to close the ESPN PPV era.
UFC 323 Co-Main Event: UFC Flyweight Championship: [C] Alexandre Pantoja vs. No. 1 Contender Joshua Van
Immediately prior to the main event, the UFC 323 co-main event takes place at flyweight. Incumbent champion Alexandre Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) fights top contender Joshua Van (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC.) This fight, too, is an advertised five rounds at five minutes apiece. Take a look at our prediction for the UFC 323 co-main event before the card begins.
Rest of the Card
Also on UFC 323 tonight, you’ll be seeing a flyweight bout matching No. 2 contender Brandon Moreno (23-8-2 MMA, 11-5-2 UFC) and No. 5 contender Tatsuro Taira (17-1 MMA, 7-1 UFC,) a bantamweight contest between No. 10 contender Henry Cejudo (16-5 MMA, 10-5 UFC,) retiring after tonight’s event, and Payton Talbott (10-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC,) and a light heavyweight tilt pairing No. 5 contender Jan Blachowicz (29-11-1 MMA, 12-8-1 UFC) with No. 11 contender Bogdan Guskov (18-3 MMA, 4-1 UFC.)
Before the card begins tonight, our staff made picks on the main card. See if their selections match up with yours.
UFC 323 Results:
Main Card: (Tonight, 10 pm ET/ 7 pm PT, ESPN+ pay-per-view, United States Only- last ESPN+ pay-per-view after seven years)
UFC 323 Main Event: Petr Yan def. Merab Dvalishvili by Unanimous Decision (49-46, 49-46, 48-47), wins UFC Bantamweight Championship.
Co-Main Event: Joshua Van def. Alexandre Pantoja by TKO (Broken Arm) at 0:26 into Round 1, wins UFC Flyweight Championship.
Tatsuro Taira def. Brandon Moreno by TKO (Punches) at 2:24 into Round 2.
Payton Talbott def Henry Cejudo by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27.) Cejudo: Retiring from MMA after fight.
Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov ends in a Majority Draw (28-28, 29-28 Blachowicz, 28-28.)
Late Prelims: (Tonight, 8 pm ET/ 5 pm PT, ESPN+ and FX)
Featured Prelim: Manuel Torres def. Grant Dawson by TKO (Uppercut to Ground and Pound) at 2:25 into Round 1.
Co-Featured Prelim: Chris Duncan def. Terrance McKinney by Submission (Anaconda Choke) at 2:30 into Round 1.
Maycee Barber def. Karine Silva by Unanimous Decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28.)
Fares Ziam def. Nazim Sadykhov by TKO (Elbows to Ground and Pound) at 4:59 into Round 2.
Early Prelims: (Tonight, 6 pm ET/ 3 pm PT)
Featured Early Prelim: Brunno Ferreira def. Marvin Vettori by Unanimous Decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28.) Catchweight: Ferreira missed weight.
Co-Featured Early Prelim: Jalin Turner def. Edson Barboza by TKO (Combination Strikes) at 2:24 into Round 1.
Iwo Baraniewski def. Ibo Aslan by TKO (Right Hook Followed by Ground and Pound) at 1:29 into Round 1. Baraniewski: Making UFC promotional debut at UFC 323 tonight.
Mansur Abdul-Malik def. Antonio Trocoli by Submission (Standing Guillotine) at 1:09 into Round 1.
Mairon Santos def. Muhammad Naimov by KO (Right Hand) at 0:21 into Round 3. Santos unable to collect post-fight bonuses due to weight miss on Friday.
