{"id":4600,"date":"2025-12-07T08:42:02","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4600"},"modified":"2025-12-07T08:42:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T08:42:02","slug":"yan-upsets-dvalishvili-to-capture-bantamweight-title-at-ufc-323-mixed-martial-arts-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=4600","title":{"rendered":"Yan upsets Dvalishvili to capture bantamweight title at UFC 323 | Mixed Martial Arts News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Petr Yan stunned favourite Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 in Las Vegas to end the Georgian\u2019s 14-fight winning streak.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 7 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">7 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Petr Yan defeated Merab Dvalishvili with a dominating effort to capture the bantamweight championship by unanimous decision at UFC 323 on Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>With punishing strikes and several crushing kicks to the rib cage, Yan (20-5) ended Dvalishvili\u2019s 14-match winning streak.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m very happy to stand here with the championship belt; thank you to all the fans,\u201d Yan said, through an interpreter. \u201cI worked so hard, I prepared so hard for this moment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Dvalishvili (21-5) hadn\u2019t lost since April 21, 2018, when Ricky Simon won by submission. It was his fourth title match of 2025.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Dvalishvili, 34, closed a -425 favourite, which meant a bettor laid $425 to $100 at BetMGM. Anyone wagering $100 on Yan would have won $320.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI lost today,\u201d Dvalishvili said. \u201cCongratulations to him.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4156619\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4156619\" style=\"width:770px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-arc-image-770 wp-image-4156619\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFP__20251207__2250454654__v2__HighRes__Ufc323DvalishviliVYan2-1765092251.jpg?w=770&amp;resize=770%2C513&amp;quality=80\" alt=\"Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili in action.\" fetchpriority=\"low\"\/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4156619\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Petr Yan, right, punches Merab Dvalishvili in their bantamweight title bout at UFC 323 [Ian Maule\/Getty Images via AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>In what appeared to be a freak accident, Pantoja (30-6) injured his left shoulder just after throwing a right roundkick to Van\u2019s head. But as Van (16-2) blocked the kick, Pantoja used his left arm to brace his fall. His arm buckled, and he immediately grabbed it and waved to referee Herb Dean to stop the bout at 26 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>In a display of sportsmanship, Van immediately joined Pantoja on the canvas to check on him once the bout was called.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Petr Yan stunned favourite Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 in Las Vegas to end the Georgian\u2019s 14-fight winning streak. 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