The final UFC pay-per-view event of all time has arrived as the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas plays host to UFC 323.
After next week’s Fight Night at the Apex, the UFC’s TV deal with ESPN will expire and they will begin a new $7.7billion deal with Paramount+. This new plan will spell the end of PPV as every event will be streamed on the service, with some major numbered events even landing on CBS.
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- Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan 2 – bantamweight title fight
- Alexandre Pantoja vs Joshua Van – flyweight title fight
- Brandon Moreno vs Tatsuro Taira
- Henry Cejudo vs Payton Talbott
- Jan Blachowicz vs Bogdan Guskov
- Grant Dawson vs Manuel Torres
- Terrance McKinney vs Chris Duncan
- Maycee Barber vs Karine Silva
- Nazim Sadykhov vs Fares Ziam
- Marvin Vettori vs Brunno Ferreira
- Edson Barboza vs Jalin Turner
- Iwo Baraniewski vs Ibo Aslan
- Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Antonio Trocolo
- Muhammad Naimov vs Mairon Santos
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Dana White is delivering a star-studded affair for ESPN’s final big numbered event, with a record-breaking bantamweight title rematch headlining. Merab Dvalishvili defends his belt for the fourth time inside a calendar year as he takes on old rival Petr Yan.
Then in the co-main event, flyweight gold is on the line as the seemingly unbeatable Alexandre Pantoja defends his title again. His challenger this time around is the fast-rising Joshua Van, who has exploded on the scene in recent months.
The rest of the main card is made up of former champions including Jan Blachowicz and Brandon Moreno. But the crown jewel of the undercard is the retirement fight of two-division champion and Olympic gold medalist Henry Cejudo against Peyton Talbott.
We will have all the action live for you right here on Bloody Elbow. Please get in touch with us via our Talking Points above!
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Interesting first round between Barber and Silva
That was a good round from the Brazilian, but Barber turned it around right at the buzzer and was raining down ground and pound.
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Maycee Barber returns against Karine Silva next
After pulling out on the night of her last fight; a main event with Erin Blanchfield back in June, Barber is returning to the octagon.
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Fares Ziam knocks out Nazim Sadykhov on the buzzer of round two!
Right as the round ended, Jason Herzog waves off this fight because that pair of right elbows to the side of the head left Sadykhov out and flopping around, which forced the stoppage.
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Sean Strickland isn’t coming
Sean Strickland says he asked the UFC if he could come watch his teammates fight at #UFC323 tonight and they told him to ‘F*** Himself’ 😬
“The UFC bosses personally called me to tell me f myself I’m suspended and can’t come lol.”
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) December 7, 2025
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Fares Ziam vs Nazim Sadykhov is a close clash
Another one that looks to be heading to decision, though.
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Brunno Ferreira beats Marvin Vettori by Unanimous Decision
Daniel Cormier admitted during that one that his mind was drifting back to the earlier prelims where there was actual action. We were on for a card full of stoppages until I realized Marvin Vettori was on the card. That could be it for the Italian.
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Marvin Vettori vs Brunno Ferreira up next
Ferreira missed weight by a whopping 3lb over the extended limit, which is a very bad start for tonight. If this were KSW he’d be down a point already!
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JALIN TURNER KNOCKS OUT EDSON BARBOZA IN A ROUND!
Retirement? What retirement? Maybe for Barboza!
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Edson Barboza vs Jalin Turner is next
If you thought that last one was good, hold on to your hat!
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Iwo Baraniewski knocks out Ibo Aslan in round one!
Daniel Cormier and Joe Rogan are in hysterics. That was the most chaotic minute I’ve seen in the UFC!
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Ibo Aslan vs Iwo Baraniewski on next!
We’re sprinting through the fights thus far!
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Mansur Abdul-Malik chokes Antonio Trocoli with a standing guillotine in the first MINUTE!
Wow, what a moment for Abdul-Malik as he scores a stunning first round victory over Trocoli!
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Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Antonio Trocoli up next
Don’t blink, two explosive athletes here!
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Marion Santos VICIOUSLY KNOCKS OUT Muhammad Naomi in Round 3
Huge right hand to start the round and Santos’ winning run continues. Worth noting he did miss weight for this fight. Joe Rogan brands him one of the most exciting featherweights on the way up, hard to argue that.
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Muhammad Naimov vs Mairon Santos gets us underway
The youngster Santos calls himself “the legend”
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We are due to kick off in ten minutes!
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Welcome to the Bloody Elbow live blog from UFC 323
Good evening and welcome to our live coverage from UFC 323 as Merab Dvalishvili and Petr Yan close out the UFC PPV era in Las Vegas. We’ll have all the results, updates and more right here for you!
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