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57+ min ago (442+ words) Petr Yan says Merab Dvalishvili needs to earn his way back to a title shot. Petr Yan is relishing his new title after UFC 323. On Saturday, Yan authored one of the best performances of the year, battering Merab Dvalishvili to claim the bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 323. It was an unexpected performance from Yan, who lost a one-sided decision to Dvalishvili when they fought in 2023, and made him the third man to win the bantamweight title twice, something he is very happy about. "It's an incredible feeling," Yan said at the post-fight press conference. "With rematches, as I said before, I do better. It's like I'm more intelligent in rematches. And, of course, this [belt] is the motivation." Heading into the bout, Dvalishvili had already amassed three title defenses and had many calling him the greatest bantamweight…...

1+ hour, 7+ min ago (473+ words) Home " MMA News " UFC " Sean O'Malley in awe of Petr Yan's UFC 323 title" Sean O'Malley reacted to Petr Yan's stellar performance against Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323. Yan challenged Dvalishvili for the UFC Bantamweight Championship this past Saturday in Las Vegas. It was a chance for Yan to not only reclaim the 135-pound gold, but to also get some revenge after being defeated by "The Machine" back in 2023. Mission accomplished for Yan, who earned the unanimous decision victory to close out his 2025. O'Malley took to social media to give Yan his flowers following the upset title win. "What a performance from Petr, everyone counted him out," O'Malley said. "God, Merab getting slammed on his head might be my new screensaver. O'Malley has shared the Octagon with both Yan and Dvalishvili. The "Suga" show defeated Yan via split decision back in 2022. O'Malley…...

1+ hour, 57+ min ago (295+ words) UFC 325 currently has 12 fights slated for event Dan Hooker isn't taking much time off after his loss in the UFC Qatar main event last month. The popular UFC veteran squares off against Benoit Saint Denis in a lightweight contest in the co-main event of UFC 325 at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, Australia, on Jan. 31. Hooker was submitted by Arman Tsarukyan via an arm-triangle choke and the loss snapped a three-fight win streak. Meanwhile, Saint Denis has reeled off three straight wins, including a knockout win over Beneil Dariush in his most recent outing this past month. In the main event, Alexander Volkanovski defends his UFC featherweight title against Diego Lopes in a rematch. Check out the UFC 325 fight card below. Main Card (Paramount at 9 p.m. ET) Alexander Volkanovski vs. Diego Lopes Dan Hooker vs. Benoit Saint Denis Rafael Fiziev vs. Mauricio…...

2+ hour, 23+ min ago (487+ words) Home " MMA News " UFC " Dana White remains cold on Arman Tsarukyan getting a second chance" UFC CEO Dana White still doesn't think Arman Tsarukyan can be trusted in a big spot. Tsarukyan is widely viewed as the best possible contender for the UFC Lightweight Championship. With Ilia Topuria on hiatus due to personal matters, an interim title fight has been booked between Paddy Pimblett and Justin Gaethje for UFC 324. This has once again left Tsarukyan on the outside looking in. UFC's issue with Tsarukyan stems from his failure to weigh in for a planned title fight against Islam Makhachev back in January. It was a highly anticipated bout but UFC was left scrambling mere hours before the weigh-ins. There had been a lot of back and forth over whether Tsarukyan was at fault for his back injury due to a…...

2+ hour, 54+ min ago (517+ words) Joshua Van didn't want to earn a world title the way he did at UFC 323, but he has some fiery words for the critics. Van entered T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday with hopes of defeating Alexandre Pantoja to become a UFC champion for the first time in his young MMA career. The 24-year-old entered the fight with a ton of momentum off his unanimous decision win over Brandon Royval. As it turned out, Van defeated Pantoja in 26 seconds, but it wasn't due to a spectacular showing. Instead, Pantoja suffered a nasty shoulder injury that quickly put an end to the fight. As a result, Van was awarded the TKO victory. During the UFC 323 post-fight press conference, Van went off on those who target him over their frustration with how things played out (h/t MMAJunkie). Still, Van didn't…...

2+ hour, 57+ min ago (295+ words) Sean O'Malley reacts to all of he big moments in the UFC 323 main event Sean O'Malley has shared the octagon with both Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili, which meant he was certainly interested in how their second meeting would play out in the UFC 323 main event. Like most, O'Malley was blown away by Yan, who is now a two-time bantamweight champion after defeating Dvalishvili in a stunning upset in the UFC's final title fight of 2025. Yan earned a unanimous decision to extend his current win streak to four fights, and became just the third fighter in UFC history to capture the 135-pound world title on multiple occasions. Check out O'Malley's reactions to every big moment of the fight " along with a little bit of the Payton Talbott vs. Henry Cejudo fight " below, courtesy of O'Malley's Twitter. "What a performance from…...

3+ hour, 17+ min ago (534+ words) It didn't take long for Petr Yan to get a message from someone who could be the next UFC bantamweight title challenger. Yan was the underdog entering his rematch with Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 on Saturday. While Yan dropped a unanimous decision to "The Machine" back in 2023, the rematch was a different story. Yan had success thwarting the grappling of Dvalishvili, which allowed him to work his standup game. Ultimately, Yan was able to become a two-time UFC Bantamweight Champion via unanimous decision. Now that Yan is a titleholder once again, he has a target on his back. Umar Nurmagomedov took to his X account to send a congratulatory message to the new 135-pound ruler. He also made it clear that he plans on being the No. 1 contender. Great, spectacular fight.Congratulations to Petr.I think on January 24 it will…...

3+ hour, 34+ min ago (319+ words) Alexandre Pantoja lost his flyweight title at UFC 323, after suffering a horrific arm injury in his co-main event fight with Joshua Van. Pantoja, 35, fell to the canvas after landing a head kick on Van, helped along a little by a push from the challenger. When he tried to post on his arm, it appeared to snap, a dislocation or break from all appearances. Now, "The Cannibal" has spoken out, and promises that he'll be back sooner than fans would think. Pantoja posted a number of messages on social media in the wake of the fight, including one in a video with his arm in a sling. "I've been through worse. I'll come back even stronger, you can be sure of that. Thank you for the messages," Pantoja posted shortly after the bout's conclusion. On Sunday, the Brazilian posted a second…...

3+ hour, 57+ min ago (321+ words) Former UFC champion faces streaking contender in Houston Sean Strickland is back in the main event spotlight. During Saturday's UFC 323 broadcast, it was announced that Strickland (29-7) is set to fight Anthony Hernandez (15-2, 1 NC) in the middleweight main event of UFC Houston, which takes place at Toyota Center on Feb. 21. UFC Houston marks the promotion's first visit to the city since February 2022. Strickland returns for the first time in a year after losing a middleweight championship rematch to Dricus du Plessis in the main event of UFC 312 this past February. His 2025 was cut off by a suspension that was handed down after he jumped a cage at a Tuff-N-Uff event in June and attacked Luis Hernandez following Hernandez's win over Strickland's teammate Miles Hunsinger. Prior to that incident, Strickland went on a dramatic run that saw him upset Israel Adesanya to…...

4+ hour, 57+ min ago (300+ words) Henry Cejudo retired following his unanimous decision loss to Payton Talbott Henry Cejudo wanted to go out on his shield for the final fight of his career at UFC 323, and he can definitely consider that mission accomplished. The former two-division UFC champion engaged in a three-round war with Payton Talbott while absorbing 156 strikes across three rounds. By the time the final horn sounded, Cejudo sported a nasty cut under his eye and significant swelling from the damage done, but he certainly provided a show. While obviously not the result he wanted, Cejudo returned for one more fight after his previous outing against Song Yadong ended in disappointing fashion due to some nasty eye pokes that left him unable to continue. Cejudo ultimately lost a technical decision that night and decided he didn't want his career to end on that note....