Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan 2, UFC 323 ceremonial weigh-ins faceoff

UFC 323 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/FX/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 323 takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

In the headliner, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili (21-4 MMA, 14-2 UFC) chases history with his fourth title defense of the calendar year. He meets former interim champion Petr Yan (19-5 MMA, 11-4 UFC), whom he holds a 2023 win over. In the co-feature, flyweight champ Alexandre Pantoja (30-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC) meets challenger Joshua Van (15-2 MMA, 8-1 UFC).

Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. ET for the early prelims on ESPN+; 8 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN2, FX and Disney+; and 10 p.m. ET for the main card on pay-per-view (via ESPN+).

Enjoy the fights, everyone.

UFC 323 lineup, results

MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)

  • Champ Merab Dvalishvili vs. Petr Yan – for bantamweight title
  • Champ Alexandre Pantoja vs. Joshua Van – for flyweight title
  • Brandon Moreno vs. Tatsuro Taira
  • Henry Cejudo vs. Payton Talbott
  • Jan Blachowicz vs. Bogdan Guskov

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN2/FX/Disney+, 8 p.m. ET)

  • Grant Dawson vs. Manuel Torres
  • Chris Duncan vs. Terrance McKinney
  • Maycee Barber vs. Karine Silva
  • Nazim Sadykhov vs. Fares Ziam

PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)

  • Brunno Ferreira vs. Marvin Vettori – 189-pound catchweight
  • Edson Barboza vs. Jalin Turner
  • Ibo Aslan vs. Iwo Baraniewski
  • Mansur Abdul-Malik vs. Antonio Trocoli
  • Muhammad Naimov vs. Mairon Santos – 147.5-pound catchweight

Muhammad Naimov vs. Mairon Santos

Round 1 – Early leg kick by Naimov. Santos answers back with one of his own. Oh! Right hand from Santos wobbles Naimov! It looks like he's recovered. Santos marching forward, but staying vert measured with his strikes. There's an accidental clash of heads and the fight is paused. It resumes in the same position, which is with Naimov pressing Santos against the cage. Good control here by Naimov. Santos reverses the position and he breaks free. Less than a minute left. A few wild head-kicks from both, but nothing lands. The bell rings.

MMA Junkie scores the round 10-9, Santos.

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  • Records: Naimov (13-3 MMA, 5-1 UFC), Santos (16-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC)
  • Division: Featherweight
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 323 live updates: Results, round-by-round coverage of every fight

Reporting by Danny Segura, MMA Junkie / MMA Junkie

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