Both titles up for grabs changed hands Saturday night on the UFC 323 card at T-Mobile Arena.

Former bantamweight champion Petr Yan regained the belt by shrugging off takedown attempt after takedown attempt from Merab Dvalishvili to upset the champ by unanimous decision, while Joshua Van won the flyweight belt by TKO when Alexandre Pantoja was injured in the opening minute.

The title fights, however, were somewhat overshadowed by future Hall of Famer Henry Cejudo’s final bout as he dropped a thriller to rising bantamweight star Payton Talbott.

In the main event, Yan thwarted all but two of Dvalishvili’s 29 takedown attempts and even landed five of his own to win 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 on the scorecards.

Dvalishvili, who had won 14 straight fights and was seeking a fourth successful titl

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