LAS VEGAS, Dec 7 : Russian Petr Yan put on a superb striking performance to dethrone Merab Dvalishvili and win the UFC bantamweight title via unanimous decision after a five-round war of attrition at UFC 323 at the T-Mobile Arena on Saturday night.

In the co-main event, Joshua Van was crowned flyweight champion under bizarre circumstances as Brazil's Alexandre Pantoja, who was defending the belt for the fifth time, suffered a gruesome broken arm 26 seconds into their title fight.

Having lost the pair's previous meeting in March 2023, Yan started the main event strongly, using his crisp boxing to regulate the distance between the two in the first two rounds and bloodying the face of his opponent.

With growing confidence, Yan went for a surprise takedown but quickly regretted it as Georgi

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