What’s Next: UFC 323 Losers
In what was the last Pay-Per-View card in the UFC's ESPN broadcasting contract era, UFC 323 boasted a fittingly exciting night of fights. The 14-fight card featured nine finishes with two of those finishes coming on the five-fight main card....
UFC 323: Petr Yan Dethrones Merab Dvalishvili in Rematch
Merab Dvalishvili was looking to make history at UFC 323, taking on Petr Yan for the second time, in the bantamweight champ's fourth title defense of 2025. No UFC champion had ever defended their title four times in a single...
UFC 323: Alexandre Pantoja Injures Arm, Joshua Van Claims Gold
Alexandre Pantoja was looking for flyweight title defense number five when he took on Joshua Van in the co-main event of Saturday's UFC 323 in Las Vegas. The fight was second-to-last on the final Pay-Per-View card of the ESPN era...
UFC 323: Tatsuro Taira Becomes First to Stop Brandon Moreno, Who Protests Stoppage
Japanese flyweight standout Tatsuro Taira got his toughest test to date at UFC 323, taking on former champ Brandon Moreno. Taira was coming in off a win over Hyun-Sung Park, a short-notice fill-in after Amir Albazi withdrew from the August...
UFC 323: Payton Talbott Wins Decision, Sends Henry Cejudo Into Retirement
Former double-champ (flyweight and bantamweight) Henry Cejudo headed back into retirement at UFC 323, taking on young prospect Payton Talbott. "Triple C," also an Olympic gold medalist, had announced that the fight would likely be his last, barring an exception...
UFC 323: Jan Blachowicz Still Tough Out, Draws with Bogdan Guskov
Former light heavyweight champion Jan Blachowicz kicked off the UFC 323 main card, taking on upstart Bogdan Guskov. Blachowicz, 42, was the "old man" in the fight, taking on the comparatively youthful 33-year old Guskov. Poland's Blachowicz was still ranked...
UFC 323: Manuel Torres Stops Grant Dawson In Yet Another First-Round Finish
Lightweights Grant Dawson and Manuel Torres closed out the UFC 323 prelims on Saturday. On a three-fight win streak, Dawson had found his footing at 155lbs after a brief run at featherweight in the late 2010s. Torres meanwhile was coming...
UFC 323: Terrance McKinney Starts Hot, But Chris Duncan Comes Away with Submission Win
Lightweights Terrance McKinney and Chris Duncan were looking to make it a short night in their preliminary card bout at UFC 323. Both men were known as finishers, with McKinney in particular never having gone the distance. McKinney, having never seen...
UFC 323: Maycee Barber Outlasts Karine Silva After Foul
Maycee Barber withstood a difficult foul as she was victorious over Karine Silva in what was also her first fight since 2024 at UFC 323. https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1997487908916506690?s=20 Whatever concerns that Maycee Barber would be unable to continue her professional career were dispatched...
UFC 323: Fares Ziam Smashes Nazim Sadykhov with Second Left in Second Round
"Smile Killer" Fares Ziam looked to build on an impressive five-fight win streak when he took on Nazim Sadykhov as part of Saturday's UFC 323 prelims. Sadykhov was undefeated since arriving in the UFC in 2023 off a Contender Series...
