Take a look back at what the UFC says are its biggest moments from the first half of 2025 in the video above, including wins by former bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, Ilia Topuria 's rise to ...

The final pay-per-view event of the ESPN era goes down Saturday with UFC 323 from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. It's a significant moment in company history, and although it's not leaving this chapter ...

Still, Dvalishvili had already made history just by fighting at UFC 323, as he became the first-ever UFC champion to attempt four title defences in a calendar year. And given Dvalishvili’s somewhat ...

LAS VEGAS — Petr Yan stunned Merab Dvalishvili with a dominating effort to capture the bantamweight championship by unanimous decision at UFC 323 on Saturday night. With punishing strikes and several ...

Add to that, Dvalishvili was preparing for his fourth five-round fight in 2025. That level of activity was applauded beforehand, but it sure looked like “The Machine” was just a step slower than usual ...

In December of 2017, Merab Dvalishvili suffered a narrow loss on his UFC debut. The Georgian has produced a remarkable career turnaround to become the promotion’s dominant bantamweight champion.

Merab Dvalishvili makes his UFC record fourth title defense in a year as he takes on Petr Yan in the main event at UFC 323 this Saturday. These bantamweights fought back in 2023 with Dvalishvili ...

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - MARCH 11: (L-R) Opponents Petr Yan of Russia and Merab Dvalishvili of Georgia face off prior to their bantamweight fight during the UFC Fight Night event at The Theater at Virgin ...

Petr Yan 's upset victory over Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 on Saturday did not merely restore Yan to the men's bantamweight throne where he once resided. It also put him back in the ESPN ...