UFC 323 LIVE: UK time, fight card, location and where to watch -two world titles on the line in Las Vegas

Merab Dvalishvili will defend his bantamweight title against Petr Yan in the final numbered UFC event of the year.

This is the second time that the Eastern European duo have faced each other, and it promises to be a great spectacle as Dvalishvili looks to make history by defending his title for the fourth time in a year.

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The defending champion is on an incredible run in the UFC in 2025.

He has won his last 14 fights in Dana White‘s division after losing his first two back in 2017.

However, since then, he has been imperious and saw off Yan via unanimous decision in March 2023.

But Yan wants revenge, and wants the bantamweight belt as well.

The Russian endured a rough run of three straight defeats, with the last one being against Dvalishvili, but he has won his last three.

UFC 323 is a double title fight night as Alexander Pantoja defends his flyweight belt against Joshua Van.

This will be the Brazilian’s fifth defence of the title, and Yan will hope to be the man to finally stop him.

UFC 323: Date and start time

UFC 323 will take place on Saturday, December 6 and is being held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

The main card is scheduled to start at 3am UK time on Sunday morning, with prelims getting going at 1am and early prelims at 11pm.

The action will be shown on TNT Sports and discovery+ in the UK, with the early preliminary rounds available on the UFC Fight Pass. More info here.

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talkSPORT and talkSPORT.com will keep you up to date with all the action, while you can also follow all the build-up on talkSPORT’s MMA YouTube channel.

To tune in to talkSPORT or talkSPORT 2 through the website, click HERE for the live stream.

You can also listen via the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.

UFC 323: Fight card

Subject to change

Main card

• MAIN EVENT: Merab Dvalishvili vs Petr Yan – for UFC bantamweight title
• Alexander Pantoja vs Joshua Van – for UFC flyweight title
• Brandon Moreno vs Tatsuro Taira
• Henry Cejudo vs Payton Talbott
• Jan Blachowicz vs Bogdan Guskov

Preliminary card

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

Early preliminary card

• Marvin Vettori vs Bruno Ferreira
• Edson Barboza vs Jalin Turner
• Iwo Baraniewski vs Ibo Aslan
• Mansur Abdul-Malik vs Antonio Trocoli
• Muhammad Naimov vs Mairon Santos

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UFC 323: What has been said?

Yan is hoping for an early win in his rematch.

He said: “With Merab, you can see he is evolving.

“You can see he is improving in striking. But I don’t think Merab’s plan will be to fight me standing.

“If we look at my boxing skills, he understands that it’s risky for him. I want to win early by knockout.

“When you finish the champ early, it leaves absolutely no talk, no speculations. I want to get the belt back and take my revenge. I have everything it takes to beat him.”

Meanwhile, Van is hoping for a win inside three rounds against Pantoja.

He said: “I feel like I’m going to knock him out inside three rounds.

“If not, it’s going to be a war. You know Pantoja. That mother****** is going to bring it, and I’m going to bring it.

“So, I’m thinking inside three rounds, but I’m prepared for a five-rounder, too. Yeah, let’s just see come Dec. 6. Because you know we can all make game plans and everything but come fight day, it’s completely different.

“I’m well-prepared for everything, man, of what he’s going to bring to the table come fight night.”