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58+ min ago (820+ words) Aljamain Sterling liked Merab Dvalishili's chances heading into final round at UFC 323 Aljamain Sterling had a different view of teammate Merab Dvalishvili's UFC 323 title fight loss to Petr Yan. As always, Sterling was in the corner for his close friend's fourth title defense of 2025, which capped off Saturday's event at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Unfortunately for Team Dvalishvili, Yan put on a virtuoso performance over 25 minutes to avenge a past loss and become a two-time bantamweight champion. Two judges scored the fight 49-46 for Yan, with the other logging a more narrow 48-47 margin, and in the heat of battle, Sterling actually thought Dvalishvili was on his way to earning the win. "Close fight. Yan, he did great, can't really say anything about it. I do think Merab didn't quite look himself, but I want to make sure I'm giving respect…...

5+ hour, 26+ min ago (316+ words) UFC Hall of Famer Joanna Jedrzejczyk has broken her silence after a viral video showed her in a tense confrontation with former light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill at UFC 323, releasing a statement on Instagram expressing embarrassment over the incident and condemning threats made toward her. "I worked so hard to earn my reputation, and I am embarrassed to be in this situation. But when somebody uses my name, falsely, without any basis in truth, I will always stand up for myself, and for that I do not deserve to be threatened," Jedrzejczyk said in her post. "I am mindful that I am a strong, capable woman who has the benefit of a lifetime of self defense training. I have a platform, and resources, that most women don't have. So I empathize with the women who are disrespected and threatened, and…...

8+ hour, 36+ min ago (327+ words) Home " MMA News " Henry Cejudo " Henry Cejudo asks "how good is Raoni Barcelos?" after" With the Olympic gold medalist retiring from mixed martial arts over the weekend, Henry Cejudo took to his personal X page to interject something a bit light-hearted in the fallout of losing his swan song bout, as Cejudo said, "Just how good is Raoni Barcelos #UFC323 [laughing emoji]" The Barcelos reference is tied to that being Talbott's only loss in professional MMA, with Barcelos besting him at UFC 311 in January via unanimous decision. To that, Talbott would retweet the message from his most recent opponent as the rising star responded with a pair of laughing emojis in his own right. ONE Fight Night 39: Bokang Masunyane drops back to strawweight for Japanese contender test Dylan Bowker - December 8, 2025 Cole Shelton - December 8, 2025 The UFC had its final pay-per-view card of…...

8+ hour, 44+ min ago (721+ words) Home " MMA News " Bokang Masunyane " ONE Fight Night 39: Bokang Masunyane drops back to strawweight" Bokang Masunyane faces Ryohei Kurosawa in strawweight MMA at ONE Fight Night 39 on Friday, January 24, inside Lumpinee Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. The #3-ranked contender spent his last appearance testing himself at flyweight. That experiment against Sanzhar Zakirov revealed improved ground skills but ended with a decision loss after three hard rounds. Now Masunyane drops back down where his blinding speed and explosive athleticism have always played best. His 4-2 strawweight run includes a 37-second head kick knockout of former title challenger Rene Catalan that announced his arrival as a legitimate threat. That finishing ability separated him from the division's grinders and put him on the map. Kurosawa represents the kind of challenge that either confirms rankings or destroys them. The 32-year-old Japanese veteran carries a 20-4 record and…...

10+ hour, 5+ min ago (430+ words) Home " MMA News " Petr Yan " Petr Yan accomplishes an unprecedented feat with UFC 323 title" Petr Yan put together a masterclass performance to become a two-time UFC bantamweight champion, but he also put his name in the record books in a fashion that no fighter had done previously in the octagon. Yan avenged a prior loss to Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323 to unseat the dominant champion in a one-sided performance that shocked many due to the lack of competitiveness within it. When Yan fell short to Dvalishvili in their initial fight, it was the third loss in a row for the Russian combatant, with prior setbacks to Aljamain Sterling and Sean O'Malley. In a statistic provided by X account @MMAonPoint, it drew attention to the fact that no UFC fighter has ever gone on to regain their title after going on…...

10+ hour, 21+ min ago (708+ words) Home " MMA News " Petr Yan " What's next for the stars of UFC 323? The UFC had its final pay-per-view card of the year on Saturday as the promotion was in Las Vegas, Nevada, for UFC 323. The main event saw Merab Dvalishvili defending his bantamweight title in a rematch against Petr Yan. The co-main event saw Alexandre Pantoja defending his flyweight strap against Joshua Van. In the end, it was Yan who pulled off the upset as he dominated Dvalishvili in all five rounds to cruise to a lopsided decision win to reclaim his bantamweight title. Van, meanwhile, became the new flyweight champ as Pantoja suffered an arm injury not even a minute into the fight. Following UFC 323, here is what I think should be next for the stars of the event. Petr Yan was a big underdog going into his UFC…...

12+ hour, 58+ min ago (210+ words) Future matchups are discussed for Petr Yan, Merab Dvalishvili, and more after UFC 323 Odds were presented as very unlikely for either Merab Dvalishvili or Alexandre Pantoja to leave UFC 323 without their world titles, but very, very few could've predicted both would lose their championships on Saturday night. After their sizable reigns came to an end after losses to Petr Yan and Joshua Van, will they both come back to immediate rematches? Plus, the guys take listener matchmaking suggestions at the end of the show. Watch the UFC 323 edition of On To the Next One in the video above. Audio-only versions of the podcast can be found on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, iHeartRadio, and wherever you find your favorite podcasts. "The Smashing Machine' told the life story of UFC Hall of Famer Mark Kerr Dana White says Paramount is ready to hit…...

13+ hour, 29+ min ago (348+ words) Ex-UFC champion Jamahal Hill was caught on camera threatening to hit Joanna Jedrzejcyzk prior to UFC 323 UFC Hall of Famer Joanna Jedrzejczyk has released a statement after a video went viral from this past weekend at UFC 323 where she was involved in an altercation with former UFC light heavyweight champion Jamahal Hill. In response, Jedrzejczyk fired back saying "Yeah, you will?" with Hill then answering by saying "Period" as security swooped into keep the fighters separated. After the video surfaced from this past weekend, Jedrzejczyk took to Instagram to release a statement about the altercation, although she never mentioned Hill by name during her response. "I worked so hard to earn my reputation, and I am embarrassed to be in this situation," Jedrzejczyk wrote. "But when somebody uses my name, falsely, without any basis in truth, I will always stand…...

13+ hour, 58+ min ago (268+ words) The Ultimate Fighter and Dana White's Contender Series live on with Paramount The Ultimate Fighter and Dana White's Contender Series officially have a new broadcast home starting in 2026 after the UFC's current deal with ESPN comes to a close at the end of December. The announcement was made during CCXP in Brazil on Saturday. As one of the longest running reality shows in history, The Ultimate Fighter continues to move forward after helping to bring the UFC to prominence when the show first launched in 2005. Numerous champions and title contenders were first featured on TUF and it doesn't appear that's changing with the UFC now moving to Paramount. The same goes for DWCS, which has become one of UFC CEO Dana White's favorite pieces of programming that the company produces. While both series are moving to Paramount, there was no…...

13+ hour, 59+ min ago (446+ words) Home " MMA News " Merab Dvalishvili " Merab Dvalishvili's coach reacts to "nightmare" Coach John Wood issued his first public remarks about what went wrong for dethroned bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili at UFC 323. Merab Dvalishvili's UFC bantamweight title reign came to an abrupt end via a loss to Petr Yan at UFC 323 last Saturday in Las Vegas. In a five-round instant classic, Dvalishvili lost to Yan by unanimous decision as the former titleholder reclaimed the bantamweight belt. It was a stunning result for Dvalishvili after an ascent to becoming one of the top pound-for-pound fighters in the world. Dvalishvili wasn't as successful with his elite wrestling against Yan in their rematch as he was in his record-setting performance against Yan in their first clash in 2023. For the first time since UFC 323, Dvalishvili's coach opened up on his pupil's performance and how he…...