The pay-per-view event was headlined by a rematch of the men’s bantamweight title fight, which saw Petr Yan challenge Merab Dvalishvili. The fight proved to be a return to glory for Petr Yan. The Russian was able to use great takedown defense and beautiful striking to defeat Merab Dvalishvili for the majority of their five-round affair. Yan managed to hurt ‘The Machine’ several times, leaving the now former champion bloody and bruised after twenty-five minutes of exciting action.
UFC 323 was headlined by a men’s flyweight title fight that saw Joshua Van challenge Alexandre Pantoja. The match resulted in a terrible injury just 26 seconds into the opening round. After throwing a head kick that was partially blocked, Alexandre Pantoja fell back onto his hands. During that awkward fall, the Brazilian dislocated his elbow or broke his arm. It was a gruesome injury and one that left Bruce Buffer saying “And New” as Joshua Van got the TKO win.
After tonight’s conclusion eventUFC officials announced at the post-fight press conference that 4 fighters would take home performance bonuses.
Fight of the Night: Bantamweight fighters Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili earned $50,000 each for their exciting war in tonight’s UFC 323 main event. ‘No Mercy’ ultimately won the match by unanimous decision and once again became the promotion’s bantamweight champion.
Performance of the evening: Manuel Torres earned an extra $50k for his first-round KO win over Grant Dawson in tonight’s preliminary round (see that here).
Performance of the evening: Iwo Baraniewski earned an additional $50,000 for his first-round knockout win over Ibo Aslan (see that here).
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