Petr Yan prevented Merab Dvalishvili from making history at UFC 323 and in the process reclaimed the bantamweight title.
Yan (20-5 MMA, 12-4 UFC) achieved his biggest career moment on Saturday at T-Mobile Arena with a unanimous decision win over Dvalishvili (21-5 MMA, 14-3 UFC), who was on a 14-fight winning streak and attempting to become the first in history with four UFC title defenses in a calendar year. Additionally, he held a dominant March 2023 win over Yan, who got revenge for it all.
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This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Fighters react to Petr Yan's UFC 323 title upset of Merab Dvalishvili
Reporting by Mike Bohn, MMA Junkie / MMA Junkie
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