LAS VEGAS -- Despite the steepest of odds, Petr Yan is the king of the bantamweight division once again after stunning Merab Dvalishvili by unanimous decision at UFC 323 on Saturday.

The fight was a complete reversal from the pair's first meeting in March 2023, where Dvalishvili registered a historically dominant effort in a demoralizing defeat for Yan.

On Saturday, Yan made good on his promise to be the aggressor and delivered by landing bomb after bomb throughout the fight. Yan first stunned Dvalishvili with an explosive combo in the first round, and delivered a cringe-inducing kick in the third round that likely broke Dvalishvili's ribs and served as the death knell for his record-breaking title defense.

Yan's stunning upset prevents Dvalishvili from becoming the first fighter in UFC

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