REACTION | Dana White Announces Merab vs. Yan 2, Pantoja vs. Van For UFC 323

MMA Fighting

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🗓️ 13 October 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Dana White made some big announcements for the UFC's final pay-per-view of 2025 and announced that Merab Dvalishvili looks to make his fourth title defense against former champ Petr Yan in a rematch to headline UFC 323. Additionally, White confirmed that Alexandre Pantoja defends the flyweight title against top contender Josh Van in the co-main event. Following the big reveal from the UFC CEO, MMA Fighting's Mike Heck reacts to the bouts announced, how the card stacks up for the final numbered card event of the year, Henry Cejudo returning against Payton Talbott, and much more. Follow Mike Heck: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@m_heckjr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Subscribe:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/dYpsgH⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Check out our full video catalog: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/u8VvLi⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit our playlists:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://goo.gl/eFhsvM⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Like MMAF on Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/uhdg7Z⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow on Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://goo.gl/nOATUI⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Read More: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.mmafighting.com⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Vox Media Podcast Network. Well, hello there, everybody.
0:28.8	Happy Monday afternoon.
0:31.6	Thanks for joining live here on the M.A.
0:34.5	I was actually supposed to have the day off today,
0:37.7	but you know what?
0:39.0	Dana White didn't have the day off.
0:40.7	So why should I have the day off?
0:42.2	Because he dropped some big, big news today
0:45.0	in regards to the final UFC pay-per-view of the year.
0:49.6	And as a matter of fact,
0:51.0	probably the final UFC pay-per-view maybe ever
0:53.6	before they head over to Paramount for that big Paramount deal.
0:58.0	UFC 323 going down December 6th in Las Vegas, Nevada.
1:02.9	The main event, the rematch for the UFC Banimoy title, Marad de Walsh, Willie, defending against the former champ,
1:11.6	Piotr Jan.
1:12.9	Big fight right there.
1:14.1	Marab de Wallis really trying to get his fourth title defense, just solidify, lockdown,
1:20.4	that fighter of the year trophy at the end of the year.
1:22.8	He's probably the front runner right now.
1:24.7	If Jack Delam Adelana defeats Islam Makachev,
1:27.9	I think a lot of people will put him at the top of that list.
1:30.8	But Marab gets four title defenses.
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