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Where to watch UFC 323 will air in the US on ESPN Plus. Merab Dvalishvili faces a familiar challenger for his Bantamweight title on Saturday as he takes on Petr Yan in a much-anticipated rematch in Las Vegas at UFC 323.
Nzechukwu (14-6 MMA, 8-6 UFC) is 2-3 in his most recent five fights and in his last appearance had a two-fighting winning streak snapped when he was submitted by Valter Walker. Filling out the main card is a heavyweight affair between Kennedy Nzechukwu vs. Marcus Buchecha.
Steven Asplund shined in his octagon debut at UFC on ESPN 73 with a brutal and bloody beatdown of Sean Sharaf.
Before the UFC migrates to Paramount, the organization ends its pay-per-view run with ESPN featuring a stacked card with two explosive title fights and the retirement fight of a legend.
The UFC highlighted the importance of the ESPN era to the growth of MMA after concluding the final event of their broadcast partnership.
Morgan Charriere and Melquizael Costa meet on the UFC on ESPN 73 main card Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Check out this quick breakdown of the matchup from MMA Junkie analyst Dan Tom.
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Alex Pereira gets a shot at redemption tonight against Magomed Ankalaev in UFC 320. Ankalaev beat Pereira seven ...
Kevin Vallejos knocked out Giga Chikadze with a spinning backfist at UFC Fight Night. Dana White's reaction and full results here.
In the co-main event of UFC on ESPN 73, Vallejos (17-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) took on Giga Chikadze, a featherweight contender who had never been knocked out before. However, that all changed when Vallejos found the chin with a spinning back fist, knocking out Chikadze (15-6 MMA, 8-4 UFC) at 1:29 in Round 2.
On top of that, main event champions typically receive a slice of PPV revenue and other backend incentives. Estimates place that category at roughly 700,000 to 1.5 million dollars for Dvalishvili, with the usual 50,000 dollar performance bonus upside if he earns a post fight award.