Ziam was then booked against Nazim Sadykhov in Saturday's UFC 323 prelims at T-Mobile arena, and he passed that test with flying colors. Ziam (18-4 MMA, 8-2 UFC) showed off his grappling and striking en route to a Round 2 TKO to make it six wins in a row – and now he's ready for a ranked opponent.

History almost forgot about Petr Yan. Much of the excitement surrounding UFC 323 was fueled by Merab Dvalishvili's campaign to be the first fighter to make four successful UFC title defenses in one calendar year. Yan had other plans.

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The UFC has the final pay-per-view of the calendar year – and the last one in the ESPN broadcast era before the 2026 move to Paramount. Two titles are on the line at the top of the card. UFC 323 (pay-per-view, ESPN2/FX/Disney+, ESPN+) takes place Saturday at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.

Tatsuro Taira has reacted to Joshua Van's UFC 323 flyweight title win over Alexandre Pantoja this past Saturday.

This will be the UFC’s last pay-per-view on ESPN before the new media deal with Paramount Skydance takes effect.

White said following Saturday's UFC 323 event in Las Vegas that President Trump is a "huge fan" of UFC heavyweight contender Derrick Lewis and hinted that if the all-time UFC knockout leader beats Waldo Cortes-Acosta at UFC 324 on Jan. 24, he could potentially find himself on the card.

UFC Middleweight Champion Khamzat Chimaev claims that he's going to fight one more time at 185 lbs. before moving up to the light heavyweight division.

Following UFC 323, here is what I think should be next for the stars of the event, including Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili.