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Monday Morning Hangover: What’s next for Merab Dvalishvili after losing title at UFC 323?
UFC 323 went down last Saturday night (Dec. 6, 2025) in Las Vegas, Nevada, leaving several fighters feeling the post-fight blues. Among them was Alexandre Pantoja, who lost his Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Flyweight title to Joshua Van after suffering a broken arm in the opening moments of the fight (see it again here).
Merab Dvalishvili saw a 14-bout winning streak end at UFC 323. | Getty/UFC Merab Dvalishvili's run at the top of the UFC 's bantamweight division came to an end on Saturday night. Attempting to make his fourth successful championship defense of 2025,
Dana White delivered the ultimate praise to Merab Dvalishvili amid "The Machine's" defeat to Petr Yan at UFC 323.
Known for his never-ending cardio inside the Octagon and his delightfully daredevil persona outside of it, there has long been a feeling that Merab Dvalishvili, the reigning UFC bantamweight champion known as "The Machine," is anything but human.