Petr Yan got his revenge at UFC 323. | Getty/UFC
In this case, the sequel exceeded the entertainment value of the original.
Petr Yan and Merab Dvalishvili garnered “Fight of the Night” honors and $50,000 apiece for their five-round battle in the UFC 323 headliner at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on Saturday night. While Dvalishvili got the better of Yan in their first meeting in March 2023, “No Mercy” got revenge — and the bantamweight belt — in a hard-fought unanimous decision triumph.
Quick Finishers Rewarded
Elsewhere, Manuel Torres secured a $50,000 “Performance of the Night” check for his quick finish of Grant Dawson in a preliminary lightweight showdown.