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UFC 323: Dvalishvili vs. Yan 2 (Main Card)

UFC 323 expert picks, best bets: Can Merab or Pantoja be stopped?
ESPN MMA analysts make their predictions, and a betting insider finds the value picks on the card.


'I DO RECORD EVERYTHING'
The told and untold stories of Merab Dvalishvili
Merab Dvalishvili, the UFC champion Dana White once called "next-level stupid," is slowly taking over the internet.

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MMA divisional rankings: Arman Tsarukyan reasserts his place near top at lightweight
Here's a look at every weight class to determine the best of the best in UFC, PFL and beyond.


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MMA P4P rankings: Shevchenko, Makhachev new No. 1s -- but just one unanimous
Winners of the two UFC 322 title bouts move to the top of the ESPN pound-for-pound rankings.


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UFC inks deal with prediction betting platform
The UFC's parent company announced a multiyear partnership with Polymarket on Thursday, increasing the prediction market's presence in the American sports landscape as it prepares to launch in the U.S.


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Jon Jones' complicated legacy of MMA greatness and personal troubles
Some consider Jon Jones MMA's GOAT, but his legacy continues to be tainted by issues away from the Octagon.

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UFC's Dricus vows 'unimaginable' revenge in 'return to glory'
South African UFC fighter Dricus du Plessis says he will return to the Octagon stronger than ever after his middleweight belt loss to Khamzat Chimaev at UFC 319, saying his 'pursuit of greatness will be unimaginable for the average minded.'

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After four tumultuous years away from MMA, is McGregor staging a comeback?
Conor McGregor wants to fight at the White House in 2026 and has begun drug testing. Can a comeback really happen?

Top Headlines
- Lightweights Holloway, Oliveira headline UFC 326
- MMA's Pimblett playfully 'KO'd' in boxing exhibition
- Civil suit against UFC star Conor McGregor dropped
- Aspinall may need eye surgery, contradicts White
- Tsarukyan wants BMF shot after UFC title snub
- Gaethje-Pimblett to headline UFC 324 in January
- Volkanovski, Lopes set for rematch at UFC 325


















