UFC 323 Results: Why Our Merab Pick Was Dead Wrong (And AJ Called Van)
UFC 323 closed out 2025 with two title changes that will reshape the bantamweight and flyweight divisions. Petr Yan reclaimed the championship he lost four years ago with a decisive decision over Merab Dvalishvili — a result that proved the Ringside Report crew wrong on their biggest pick of the night. Meanwhile, Joshua Van became the second-youngest UFC champion in history after Alexandre Pantoja suffered a devastating arm injury just 26 seconds into their fight — a result AJ D’Alesio called on Thursday’s preview. Here’s the full breakdown plus our predictions report card.
Boring UFC Under TKO: More Brand, Less Bang?
The Ringside Report MMA crew discusses Sean Brady’s UFC London win, the concerning lack of stars and fighter activity under the TKO umbrella, Joe Rogan’s comments on Canada, and Ilia Topuria’s puzzling situation. Plus, predictions for UFC Fight Night Mexico: Moreno vs Erceg. Is the UFC losing its edge?
UFC Mexico
In a spirited segment of their Ringside Report MMA episode on February 22, 2024, Dave Simon, Fred Garcia, and AJ D’Alesio turned their attention to the upcoming UFC Mexico City event. They engaged in a lively debate about potential UFC Hall of Fame inductees.
UFC 290 Preview
Ringside Report July 6, 2023, entitled UFC 290 Preview and Hosted by Dave Simon, Fred Garcia and AJ D’Alesio. Dave, Fred and AJ previewed UFC 290 on this episode and gave their predictions for the card. The guys talked about Conor McGregor’s team going 0-6 on TUF, Georges St-Pierre coming back to compete and Elon Musk training […]
UFC 283 Preview
UFC 283 preview including Glover Teixeira v. Jamahal Hill for the UFC light-heavyweight title and Deiveson Figuereido v. Brandon Moreno for the UFC flyweight title.
UFC 277 Preview & Powerful Post Show
Ringside Report MMA’s UFC 277 Preview including Amanda Nunes v. Julianna Pena and Kai Kara-France v. Brandon Moreno. for July 28, 2022. Hosted by Dave Simon and AJ D’Alesio.
UFC 270 Preview
Ringside Report MMA’s UFC 270 Preview, including Cyril Gane v. Francis Ngannou and Brandon Moreno v. Deiveson Figueiredo. January 20, 2022. Hosted by Dave Simon, Fred Garcia and AJ D’Alesio. The guys talked about the UFC’s new COVID testing protocol, the UFC’s return to London in March, and the rest of the UFC 270 card. All this […]
Ringside Report MMA’s Predictions for 2022
Dave, Fred and AJ presented Ringside Report MMA’s Predictions for 2022 including who will be the UFC champion in each category and dream fights for the year.
The guys discussed a potential Nate Diaz v. Dustin Poirier fight, Francis Ngannou v. Cyril Gane coming up on January 22, and Max Holloway v. Alexander Volkanovski being made official for UFC 272 in March.