{"id":58930,"date":"2025-08-11T08:04:31","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=58930"},"modified":"2025-08-11T08:04:31","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T08:04:31","slug":"topuria-vs-gaethje-confirmed-ufc-323","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/topuria-vs-gaethje-confirmed-ufc-323\/","title":{"rendered":"Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje CONFIRMED For UFC 323 Main Event For UFC Lightweight Title"},"content":{"rendered":"

It has been confirmed that Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje will headline UFC 323 on December 13 at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Topuria’s next fight will see him defend his UFC Lightweight Title against the #5 ranked 155-pound contender before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Ilia Topuria vs Justin Gaethje Confirmed For UFC 323<\/h2>\n

Ilia Topuria’s next fight<\/a> has been confirmed as he takes on Justin Gaethje in the main event at UFC 323 on December 13 in Las Vegas, Nevada.<\/p>\n

Although an official announcement is yet to come from Dana White or the UFC, rumours are rife that ‘El Matador’ will take on ‘The Highlight’ in his first UFC Lightweight Title defence.<\/p>\n

This comes despite Chael Sonnen officially confirming Topuria’s first UFC Lightweight Title defence<\/a> earlier this week against Arman Tsarukyan.<\/p>\n

UFC 323 is set to go down in the last pay-per-view event of 2025, with the T-Mobile Arena confirmed as the venue for this bumper UFC PPV Christmas cracker.<\/p>\n

‘El Matador’ was last seen knocking out future UFC Hall of Famer Charles Oliveira in one round at UFC 317, becoming the lightweight king in the process. In his nine-fight UFC tenure, the Spanish-Georgian MMA phenom has looked unbeatable.<\/p>\n

Topuria boasts a perfect 17-0 record as the latest two-division UFC champion<\/a>, and he looks to enhance his impressive resume even further in his second fight up at 155-pounds before the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Gaethje won his last fight too, outpointing Rafael Fiziev at UFC 313 back in March in the ‘Fight of the Night’. Since then, the American has been vocal about getting the next UFC Lightweight Title shot, and his wish has been granted at UFC 323 it seems.<\/p>\n

‘The Highlight’ demanded the next UFC Lightweight Title shot, which is exactly what UFC President Dana White has granted.<\/p>\n

Expect an official confirmation on the Topuria vs Gaethje UFC 323 main event in the coming weeks, but it seems this is the next 155-pound title fight in a red-hot lightweight division.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udea8BREAKING: Ilia Topuria will defend his Lightweight Championship Belt for the first time against Justin Gaethje at #UFC323<\/a> <\/p>\n

The fight will be held at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas on December 13th. pic.twitter.com\/DjXkuZ1Fsp<\/a><\/p>\n

— Octagon Pulse | UFC MEDIA\ud83d\udea8 (@OctagonPulse) August 7, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n