UFC 316 is set to take place this Saturday night at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, featuring two highly anticipated championship contests headlining the event.
In the main event, the men`s bantamweight championship is on the line as current titleholder Merab Dvalishvili faces off against former champion Sean O’Malley in a compelling rematch. Dvalishvili previously defeated O`Malley by unanimous decision at UFC 306 on September 14, 2024.
The co-main event features UFC women`s bantamweight champion Julianna Peña defending her belt against decorated athlete Kayla Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo and two-time PFL tournament champion.
Here is the complete fight card for UFC 316:
Main Card
(ESPN+ Pay-Per-View, begins at 10 p.m. ET)
- Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley
- Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer
- Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix
- Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland
Preliminaries
(ESPN, ESPN+, Disney+, begins at 8 p.m. ET)
- Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van
- Azamat Murzakanov vs. Brendson Ribeiro
- Serghei Spivac vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta
- Khaos Williams vs. Andreas Gustafsson
Early Prelims
(ESPN+, Disney+, begins at 6 p.m. ET)
- Ariane da Silva vs. Wang Cong
- Jeka Saragih vs. Joo Sang Yoo
- Quillan Salkilld vs. Yanal Ashmouz
- MarQuel Mederos vs. Mark Choinski
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