The extremely anticipated rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley is upon us, because the headliner of the stellar UFC 316 battle card takes place on Saturday, June seventh.
The principle occasion of the following UFC pay-per-view present can have the UFC bantamweight title on the road, with a number of different extremely aggressive bouts happening on the remaining most important card and prelims.
When is UFC 316? Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O’Malley rematch headlines on June seventh
UFC 315 ended with Jacques de la Maddalena defeating Belal Muhammad to develop into the brand new welterweight champion. Nicely, the following UFC pay-per-view occasion is simply across the nook.
The Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley rematch will headline UFC 316 on Saturday, June seventh on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey.
Not solely will this intriguing UFC bantamweight title contest headline UFC 316, however there are a number of different 50/50 bouts scheduled earlier than the massive most important occasion bout.
Dvalishvili’s 135-pound belt is on the road right here, with ‘Suga’ seeking to develop into a two-time bantamweight champion after dropping the title to Merab in his final bout.
“The Machine” gained the UFC bantamweight title with a win over O’Malley at UFC 306 and final defended it efficiently towards Umar Nurmagomedov at UFC 311 Combat of the Night time in January.
Now, Dvalishvili is seeking to make a second profitable protection of his 135-pound belt towards his former adversary and winner of the coveted world championship belt.
Since then, O’Malley has undergone surgical procedure, recovered from a prolonged damage, and is seeking to right the errors of his first battle and win his second UFC bantamweight title.
Because the UFC Roadshow heads to Newark, UFC President Dana White is giving MMA followers a deal with together with his sixth pay-per-view occasion of the yr.
Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison confirmed as co-main occasion of UFC 316, Jose Aldo to look on UFC 316 most important card
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley headlines UFC 316 with the UFC bantamweight title on the road, and the co-main occasion is a really noteworthy bout in its personal proper.
UFC ladies’s bantamweight champion Juliana Pena seems to be to defend her 135-pound belt towards No. 2 ranked Kayla Harrison within the co-main occasion of UFC 316.
Pena regained the belt by defeating Raquel Pennington, who had beforehand misplaced it to Amanda Nunes, and is aiming to efficiently defend her UFC title for the primary time in 4 consecutive fights.
A number of different large names and future stars will seem on the UFC 316 battle card. Highly effective Kelvin Gastelum will tackle Joe Pifer in a middleweight showdown, whereas the principle card additionally consists of Combat of the Night time contenders Vincente Luque vs. Kevin Holland.
Flyweight contender Joshua Bunn can be scheduled to tackle No. 12 ranked Bruno Silva within the kickoff of the UFC 316 most important card.
The subsequent UFC PPV, UFC 316, will happen on Saturday, June seventh on the Prudential Middle in Newark, New Jersey. Try the total card under.
UFC 316 full battle card
| battle | weight class | spherical | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Major Card (ESPN+ PPV) | |||||||
| Merab Dvalishvili (c) vs Sean O’Malley 2 | bantamweight | 5 | |||||
| Julianna Pena (c) vs Kayla Harrison | ladies’s bantamweight | 5 | |||||
| Kelvin Gastelum vs Joe Pifer | middleweight | 3 | |||||
| Vicente Luque vs Kevin Holland | welterweight | 3 | |||||
| Bruno Silva vs Joshua Bunn | flyweight | 3 | |||||
| Reserve card (ESPN+/Disney+) | |||||||
| Ariane Da Silva vs Wang Kong | ladies’s flyweight | 3 | |||||
| Jeka Saragi vs Yoo Joo Sang | featherweight | 3 | |||||
| Quilan Sarkild vs Yanar Ashmuth | light-weight | 3 | |||||
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| Early Qualifying Card (UFC Combat Cross/ESPN+/Disney+) | |||||||
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