UFC 316 COUNTDOWN SHOW, PRESSER, BETTING ODDS & WEIGH-IN VIDEO
10 p.m. ET: ESPN+ PPV Main Card
8 p.m.: Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Disney+* & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)
6 p.m.: Early Prelims (ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, Disney+ & SiriusXM Fight Nation 156)
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 – ORDER UFC 316
Newark. NJ (June 6th, 2025)– UFC PPV action continues this weekend from Newark with UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2. The signature event, with both UFC Bantamweight titles on the line, will be live from the Prudential Center on Saturday, June 7, at 10 p.m. ET, exclusively on ESPN+ PPV (English, Spanish and Portuguese).
The prelims will be available on ESPN+, ESPN, ESPN Deportes, Disney+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156 starting at 8 p.m. The early prelims begin at 6 p.m. on ESPN+, ESPN Deportes, Disney+ and SiriusXM Fight Nation 156.
Main Event
In a main event rematch for the men’s bantamweight championship, titleholder Merab Dvalishvili takes on the 2024 ESPYS Best UFC Fighter award winner and No. 1 contender Sean O’Malley, following their last bout headlining the Emmy Award-winning Noche UFC. Dvalishvili (19-4), with the most takedowns in UFC history (92) and second longest active UFC win streak (12) with victories over four former champions, plans to make it consecutive wins vs. O’Malley in his second title defense in 6 months. O’Malley (18-2), the former bantamweight champion and second Dana White’s Contender Series alum to win a UFC title, plans to return to his superstar ways with a showstopping KO and prove he’s still the one to beat.
Co-Main Event
The co-main event features a heated rivalry in the night’s first title fight, when current champion Julianna Peña takes on two-time U.S. Olympic gold medalist and No. 2 contender Kayla Harrison for the women’s bantamweight championship. Peña (13-5), the first female winner of The Ultimate Fighter and two-time UFC champion tied for the division’s most finish wins among active fighters (4), makes the first title defense of her second reign with plans for a dominant victory. Harrison (18-1), a multi-time MMA champion, looks to make it 3-0 inside the Octagon in her first UFC title opportunity and send a strong message to the rest of the division.
Additional PPV Card Highlights
In a critical middleweight contest, The Ultimate Fighter winner Kelvin Gastelum (20-9), the soon-to-be Hall of Fame inductee, takes on Dana White’s Contender Series alum Joe Pyfer (13-3), as Pyfer looks to improve on his 92% career finish rate.
At men’s bantamweight, No. 10 Mario Bautista (15-2), entering with the division’s second-longest win streak among active fighters at 7, goes head-to-head with Patchy Mix (20-1), who looks to improve upon his own seven-fight career win streak in his Octagon debut.
No. 14 Vicente Luque (23-10-1) takes on Kevin Holland (27-13) to open the ESPN+ PPV main card in what promises to be an exciting showdown at welterweight between two fighters with a combined 42 finishes across 50 career wins.
MAIN CARD
Main Event – Bantamweight Title Bout: Merab Dvalishvili (134) vs Sean O’Malley (135)
Co-Main Event – Women’s Bantamweight Title Bout: Julianna Peña (135) vs Kayla Harrison (135)
Middleweight Bout: Kelvin Gastelum (185) vs Joe Pyfer (185)
Bantamweight Bout: Mario Bautista (135) vs Patchy Mix (135)
Welterweight Bout: Vicente Luque (170) vs Kevin Holland (170)
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PRELIMS
Flyweight Bout: Bruno Silva (125) vs Joshua Van (125)
Light Heavyweight Bout: Azamat Murzakanov (205) vs Brendson Ribeiro (205)
Heavyweight Bout: Serghei Spivac (251) vs Waldo Cortes-Acosta (265)
Welterweight Bout: Khaos Williams (170) vs Andreas Gustafsson (170)
EARLY PRELIMS
Women’s Flyweight Bout: Ariane da Silva (*132) vs Wang Cong (125)
Featherweight Bout: Jeka Saragih (145) vs JooSang Yoo (145)
Lightweight Bout: Quillan Salkilld (156) vs Yanal Ashmouz (155)
Lightweight Bout: Marquel Mederos (155) vs Mark Choinski (155)
*Da Silva weighed in above the flyweight limit. She forfeits 25 percent of her purse to her opponent.
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