UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 Fight Card Preview

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UFC 316 is set for an exciting night of mixed martial arts, featuring two championship bouts at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.

The main event will see a highly anticipated rematch for the UFC men`s bantamweight title. Current champion Merab Dvalishvili is scheduled to face former champion Sean O’Malley. This will be their second encounter, with Dvalishvili having previously secured a unanimous decision victory over O`Malley at UFC 306.

In the co-main event, the UFC women`s bantamweight championship will be on the line. Julianna Peña is set to defend her belt against the formidable challenge of Kayla Harrison, a two-time Olympic gold medalist in judo and a two-time PFL tournament champion making her highly anticipated UFC debut.

Here is the full list of scheduled bouts for the UFC 316 event:

Main Card

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

Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van

Azamat Murzakanov vs. Brendson Ribeiro

Serghei Spivac vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Khaos Williams vs. Andreas Gustafsson

Early Prelims

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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