Merab Dvalishvili is set to make the second defense of his bantamweight championship when the UFC 316 comes to Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Saturday. Standing across the Octagon that night will be Sean O’Malley, the man Dvalishvili defeated in September 2024 to win the title.
Dvalishvili’s win in their first meeting derailed the hype train behind O’Malley, who the promotion had treated as a potential mega-star for the future. Instead of rolling to his second successful title defense, O’Malley was outwrestled for much of the fight and a late charge was not enough to steal the win from Dvalishvili.
While Dvalishvili has made one successful defense of the belt since the first meeting, taking a decision over Umar Nurmagomedov, O’Malley has not fought since losing the title.
There is a second championship fight set for UFC 316, with Julianna Pena defending the women’s bantamweight championship against Kayla Harrison. Harrison is a roughly -600 favorite to become champion, which would add a UFC title to accolades such as two Olympic gold medals in Judo and two PFL championships.
Other big matchups this weekend include former Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix making his UFC debut against rising contender Mario Bautista. Mix was granted his release from PFL earlier this year and now gets a short notice assignment against the rugged Bautista, who is coming off a win over the legendary Jose Aldo. Plus, veteran welterweights Kevin Holland and Vicente Luque are set to slug it out in what could be one of the most fun fights on the night.
Below is the complete fight card for UFC 316 along with the latest odds. Check back all week long for the latest news, features and other content around this massive event.
UFC 316 fight card, odds
- Merab Dvalishvili (c) -300 vs. Sean O’Malley +240, bantamweight title
- Kayla Harrison -600 vs. Julianna Pena (c) +425, women’s bantamweight title
- Joe Pyfer -400 vs. Kelvin Gastelum +310, middleweights
- Patchy Mix -170 vs. Mario Bautista +140, bantamweights
- Kevin Holland -280 vs. Vicente Luque +230, welterweights
- Joshua Van -550 vs. Bruno Silva +400, flyweights
- Azamat Murzakanov -550 vs. Brendson Ribeiro +400, light heavyweights
- Serghei Spivac -140 vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta +120, heavyweights
- Wang Cong -550 vs. Ariane da Silva +400, women’s flyweights
- Yoo Joo-sang -500 vs. Jeka Saragih +380, featherweights
- Quillan Salkilld -440 vs. Yanal Ashmouz +340, lightweights
Where to watch UFC 316
- Date: June 7 | Location: Prudential Center — Newark, New Jersey
- Start time: 10 p.m. ET (Main card)
- How to watch: ESPN+ PPV
UFC 316 countdown
This news was originally published on this post .
About the author
Red Bull fined €50k after trying to remove Norris’ grid tape
A pre-race rules breach for which Red Bull were fined at the United States Grand Prix involved a team member attempting to remove tape guiding McLaren driver Lando Norris to his grid position.Red Bull were fined 50,000 euros by the FIA after the stewards found that a member of the team had "re-entered the gate well area at Gate 1 in proximity of the second grid position," which belonged to Norris on Sunday at the Circuit of The Americas, after the cars had pulled away for the formation lap. Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the race from pole position, following his Sprint victory on Saturday, to complete a dream weekend in which the Dutchman gained 23 points on world championship leader Oscar Piastri to close to within 40 points of the McLaren driver with five rounds remaining.Norris lost a place […]
4. Pleite in Folge! Wirtz nur auf der Bank! – Liverpool hat das „Real Madrid“-Problem
Nach dem schwachen Saisonstart des FC Liverpool hat Vereinslegende Jamie Carragher klare Worte gefunden – und dabei nicht etwa Versäumnisse einzelner Spieler der „Reds“ in den Vordergrund gestellt, sondern Trainer Arne Slot (46) direkt in die Pflicht genommen!Liverpool investierte im Sommer Hunderte von Millionen von Euro in neue Top-Transfers, darunter Florian Wirtz (22) und Alexander Isak (25). Doch bisher zahlen sich die Mega-Einkäufe nicht aus – im Gegenteil: In zehn Premier-League-Spielen kommen beide zusammen auf nur eine Vorlage, kein Tor. Und mit der 1:2-Niederlage gegen Manchester United am Sonntag hat der amtierende Meister etwas den Anschluss an die Spitze der Tabelle verloren.Mehr zum Thema<!-->[-->Carragher: „Es ist Unsinn, Wirtz draußen zu lassen!“Carragher kritisierte bei „Sky Sports“, dass Wirtz zuletzt zweimal nur auf der Bank saß: „Die Idee, dass Florian Wirtz nicht in der Liverpool-Elf steht, ist Unsinn. Wenn man 140 Millionen Euro […]
Tawanda Muyeye: ‘Test cricket and playing for England has been a goal of mine for so long’
This article is part of The Athletic’s series marking UK Black History Month. To view the whole collection, click here.The words are delivered without a hint of arrogance but, rather, with self-belief and the assurance that comes with the strength gained from the extraordinary journey he has already undertaken.Advertisement“I don’t just want to play two or three times for England. I want to play at least 50 Tests and have a full international career,” says Tawanda Muyeye when asked about his ambitions for a career that has taken him from Zimbabwe to county cricket with Kent and a place at the top of the order with the all-conquering Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.“Where do I hope to be in five years? I want to be playing in all formats for England and in the IPL, which is the highest level outside […]
Blackhawks’ Frank Nazar, Spencer Knight proving to be worth every cent
CHICAGO — The dollar signs could have been adding up in Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson’s head.With every Frank Nazar goal and Spencer Knight save, which there have been a lot of early this season, that could have equated to increasingly larger salaries for both players in the future.AdvertisementInstead, Davidson can sit back, watch both players take that next step in their development and feel fortunate he has already taken care of the contracts they would have been due this offseason. With Knight at $5,833,333 for the next three seasons and Nazar at $6.6 million for seven years, the Blackhawks have to feel good about the possibility of having two very team-friendly deals for years to come.Sunday, Nazar and Knight continued to build on their promising starts to the 2025-26 season. Nazar scored the Blackhawks’ lone regulation goal and […]
Newcastle United’s worrying away trends
Audacious. Ingenious. Sublime.Nick Woltemade’s inspired flick at the Amex deserves recognition and it warrants celebration. Few, if any, other Premier League players would have even attempted that finish, never mind executed it so expertly.But Woltemade’s goal stood out even more, beyond its brilliance, because it was very much the exception. Until that 76th-minute equaliser, Newcastle United had created precious few clear-cut chances.AdvertisementThat shortcoming has become a worrying trend, especially away, where Newcastle have now equalled their longest winless run in the Premier League under Eddie Howe. Fourth @premierleague goal for Big Nick 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/pN3gdn7Siw — Newcastle United (@NUFC) October 18, 2025Newcastle have played seven top-flight fixtures on the road since their last away victory at Leicester City on April 7 — drawing four and losing three — which matches the seven-game winless streak between October 2023 and January 2024, the […]
Everton’s evolution can only go so far unless key issues are addressed
Everton lack a quality striker. They are short at full-back, particularly on the right. Neither of those sentences are revelatory.Much of the early part of the season has been spent talking about these weaknesses in the squad, something that will continue until they are remedied.Both issues came to the fore again in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat away to Manchester City, a game in which Everton threatened to spring a surprise for nearly an hour, only to surrender meekly in the space of five second-half minutes.AdvertisementWhile they competed up to a point, they did not capitalise on their opportunities. The problem was that few expected them to do so, and the door was always left open to their superior hosts.Up front, Beto spurned chances again. A kind reading would say the cross for his first of the match was slightly in front […]
Related
Red Bull fined €50k after trying to remove Norris’ grid tape
A pre-race rules breach for which Red Bull were fined at the United States Grand Prix involved a team member attempting to remove tape guiding McLaren driver Lando Norris to his grid position.Red Bull were fined 50,000 euros by the FIA after the stewards found that a member of the team had "re-entered the gate well area at Gate 1 in proximity of the second grid position," which belonged to Norris on Sunday at the Circuit of The Americas, after the cars had pulled away for the formation lap. Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the race from pole position, following his Sprint victory on Saturday, to complete a dream weekend in which the Dutchman gained 23 points on world championship leader Oscar Piastri to close to within 40 points of the McLaren driver with five rounds remaining.Norris lost a place […]
4. Pleite in Folge! Wirtz nur auf der Bank! – Liverpool hat das „Real Madrid“-Problem
Nach dem schwachen Saisonstart des FC Liverpool hat Vereinslegende Jamie Carragher klare Worte gefunden – und dabei nicht etwa Versäumnisse einzelner Spieler der „Reds“ in den Vordergrund gestellt, sondern Trainer Arne Slot (46) direkt in die Pflicht genommen!Liverpool investierte im Sommer Hunderte von Millionen von Euro in neue Top-Transfers, darunter Florian Wirtz (22) und Alexander Isak (25). Doch bisher zahlen sich die Mega-Einkäufe nicht aus – im Gegenteil: In zehn Premier-League-Spielen kommen beide zusammen auf nur eine Vorlage, kein Tor. Und mit der 1:2-Niederlage gegen Manchester United am Sonntag hat der amtierende Meister etwas den Anschluss an die Spitze der Tabelle verloren.Mehr zum Thema<!-->[-->Carragher: „Es ist Unsinn, Wirtz draußen zu lassen!“Carragher kritisierte bei „Sky Sports“, dass Wirtz zuletzt zweimal nur auf der Bank saß: „Die Idee, dass Florian Wirtz nicht in der Liverpool-Elf steht, ist Unsinn. Wenn man 140 Millionen Euro […]
Tawanda Muyeye: ‘Test cricket and playing for England has been a goal of mine for so long’
This article is part of The Athletic’s series marking UK Black History Month. To view the whole collection, click here.The words are delivered without a hint of arrogance but, rather, with self-belief and the assurance that comes with the strength gained from the extraordinary journey he has already undertaken.Advertisement“I don’t just want to play two or three times for England. I want to play at least 50 Tests and have a full international career,” says Tawanda Muyeye when asked about his ambitions for a career that has taken him from Zimbabwe to county cricket with Kent and a place at the top of the order with the all-conquering Oval Invincibles in The Hundred.“Where do I hope to be in five years? I want to be playing in all formats for England and in the IPL, which is the highest level outside […]
Blackhawks’ Frank Nazar, Spencer Knight proving to be worth every cent
CHICAGO — The dollar signs could have been adding up in Chicago Blackhawks general manager Kyle Davidson’s head.With every Frank Nazar goal and Spencer Knight save, which there have been a lot of early this season, that could have equated to increasingly larger salaries for both players in the future.AdvertisementInstead, Davidson can sit back, watch both players take that next step in their development and feel fortunate he has already taken care of the contracts they would have been due this offseason. With Knight at $5,833,333 for the next three seasons and Nazar at $6.6 million for seven years, the Blackhawks have to feel good about the possibility of having two very team-friendly deals for years to come.Sunday, Nazar and Knight continued to build on their promising starts to the 2025-26 season. Nazar scored the Blackhawks’ lone regulation goal and […]
Newcastle United’s worrying away trends
Audacious. Ingenious. Sublime.Nick Woltemade’s inspired flick at the Amex deserves recognition and it warrants celebration. Few, if any, other Premier League players would have even attempted that finish, never mind executed it so expertly.But Woltemade’s goal stood out even more, beyond its brilliance, because it was very much the exception. Until that 76th-minute equaliser, Newcastle United had created precious few clear-cut chances.AdvertisementThat shortcoming has become a worrying trend, especially away, where Newcastle have now equalled their longest winless run in the Premier League under Eddie Howe. Fourth @premierleague goal for Big Nick 🇩🇪 pic.twitter.com/pN3gdn7Siw — Newcastle United (@NUFC) October 18, 2025Newcastle have played seven top-flight fixtures on the road since their last away victory at Leicester City on April 7 — drawing four and losing three — which matches the seven-game winless streak between October 2023 and January 2024, the […]
Everton’s evolution can only go so far unless key issues are addressed
Everton lack a quality striker. They are short at full-back, particularly on the right. Neither of those sentences are revelatory.Much of the early part of the season has been spent talking about these weaknesses in the squad, something that will continue until they are remedied.Both issues came to the fore again in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat away to Manchester City, a game in which Everton threatened to spring a surprise for nearly an hour, only to surrender meekly in the space of five second-half minutes.AdvertisementWhile they competed up to a point, they did not capitalise on their opportunities. The problem was that few expected them to do so, and the door was always left open to their superior hosts.Up front, Beto spurned chances again. A kind reading would say the cross for his first of the match was slightly in front […]
Be the first to leave a comment