UFC 316 Insider Information: Top 10 Essential Facts for This Weekend's Pay-Per-View Event
🤘🤘 It's high time for some real action! UFC 316 is nearly upon us, rockin' your screens on June 7, 2025, at the raucous Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey! Here's the lowdown on all the thrilling fights you need to know about:
- Time to Get Rowdy:
- Early Prelims: 6:00 PM ET
- Prelims: 8:00 PM ET
- Main Card: 10:00 PM ET
- Where to Watch the Chaos:
- USA: ESPN+ Pay-Per-View
- UK: TNT Sports and Discovery
- Other Regions: UFC Fight Pass or check local listings
- Main Card:
- Bantamweight Title Brawl: Merab Dvalishvili, the reigning champ, is ready to lock horns with former titlist Sean O'Malley. Prepare for a doozy as these two clash in another exciting face-off!
- Co-Main Event:
- Featherweight Championship Showdown: Julianna Peña squares off against Olympic gold medalist Kayla Harrison, with the winner potentially bagging the first-ever achievement of holding both the PFL and UFC world titles![1][3]
- Amanda Nunes' Return:
- Get ready, because the female G.O.A.T has her sights set on the winner of this showdown and will likely make her return to the Octagon later this year!
- The Full Monty:
- Main Card:
- Bantamweight Title Match (Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley)
- Women's Bantamweight Title Battle (Peña vs. Harrison)
- Middleweight War (Gastelum vs. Pyfer)
- Bantamweight Beatdown (Bautista vs. Mix)
- Welterweight Whirlwind (Luque vs. Holland)
- Prelims (with more surprise bouts!):
- Flyweight Fracas (Silva vs. Van)
- Light Heavyweight Lethal-ness (Walker vs. Murzakanov)
- Heavyweight Headbash (Spivac vs. Cortes-Acosta)
- Welterweight Warriors (Khaos Williams vs. Gustafsson)
- Flyweight Fury (da Silva vs. Wang Cong)
- Patchy Mix Makes His Move:
- Bring on the drama! Former Bellator champ Patchy Mix makes his UFC debut against Mario Bautista, promising an electrifying spectacle with a fierce record of 20-1 and 13 submission wins![3]
- Fight of the Night Pick:
- Without a doubt, Khaos Williams and Andreas Gustafsson could light up the Octagon with their fierce fighting styles[2]. This fight could potentially steal the spotlight from the other intriguing matchups! 💥🔥
[1] "UFC 316: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley 2" (ForbesUFC). Retrieved June 5, 2025, from https://www.forbes.com/sites/icallunan/2025/06/03/ufc-316-merab-dvalishvili-vs-sean-omalley-2/?sh=53eff7863f5b
[2] "UFC 316 Picks: Predictions and Best Bets" (MMA Junkie). Retrieved June 5, 2025, from https://www.mmajunkie.usatoday.com/2025/06/ufc-316-odds-predictions-bets-picks/682181474/
[3] "UFC 316 Fight Card & Odds" (MixedMartialArts.com). Retrieved June 5, 2025, from https://www.mmafighting.com/2025/6/5/22441278/ufc-316-fight-card-odds
[4] "UFC 316 Preview, Fights, Date, Odds, and Predictions" (Sports Handle). Retrieved June 5, 2025, from https://sportshandle.com/content/ufc-316-preview-fights-date-odds-predictions/
Sports enthusiasts, mark your calendars! UFC 316 is set to take place on June 7, 2025, at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The Main Card features a Bantamweight Title Match between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley, and a Women's Bantamweight Title Battle between Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison. Amanda Nunes, aka the female G.O.A.T, is expected to return later this year after setting her sights on the winner of this epic showdown. Tune in to ESPN+ Pay-Per-View in the USA, TNT Sports and Discovery in the UK, or UFC Fight Pass in other regions to catch all the action. Prepare for a night of nail-biting fights, including Patchy Mix's UFC debut and the potential Fight of the Night featuring Khaos Williams and Andreas Gustafsson.
