UFC Event 316: Essential Information for This Weekend's Pay-Per-View Fight
🤟 Catch ya later, fight fans! It's been an ages-long wait, but the UFC's back in action this weekend! UFC 316's going down on June 7th, poolside in Newark, New Jersey. Here's 10 juicy tidbits to get you hyped:
- Date: Be prepared to party on June 7, 2025!
- Time:
- Prelims: 6:00 PM ET
- Main Card: 10:00 PM ET
- Location: The Prudential Center, Newark, New Jersey. Set your GPS!
- Watch it:
- USA: ESPN+ PPV
- UK: TNT Sports and Discovery
- Other Regions: UFC Fight Pass or local listings
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- Main Event:A bantamweight title rematch's on the line! Merab Dvalishvili wants to retain his crown against former champion, Sean O'Malley. You might remember Dvalishvili took O'Malley out in September 2024 to steal the title. Since then, he's successfully defended it against Umar Nurmagomedov (in January).
- Co-Main Event:Julianna Peña defends her women's bantamweight title against Olympic gold medalist and Professional Fighters League featherweight champ, Kayla Harrison. Winning this could make Harrison the first woman with a PFL and UFC world title – mythical stuff!
- G.O.A.T., Amanda Nunes, is waiting in the wings. Watch for her to step up – likely against the co-main event winners – for the bantamweight title later this year.
- Full Card:Main Card:
- Merab Dvalishvili (c) vs. Sean O'Malley - Bantamweight Title
- Julianna Peña (c) vs. Kayla Harrison - Women's Bantamweight Title
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer - Middleweight
- Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix - Bantamweight
- Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland - Welterweight
Prelims: - Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van - Flyweight - Johnny Walker vs. Azamat Murzakanov - Light Heavyweight - Serghei Spivac vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta - Heavyweight - Khaos Williams vs. Andreas Gustafsson - Welterweight - Ariane da Silva vs. Wang Cong - Flyweight - Jeka Saragih vs. Joo Sang Yoo - Featherweight - Quillan Salkilld vs. Yanal Ashmouz - Lightweight - MarQuel Mederos vs. Mark Choinski - Lightweight
- Debuting Tonight:Bellator's former bantamweight champ, Patchy Mix, sets foot in the UFC, rocking a 20-1 record and 13 submission wins. Being a beast, Mix is predicted to win against tough opponent Mario Bautista, but a loss would cast doubts about his chances of becoming a title contender.
- Fight of the Night:Can't miss – Khaos Williams vs. Andreas Gustafsson! These two are gonna go hammer and tongs, mate! Whatever happens, it's gonna be a slobberknocker! So, don't miss UFC 316 – this fireworks display starts on June 7th! 💥🥊🔥🌟
- If you're a fan of mixed-martial-arts, mark your calendars for June 7th, as UFC 316 will be streaming live on ESPN+ PPV.
- The main event of UFC 316 features a bantamweight title rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley, with Dvalishvili looking to defend his title after securing it against O'Malley in September 2024.
