UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 is an upcoming mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that will take place on June 7, 2025, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States.[1]
| UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | ||||
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 The poster for UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 | ||||
| Promotion | Ultimate Fighting Championship | |||
| Date | June 7, 2025 | |||
| Venue | Prudential Center | |||
| City | Newark, New Jersey, United States | |||
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Background
editThe event will mark the promotion's 11th visit to Newark and first since UFC 302 in June 2024.[1]
A UFC Bantamweight Championship rematch between current champion Merab Dvalishvili and former champion Sean O'Malley is scheduled to headline this event.[2] The pairing previously met in September 2024 at UFC 306 in which Dvalishvili captured the title by unanimous decision.[3]
A UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship bout between current two-time champion (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Rousey vs. Team Tate bantamweight winner) Julianna Peña and the 2012 and 2016 Olympic gold medalist in judo (also two-time PFL women's lightweight tournament champion) Kayla Harrison is scheduled to take place at this event.[4]
A bantamweight bout between former UFC Bantamweight Championship challenger Marlon Vera and Mario Bautista is scheduled for this event.[5] They were previously expected to meet at UFC Fight Night: Sandhagen vs. Figueiredo in May, but the pairing was moved to this event for unknown reasons.[6]
A flyweight bout between Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Joshua Van is scheduled for this event.[7] They were previously scheduled to compete at UFC 313 in March, but Silva had to withdraw due to an injury.[8]
Serghei Spivac and Shamil Gaziev were expected to meet in a heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales.[9] However, the bout was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons.[10] In turn, Gaziev pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta.[11]
A light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Azamat Murzakanov is scheduled for this event.[12] They were originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales but were moved to this event for unknown reasons.[13]
Former interim UFC Middleweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner) Kelvin Gastelum and Joe Pyfer are scheduled to fight in a middleweight bout at this event.[14] They were previously scheduled to meet at UFC on ESPN: Moreno vs. Erceg in March, but the fight was cancelled on the day of the event as Pyfer had to withdraw due to an illness.[15]
Fight card
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| Weight class | Method | Round | Time | Notes | |||
| Bantamweight | Merab Dvalishvili (c) | vs. | Sean O'Malley | [a] | |||
| Women's Bantamweight | Julianna Peña (c) | vs. | Kayla Harrison | [b] | |||
| Welterweight | Vicente Luque | vs. | Kevin Holland | ||||
| Middleweight | Kelvin Gastelum | vs. | Joe Pyfer | ||||
| Bantamweight | Marlon Vera | vs. | Mario Bautista | ||||
| Flyweight | Bruno Gustavo da Silva | vs. | Joshua Van | ||||
| Women's Flyweight | Ariane da Silva | vs. | Wang Cong | ||||
| Light Heavyweight | Johnny Walker | vs. | Azamat Murzakanov | ||||
- ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
- ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship.
Announced bouts
edit- Heavyweight bout: Serghei Spivac vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta[11]
- Featherweight bout: Jeka Saragih vs. Yoo Joo-sang[17]
See also
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References
edit- ^ a b Kevin Schuster (2025-04-01). "Dana White announces two title fights for UFC 316 in Newark". ufc.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-04-01). "Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O'Malley title rematch headlines UFC 316 in Newark". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Staff (2024-09-14). "UFC 306: Merab Dvalishvili's machine-like wrestling dethrones Sean O'Malley". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Brian Mazique (2025-02-25). "UFC 316: long-awaited championship fight set for Newark PPV". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
- ^ CoelloC (2025-03-26). "Date change! The fight between Marlon "Chito" Vera and Mario Bautista has been rescheduled for June 7". orbitadeportiva.net. Retrieved 2025-03-26. (in Spanish)
- ^ Daniel Cunningham (2025-02-26). "UFC Des Moines adding Marlon "Chito" Vera – Mario Bautista (Report)". empiresportsmedia.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ Tristen Critchfield (2025-03-26). "Joshua Van vs. Bruno Silva Rebooked for UFC 316". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
- ^ Jed Meshew (2025-02-17). "Bruno Silva out of UFC 313, Rei Tsuruya steps in against Joshua Van". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
- ^ Kirill Ivanov (2025-02-28). "Sergey Spivak and Shamil Gaziev may fight on May 17". allboxing.ru. Retrieved 2025-02-28. (in Russian)
- ^ Prince Horton (2025-04-01). "UFC 316 fight card levels up – heavyweights join the main card". athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ a b Staff (2025-04-24). "Not Gaziev. Spivak has a new opponent at UFC 316". vringe.com. Retrieved 2025-04-24. (in Russian)
- ^ Eddie Law (2025-04-01). "Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2, Peña vs. ←Harrison official for UFC 316". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ Mike Bohn (2025-03-12). "UFC books Johnny Walker vs. Azamat Murzakanov". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
- ^ Damon Martin (2025-04-07). "Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer rebooked for UFC 316". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
- ^ Nolan King (2025-03-29). "UFC on ESPN 64 loses Joe Pyfer vs. Kelvin Gastelum hours before Mexico event". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-29.
- ^ "UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
- ^ "JooSang Yoo Set for UFC Debut Against Jeka Saragih at UFC 316". www.inkl.com. 2025-04-25. Retrieved 2025-04-25.