UFC Bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili will be confronted with Sean O'Malley in a UFC 316 Rematch.
Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley will fight for the second time in less than a year if they have UFC 316 in Newark, New Jersey Koppen.
UFC CEO Dana White announced the UFC 316 Main Event in an Instagram Live session on Tuesday. The full UFC 316 card for the pay-per-view of 7 June is expected to be completed in the coming weeks.
Dvalishvili last defended the UFC Bantamweight title against the previously unbeaten Umar Nurmagomedov on UFC 311 in January and won with a unanimous decision. For his second title defense, DvalishHvili will want to close the book about his rivalry with O'Malley after winning the belt on UFC 306 last September.
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Merab Dvalishvili wants Sean O'Malley less than a year after Bantamweight Title collision Rematchen
O'Malley will want to avenge his long career against Dvalishvili after the latter had stopped his Bantamweight title. Before the loss against Dvalishvili, O'Malley Aljamain Sterling outdoors to win the belt before he successfully defended it against Marlon Vera on UFC 299.
O'Malley will be confronted with a self -assured, reformed Dvalishvili after their last fight on UFC 306. UFC 311 introduce an underdog against Nurmagomedov, Dvalishvili may have the best performance of his career and pace with Volume.
O'Malley chose to take a long break after the loss against Dvalishvili and was operated on his hip only a few days after the fight. While O'Malley initially went in handy, he claimed only a few weeks after UFC 306, he stated that he noded the jury's scorecards to keep the title.
O'Malley will seek revenge against Dvalishvili in a rare, immediate rematch after a long break. After Dvalishhvili was successful with his struggle in their first fight, O'Malley will try to show the improvements he has made behind closed doors.
Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison booked for UFC 316 Co-Main event
Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 is not the only top fight to look forward to UFC 316.
In the same announcement referred to above, White shared the booking of UFC Ladies Bantamweight Champion Julianna Peña against former PFL title holder Kayla Harrison for the UFC 316 Co-Main event. Pena won the UFC Bantamweight title by beating Raquel Pennington on UFC 307 last October by a split decision.
A lot of heat is associated with the UFC 316 Co-Main. Pena repeatedly accused Harrison of doping during her combat sport career and claimed that Harrison and other American top team members injected steroids into the gym during her short time with the gym.
Harrison is 2-0 in the UFC Bantamweight Division after a long, decorated term of office in the PFL, including several championships. She recently defeated Ketlen Vieira on UFC 307, after completing Holly Holm in her promotion debut at UFC 300.
UFC 316 marks the rapid reversal of promotion to Newark, New Jersey after hosting a Pay-per-view card last June, with Islam Makhachev vs. Dustin Poirier on UFC 302.
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