Las Vegas – UFC returns to Newark, NJ, with a different card arranged, a header through a pair of championships. In the main event, the prevailing champion Bantamweight MERAB stay Rematch with former title owner I No. 1 in the ranking Sean O’Malley. In the co-and-maan event, they will see a woman’s weight master Julianna Pena defend your newly winning belt before No. 2 Kayla Harrison.
UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O’malley 2 It takes place on Saturday, June 7, in Prudential Center, with the main card available on ESPN+ PPV at 22:00 et/19 PM entitled The premiums will be available at ESPN, ESPN Deportes, as well as a simulcast in English and Spanish at ESPN+, at 20:00 et/5 pm entitled Early primensions will start at 18:00 ET/3 PM PT on ESPN+ and UFC Fight Pass.
Stay (19-4), fighting with Long Island, Fresh York, through Tbilisi, Georgia, leaves no doubt that he is the best Bantam in the world. The first champion born in Georgia in the history of UFC, Dvelishvili is currently in the 11-Walka victory series, the longest UFC in the history of Bantamieight, which covers victories over the Nurmagomedov, Sean O’Malley and Henry Cejudo. Now he intends to cut his name in record books with another dominant performance.
Former master O’malley (18-2), fighting with Glendale in Arizona, he returned to the vinegar for the first time since the title dropped to Dvowishvili in September last year. The elite and electrifying attacker with the most bonuses after fighting in the history of Bantamweight (9), entertained fans with Aljamain Sterling, Rauulian Paiva and Kris Moutinho. O’Malley is now planning to recover UFC gold, taking Dvowishvili with a Vintage show.
Pea (12-5), fighting with Chicago, Illinois, tries to make her second rule as a master of bantam scales. The first woman who won Ultimate warriorPena has significant victories over former UFC masters Amanda Nunes, Raquel Pennington and Nicco Montano. Now he looks like his greatest statement, handing Harrison his first loss in the UFC.
Two -time Olympic gold medalist in judo for the United States, Harrison (18-1), fighting with Coconut Creek, Florida, has monuments adding UFC gold to its impressive CV. In his tiny time, as part of the UFC list, Harrison has already won impressive victories over the former champion of Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira. Now he intends to start the 2025 campaign with the victorious effort.
Also on the card we will see No. 7 in the Bantamweight Contender ranking Marlon Vera (23-10-1) Fighting with Chone, Manabi, Ecuador wants to stop the rush No. 10 Mario Bautista (15-2) Fighting with Phoenix, Ariz. Invigorating actions in welterweight No. 14 Vicente Luque (23-10-1) Fight with Brasilia in Brazil against Kevin Holland (27-13, 1NC) Fighting with Fort Worth in Texas.
An electrifying player in the ranking in Flyight Weight No. 12 Bruno Silva (14-6-2 1NC) Fight with Pinacicaba, Word, Brazil against No. 14 Joshua Van (14-2) Fight with Houston in Texas. Airy heavyweight action sees Ryzna No. 10 Johnny Walker (21-9 1NC) Fighting Dublin in Ireland using Rio Das Ostras, Brazil will face the invincible No. 12 Azamat Murzakanov (14-0) Fight with Fairfield, NJ through Nalchik, Russia. We will also see No. 14 in the weight ranking Ariane da Silva (17-10) Fighting with Curitiba, Parana, Brazil strives to defend their place in the rankings against Wang Cong (7-1) Fighting with Shanghai in China.
Alex
Pereira believes aggression could be decisive in a potential
fight between Paulo Costa
and Magomed
Ankalaev.
With
Ultimate Fighting Championship light heavyweight champion
Carlos
Ulberg sidelined by injury, Costa and Ankalaev are seeking a
title opportunity. Pereira believes his fellow Brazilian can defeat
Ankalaev by applying pressure.
Alex Pereira says Paulo Costa must impose his pace to defeat
Magomed Ankalaev
“Poatan†said Costa must impose his pace to beat Ankalaev. He
expects a more evenly matched contest if Costa hesitates.
“I think ‘Borrachinha' [wins],†Pereira told Laerte Viana. “He's
more aggressive. I think ‘Borrachinha' would do better. If he stays
there like will he or won't he [hesitant], then it will be a fairly
even fight. You don't know who takes it. But if he imposes his
game, his rhythm, I think he takes it.â€
Costa (16-4) and Ankalaev (21-2-1, 1 NC) have exchanged criticism
on social media, with Ankalaev accusing the Brazilian of declining
multiple offers to fight him. Costa has also publicly disputed the
UFC's proposed terms for his next bout, saying he wants to complete
the one fight remaining on his contract.
Dana White puts no stock in Alex Pereira's complaints against Daniel Cormier.
“Of course that's not true,†White said. “These guys are the most paranoid people on the planet. Like we're telling DC — I've never told DC to do anything, ever. It doesn't work like that. We don't operate like that.â€
Pereira's complaint seems primarily to stem from his personal animosity with Gane. “Poatan†lost his fight with Gane for the interim heavyweight title at UFC White House, and has since lobbied for a rematch, citing illegal blows from Gane as the reason for his loss. Pereira has had some issues with the UFC before, but this one seems to run a bit deeper for the former two-division champion. It also comes at the same time as UFC middleweight champion Sean Strickland has been airing his grievances about the promotion. But for White, this is simply a normal part of fight promotion.
“I don't know. We have over 700 guys on contract, and we've talked about two of them being sideways right now,†White said. “This is normal when you're in this business. As you guys know — first of all, I've never told Rogan or DC or any of these guys to say anything about anybody. And one of the things, as a longtime fan of the fight business, I actually can't stand the commentators saying negative things about fighters or anything like that.
“But I don't tell anybody what to say. I don't tell the fighters what to say, I don't tell the commentators what to say. This thing all just plays out organically in the way that the fights are called, and whatever they say when they walk out here and they interview with you guys tonight. We don't police any of that stuff. If we did, Sean Strickland would've been gone three f*cking years ago, and we wouldn't even be having this conversation.â€
Michael
“Venom” Page says his new deal will pay him more than he earned
during his
Ultimate Fighting Championship tenure.
Page had promised an exciting performance against Nursulton
Ruziboev in September, the final bout of his UFC contract. He
won by unanimous decision, but the promotion opted not to re-sign
him. The Englishman now says his move to Misfits Boxing will bring
a substantial increase in earnings.
Michael Page compares three-fight Misfits contract with
earnings from six UFC appearances
Page produced highlight-reel knockouts in Bellator,
but all six of his UFC appearances went the distance. He finished
5-1 in the promotion, with his only loss coming against Ian
Garry.
Page (26-3) said he received offers from several promotions before
signing with Misfits. He expects to earn more from the three-fight
agreement than he did from his six UFC bouts, describing his new
compensation as roughly double what he previously earned. He also
said Misfits intends to launch an MMA show with him as a leading
figure.
“Misfits came with an absolutely crazy deal, which means I’ve
continued to grow and get better financially,†Page told Ariel
Helwani. “They have vision for the future. They're trying to get an
MMA show going, with me kind of lead that way, be the face of that…
I’ve left the UFC and I’m making more money. Like two times more,
maybe just over, and in a shorter period. In a three-fight deal,
I’ll make more than I have my whole UFC contract.â€
MVP reveals he’ll make more money in his
three-fight Misfits deal than he did during his entire UFC run,
with seven figures per fight: “Misfits came with an absolutely
crazy deal, which means I’ve continued to grow and get better
financially. I’ve left the UFC and I’m making more money. Like two
times more, maybe just over, and in a shorter period. In a
three-fight deal, I’ll make more than I have my whole UFC
contract.”
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani)
October 12, 2026