UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs O'Malley 2

Merab Dvalishvili left no stone unturned in his championship winning effort against Sean O’Malley last September. But in this event, “Suga” Sean gets his opportunity to even the score and take his belt back from “The Machine”.

Seemingly destined for UFC greatness, two-time Olympic gold medal winner Kayla Harrison gets a shot at a new form of gold in the UFC tonight, but bantamweight queen Julianna Pena won’t let the belt go without a fight.

Back in the middleweight division that he called home for several years, Kelvin Gastelum wants to get back in the title race at 185 pounds, and if he can score a win over Joe Pyfer, that would be an impressive start.

Long considered to be one of the top fighters competing outside of the UFC, Patchy Mix finally arrives in the big show tonight, and he is getting thrown right into the deep end of the bantamweight pool when he squares off with one of the division’s best in top contender Mario Bautista.

Two of the most consistently exciting fighters in the UFC, Vicente Luque and Kevin Holland can end a fight wherever the action goes…the question beckons tonight…where will the veteran contenders choose to engage and who will have the upper hand?

Top 15 flyweight contenders aiming for the Top 10 with a win tonight, Bruno Silva and Joshua Van are focused on victory here in Newark, but many believe they could simultaneously be producing a Fight of the Night engagement in the process.

Less than an hour’s drive from his training home, Azamat Murzakanov will have the crowd on his side when he puts his undefeated record on the line in a clash with Brazil’s Brendson Ribeiro.

Since his UFC debut in october of 2022, no heavyweight has been more active than the Dominican Republic’s Waldo Cortes Acosta, who will attempt to win his fifth straight against Moldova’s Serghei Spivac.

Preferring to let his fists do the talking, Sweden’s Andreas Gustafsson doesn’t make a lot of noise outside the octagon, but when the door shuts on him and Khaos Williams, expect fireworks to ensue.