The
Ultimate Fighting Championship’s return to Newark, New Jersey,
is official with two title fights following the
UFC 316 weigh-ins.
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Headlining the 13-fight card is Merab
Dvalishvili looking to make his second bantamweight title
defense versus former titleholder Sean
O’Malley. Both men successfully came in under 135 pounds for
the rematch. Women’s bantamweight champion Julianna
Pena and title challenger Kayla
Harrison also hit their marks for the co-main event. All other
fighters made weight with the notable exception of Ariane
Lipski da Silva, who came in an almost remarkable six pounds
over the flyweight limit. Weighing 132 pounds, Lipski da Silva will
be fined a percentage of her purse if her fight against Cong Wang
goes on.
Dvalishvili (19-4) is on a remarkable 12-fight win streak inside
the Octagon. „The Machine“ most recently outlasted Umar
Nurmagomedov in his first title defense. Prior to that, he won
a dominant decision over O’Malley last year. Other key victories on
his resume include Henry
Cejudo, Petr Yan and
Jose
Aldo. The Georgian fighter officially stepped on the scale at
134 pounds.
Meanwhile, this is O’Malley’s first fight since losing the
bantamweight title. „Suga“ had previously shocked Aljamain
Sterling via TKO to gain the championship and then defended it
against an overmatched Marlon Vera.
O’Malley (18-2, 1 NC) will look to become a two-time titleholder at
just 30 with a win and weighed 135 pounds on the dot.
UFC 316’s main card will air live on ESPN+ pay-per-view at 10 p.m.
ET/7 p.m. PT. Prelims begin at 6 p.m. ET/3 p.m. PT on ESPN+ and UFC
Fight Pass before transitioning to ESPN+ and ESPN at 8 p.m. ET/5
p.m. PT.
UFC 316 Weigh-in Results:
Merab
Dvalishvili (134) vs. Sean
O’Malley (135)
Julianna
Pena (135) vs. Kayla
Harrison (135)
Kelvin
Gastelum (185) vs. Joe Pyfer
(185)
Mario
Bautista (135.1) vs. Patrick Mix
(135.1)
Kevin
Holland (170.1) vs. Vicente
Luque (170)
Bruno
Silva (125) vs. Joshua Van
(125.1)
Azamat
Murzakanov (205) vs. Brendson
Ribeiro (205)
Waldo
Cortes-Acosta (265) vs. Serghei
Spivac (251)
Andreas
Gustafsson (170) vs. Kalinn
Williams (170)
Cong
Wang (125) vs. Ariane
Lipski da Silva (132)*
Jeka
Saragih (145) vs. Joo Sang
Yoo (145.1)
Yanal
Ashmouz (155) vs. Quillan
Salkilld (156)
Mark
Choinski (155) vs. MarQuel
Mederos (155)
*Lipski da Silva missed weight by 6 pounds and will be fined a
percentage of her purse.