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UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
The poster for UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
PromotionUltimate Fighting Championship
DateJune 7, 2025 (2025-06-07)
VenuePrudential Center
CityNewark, New Jersey, United States
Attendance17,343[1]
Total gate$6,501,177[1]
Event chronology
UFC on ESPN: Gamrot vs. Klein UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 UFC on ESPN: Usman vs. Buckley

UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2 was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on June 7, 2025, at the Prudential Center, in Newark, New Jersey, United States.[2]

Background

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The event marked the promotion's 11th visit to Newark and first since UFC 302 in June 2024.[2]

A UFC Bantamweight Championship rematch between current champion Merab Dvalishvili and former champion Sean O'Malley headlined this event.[3] The pairing previously met in September 2024 at UFC 306 in which Dvalishvili captured the title by unanimous decision.[4]

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 co-headlined this event.[5]

A bantamweight bout between former title challenger Marlon Vera and Mario Bautista was scheduled for this event.[6] 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.[7] In turn, Vera pulled out in mid May for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by promotional newcomer and former Bellator Bantamweight World Champion Patchy Mix.[8][9]

A flyweight bout between Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Joshua Van took place at this event.[10] They were previously scheduled to compete at UFC 313 in March, but Silva had to withdraw due to an injury.[11]

Serghei Spivac and Shamil Gaziev were expected to meet in a heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales.[12] However, the bout was moved to this event due to undisclosed reasons.[13] In turn, Gaziev pulled out due to undisclosed reasons and was replaced by former LFA Heavyweight Champion Waldo Cortes-Acosta.[14]

A light heavyweight bout between Johnny Walker and Azamat Murzakanov was scheduled for this event.[15] They were originally scheduled for UFC Fight Night: Burns vs. Morales but were moved to this event for unknown reasons.[16] However, Walker pulled out in early May due to injury and was replaced by Brendson Ribeiro.[17]

Former interim UFC Middleweight Championship challenger (also The Ultimate Fighter: Team Jones vs. Team Sonnen middleweight winner) Kelvin Gastelum and Joe Pyfer fought in a middleweight bout at this event.[18] 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.[19]

Uroš Medić was expected to meet Khaos Williams in a welterweight bout on the preliminary card.[20] However, Medić pulled out in late May due to sinusitis and was replaced by promotional newcomer Albert Tadevosyan.[21][22] In turn, Tadevosyan did not pass his medical tests, so Williams instead faced another newcomer in Andreas Gustafsson, who was originally scheduled to compete at UFC on ESPN: Gamrot vs. Klein one week before.[23]

At the weigh-ins, former KSW Women's Flyweight Champion Ariane da Silva weighed in at 132 pounds, six pounds over the flyweight non-title fight limit. Her bout with Wang Cong proceeded at catchweight and she was fined 25 percent of her purse which went to Wang.[24]

During the event's broadcast, two-time UFC Heavyweight Tournament winner (UFC 14 and UFC 15) Mark Kerr was announced as the next "pioneer wing" and final UFC Hall of Fame inductee of this year during International Fight Week festivities in Las Vegas this June.[25]

Results

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Main card
Weight class Method Round Time Notes
Bantamweight Merab Dvalishvili (c) def. Sean O'Malley Submission (north-south choke) 3 4:42 [a]
Women's Bantamweight Kayla Harrison def. Julianna Peña (c) Submission (kimura) 2 4:55 [b]
Middleweight Joe Pyfer def. Kelvin Gastelum Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 29–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Bantamweight Mario Bautista def. Patchy Mix Decision (unanimous) (29–28, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Welterweight Kevin Holland def. Vicente Luque Submission (brabo choke) 2 1:03
Preliminary card (ESPN / ESPN+ / Disney+)
Flyweight Joshua Van def. Bruno Gustavo da Silva TKO (punches) 3 4:01
Light Heavyweight Azamat Murzakanov def. Brendson Ribeiro TKO (submission to punches) 1 3:25
Heavyweight Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Serghei Spivac Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Welterweight Andreas Gustafsson def. Khaos Williams Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–26, 30–26) 3 5:00
Early preliminary card (ESPN+ / Disney+ / UFC Fight Pass)
Catchweight (132 lb) Wang Cong def. Ariane da Silva Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 30–27) 3 5:00
Featherweight Yoo Joo-sang def. Jeka Saragih KO (punch) 1 0:28
Lightweight Quillan Salkilld def. Yanal Ashmouz Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 29–28, 29–28) 3 5:00
Lightweight MarQuel Mederos def. Mark Choinski Decision (unanimous) (30–27, 30–27, 29–28) 3 5:00
  1. ^ For the UFC Bantamweight Championship.
  2. ^ For the UFC Women's Bantamweight Championship. Peña was deducted one point in round 1 due to illegal upkicks.

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Bonus awards

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The following fighters received $50,000 bonuses.[27]

  • Fight of the Night: No bonus awarded.
  • Performance of the Night: Merab Dvalishvili, Kayla Harrison, Kevin Holland, and Yoo Joo-sang

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Mike Bohn (2025-06-08). "UFC 316 post-event facts: Merab Dvalishvili, Kayla Harrison make history in title wins". Retrieved 2025-06-08.
  2. ^ a b Kevin Schuster (2025-04-01). "Dana White announces two title fights for UFC 316 in Newark". ufc.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Staff (2024-09-14). "UFC 306: Merab Dvalishvili's machine-like wrestling dethrones Sean O'Malley". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  5. ^ Brian Mazique (2025-02-25). "UFC 316: long-awaited championship fight set for Newark PPV". forbes.com. Retrieved 2025-02-25.
  6. ^ 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)
  7. ^ Daniel Cunningham (2025-02-26). "UFC Des Moines adding Marlon "Chito" Vera – Mario Bautista (Report)". empiresportsmedia.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  8. ^ Mike Heck (2025-05-14). "Chito Vera out of UFC 316 bout with Mario Bautista". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  9. ^ Ross Markey (2025-05-14). "Report – Patchy Mix set to replace Chito Vera, make Octagon bow in fight with Mario Bautista at UFC 316". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 2025-05-14.
  10. ^ Tristen Critchfield (2025-03-26). "Joshua Van vs. Bruno Silva Rebooked for UFC 316". sherdog.com. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
  11. ^ Jed Meshew (2025-02-17). "Bruno Silva out of UFC 313, Rei Tsuruya steps in against Joshua Van". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-02-17.
  12. ^ Kirill Ivanov (2025-02-28). "Sergey Spivak and Shamil Gaziev may fight on May 17". allboxing.ru. Retrieved 2025-02-28. (in Russian)
  13. ^ Prince Horton (2025-04-01). "UFC 316 fight card levels up – heavyweights join the main card". athlonsports.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  14. ^ Staff (2025-04-24). "Not Gaziev. Spivak has a new opponent at UFC 316". vringe.com. Retrieved 2025-04-24. (in Russian)
  15. ^ Eddie Law (2025-04-01). "Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2, Peña vs. ←Harrison official for UFC 316". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  16. ^ Mike Bohn (2025-03-12). "UFC books Johnny Walker vs. Azamat Murzakanov". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  17. ^ Léo Guimarães (2025-05-06). "Brendson Ribeiro replaces Johnny Walker and faces ranked opponent at UFC 316". superlutas.com.br. Retrieved 2025-05-07. (in Brazilian Portuguese)
  18. ^ Damon Martin (2025-04-07). "Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer rebooked for UFC 316". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-04-07.
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ Jed Meshew (2025-05-06). "Khaos Williams fights Uros Medic at UFC 316". mmafighting.com. Retrieved 2025-05-06.
  21. ^ Nenad Ranković (2025-05-29). "No Serbian fight in the UFC: "The Doctor" had to withdraw, and here's why". sd.rs. Retrieved 2025-05-29. (in Serbian)
  22. ^ Matthew Wells and Nolan King (2025-05-29). "UFC 316: Khaos Williams gets opponent change, faces newcomer Albert Tadevosyan". mmajunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2025-05-29.
  23. ^ Brady Alexander (2025-05-30). "UFC 316 Card Updates, Fights Added And Changed". bodyslam.net. Retrieved 2025-05-30.
  24. ^ Lyle Fitzsimmons (2025-06-07). "UFC 316 Live Winners and Losers, Results". bleacherreport.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  25. ^ Jay Anderson (2025-06-07). "Mark Kerr headed to UFC Hall of Fame, Class of 2025". cagesidepress.com. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
  26. ^ "UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2". Ultimate Fighting Championship. Retrieved 2025-04-01.
  27. ^ Dan Hiergesell (2025-06-08). "Bonuses! Kevin Holland banks $50K for 10th-career post-fight award - UFC 316". mmamania.com. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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