Each the UFC males’s and girls’s bantamweight belts will probably be on the road at UFC 316 from Newark, New Jersey, on Saturday (10 p.m. ET on ESPN PPV, with prelims at 8 p.m. on ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+ and early prelims at 6 p.m. on ESPN+/Disney+). Merab Dvalishvili (19-4) will defend his title in a rematch in opposition to Sean O’Malley (18-2) in the primary occasion after Julianna Peña (13-5) guards hers in opposition to Kayla Harrison (18-1). Bantamweight legend Amanda Nunes, who will probably be enshrined within the UFC Corridor of Fame later this month, has confirmed that she plans to return to problem for the belt once more, no matter who wins Saturday.
Elsewhere on the UFC 316 card, former Bellator champion Patchy Combine (20-1) makes his UFC debut in opposition to Mario Bautista (15-2), who’s ranked the No. 6 bantamweight in ESPN’s divisional rankings. Then, Kelvin Gastelum (20-9) and Joe Pyfer (13-3) face off in a sneaky-good matchup that was rescheduled from March.
Observe together with ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, Andreas Hale and Dre Waters as they break down the motion and end result from all 13 fights and convey you the sights and sounds from Newark.
