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The Ultimate Fighting Championship‘s return to Newark, New Jersey, is official with two title fights following the UFC 316 weigh-ins.
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.
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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.
This article first appeared at Recent News on Sherdog.com
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