UFC 316 is within the books after a wild night time in New Jersey. Merab Dvalishvili proved why he belongs within the pound-for-pound greatest dialogue with one other unbelievable efficiency and win over Sean O’Malley. In the meantime, Kayla Harrison was lastly topped a UFC champion after working previous Julianna Pena to say the bantamweight title.
Dvalishvili’s improved boxing sport appeared to place O’Malley off guard from the leap. The native of Georgia blended his putting nicely earlier than bouncing along with his takedowns within the third spherical to safe the fight-ending choke. Dvalishvili has now gained 13 fights in a row and appears to be among the many prime fighters within the sport as we speak.
Harrison, in the meantime, additionally made it look simple on the market in demolishing the champion Pena. The 2-time Olympic gold medalist used her unbelievable grappling skill to neutralize Pena earlier than securing the kimura for the win. After the combat, former champion Amanda Nunes got here to the Octagon for a face off to construct a possible combat between the previous teammates. Nunes had beforehand retired in 2023 and shall be inducted within the UFC Corridor of Fame later this month.
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UFC 316 combat card, outcomes
- Merab Dvalishvili (c) def. Sean O’Malley through third-round submission (choke)
- Kayla Harrison def. Julianna Pena (c) through second-round submission (kimura)
- Joe Pyfer def. Kelvin Gastelum through unanimous choice (29-28, 29-27, 30-27)
- Mario Bautista def. Patchy Combine through unanimous choice (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
- Kevin Holland def. Vicente Luque through second-round submission (d’arce choke)
- Joshua Van def. Bruno Silva through third-round TKO (punches)
- Azamat Murzakanov def. Brendson Ribeiro through first-round TKO (punches)
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta def. Serghei Spivac (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- Andreas Gustafsson def. Khaos Williams through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-26, 30-26)
- Wang Cong def. Ariane da Silva through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
- Joo Sang Yoo def. Jeka Saragih (punch) through first-round knockout (punch)
- Quillan Salkilld def. Yanal Ashmouz through unanimous choice (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
- MarQuel Mederos def. Marc Choinski through unanimous choice (30-27, 30-27, 29-28)