UFC 316

UFC returns to Newark after setting Prudential Center's gate record with UFC 302 in 2024. UFC 316 will mark the third consecutive year and eleventh UFC event in Prudential Center's 17+ year history. A championship doubleheader will headline the Octagon's return to Prudential Center for UFC 316. In the main event, it's a highly-anticipated rematch when relentless force Merab Dvalishvili defends his bantamweight crown against the man he took it from, "Suga" Sean O'Malley. Plus, the women's bantamweight title will be on the line in the co-main event as Julianna Peña faces off with two-time Olympic gold medal winning judoka Kayla Harrison. Current bouts also on the card include: • No. 7 ranked bantamweight contender Marlon Vera (23-10-1, fighting out of Chone, Manabi, Ecuador) looks to halt the momentum of No. 10 Mario Bautista (15-2, fighting out of Phoenix, Ariz.) • An exciting flyweight bout pits No. 12 ranked contender Bruno Silva (14-6-2 1NC, fighting out of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil) against No. 14 Joshua Van (14-2, fighting out of Houston, Texas) • Light heavyweight action sees No. 10 ranked contender Johnny Walker (21-9 1NC, fighting out of Dublin, Ireland by way of Rio das Ostras, Brazil) take on undefeated No. 12 ranked Azamat Murzakanov (14-0, fighting out of Fairfield, N.J. by way of Nalchik, Russia) • No. 14 ranked flyweight contender Ariane da Silva (17-10, fighting out of Curitiba, Parana, Brazil) aims to defend her spot in the rankings against Wang Cong (7-1, fighting out of Shanghai, China)