Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison prediction | UFC 316 breakdown
MMA Junkie fight analyst Dan Tom offers his breakdown and prediction for the UFC 316 co-main event.
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The time for trash talk is over: Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison will finally be locked in the cage with each other. This UFC women’s bantamweight championship bout scheduled for five rounds is taking place Saturday, June 7 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Peña (13-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will attempt to make the first defense of her second term as 135-pound champion. She claimed the belt from Raquel Pennington with a controversial split decision win last October at UFC 307. The win came almost two years after Peña lost the belt in a rematch with Amanda Nunes.
Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) has seemed destined to become UFC champion ever since the former two-time Olympic gold medalist judoka burst onto the MMA scene with the PFL in 2018. Harrison’s long road to this moment will finally end after winning her first two UFC fights against Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira.
Here are the walkout times for the UFC 316 co-main event between Peña and Harrison.
When does the UFC 316 fight card start?
The UFC 316 lineup consists of 13 fights. Early prelims start at 6 p.m. ET, prelims at 8 p.m. ET, and the pay-per-view main card at 10 p.m. ET.
Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley 2 walkout time
As the co-main event, Peña and Harrison are expected to make their walks to the octagon at approximately 11:45 p.m. ET.
The fight streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
