Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley 2 prediction | UFC 316 breakdown
MMA Junkie fight analyst Dan Tom offers his breakdown and prediction for the UFC 316 main event.
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Nine months removed from their first encounter, Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley are about to run it back. This UFC bantamweight championship bout scheduled for five rounds is taking place Saturday, June 7 at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) claimed the 135-pound title from O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) with a dominant unanimous decision win last September at UFC 306. Since then, O’Malley has remained on the shelf as he recovered from surgery to repair a torn labrum coming out of UFC 306.
Dvalishvili got back in the cage this past January at UFC 311, where he defended his title with a hard-fought unanimous decision win over previously undefeated Umar Nurmagomedov. The result pushed Dvalishvili’s winning streak to 12, which dates back to his third UFC appearance in September 2018.
Here are the walkout times for the UFC 316 main event between Dvalishvili and O’Malley.
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 main event, Dvalishvili and O’Malley are expected to make their walks to the octagon at approximately 12:30 a.m. ET.
The fight streams on ESPN+ pay-per-view.
