UFC 316 (pay-per-view, ESPN, ESPN+) takes place Saturday, and you can join us for live round-by-round coverage and official results beginning at 6 p.m. ET (3 p.m. PT). UFC 316 takes place at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.
In the headliner, bantamweight champion champion Merab Dvalishvili (19-4 MMA, 12-2 UFC) takes on challenger and ex-champ Sean O’Malley (18-2 MMA, 10-2 UFC) in a rematch. In the co-feature, women’s bantamweight titleholder Julianna Peña (13-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) meets Kayla Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC), a two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time PFL $1 million champion who is one of the biggest title challenger betting favorites in UFC history.
In addition, former Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Mix (20-1 MMA, 0-0 UFC) makes his highly anticipated UFC debut after freeing himself from the PFL when he takes on Mario Bautista (15-2 MMA, 9-2 UFC).
Follow along with our round-by-round updates and official results beginning at approximately 6 p.m. ET for the early prelims, 8 p.m. ET for the prelims on ESPN and 10 p.m. ET for main card.
Enjoy the fights, everyone.
UFC 316 lineup
MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET)
- Champ Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley – for bantamweight title
- Champ Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison – for women’s bantamweight title
- Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer
- Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix
- Kevin Holland vs. Vicente Luque
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+, 8 p.m. ET)
- Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van
- Azamat Murzakanov vs. Brendson Ribeiro
- Waldo Cortes-Acosta vs. Serghei Spivac
- Andreas Gustafsson vs. Khaos Williams
PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+, 6 p.m. ET)
- Wang Cong vs. Ariane da Silva
- Jeka Saragih vs. Joo Sang Yoo
- Yanal Ashmouz vs. Quillan Salkilld
- Mark Choinski vs. MarQuel Mederos
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC 316: Dvalishvili-O’Malley 2, Peña-Harrison updates of every fight