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UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2

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02.24.2025 | 6:43 PM ET

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UFC 316
  • Saturday 06.07.2025 at 06:00 PM ET
  • U.S. Broadcast: Pay Per View | Prelims: ESPN
  • Promotion: Ultimate Fighting Championship
  • Ownership: Endeavor
  • Venue: Prudential Center
  • Location: Newark, New Jersey, United States
  • Enclosure: Octagon
  • TV Announcers: Jon Anik, Joe Rogan, Daniel Cormier
  • Ring Announcer: Bruce Buffer
  • Post-Fight Interviews: Joe Rogan
  • Ticket Revenue (live gate): $6,501,177
  • Attendance: 17,343
  • MMA Bouts: 13
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Bout   Info
Merab Dvalishvili   defeats   Sean O'Malley   via Submission, North South Choke   4:42 Round 3 of 5, 14:42 Total Bout Page
Kayla Harrison   defeats   Julianna Peña   via Submission, Kimura   4:55 Round 2 of 5, 9:55 Total Bout Page
Joe Pyfer   defeats   Kelvin Gastelum   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Mario Bautista   defeats   Patchy Mix   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Kevin Holland   defeats   Vicente Luque   via Submission, Anaconda Choke   1:03 Round 2 of 3, 6:03 Total Bout Page
Joshua Van   defeats   Bruno Silva   via KO/TKO, Right Cross to Ground Strikes   4:01 Round 3 of 3, 14:01 Total Bout Page
Azamat Murzakanov   defeats   Brendson Ribeiro   via KO/TKO, Left Hook to Ground Strikes   3:25 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Waldo Cortes-Acosta   defeats   Serghei Spivac   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Andreas Gustafsson   defeats   Khaos Williams   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Cong Wang   defeats   Ariane Lipski da Silva   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
Joo Sang Yoo   defeats   Jeka Saragih   via KO/TKO, Counter Left Hook   0:28 Round 1 of 3 Bout Page
Quillan Salkilld   defeats   Yanal Ashmouz   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page
MarQuel Mederos   defeats   Mark Choinski   via Decision, Unanimous   3 Rounds, 15:00 Total Bout Page

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CUZZZZC00LIN
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06.08.2025 | 5:29 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 680 Points   |   Tied for 1583rd

Seriously what was Patchy doing.
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06.08.2025 | 5:33 AM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 720 Points   |   Tied for 765th

It feels so good to watch Dana's son getting destroyed and make money on top of that AGAIN,Merab put him on his place and made him humbolt forever
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06.08.2025 | 5:58 AM ET

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 680 Points   |   Tied for 1583rd

As a Mario Bautisa fan, It good for him to having fun fight again, just because you have one boring fight, it doesn’t make you the most boring fighter on the roster when there fighter who constantly have **** fights, Mario Bautista is a fun fighter when he not hugging Aldo 
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06.08.2025 | 6:03 AM ET

Like I said, most undeserved title shot in UFC history

Predictions: 6 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 400 Points   |   Tied for 6609th

The 1st fight wasn't close
Sean faced no one after the 1st fight
Sean didn't show that he learned anything

UFC made that fight for money purposes only.
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06.08.2025 | 7:52 AM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 705 Points   |   Tied for 972nd

@JM Barrie 


Agreed
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06.08.2025 | 7:52 AM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 705 Points   |   Tied for 972nd

@CUZZZZC00LIN 

I said the same thing. He never tried to adjust. 
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06.08.2025 | 9:06 AM ET

What do we think of Gustafsson?

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 670 Points   |   Tied for 1828th

How far will he make it in the UFC? Immense pressure, dirty boxing, chin made of granite. I would give him Dalby in UFC Paris or a European event next year.
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06.08.2025 | 11:28 AM ET

Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 1 Perfect, 480 Points   |   Tied for 5884th

Regret changing my picks for both patchy and Willliams. Also Spivac had Acosta rocked numerous times but never chased the finish. Couldn't believe what I was watching. Heavyweight is terrible but for the top 5 or so guys.
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06.08.2025 | 1:13 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 2 Perfect, 555 Points   |   Tied for 4666th

Gotta give patch another fight I called bad weight cut.
And I still do Also donr celebrate gus he will pop for meth roids and illegal diheretics.

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06.08.2025 | 2:06 PM ET

Predictions: 8 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 530 Points   |   Tied for 5202nd

Its now clear that the only way to stop merab is with a cory sandhagen leg lock/ heel hook.
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06.08.2025 | 2:35 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 575 Points   |   Tied for 4302nd

Sean really gave up gooning and smoking just to go out worse than last time 😭
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06.08.2025 | 4:05 PM ET

Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 600 Points   |   Tied for 3735th

@JM Barrie 
I disagree kind of. Yeah he got subbed but his tdd was much more improved in the first 2 rounds and when he did get taken down he got straight back up, thing is Merab improved too, he was tagging O’Malley cleanly way more in the 1st fight 
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06.08.2025 | 11:47 PM ET

Predictions: 12 of 13 Winners, 7 Perfect, 840 Points   |   Tied for 31st with 9 others

Merab had a nasty staph infection in the first one.
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06.09.2025 | 8:30 AM ET

O'malley was easy money for merab
Volk would smash Yair next
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06.09.2025 | 1:54 PM ET

I don’t really know where O’Malley goes from this loss. 145 and avoid grapplers for a while?

* Edited at 06.09.2025, 1:55 PM ET *

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06.09.2025 | 6:46 PM ET

@Sirspudgreg 
I think he should stay away from 45, if he's getting out-muscled by guys like Yan and Merab then Jean Silva, Arnold Allen and Movsar will throw him around. He can rebuild at 35 but they have to match him up perfectly like on his way up. Let him fight someone like Cejudo, Figueiredo, or Bautista, favorable in either size, age, or not too dangerous. Keep him away from Song, Yan, Umar for a couple fights simply because they're more dangerous or match up better physically.
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06.10.2025 | 1:35 PM ET

The Future for the Ladies

Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 665 Points   |   Tied for 1961st

With both Nunes and Harrison having troubles making 135, is there any chance that the UFC makes this bout at featherweight? I know the division is dead, but they have to be afraid of Harrison missing weight for this thing, and Nunes isn't a lock to make that weight after so much time away either. I'd love to see it - I think both ladies would be closer to their peak form. 

Speaking of weight cuts, does Ariane Lipski da Silva get her release after her third straight loss and massive miss at hitting 125? 

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06.10.2025 | 5:21 PM ET

Bautista is one of his main training partners as far as I know, this is the type of fight they could have done as Aldo’s retirement fight. Build Sean back up off a legend but for whatever reason matchmaking at 135 has been awful for years . The safest fight to get Sean back in the picture is probably Song now but that would still take merhab losing 

No chance nunes is smaller and she knows it. It doesn’t benefit her at all to fight at 145 and there is no 145 belt there will be no 145 division so there is no point in fighting at that weight class. Otherwise they wouldn’t have made her even fight pena

* Edited at 06.10.2025, 5:24 PM ET *

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06.10.2025 | 6:03 PM ET

Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 720 Points   |   Tied for 765th

Omalwy must be ready to fight anyone and stop picking the fights so much anymore ,what was that chito vera title defense absolute joke ,enough protection ,if he needs protection forever better just work on his YouTube channel 

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