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UFC 316: Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley 2
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- 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 |
Responses Page 31
06.05.2025 | 9:01 AM ET
Predictions: 12 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 815 Points | Tied for 73rd
06.05.2025 | 9:05 AM ET
Predictions: 12 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 815 Points | Tied for 73rd
06.05.2025 | 9:15 AM ET
Bautista vs Patchy Mix
Predictions: 12 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 815 Points | Tied for 73rd
I was over confident on Patchy Mix this fight. I will have to admit. I am glad I did further research. Both guys have one significant edge over each other. Bautista is far the better striker. By a mile. Patchy jujitsu game is absolutely no joke. It's a little alarming that the whole public is on him. This fight should be near at pick em, if not, Bautista should be the favorite. Just from UFC experience in general. I'm not sure why some think he lost against Aldo, but in my opinion he clearly won the fight. And the reason it was so close, because Aldo was able to implement and bring the same game to him with the boxing. I may have to take Bautista. Little concerned if it goes to a split, fan base can have the influence on the judges for Patchy to get the W. Anyways, Bautista should be the favorite. And probably should be the side.
06.05.2025 | 9:18 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 3346th
what's with the Gustaffson has to walk into the dAnGeR zOnE regurgitation all week, it is spreading like a virus. have you stopped to think a few more steps beyond that? ok, so he walks in, eats a few shots and ends up clinching. toll paid. now what? everybody seems to think the moment Khaos hits Gustafsson it will be lights out for him. watch the last 2 fights for Khaos again, he is missing most of his shots, he definitely isn't as good as I remembered him to be. hard pass on both guys at this point.
06.05.2025 | 9:22 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 675 Points | Tied for 1712th
Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley II
Merab Dvalishvili, DEC
Merab broke this guy already.
Peña vs. Harrison
Kayla Harrison, SUB, R2
Kayla gonna mount her and do whatever she wants with her.
Gastelum vs. Pyfer
Joe Pyfer, DEC
as far Pyfer doesnt **** himself in the middle of the octagon he should be ok.
Bautista vs. Mix
Patchy Mix, DEC
Mix is not losing to a 5 Star Jones victim.
Luque vs. Holland
Kevin Holland, DEC
Holland owned your fav fighter Della Maddalena.
Silva vs. Van
Joshua Van, DEC
Brazilian jobber vs Fury FC hall of famer 😎
Murzakanov vs. Ribeiro
Azamat Murzakanov, TKO, R1
The Professional vs the brazilian jobber
Spivac vs. Cortes-Acosta
Serghei Spivac, DEC
As far as I know there is no takedown defense in Dominican Republic.
Williams vs. Gustafsson
Khaos Williams, TKO, R1
K.O.T.S type of fight.
Lipski da Silva vs. Wang
Cong Wang, DEC
why so serious?🤡🔪
Yoo vs. Saragih
Joo Sang Yoo, SUB, R2
Westin Wilson and Jubli victim.
Salkilld vs. Ashmouz
Quillan Salkilld, TKO, R2
Salkilld about to go 88.
Mederos vs. Choinski
MarQuel Mederos, DEC
Mederos gonna show levels
Merab Dvalishvili, DEC
Merab broke this guy already.
Peña vs. Harrison
Kayla Harrison, SUB, R2
Kayla gonna mount her and do whatever she wants with her.
Gastelum vs. Pyfer
Joe Pyfer, DEC
as far Pyfer doesnt **** himself in the middle of the octagon he should be ok.
Bautista vs. Mix
Patchy Mix, DEC
Mix is not losing to a 5 Star Jones victim.
Luque vs. Holland
Kevin Holland, DEC
Holland owned your fav fighter Della Maddalena.
Silva vs. Van
Joshua Van, DEC
Brazilian jobber vs Fury FC hall of famer 😎
Murzakanov vs. Ribeiro
Azamat Murzakanov, TKO, R1
The Professional vs the brazilian jobber
Spivac vs. Cortes-Acosta
Serghei Spivac, DEC
As far as I know there is no takedown defense in Dominican Republic.
Williams vs. Gustafsson
Khaos Williams, TKO, R1
K.O.T.S type of fight.
Lipski da Silva vs. Wang
Cong Wang, DEC
why so serious?🤡🔪
Yoo vs. Saragih
Joo Sang Yoo, SUB, R2
Westin Wilson and Jubli victim.
Salkilld vs. Ashmouz
Quillan Salkilld, TKO, R2
Salkilld about to go 88.
Mederos vs. Choinski
MarQuel Mederos, DEC
Mederos gonna show levels
06.05.2025 | 9:23 AM ET
Predictions: 12 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 815 Points | Tied for 73rd
06.05.2025 | 9:25 AM ET
Prediction Comments
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 715 Points | Tied for 807th
Dvalishvili vs. O'Malley II
Merab Dvalishvili, DEC
imaaaaagggineeee not picking me bro. i’m gonna ping merabs head off the frickin canvas bro
Merab Dvalishvili, DEC
imaaaaagggineeee not picking me bro. i’m gonna ping merabs head off the frickin canvas bro
06.05.2025 | 9:31 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 3346th
neither guy is very good, Gustaffson definitely more hittable between the two. but trusting Khaos over Gustafsson's chin may be more of a gamble.
worth noting the guy has a giant iron cross tattoo and have been booked to fight 3 black dudes so idk what the UFC is trying to do here.
06.05.2025 | 9:33 AM ET
One huge favorite is bound to flop
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 6 Perfect, 700 Points | Tied for 1140th
Whenever we have a bunch of huge favorites on a card like this something happens that nobody expects. My suspicion this time is that Pena might actually beat Kayla Harrison. I can’t give you any tangible reason as to why aside from vibes in the lead up. Or maybe Murzakonov or Joshua Van get flash KOd and lose all their hype. This sport has a tendency to make no sense so you never know. Probably a take that’ll age like milk though.
06.05.2025 | 9:56 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 715 Points | Tied for 864th
* Edited at 06.05.2025, 9:57 AM ET *
06.05.2025 | 9:57 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 3346th
Salkilld and Kayla both likely to lose and it would make sense if you ignore the records and look at their styles.
Aspen Ladd took Kayla's back and was going for an RNC just a few fights ago. from the same sequence Pena took McMann and Nunes and Pennington's backs. sprawl -> move to side -> jump on back -> body triangle
Salkilld is likely to be ragdolled by Ashmouz and stay on his back looking for meme subs. Yes I watched the Don Mar Fan fight and he did just that the entire R1, hurt Fan with a headkick early R2 and it was downhill from there. I don't see Ashmouz getting hurt like that, and he is definitely stronger and is a better wrestler.
Mederos had Hubbard ride his back for 3 mins in R2. He can hurt Choinski maybe, but then Choinski would take him down. if he doesn't hurt Choinski, then he gets taken down eventually. Choinski's transitions are pretty good and I don't know if Mederos can knock him out cold on the feet before Choinski decides to shoot.
Wang is extremely overrated for no reason, and is very cringe imo. if Lipski kicks her head off into the next Singapore fight night card I wouldn't be surprised at all. she does has better wrestling relative to Lipski so she probably wins if she actually uses it.
Yoo looks decent but untested against someone that hits as hard as Saragih.
Silva vs Van is Barcelos vs Tallbot.
Acosta vs Spivac is Tybura vs Parkin.
Merab vs Sean is Merab vs Sean.
Aspen Ladd took Kayla's back and was going for an RNC just a few fights ago. from the same sequence Pena took McMann and Nunes and Pennington's backs. sprawl -> move to side -> jump on back -> body triangle
Salkilld is likely to be ragdolled by Ashmouz and stay on his back looking for meme subs. Yes I watched the Don Mar Fan fight and he did just that the entire R1, hurt Fan with a headkick early R2 and it was downhill from there. I don't see Ashmouz getting hurt like that, and he is definitely stronger and is a better wrestler.
Mederos had Hubbard ride his back for 3 mins in R2. He can hurt Choinski maybe, but then Choinski would take him down. if he doesn't hurt Choinski, then he gets taken down eventually. Choinski's transitions are pretty good and I don't know if Mederos can knock him out cold on the feet before Choinski decides to shoot.
Wang is extremely overrated for no reason, and is very cringe imo. if Lipski kicks her head off into the next Singapore fight night card I wouldn't be surprised at all. she does has better wrestling relative to Lipski so she probably wins if she actually uses it.
Yoo looks decent but untested against someone that hits as hard as Saragih.
Silva vs Van is Barcelos vs Tallbot.
Acosta vs Spivac is Tybura vs Parkin.
Merab vs Sean is Merab vs Sean.
06.05.2025 | 10:00 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 3346th
I have heard the exact same phrasing from so many people, it sounds like some mental virus at this point, no offense. While it may be accurate, it certainly raises some concerns regarding the critical processes behind the take.
06.05.2025 | 10:01 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 715 Points | Tied for 864th
* Edited at 06.05.2025, 10:02 AM ET *
06.05.2025 | 10:06 AM ET
A brand new Suga Sean?
Predictions: 11 of 13 Winners, 4 Perfect, 690 Points | Tied for 1295th
O'malley without weed, normal hair and a humble personality. I believe that fight will be closer than the first one and merab is going to win with a 48-47 via gas tank.
06.05.2025 | 10:07 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 715 Points | Tied for 864th
Also, maybe Gustafsson could finish him, but he doesn't really hit that hard. When he's hurting people it's usually from elbows or knees in the clinch. Khaos is also pretty durable. Both guys are really. It should be a war. The way the styles matchup Khaos has the first opportunity to hurt Gustafsson though. If Gustafsson gets through that and gets into the clinch then he'll have his opportunity.
There's also a gap in experience to think about. Khaos is a seasoned UFC vet at this point. Gustafsson was going life or death with guys on the regional scene that aren't all that great. He usually broke them and found the finish, but it's easy to look good against bums.
* Edited at 06.05.2025, 10:15 AM ET *
06.05.2025 | 10:14 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 3346th
I don't think Gustafsson is strong in the clinch tbh, he has better moments when on the mat if he initiated it, relatively speaking. I can't see him hurting Khaos there, but I can see him taking him down over and over like Bonfim did.
06.05.2025 | 10:17 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 715 Points | Tied for 864th
* Edited at 06.05.2025, 10:19 AM ET *
06.05.2025 | 10:22 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 615 Points | Tied for 3346th
06.05.2025 | 10:24 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 5 Perfect, 715 Points | Tied for 864th
* Edited at 06.05.2025, 10:25 AM ET *
06.05.2025 | 10:24 AM ET
Predictions: 10 of 13 Winners, 3 Perfect, 650 Points | Tied for 2346th
Love that everyone’s discussing Gustafsson v Khaos. Because I got no clue. I came in here seeking advice and people seem pretty torn. Gustafsson is untested and Khaos is quite the test!