Dvalishvili Vs. O'Malley Preview; Training Photos

Merab Dvalishvili rematches Sean O’Malley at UFC 316 on June 7 as we preview the upcoming fight. 

Dvalishvili won the first fight at UFC 306 in a dominant unanimous decision win to claim the UFC Bantamweight Title. Merab performed on the biggest stage, securing a win in the first event held at The Sphere. O’Malley later revealed that he was not 100 percent heading into the fight, as he underwent hip surgery. Meanwhile, Dvalishvili defended the title successfully by giving Umar Nurmagomedov his first loss. 

In the co-main event, Julianna Pena defends her bantamweight belt for the first time against Kayla Harrison. It is Pena’s first defense of the belt, which she acquired after defeating Raquel Pennington in her last bout. Meanwhile, Harrison has been a revelation since her decision to leave the PFL and join the UFC. She has racked two consecutive wins, beating Holly Holm and Ketlen Vieira to secure a shot at the title.

Merab’s Camp

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Instagram: merab.dvalishvili

Instagram: merab.dvalishvili

"It definitely feels different because the first time I was the challenger. Now, I’m a champion. This time, he’s the challenger. I already beat him. In the beginning, it was hard to motivate myself to fight the same guy who I dominated. Now, I know he’s going to change a lot of things. He’s already changed his lifestyle and everything. We may see Sean defend my takedowns and we may see we go fight striking. I’m ready for that. It’s going to be a good fight, for sure," Dvalishvili stated

O’Malley’s Camp

"I was proud of my performance considering how I felt going into the fight. I don’t wanna have excuses. It wasn’t a great camp, but it was a good camp for what I was able to do. I was, I don’t wanna say overconfident. I was underestimating Merab’s skill. I know how good he is. I just believed in myself that much… So looking back on it, yeah, I probably shouldn’t have accepted the fight," O’Malley said

Full Card

Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley

Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison

Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer

Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Mix

Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland

Prelims

Bruno Silva vs. Joshua Van

Azamat Murzakanov vs. Brendson Ribeiro

Serghei Spivac vs. Waldo Cortes-Acosta

Khaos Williams vs. Andreas Gustafsson

Ariane da Silva vs. Wang Cong

Jeka Saragih vs. Joo Sang Yoo

Quillan Salkilld vs. Yanal Ashmouz

MarQuel Mederos vs. Mark Choinski

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