Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) held its official pre-fight press conference on Thursday (watch here) for the upcoming UFC 316 pay-per-view (PPV) event, locked and loaded for this Sat. (June 7, 2025) inside Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. All 10 main card combatants were on hand this afternoon and came face-to-face at the conclusion of the UFC 316 press conference festivities.
That includes the headliners, Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley. Dvalishvili defends his Bantamweight title for the second time in a high-stakes rematch against O’Malley, who tries to reclaim the strap. In the co-main event, UFC Women’s Bantamweight champion Julianna Peña defends her title against powerhouse Kayla Harrison. In addition, UFC rookie Patchy Mix makes his highly anticipated debut against Mario Bautista, Middleweights Kelvin Gastelum and Joe Pyfer collide, and Kevin Holland kicks off the main card against top 15 ranked Vicente Luque.
Watch the staredowns below.
Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2
Pena vs. Harrison
Gastelum vs. Pyfer
Mix vs. Bautista
Luque vs. Holland
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This story originally appeared on MMA Mania
