In the first of two pay-per-view events in the month of June for the worldwide leader in MMA, UFC 316 will take place on Saturday at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey.
A pair of title bouts will top the marquee as bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili defends his title in the main event in a rematch against former champion Sean O’Malley. In the co-feature, women’s bantamweight titleholder Julianna Pena welcomes her highly favored challenger Kayla Harrison.
As we draw closer to Saturday’s card, let’s take a look at the biggest storylines surrounding UFC 316.
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1. Sean O’Malley leaving no stone unturned in quest to regain title
Nine months after he lost the bantamweight title to Dvalishvili, the 30-year-old O’Malley has brought an all-or-nothing attitude into training for his shot at regaining UFC gold. O’Malley has sworn off everything from podcasting and smoking…
