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Our UFC 316 Prediction Sees Harrison Win Bantamweight Belt

UFC 316 is here, with Saturday’s thrilling action taking place at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey. The second fight between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley tops the bill.

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Merab Dvalishvili to Beat Sean O’Malley – 1.35

Kayla Harrison to Beat Julianna Pena by KO/TKO – 4.00

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All eyes will be on the big fight between Dvalishvili and O’Malley. The pair locked horns at UFC 306 in September 2024, with Dvalishvili winning the title by unanimous decision.

O’Malley suffered his first loss in over four years in the first bout, and the 30-year-old will be out for revenge in New Jersey. The challenger is priced at 3.25 to win the crown, while champion Dvalishvili is the 1.35 favourite.

The co-headline event of UFC 316 is the Women’s Bantamweight title fight between Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison. Pena is a two-time champion, while Harrison is a former Olympic gold medallist in judo. The pair are set to put on a show for the Newark crowd.

Despite being the defending champion, Pena is the big underdog in this bout. The 35-year-old from Washington is priced at 5.80, while her opponent is available at just 1.14. The Ohio-born bruiser has an 18-1 professional record and has won her opening two UFC fights with ease.

The UFC 316 card is packed full of mouth-watering fights, including the men’s Bantamweight battle between Mario Bautista and Patchy Mix. Also, Kelvin Gastelum faces Joe Pyfer, and Vicente Luque squares off against Kevin Holland.

There are also eight scheduled fights on the early preliminary and preliminary cards. One of the main pre-fights is the Flyweight fight between Bruno Gustavo da Silva and Joshua Van. The New Jersey crowd will certainly get their money’s worth on Saturday night.

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Dvalishvili to See Off O’Malley Again

Dvalishvili has kicked on after a rough start to his UFC career, turning himself into one of the best Bantamweights. He got the better of O’Malley in Las Vegas in September and backed it up with a victory over Umar Nurmagomedov in California at the start of 2025.

O’Malley would have learned a lot from the first bout, but this is his first fight since. It might be closer this time around, but we are backing the same outcome. Our money is going on Dvalishvili to win at 1.35.

The women’s main event promises to be a cracker. Pena deservedly won the title after beating Raquel Pennington at UFC 307, but Harrison has made a stunning start to her UFC career and has been tipped for more success in the MMA promotion.

Even though Pena is the champion, we can see Harrison picking up an emphatic victory in New Jersey. You can get the nice price of 4.00 for the challenger to win by KO/TKO.