There’s a brand new look to the UFC 316 predominant card after ex-Bellator bantamweight champion Patchy Combine signed to the promotion and instantly accepted a brief discover combat on the June 7 pay-per-view.
The up to date five-fight predominant card was revealed on Saturday night time after Marlon “Chito” Vera fell off the cardboard on account of an damage suffered in coaching.
That’s the place Combine now slots in with a combat booked towards Mario Bautista because the bantamweights be part of a stacked card headed to the Prudential Middle in Newark, N.J.
The combat not solely serves as Combine’s octagon debut however the ultimate Bellator 135-pound champion has a chance to show he belongs among the many better of the very best whereas taking a top-15 opponent in his debut.
After all, the principle occasion for UFC 316 stays the identical with bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili defending his belt in a rematch towards Sean O’Malley. Dvalishvili dethroned O’Malley after they met this previous September however now they’ll run it again once more after they meet on June 7.
The co-main occasion pits reigning ladies’s bantamweight champion Julianna Pena towards two-time Olympic judo gold medalist Kayla Harrison. Since signing with the UFC, Harrison has gone 2-0 together with a win over former champion Holly Holm and she or he’ll try so as to add some extra gold to her resume when she faces Pena at UFC 316.
The remainder of the principle card consists of Kelvin Gastelum taking up Joe Pyfer at middleweight and Vicente Luque going through Kevin Holland within the welterweight opener on June 7.
The complete bout order outdoors of the principle card continues to be to be decided.
UFC 316 Primary Card (10 p.m. begin time on ESPN+ pay-per-view)
MAIN EVENT: Merab Dvalishvili vs. Sean O’Malley
CO-MAIN EVENT: Julianna Pena vs. Kayla Harrison
Kelvin Gastelum vs. Joe Pyfer
Mario Bautista vs. Patchy Combine
Vicente Luque vs. Kevin Holland.
