Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O’Malley are locked in.
On Saturday, Dvalishvili places his bantamweight title on the road towards O’Malley in the principle occasion of UFC 316, a rematch of their 135-pound title struggle at UFC 306 that noticed Dvalishvili declare the belt from “Suga.” And at Friday’s ceremonial weigh-ins, the 2 confronted off for the ultimate time earlier than locking horns as soon as once more.
“Tomorrow received’t be kissing,” Dvalishvili mentioned, referencing their first struggle. “I’m gonna smash this man. And nonetheless!”
O’Malley saved issues much more concise, promising a return to the highest of the mountain and revenge on his rival.
“Too sharp, too quick, too targeted. And new!”
Dvalishvili vs. O’Malley 2 is just not the one title struggle on Saturday. The co-main occasion includes a ladies’s bantamweight championship bout between Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison. Whereas Dvalishvili and O’Malley have been pretty respectful within the build-up to their struggle, Peña and Harrison have had a bit extra warmth between them, and that manifested itself of their respective last phrases of warning to one another.
“I’m a harmful fighter,” Peña mentioned. “The final time you guys counted me out, you all took it up the you-know-what. On the finish of the day, I’ve three paths to victory: off of my again, off of the cage, and on my ft. You guys are all going to search out out what occurs tomorrow night time.”
“Julianna is nice, however tomorrow she’s useless,” Harrison provided. “That is for God, for my nation, for my household, and for me.”
UFC 316 goes down Saturday night time at Prudential Middle in Newark, NJ, with the pay-per-view important card kicking off at 10 p.m. ET.
