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UFC 316 features a bantamweight title rematch between Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley, with Dvalishvili defending his title after winning it in September, alongside a women's bantamweight title fight between Julianna Peña and Kayla Harrison. The event includes multiple fights across preliminary and main cards, with live updates and highlights available.
UFC 299 features a highly anticipated rematch between Sean O'Malley and Marlon Vera for the men's bantamweight title, with O'Malley seeking to avenge his previous loss. The event also includes intriguing matchups such as Dustin Poirier vs. Benoit Saint Denis, Kevin Holland vs. Michael 'Venom' Page, Gilbert Burns vs. Jack Della Maddalena, and Petr Yan vs. Song Yadong, offering a mix of established stars and rising talents in the MMA world.
UFC bantamweight champion Sean O'Malley warns Marlon Vera to settle down and show respect if he wants a rematch, or O'Malley may choose to fight Henry Cejudo instead. O'Malley, who recently defeated Aljamain Sterling, expressed his dissatisfaction with Vera's attitude and stated that he has the power to pick his opponents. O'Malley plans to return to the octagon at UFC 296 in December but will consider other options if Vera's behavior doesn't change.
Aljamain Sterling criticizes Henry Cejudo for withdrawing from his fight against Marlon Vera at UFC 292 due to a shoulder injury, calling him a "dirty little weasel" and accusing him of trying to disparage Sterling's name while he was retired. Sterling defends his own commitment to fighting despite injuries and asserts that Cejudo is not the "savage" he claimed to be. Sterling is set to defend his bantamweight title against Sean O'Malley at UFC 292.
Irene Aldana issues a statement on Instagram after her loss to Amanda Nunes at UFC 289, promising to get back to the top of the mountain again and fulfill her goal of winning the bantamweight championship. Aldana was criticized for her lack of activity during the fight and was outstruck by Nunes by almost a 4-to-1 margin. Despite the loss, Aldana sits in an advantageous position in the division with the bantamweight championship now vacated by Nunes.
UFC president Dana White indicated that the women's featherweight division could end after Amanda Nunes announced her retirement from the sport following a five-round beatdown of Irene Aldana to defend her bantamweight title in the main event of UFC 289. The UFC has yet to make a decision on who will compete for the now-vacant women's bantamweight championship. Nunes jumped between weight classes to defend her titles multiple times since 2017, but the company never had enough featherweights under contract to build an official 145-pound rankings.
Sean O'Malley believes Aljamain Sterling can make it to their UFC 292 fight if he uses his time wisely to heal from his recent fight with Henry Cejudo. O'Malley declined Sterling's suggestion to move the fight to UFC 290 in July and clarified that the date was set by the UFC, not him. UFC President Dana White criticized Sterling's ability to prepare for fights, but O'Malley remains focused on discipline and training for the bantamweight championship bout in August.
Aljamain Sterling and Henry Cejudo had to be separated after pre-fight trash talk boiled over in an intense final faceoff on Friday before UFC 288. Sterling defends his bantamweight championship against Cejudo, who returns to action for the first time in over three years, in the main event of Saturday’s pay-per-view at Prudential Center in Newark, N.J.