Dvalishvili, after winning the title at UFC 306 this past September, outworked Umar Nurmagomedov in his first defense in January. Cory Sandhagen, White said, is next in line for a shot at the belt, but also thinks the champ might wind up in another rematch eventually.

Merab Dvalishvili retained his 135-pound championship when he tapped out Sean O’Malley in the third round in the main event of UFC 316 at the Prudential Center.

This year’s International Fight Week will feature two title fights. On June 28th, Ilia Topuria and Charles Oliveira are set to collide for the vacant lightweight title and in the co-main event, flyweight champion Alexandre Pantoja is slated to defend his belt for a fourth time against Kai Kara-France.

Donald Trump extended Kayla Harrison an invitation to the White House to receive a 'special award' after she won the UFC Women’s Bantamweight Championship in front of him

UFC CEO Dana White and the UFC 316 title fight winners are expected to attend the post-fight press conference.

This Saturday, the UFC returned to Newark, New Jersey for UFC 316 with a huge title fight double header as the main and co-main event. In the main event, Sean O’Malley looked for redemption over Merab Dvalishvili after ‘The Machine’ dominated their first meeting last September at the historic UFC 306.

President Donald Trump was greeted by a raucous Newark, New Jersey, crowd as he walked into UFC 316 on Saturday night as his social media feud with Elon Musk continues.