UFC 316 video: Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison heated first title fight faceoff (via @kammakaze, @MikeBohn) #UFC316

UFC 316 video: Julianna Peña vs. Kayla Harrison heated first title fight faceoff (via @kammakaze, @MikeBohn) #UFC316

MIAMI – There was no shortage of intensity when Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison got in front of each other for the first time ahead of their UFC 316 title fight. Peña (11-5 MMA, 8-3 UFC) will attempt to make the first defense in her second reign as women’s bantamweight champion when she takes on two-time Olympic gold medalist and two-time PFL champion Harrison (18-1 MMA, 2-0 UFC) in the co-main event of the June 7 card at Prudential Center in N…

Merab Dvalishvili gets 100% real about rematch against Sean O'Malley

Merab Dvalishvili is set to defend his bantamweight title against Sean O’Malley in a rematch booked for UFC 316. In a recent interview with The Schmo, the Georgian star shared his thoughts on facing O’Malley for a second time. Despite his usual boisterous nature, Dvalishvili was relatively soft-spoken. In fact, he didn’t even claim he would beat O’Malley. Instead, he merely remarked on his opponent’s complaints of being injured in their first bo…

Pena, Harrison Verbally Spar at First UFC 316 Press Conference

Miami — Merab Dvalishvili might have turned up at Friday’s UFC 316 press conference in Miami with a Shawn O’Malley doll in a baby carrier, but it wasn’t the main event pair who got into it. In fact, Merab and O’Malley were mostly pleasant, with the bantamweight champ admitting that the doll was just a joke, and expecting a more motivated, improved O’Malley in their rematch this June. No, it was the co-headlining pair, women’s bantamweight champi…

UFC 316 Press Conference Face-Offs Video

UFC 316 is headlined by two world title bouts. In the main event, bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili and former titleholder Sean O'Malley rematch for the 135-pound championship. In the co-main event, women's bantamweight champion Julianna Pena takes on No. 2 ranked Kayla Harrison. The four title bout fighters headlining UFC 316 took part in a press conference promoting the event on Friday in Miami. Afterward, they faced off.UFC 316 Press Co…

UFC 316 press conference video

Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC The UFC 316 press conference will feature the four fighters in the two title fights Friday evening in Miami. UFC bantamweight champion Merab Dvalishvili, former UFC champion Sean O’Malley, UFC bantamweight champion Julianna Pena, and Kayla Harrison are slated to attend the event. The UFC 316 press conference will begin at 4 p.m. ET.