What UK time is UFC 316? Start time for Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley
Merab Dvalishvili and Sean O'Malley go head-to-head for a second time later this evening - with the latter hoping to reclaim the bantamweight title
Sean O'Malley will be looking to reclaim his bantamweight title when he takes on rival Merab Dvalishvili later this evening.
The pair first went head-to-head last September - with Dvalishvili going on to dominate proceedings, winning the bantamweight showdown by decision. O'Malley immediately went back to the drawing board and made several lifestyle changes ahead of the sequel.
While the American has not fought since the first encounter, Dvalishvili successfully defended the strap earlier this year, beating rising star Umar Nurmagomedov. The co-main event sees a women's bantamweight title fight between Julianna Pena and Kayla Harrison take place, while an epic welterweight clash between Vicente Luque and Kevin Holland also features on the main card. And so, here is everything you need to know about tonight's fights...
What time will Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley start?
Tonight's mouthwatering UFC event will take place at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, USA. The early prelims are scheduled to get underway at 11pm BST (3pm PT / 5pm CT / 6pm ET), with the prelims following at 1am BST on Sunday (5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET on Saturday). The main card will start at around 3am BST on Sunday (7pm PT / 9pm CT / 10pm ET on Saturday). The main event between Dvalishvili and O'Malley will likely take place at around 5am BST on Sunday. The fight should not start later than this but could be brought forward if the prelim fights are completed earlier than expected.
How to watch Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'Malley
Tonight's action will be shown live on TNT Sports. Fans will be able to stream the event on the broadcaster's app, while Discovery+ will also air the action in the UK. In the US, ESPN+ will stream the event live.
Full fight card and undercard
Main card
Merab Dvalishvili vs Sean O'MalleyJulianna Pena vs Kayla HarrisonKelvin Gastelum vs Joe PyferMario Bautista vs Patchy MixVicente Luque vs Kevin Holland
Prelims
Bruno Silva vs Joshua VanAzamat Murzakanov vs Brendson RibeiroSerghei Spivac vs Waldo Cortes-AcostaKhaos Williams vs Andreas Gustafsson
Early prelims
Ariane da Silva vs Wang CongJeka Saragih vs. Joo Sang YooQuillan Salkilld vs. Yanal AshmouzMarQuel Mederos vs. Mark Choinski
Quotes corner
Merab Dvalishvili:"This is a new fight. This is a new challenge. Like Sean said, he will be 70 per cent better [than the first fight]. I know now he's humbled, but he wants to knock me out and I'm here to not let him do that. I'm going to break him. And after we can be friends, no problem. But on June 7 we are enemies again. I'm going to show [I'm] the better fight[er] and break him."
Sean O'Malley: 'I truly believe I'm going to knock Merab out. Come Sunday, no one is going to give a f**k about Merab, and that's just is what it is. This is a completely different fight, but I'm undefeated in rematches and we're going to keep it that way."
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